Fifteen years ago in 2008, Craig Millhollin and the late Pat Moran began the Polar Bear Open as one of the means to raise funds for the Polar Bear Scholarship Fund benefiting graduating seniors from North High School.

Previously, funds anywhere from $80,000 - $100,000 had been awarded to these students; however, in 2021, an outstanding $129,000 was awarded to 49 seniors.

2022's Open maxed out with 144 participants generating $22,000  for deserving students of the 2022 Scholarship Fund.