Proceeds from Golf Tournament and Gala to Benefit the "Know Your Score:
Fight Prostate Cancer" Campaign and Zero - the Project to End Prostate
Cancer.
The special day will begin at 8:00 a.m. with an 18-hole celebrity golf
tournament at The Long Bay Club in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Each golfer will
receive a gift bag, lunch and drinks and prizes will be given to long drive
and the closest-to-the pin winners.
After golf, participants will head to The Kingston Plantation in North
Myrtle Beach for the World Amateur Championship 25th Anniversary Gala. Held
in honor of the silver anniversary of the "World's Largest Amateur Golf
Tournament." The gala will begin with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. before the 7:30
p.m. dinner of filet mignon and crab cakes is served. A silent auction will
be held after dinner and participants can bid on sports memorabilia during
the night. After dinner entertainment includes U "N" I Elegant Jazz and
Blues, a performance by Branford Marsalis, a stand-up comedy performance by
Henry Cho and a "Locker Room Chat" with Griffey and his celebrity friends,
hosted by ESPN personality Mitch Laurance, where guests will have the
opportunity to ask questions of some of their favorite celebrities
"The 'Know Your Score: Fight Prostate Cancer' campaign is a cause very near
and dear to my heart as 14 months ago, I learned that I had prostate
cancer," said Griffey. "I am excited to serve as the campaign's honorary
spokesperson and host the celebrity golf tournament on August 23rd. I look
forward to bringing a few of my celebrity friends to Myrtle Beach for golf
and the gala to raise money for prostate cancer research."
Golfers can purchase a foursome in the celebrity golf tournament with eight
tickets to the gala with a $1,200 donation to the "Know Your Score: Fight
Prostate Cancer" campaign. Participants can also buy a single ticket to the
golf tournament and gala for $250 or just partake in the tournament or the
gala for $125 each. For more information, visit
KnowYourScoreMB.com or call (843) 477-8833, ext. 296.
Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday teamed up with Zero - the Project to End Prostate
Cancer, formerly known as the National Prostate Cancer Coalition, and Ken
Griffey, Sr. in April to help raise money for prostate cancer research. More
than 40 Myrtle Beach area golf courses hosted closest-to-the-pin contests
each Saturday in April and raised $40,000 in donations. On April 15, the
Zero - Project to End Prostate Cancer Mobile RV visited Myrtle Beach, in
conjunction with a press conference to announce Ken Griffey, Sr. as the
honorary chairperson, and 200 men were tested for prostate cancer.
"With the large number of male golfers that visit Myrtle Beach each year, we
have a tremendous opportunity to help promote the importance of being tested
for prostate cancer," said Bill Golden, president of Myrtle Beach Golf
Holiday. "In April, we set a goal of raising $250,000 this year for Zero -
the Project to End Prostate Cancer and prostate cancer research and the
August 23rd golf tournament and gala will be one of our biggest fundraisers.
We encourage everyone in the Grand Strand and surrounding community to get
involved and help us spread the word about the importance of screening for
early detection."
About Zero-the Project to End Prostate Cancer Zero prostate cancer deaths. Zero prostate cancer cases and for those with
prostate cancer it means a zero PSA. The name conveys what Zero stands for -
zero tolerance for prostate cancer.
Zero is committed not only to reducing prostate cancer or alleviating the
pain from the disease but to end it. Zero set a goal that all men who have
been diagnosed with prostate cancer will be cured or manage their illness
with good quality of life, with the support they need to minimize physical
and emotional suffering and to cope effectively throughout their cancer
journeys. To accomplish this goal, Zero provides comprehensive treatment
information to patients, education to those at risk and conduct more free
screenings than ever before. Zero increases research funds from the federal
government to find new treatments and assist in the funding for research in
the pursuit of a better test for the disease. For more information about
Zero, visit
FightProstateCancer.org About Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday is a non-profit trade association of 78
championship golf courses, 108 golf package providers and five golf schools
in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area. Founded in 1967, the organization
has been and continues to be the driving force behind the growth of the
Myrtle Beach area golf market. The originator of the "Stay and Play
Package," Golf Holiday provides non-biased information about the area
accommodations and golf courses to assist golfers in making the most
informed decisions when planning for their next vacation. Golf Holiday also
hosts seven events and tournaments annually to help grow the game of golf
and attract golfers to the Grand Strand during slower times of year. In
addition to hosting the Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After The Masters
Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament each spring, Golf Holiday also manages the
PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship - the world's
largest on-site golf tournament, the Summer Family Golf Tournaments, the
Spring and Fall Palmetto High School Golf Championships, the Veterans Golf
Classic and the FDNY 9-11 Memorial Golf Outing. For more information, call
Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday at 1-800-833-8798 or visit
GolfHoliday.com.
