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Golf, strange clothes, friends and charity: The Allen Open

Related Topics: Golf, Teeing ground, Nixa, Missouri

It’s said that the Masters is “a tradition unlike any other.” A tournament in Nixa is trying to give Augusta National a run for the moniker.

Iowa State football signee Chase Allen describes the Allen Open as “an annual celebration of athleticism and prestige.” The son of former Missouri State football coach Terry Allen converted his family’s yard into a nine-hole, par 3 golf course for a tournament that featured an all-star cast of high school athletes past and present and, in its second year, a donation to charity at the end.

“This year we wanted to make it special, so we decided to donate all of the proceeds to the Logan Middleton Memorial Scholarship, and we’re really excited about that part of it now,” Allen said.