About the Tournament
Stronger community.
Stronger minds.
The story of an invitational that began with a single afternoon in 2024 — and grew into the Calgary’s most thoughtful charitable golf gathering.
An afternoon, a tradition.
The Huatuo Invitational was conceived in 2024 by a small group of physicians, business leaders, and community organizers who wanted to do one thing well: turn a familiar format — a charitable golf day — into something with real purpose and lasting craft.
That first edition, in the summer of 2024, set the template: a curated field, a focused beneficiary, a meaningful evening. In 2025, the RBC partnership formalized title sponsorship and the field expanded to 144 players. In 2026, the tournament returns for its third year with deeper community programming and an expanded silent auction.
The Invitational shares its name with the second-century Chinese physician Hua Tuo — the founder of what would become Traditional Chinese Medicine. The name signals the same orientation we bring to community health work: care for the conditions our communities seek most.
Where the funds go.
Net proceeds support mental health programs and community wellness initiatives, with a focus on culturally informed care that reduces barriers to access in Calgary’s underserved communities.
Mental Wellness Access
Subsidized counselling and stress-management programs delivered through community partner clinics.
Culturally Informed Care
Training and outreach so that community members can access care in their preferred language and cultural context.
Youth & Family Wellness
Workshops, school-based programs, and family resources oriented around emotional regulation and resilience.
Specialty depth is rare in community giving. The Invitational works because it funds something specific and traceable — not a generic cause, but a defined program, in a defined community, over a defined year. — Founding Committee
