Past BMW Championship winners Rory McIlroy (2012), Zach Johnson (2013) and Camilo Villegas (2008), as well as Hunter Mahan, 2013 BMW Championship Hole-in-One player, and PGA TOUR Player Keegan Bradley, attempted to recreate Arnold Palmer's legendary tee shot during the 1960 U.S. Open at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. All players used a replica Persimmon driver with a steel shaft and wood head from the same era. BMW made an additional $10,000 donation to the Evans Scholars Foundation, which grants full college scholarships to young deserving caddies of financial need. Since BMW became title sponsor in 2007, the tournament has raised more than $16 million for the Evans Scholars Foundation.

Footage of Hunter Mahan making a hole-in-one on the 17th hole at the 2013 BMW Championship on September 14, 2013 to win a BMW i3 and a $100,000 scholarship for the Evans Scholars Foundation in his name. Credit: sky sport Germany.

THE 2012 BMW CHAMPIONSHIP KICKED OFF IN INDIANAPOLIS ON TUESDAY AT LUCAS OIL STADIUM, WHERE PGA TOUR PRO AND INDIANA NATIVE BO VAN PELT, FORMER INDIANAPOLIS COLTS TIGHT END KEN DILGER AND AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES CHAMPION BMW DRIVER JOEY HAND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE A GOLF BALL THROUGH A 12-INCH HOLE AT THE CENTER OF A 19-BY-22-FOOT TARGET HUNG BETWEEN THE FAR UPRIGHTS.

Design explanation of the MINI Paul Smith Edition