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Know Your Score: Fight Prostate Cancer Announces Golf Tournament Sell Out

August 18, 2009, Myrtle Beach, S.C. – Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday announced today that the Know Your Score: Fight Prostate Cancer 2009 Golf Tournament is a sell-out with 30 teams committed to play in the August 29th event at Long Bay Club in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. The second annual golf tournament to benefit ZERO – the Project to End Prostate Cancer surpassed the inaugural year’s total of 24 foursomes in the Saturday golf tournament.

Those interested in helping raise money for prostate cancer education and research and meeting the participating sports and television celebrities can still purchase tickets for the Know Your Score Gala and Silent Auction, to be held later that night at Kingston Plantation. Individual tickets are $100 with a table of eight available for $750. To purchase tickets, visit knowyourscoremb.com or call (843) 477-8833, ext. 237.

The gala kicks off at 6:30 p.m. with cocktails and bidding on silent auction items before the 7:30 p.m. dinner of filet mignon and crab cakes is served. After dinner, a “Locker Room Chat” will be hosted by ESPN personality Mitch Laurance.

Celebrities scheduled to participate in the second annual Know Your Score: Fight Prostate Cancer Golf Tournament and Gala include 2009 Know Your Score National Spokesperson and Syracuse University head basketball coach, Jim Boeheim; actor Craig T. Nelson, well known for his role on the television show “Coach”; Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore; Bobby Cremins, current College of Charleston head basketball coach who also led the Georgia Tech program for 19 years; former member of the Big Red Machine and an 11-year Major League Baseball veteran, Doug Flynn; 2008 Honorary Chairperson and former Cincinnati Red Ken Griffey, Sr.; Dan Hampton, a 12-year member of the Chicago Bear and a 2001 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame; GOLF Channel personality Charlie Rymer will be in attendance. Ewa Mataya Laurance, 2008 World Trick Shot champion and World 9-Ball champion; ESPN billiards commentator and prostate cancer survivor Mitch Laurance; world-renowned saxophonist Branford Marsalis; Wes Matthews, a member of the 1986 and 1987 Los Angeles Lakers World Championship teams; Tony Womack, a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 2001 World Championship team.

“We are thrilled that the Grand Strand community has embraced the Know Your Score: Fight Prostate Cancer campaign to help raise money for research and education,” said Bill Golden, president of Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday. “To sell out the golf tournament in just the second year is phenomenal and we have a goal of selling every seat at the Gala and Silent Auction.”

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. Our name conveys what we stand for zero tolerance for prostate cancer.

As ZERO - The Project to End Prostate Cancer, we commit ourselves not only to reduce prostate cancer or alleviate the pain from the disease but to end it. We see a future where 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 our goal, we provide comprehensive treatment information to patients, education to those at risk and conduct free prostate cancer testing throughout the country. We increase research funds from the federal government to find new treatments and we fund research in the pursuit of a better test for the disease. For more information, go to ZeroCancer.org.

About Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday
Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday is a non-profit trade association of 76 championship golf courses, 107 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. In addition to hosting the PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship – the world's largest on-site golf tournament, Golf Holiday also manages the Hootie & The Blowfish Monday After The Masters Celebrity Pro-Am 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.