British Golfing Great Nick Faldo Celebrity Guest Appearance at Naperville, IL Invitational Golf Outing – Aug 21

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NAPERVILLE, IL – British golfing great and network golf analyst Nick Faldo will make a celebrity guest appearance at the 23rd Annual President’s Invitational Golf Outing on August 21,2017. The purpose of the fundraiser is to benefit student scholarships. The event will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the White Eagle Golf Club, 3400 Club Dr., Naperville, IL 60564. Source: Benedictine University ... Read More

Join Former Pro Golfer and Sports Broadcaster David Feherty For Katy, TX Autograph Signing – Oct 23

KATY TX – Join former PGA pro golfer and CBS Sports golf broadcaster David Feherty for an autograph signing event in Katy, TX on Sunday, October 23, 2016. David Feherty will make an appearance and meet and greet fans and sign autographs from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The event will take place at Dick’s Sporting Goods, located at The Shoppes at Parkwest, 24600 Katy Freeway, Katy TX 77494. Source: Dick’s Sporting Goods ... Read More

Basketball Great Shaquille O'Neal to Donate All Proceeds of 2016 Golf Tournament to Flood Relief Efforts

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BATON ROUGE, LA – In an August 23 announcement, LSU basketball head coach Johnny Jones stated that all proceeds from the upcoming 2016 Shaquille O’Neal and Johnny Jones Golf Classic will to be donated to flood relief efforts. The golf claasic will be played on September 16, 2016 and will take place at the Carter Plantation, 23475 Carter Trace, Springfield, LA 70462. Source: LSU Sports.net ... Read More

Former Pro Golfer David Feherty Makes Appearance on Morning Drive TV Show

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USGOLFTV.COM – Former pro golfer and analyst David Feherty made an appearance on the Morning Drive TV Show morning with Gary Williams, Charlie Rymer and host Cara Robinson. The show aired on August 6, 2015 where Feherty provided commentary on golfers like Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Tiger Woods. Source: U.S. Golf TV ... Read More

PGA Champ Ben Crenshaw Was Headliner at 22nd Annual President’s Invitational Golf Outing

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LEMONT, IL – Two time Masters Champion Ben Crenshaw was the Celebrity Guest Headliner at Benedictine University’s 22nd Annual President’s Invitational Golf Outing on Tuesday, July 19, 2016. The event was held at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, 12294 Archer Ave, Lemont, IL 60439. Source Benedictine University ... Read More

MLB Stars John Smoltz and Tom Glavine Play Golf For Charity at 2016 Novelis Celebrity Challenge

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DULUTH, GA – Former Atlanta Braves pitchers John Smoltz and Tom Glavine competed for charity in a round of golf along with Super Bowl champ, Kevin Butler in the Novelis Celebrity Challenge at the PGA Tour Champions Tour on Saturday, April 16, 2016. The event, which benefited Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, was part of the 2016 Mitsubishi Electric Classic and was held in partnership with the Greater Gwinnett Championship. The PGA Tour Champions Tour event, sponsored by Novelis, was hosted by TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, GA. Source: Examiner.com ... Read More

Golf Legend Gary Player Serves as Keynote Speaker at the Western Golf Association’s 5th Annual Green Coat Gala

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CHICAGO, IL. — Golf legend, Gary Player, a nine-time major champion and one of five players to win the career Grand Slam, was the featured speaker at the Western Golf Association’s Green Coat Gala fundraiser at the Peninsula Chicago on Oct. 16. The event raised approximately $800,000 for the Evans Scholars Foundation, which provides full college tuition and housing scholarships to caddies. Player, now 80, took a few minutes to speak with reporters prior to the Green Coat Gala. Click here for an edited transcript of that interview. Source Chicago Tribune.

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Two-Time Masters Champion Tom Watson Says He will Retire After the 2016 Masters

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ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND — Two-time Masters champion, Tom Watson, made an official announcement on Wednesday, July 15, that 2016 will be his final trip to Augusta National to compete in the Masters, citing a decline in skills as the reason. Source: pga.com.  ... Read More

Dale Murphy Named Keynote Speaker at Old Timers Banquet

NASHVILLE, TN. — Atlanta Braves legend, Dale Murphy, is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the 77th annual Old Timers Banquet on Thursday Jan. 22, 2015 at the Nashville Airport Marriott located at 600 Marriott Drive. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the banquet will begin at 6:30 p.m. Source: The Tennessean.

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Joe Namath Hosts Celebrity Golf Classic for March of Dimes

NYC — Jets legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer, Joe Namath, hosted the 10th Annual Joe Namath March of Dimes Celebrity Golf Classic on September 9 & 10 with nearly 100 other sports legends and celebrites attending. Celebrities included Meadowlark Lemon, the ‘Clown Prince of Basketball’,  Richard Roundtree, the first black action hero who played “Shaft” and Basketball Hall of Famer Bernard King, to name a few.

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