HUTCHINSON, Kan. – It was one of the biggest turn outs in the history of the tournament, and with it 
comes a lot of changes.
The AT&T golf tournament for the Boys and Girls Club raised the second most money ever, eclipsing the $15 thousand mark. The tournament featured 124 players and 51 hole sponsors along with many other merchants donating prizes.
With the end of the tournament also came the announcement that long time promoter Richard Shank is stepping down as the tournament Chair along with AT&T. From now on the tournament will be run by the Boys and Girls Club and their board. Shank has been with the tournament since it started 27 years ago with the youth club the primary beneficiary for 19 of them. Shank tells BW radio that he has complete confidence in the Boys and Girls Club keeping the tournament going strong.
Since it started in 1989 the tournament has raised more than $200,000 for Hutchinson area non profits.