On September 11, after Stand Up To Cancer's second nationally-televised fundraising event, The Amateur Golf Tour will host a weeklong series of events in 34 regions around the country to raise money and awareness for Stand Up to Cancer. The initiative will continue until the Tour Championship where we will again be doing raffles each day and taking donations for the cause. Click here to purchase chances for raffles to be drawn at the Tour Championship.
CLICK HERE for a list of local events. In addition to each Tour's local fundraising efforts, we will be doing 2 National Raffles. These raffles are open to anyone and winner will be announced on September 20.
All expense paid trip to the 16th National Tour Championship, value over $9,000
Including:
Accommodations in an oceanfront home for the entire week (Click here for a sneak peek!)
Entry fee in the 2010 National Tour Championship
Gift certificates to local restaurants
After the above drawing, another entry will be drawn for a free entry to The 2010 Tour Championship
What is the STAND UP TO CANCER Television event?
On September 10, 2010, Once again, Stand Up To Cancer is embracing the power of Hollywood for the biggest cancer-fighting campaign in the history of television. The second nationally-televised fundraising event will air on 12 networks and cable channels. A full roster of celebrities will entertain and inspire viewers, and provide updates on how patients are already benefiting from the SU2C Dream Teams' research. Mark your calendar and please tune in at 8pm/7pm Central, September 10 on ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX. If you did not see the first special, we hope that you will tune into this one. We are sure that you will be as moved as we are. Click here to learn more about this year's television event.
Last October at the Tour Championship in Hilton Head, SC, the Amateur Golf Tour dedicated the 2010 season to winning the fight against cancer. After losing a fellow director to cancer in 2009 (view story) and reflecting on how many of our Tour members’ and directors’ lives have been affected by cancer, we knew we had to try to make a difference. As a team, The Amateur Golf Tour and its members can stand up and help win the fight against cancer. We invite you to join our team, invite friends to join, and donate all you can to give others the chance to swing another day.
Please Join the egolf Amateur Tour in Standing Up To Cancer
The eGolf Amateur Tour National Championship expands to 54 hole tournament in Hilton Head, SC Oct. 22nd-24th!
This 54 hole event will be held in Hilton Head, SC on October 22-24, 2010 with a skins game on October 21 at Port Royal Plantation. CLICK HERE for information as it becomes available.
HILTON HEAD, S.C. - The Island of Hilton Head will host the inaugural 54 hole eGolf Amateur Tour National Championship. The tournament is expected to be the largest competitive stroke play event ever held in Hilton Head, SC.
A field of approximately 600 golfers from across the country will converge on the island Oct. 22-24th for the Tour's national finals. The championship will be contested on six courses, including the three Palmetto Dunes Resort courses as well as Robber’s Row, Oyster Reef and the Arthur Hills course in Palmetto Hall. The Tour will bring the top players from over 36 regional Tours representing 20 states. Over 650 tournaments were held nationwide for players to qualify to play in Hilton Head. Now the best from each flight will compete over 3 days to be crowned the eGolf Tour Champion.
This marks the fifth straight year the eGolf Amateur Tour has hosted its national championship on Hilton Head Island. Last year's event drew just under 550 golfers and encompassed six courses. The overall champions were:
Championship Flight: Joe Jaspers Charlotte, NC A Flight: David Anthony Houston, TX B Flight: Mark Toloso Louisiana North C Flight: Shawn Colin Hilton Head, SC D Flight: Daryl Taylor Louisiana North
Team Championship: Louisiana North
"We expect another competitive tournament throughout all five flights. Guys are grinding through out the season to earn enough points to qualify for the National Championship," said tour president Dennis McCormac. "The players who came last year really enjoyed Hilton Head Island. In addition to world-class golf, it offers great beaches, restaurants and family activities."
The record number of participants will be gunning for a total purse of at least $17,000 in gift certificates in the first ever 54-hole stroke play Tour Championship. In addition to the Friday, Saturday and Sunday rounds, golfers have the opportunity to arrive early for practice rounds from Oct. 18-21st.
"This is a big event. Not just for our tour members, but also their families," McCormac said. "Guys are bringing their wives and children. It's evolved into a family event over the last decade with the number of spectators increasing as well."
