SOUTH BEND, IN – The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and its Four Winds Casinos announced that the 2024 Four Winds Invitational will be held at South Bend Country Club from Friday, August 30 through Sunday, September 1. This year’s Four Winds Invitational will offer a $200,000 purse for the players and the proceeds from the tournament will be donated to Beacon Children’s Hospital. The tournament is also seeking 150 volunteers for morning, afternoon, and evening shifts of all three days of the tournament. The Four Winds Invitational is part of the Epson Tour schedule, which entered its 44th year of structured competition in 2024 and is the most established women’s qualifying tour in the world as the one “Road to the LPGA.”
“The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and our Four Winds Casinos are very excited to announce the dates for the 13th edition of the Four Winds Invitational,” said Rebecca Richards, Tribal Council Chairwoman of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians. “Over the last 12 years, we’ve donated nearly $1 million to Beacon Children’s Hospital using proceeds from the tournament and we couldn’t be more proud that these funds have been used to acquire life-saving equipment to better serve patients and families in the South Bend community. A cumulative donation of this size would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors and donors. We look forward to working again with the LPGA’s Epson Tour, South Bend Country Club, and its members, along with numerous volunteers and vendors to welcome the players and make the 2024 Four Winds Invitational our best tournament yet.”
“We are proud to once again partner with the LPGA’s Epson Tour to shine a spotlight on the city of South Bend during Labor Day weekend,” said Mary Smith, Chief Operating Officer of Four Winds Casinos. “The award-winning South Bend Country Club offers a challenging course for the players and our newly expanded casino resort, Four Winds South Bend, offers luxury accommodations, world-class entertainment, and fine dining, as well as unmatched event space. We look forward to welcoming guests during tournament week.”
“We are very honored to once again be selected by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and its Four Winds Casinos to host the 2024 Four Winds Invitational,” said Greg Helmkamp, General Manager and Head Golf Professional of South Bend Country Club. “As we get set to host the tournament for our fourth time, we would like to thank all of the past volunteers from the previous three years and hope to see everyone back out again this year. With the event being held over Labor Day weekend we are going to need even more volunteers than in years past.”
Volunteers are needed to fill a variety of roles including assisting with scoring duties and serving as building attendants, caddies, cart drivers, driving range attendants, food and beverage servers, marshals and spotters, parking attendants, standard bearers and shuttle drivers.