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(L-R) Gary Player of South Africa, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer walk together during the Par 3 Contest prior to the 2009 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 8, 2009 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

(L-R) Gary Player of South Africa, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer walk together during the Par 3 Contest prior to the 2009 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 8, 2009 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) 2009 Getty Images

Golf's big three to compete in June charity event with aims to raise $12-million for disadvantaged children

GRUNDY, Va. — The Associated Press Published on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 9:15PM EST Last updated on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 9:16PM EST

Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player are getting together for a charity event in June expected to raise more than US$12 million for a school that helps needy children.

The golfing greats known as the “Big Three” will compete as a team in a scramble format over 19 holes against a three-man team of amateurs on each hole at The Olde Farm Golf Club.

The PGA Tour says the event is to raise money for Mountain Mission School, which has housed and educated some 20,000 needy children over the last 87 years.

The Big Three for the Mountain Mission Kids is to be played June 8, two days after the Memorial Tournament that Nicklaus hosts at Muirfield Village.

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