BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — For the third straight year, the AJGA Open at Bakersfield Country Club has transformed into the Kevin Harvick Foundation Junior Championship, bringing competitive golf opportunities to young players across our neighborhood and beyond.

The event kicked off Tuesday morning with a junior-amateur fundraiser, drawing players from across California.

For the last three years, the charitable foundation of the Bakersfield native and NASCAR icon has sponsored the event and joked that it's one of two times he plays all year. With the jokes aside, Harvick noted the foundation wanted to hone in on this event becuase of what it does for kids not just here in Bakersfield but throughout the Central Valley and beyond.

"You get a first-hand view of the things that happen with

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