Dallas CASA Classic

The Archon Group and Pioneer Natural Resources together hosted the Dallas CASA Classic on Feb. 20 raising more than $1.3 million to benefit Dallas CASA.

Since its inception in 1998, the Archon Presidents Day Golf Classic has raised more than $8.5 million in support of Dallas CASA. In 2012, Pioneer Natural Resources joined the Archon Group in expanding the tournament to include even more participants and supporters all working together to provide more advocates for abused and neglected children in Dallas County.

Archon Group is a Las Colinas-based investment management company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs. Archon chose Dallas CASA as its corporate charity through a company-wide election in 1997. More than 650 Archon employees throughout the nation nominated their choices, and Dallas CASA emerged as the winner.

Pioneer Natural Resources is a large independent exploration and production company focused on delivering competitive and sustainable results. Pioneer responsibly produces oil and gas resources to help meet the world's energy demands as it provides opportunities for growth and enrichment to employees, business partners and the communities in which the company operates.

The tournament is planned and organized entirely by Archon and Pioneer employees. Since the inception of the tournament, Dallas CASA's capacity to advocate for abused and neglected children has grown from serving 542 children in 1994 to more than 1,560 in 2011.