Caruso opens the first golf tournament of his foundation

Most of the Oklahoma City Thunder are having a quietly fulfilling offseason. While Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Lu Dort lent their patriotic service to Canada in the recently concluded 2024 Olympic Games, guys like Isaiah Joe spent plenty of their summer time giving back to communities and their hometowns by hosting youth basketball camps.

As such, another Thunder player, Alex Caruso, decided to join the mix, finally launching one of the projects of his newly formed foundation.

A.C. hosts first golf tourney

On Monday, Caruso conducted his inaugural Alex Caruso Foundation charity golf tournament at Miramont Country Club. The competition was a scramble format, with 18 teams of four players.

In his past appearance in the TexAgs podcast, A.C. notably detailed his excitement of officially commencing his foundation and plans to open a golf tournament for its cause. As such, he couldn't be happier to make these happen right in his home state through the help of the community around him.

"One for sure that we're going to help through the foundation today is the Brazos Valley Boys and Girls Club," Caruso said. "It's something that I played through, whether it was basketball camps or tournaments."

Caruso teamed up with his dad, Mike, John Thornton, and Doug Williams. Yet the four-person squad of Jon Cobb, Creighton Honek, Warren Smith, and Will Douglas clinched the tournament victory at 16 under par.

Here, to cultivate the growth of the youth

Beyond playing through his passion for golf, the tournament meant something much more special for A.C. as he brought many people closer to each other and discussed his goals for the Alex Caruso Foundation. Ultimately, the OKC veteran stands thankful that he has a platform to utilize his desire to help children and the next generation succeed by any means necessary.

"Just to be able to give back to the youth, I think it's essential just from an exposure standpoint to give kids the opportunity to see what they like, what they don't like, things they're good at, and things they might want to pursue and have a passion for," Caruso concluded.

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