{"id":329,"date":"2026-05-23T00:17:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T00:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/329\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T00:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T00:17:30","slug":"hometown-hero-drive-for-heartbeats-golf-scramble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/329\/","title":{"rendered":"Hometown Hero: Drive for Heartbeats Golf Scramble"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) \u2014 Tonight\u2019s Hometown Heroes took their first swings for a local nonprofit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The inaugural Drive for Heartbeats Golf Scramble teed off on Friday at Dauphin Highlands to raise money for the Peyton Walker Foundation, which aims to put an AED in every park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"#sailthru-signup-widget\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Close;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Close&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch for us in your inbox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Subscribe Now<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">AEDs can save the life of someone experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. Julie Walker started the foundation in 2014 after her daughter, Peyton, died from the condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The event on Friday balanced the seriousness of the cause with fun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe have CPR training at one of the courses. We\u2019ve got putt for prizes taking place. We\u2019ve got a golf cannon where you can shoot a golf ball out of a cannon \u2014 I mean, how much fun is that?\u201d Walker said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc27.com\/news\/mom-on-mission-to-save-young-lives-from-sudden-cardiac-arrest\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Mom on mission to save young lives from sudden cardiac arrest;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mom on mission to save young lives from sudden cardiac arrest&quot;}\"> Mom on mission to save young lives from sudden cardiac arrest <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sarah Barr, owner of tournament organizer Konhaus Print and Marketing, said the goal of the event was to raise money to put at least one AED in a park. Ultimately, 120 golfers took part in the fundraiser.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI had never thrown a tournament like this, so I didn\u2019t know what all was involved with it, and definitely have surpassed the goal,\u201d Barr said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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