The Kingfisher Golf Association and Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce were able to provide a hefty donation toward the completion of the Playground of Dreams.

The two entities combined last Sunday to hold a benefit golf scramble at Kingfisher Golf Course and presented a $15,000 check to the Wheatbelt Ambucs of Kingfisher County.

Ambucs held the grand opening for the all-inclusive Playground of Dreams in Kingfisher Park earlier this summer.

The group is now working to help construct handicap-accessible restrooms near the playground.

As with the playground itself, the city of Kingfisher has pledged to match up to half the cost of the bathrooms, turning the $15,000 donation into $30,000 towards the goal.

City commissioners noted at their most recent meeting earlier this month that the new playground and the extension of Kingfisher Trails has increased popularity and utilization of Kingfisher Park, particularly among families with young children.

In addition to the new restrooms, the city also will be adding handicap parking, all of which will be constructed in the area where the former Boy Scout meeting house was recently razed, City Manager Dave Slezickey said.

The scramble featured more than 120 golfers. Their entry fees plus hole sponsorships and other donations totaled more than $10,000.

The Kingfisher Golf Association contributed another $4,100-plus to push the total to $15,000.

“The actual tournament was able to raise that much because there wasn’t a payout for teams like most scrambles,” said Gary Wilson, the club pro at the golf course. “The payout is going over to that playground and seeing what it provides for all of the children.”

This was set to be the second year for the Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce’s scramble and the fifth year for the KGA’s benefit scramble.

The two groups this year decided to combine to benefit Ambucs and the playground completion.

Wilson said more money could still roll in from the tournament and will be delivered to Ambucs.

Last year’s benefit scramble also went to Ambucs to aid in the funding for the actual playground.

In two years, the tournament has raised more than $30,000 for Ambucs.

The KGA has raised nearly $50,000 for various groups or individuals the last five years.