The College of Architecture and Environmental design will receive about $15,000 from the 19th annual Golf Benefit held Thursday.
The 134 tournament participants consisted of ASU students and professionals who support the growing field of architecture.
The event raked in about $25,000, most of which will be donated to ASU, but other community organizations also receive a cut. The division of money will not happen until December.
Each contestant paid $100 and most contestants were sponsored by their companies. In addition, Target General, Inc. donated $5,000; nine sponsors donated $750 and 53 companies gave $400 each.
The money for the College of Architecture will go into a trust fund that has been accumulating since the first tournament. The endowment has reached $180,000, said Jack Hofmann, in his ninth year as chairman of the tournament's coordination.
"We donate to a trust fund because it will keep paying year after year. With a trust fund, the college can only spend the interest, but as we add more money, the interest will grow and it will always be there," he said.
In addition to giving to the college, the tournament also sponsors a travel prize for one ASU architecture student, said Dave Scheatzle, a committee member for the past 19 years and a retired ASU architecture professor. The decision is based on a project that third-year architecture students create.
"We give $3,000 so a student can go to Europe and come back with a presentation to the professional community. The student chooses what the purpose of the trip is. For example, one student went backpacking in Thailand and Indonesia and another young lady went to Sweden and Denmark," he said.
Aaron Forbes, an architect senior and president of ASU's American Institute of Architect Students raised money for his organization by betting against the participants. The wager was $5, and the bet was to see who could drive the ball closest to the hole.
"I played golf in high school, but I guess it was pretty ballsy of me to say I could beat all these guys. So far, it worked and I'm lucky that we haven't lost all of our money," he said.
ASU architecture professor Harvey Bryan was the umpire for Forbes' bets and said because of budget cuts this tournament is important.
"There has been a big strain on money and this is a great way to make sure future generations have what they need," he said. Scheatzel said professionals feel they have a responsibility to help students who want to go into their field of work.
"Part of a professional's obligations is to educate the next generation. They want a high quality and enriching program that will connect students to the field they'll be entering when they graduate," he said.
Reach Sandy Almendarez at salmend@imap2.asu.edu.
