About Our Event

This year marks the 31st annual Will Golf 4 Kids (WG4K) tournament and 17th annual Gala of Hope benefiting Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW). Together, these volunteer-led events have raised more than $24.5 million for children.

The four-person scramble golf tournament will be held Thursday, July 31, and Friday, August 1, at the Dogwood Golf Course & Kingswood Golf Course in Bella Vista. The event features morning and afternoon shotgun starts, legendary goody bags and opportunities to network with other champions for children. WG4K is a Play Yellow Tournament! Play Yellow launched in 2019 and is led by Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and Jack and Barbara Nicklaus. This year’s honorary chairs are Will McDonald, VP/DMM Beverages with Walmart, and Katie Smith, VP/DMM Adult Beverage with Walmart.

The black-tie gala will be at the Fayetteville Public Library Event Center. This high-stakes evening, hosted by 2025 chairs Patty and Noel White, will feature games of chance, a highly curated dining experience, live entertainment, and live and silent auctions.

Every dollar stays local to support the Arkansas Children’s Northwest expansion, part of the largest Arkansas Children’s expansion in its 112-year history. This $318 million investment in construction at Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW) in Springdale and Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) in Little Rock is essential to meet the increasing healthcare needs of the state’s pediatric population. To learn more, visit archildrens.org/expansion.