St. Vincent’s Santa Barbara Charity Golf Classic Brings in $214,000
Noozhawk
October 26, 2026
Great news from the greens: St. Vincent’s Santa Barbara just wrapped its 25th Annual Charity Golf Classic at the Montecito Club, and the numbers are worth celebrating. The tournament pulled in $214,000, with 21 teams and 84 golfers hitting the course for a cause that reaches far beyond the fairway.
That money goes straight to St. Vincent’s Family Strengthening Program, which supports local families working toward stability and self-sufficiency — the kind of quiet, everyday impact that keeps our community strong. A record 21 Birdie Sponsors stepped up this year too, a sign that Santa Barbara businesses and neighbors show up when it counts.
A quarter-century of anything is a milestone, and 25 years of swinging clubs for local families is a tradition worth tipping our hats to. Kudos to everyone who played, sponsored, and organized. Read the full recap over at Noozhawk.
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