Gift of GRACE Golf Tournament 2026

Please join us for some friendly competition on the course as we raise money for GRACE - Grants, Resources And Continued Education! The Gift of GRACE Golf Tournament honors Grace Bensch, the daughter of Kaitlin and Jonathan Bensch, who was born with a rare disease. The event will benefit Ward’s Foundation and other local non-profits that help families with medically complex children.

Come enjoy lunch, a round of golf, dinner, awards and the chance to win some fabulous raffle prizes - all while benefitting a great cause!

TOURNAMENT AGENDA:

10:30am-12:00pm: Registration, Warm up at Driving Range & Putting Greens, Boxed Lunch
12:00pm-12:30pm: Opening Remarks, Tournament Guidelines
12:30pm: Shotgun Start!
5:00pm-6:30pm: Report Scores, Dinner & Awards

GRACE'S STORY:

Grace Bensch, the daughter of Kaitlin and Jonathan Bensch, started having some developmental concerns around her first birthday. She began missing milestones and regressing in her physical abilities. After months of various tests and doctor appointments, they were finally given an answer to what was happening to Grace. She was diagnosed with an extremely rare genetic disorder called Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy (INAD) on October 26, 2023. This neurodegenerative disease only affects about 150 children in the world, and it gives her a life expectancy of 5-10 years. Kaitlin and Jonathan have been blessed to be in Charlotte with so many helpful non-profit organizations, and in honor of Grace, they want to give back to those who have done so much for their family.