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Ken Griffey, Sr. And Celebrity Friends To Participate In Know Your Score: Fight Prostate Cancer Celebrity Golf Tournament

July 29, 2008, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday and Zero – the Project to End Prostate Cancer officials announced today the celebrities who will appear in the inaugural Know Your Score: Fight Prostate Cancer Celebrity Golf Tournament and World Amateur Handicap Championship 25th anniversary gala on Saturday, August 23rd

Griffey will be joined by entertainment personalities and former professional athletes including Henry Cho, a nationally-known comedian who has appeared on the Comedy Channel and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and XM Radio’s “Laugh USA”; Bobby Cremins, current College of Charleston head basketball coach who also led the Georgia Tech program for 19 years; 17-year Major League Baseball veteran and former Cincinnati Red “Big Red Machine” outfielder George Foster; TNT’s Emmy-Award-wining golf reporter Jim Huber; Sam Jones, one of the key members of the 1950s and 1960s Boston Celtics that won 10 NBA Championships during his 12 years; Hal King, a member of the Cincinnati Reds’ 1973 Western Division-winning squad; ESPN billiards commentator and prostate cancer survivor Mitch Laurance; Ewa Mataya Laurance, current World Trick Shot champion and World 9-Ball champion and Tony Womack, a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 2001 World Championship team.

The Know Your Score: Fight Prostate Cancer Celebrity Golf Tournament will begin August 23rd 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. Each foursome will also be given the opportunity to have one celebrity join their team through a raffle to be held at Friday night’s pairings party.

After golf, participants will head to 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 a cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m. followed by a 7:30 p.m. plated dinner. 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 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.

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.

“I’m looking forward to hosting a few of my celebrity friends in Myrtle Beach for the August 23 golf tournament and the gala to raise money for prostate cancer research,” said Griffey. “The ‘Know Your Score: Fight Prostate Cancer’ campaign is a cause very near and dear to my heart and as the campaign’s honorary spokesperson, I encourage everyone to get involved and help us battle a disease that will affect one out of every six men.”

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.

“We’ve been working with Zero – the Project to End Prostate Cancer to launch the ‘Know Your Score’ campaign and fundraiser for the last year.” said Bill Golden, president of Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday, “It’s great to see the Myrtle Beach area community rally behind this great cause and help raise money for prostate cancer research and treatment. Thanks to Ken Griffey, Sr. for his assistance in recruiting his celebrity friends to the Grand Strand to make sure that the inaugural golf tournament and gala is successful.”

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.