Golf Town, Canada’s largest golf retailer announces the 2009 Golf Town Invitational charity tournament will be headlined by Callaway PGA Tour stars Ernie Els and JJ Henry at Toronto’s Magna Golf Club on Monday, August 31.
Els and Henry to play in Toronto this August
Benefiting the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine – home to one of the world’s largest concentrations of stem cell researchers – the 2009 Golf Town Invitational will raise funds for its groundbreaking research toward the treatment and cure of diabetes. The event is limited to 20 foursomes and more information is available at www.golftown.com/gti.
“Over the past two years the Golf Town Invitational has become one of the highest profile annual golf events in Canada, and as Golf Town celebrates its 10th anniversary, we’re proud to continue our practice of charitable giving,” said Stephen Bebis, President and CEO of Golf Town. “This event not only supports tremendously worthy causes like the McEwen Centre, but also brings some of the game’s top players to the country and offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for passionate golfers to share an intimate day with them.”
Sponsored in part by U.S. Gold and Callaway Golf Canada, the event’s highlights will include participant pictures with the headlining professionals, a clinic conducted by Els and Henry, and a nine-hole exhibition match. The day will conclude with an 18-hole tournament in which participants will have the opportunity to hit a shot with one of the PGA Tour stars.
Attendees will have the unique opportunity to interact with Callaway Golf staff players Els and Henry, both PGA Tour winners and Ryder Cup participants. Els is a three-time major championship winner (British and U.S. Open twice) who finished eighth earlier this month at the Open at Turnberry Resort in Scotland, shooting a 68 on the final day. Henry already has two top-five finishes on the PGA Tour this year.
“We are very excited to help Golf Town continue its tradition of bringing top level tour professionals to Canada for great charitable causes,” commented Callaway Golf Canada Managing Director Scott Reid. “Both Ernie and JJ are not just elite-level golfers, but elite-level people as well. Ernie’s work with autistic youth has been well documented while JJ’s Henry House Foundation provides healthcare and well-being for families in Texas and southern New England
