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Actor Craig T. Nelson and Former Chicago Bear Dan Hampton Latest Celebrities to Join the Know Your Score Fight Prostate Cancer Event

August 29, 009

Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday announced today that the celebrity field for the second annual Know Your Score: Fight Prostate Cancer Golf Tournament and Gala continues to grow as more celebrities have committed to the August 29th charity golf tournament at Long Bay Club in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Actor Craig T. Nelson, well known for his role on the television show “Coach”; Dan Hampton, a 12-year member of the Chicago Bears, including the 1985 NFL Championship team; Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore; former member of the Big Red Machine and an 11-year Major League Baseball veteran, Doug Flynn; and GOLF Channel personality Charlie Rymer will be in attendance. Also scheduled to compete are three celebrities who participated in the inaugural tournament in 2008: Bobby Cremins, current College of Charleston head basketball coach who also led the Georgia Tech program for 19 years; Wes Matthews, a member of the 1986 and 1987 Los Angeles Lakers World Championship teams; and Tony Womack, a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 2001 World Championship team. Previously-announced celebrities include 2009 Know Your Score National Spokesperson and Syracuse University head basketball coach, Jim Boeheim; 2008 Honorary Chairperson Ken Griffey, Sr.; world-renowned saxophonist Branford Marsalis; ESPN billiards commentator and prostate cancer survivor Mitch Laurance; and Ewa Mataya Laurance, 2008 World Trick Shot champion and World 9-Ball champion. At the gala, cocktails and bidding on the silent auction items will begin at 6:30 p.m. with dinner to begin at 7:30 p.m. After dinner, a “Locker Room Chat” with Boeheim and the celebrities will be hosted by ESPN personality Mitch Laurance, and guests will have the opportunity to ask questions of some of their favorite celebrities. Foursomes for the celebrity golf tournament and gala are still available by visiting KnowYourScoreMB.com or call (843) 477-8833, ext. 296. Golfers can purchase a foursome in the celebrity golf tournament with eight tickets to the gala with a $900 donation to the “Know Your Score: Fight Prostate Cancer” campaign. Participants can register a foursome in the golf tournament for $400 or purchase a table of eight at the gala for $750. Individuals seeking to join the fight against prostate cancer can buy a single ticket to the golf tournament or the gala for $100 each. Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday also announced the launch of Know Your Score: Fight Prostate Cancer’s redesigned Web site, knowyourscoremb.com. In 2008, Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday teamed ZERO – the Project to End Prostate Cancer up with the Myrtle Beach golf community to launch Know Your Score: Fight Prostate Cancer, a national campaign to help raise money for prostate cancer research and awareness that men need to be tested regularly. Golf Holiday began redesigning Know Your Score’s inaugural Web site in 2009 and improved the site with many new features. Site visitors can learn about the deadly threat of prostate cancer and the importance of early diagnosis; find out about 2009 Know Your Score events; read about national spokesperson Jim Boeheim’s personal battle with prostate cancer; review a gallery of photographs and videos of celebrity interviews and highlights from events; see the list of celebrities who participated in the 2008 Golf Tournament; find out how to volunteer in the fight against prostate cancer; and enter the 2009 Golf Tournament and Gala. “Assisting ZERO in raising money for prostate cancer research and helping educate men of the importance of early detection is a cause that the entire Myrtle Beach golf community strongly supports,” said Bill Golden, president of Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday. “The Grand Strand area hosts more golfers every year than any other golf destination in the world and the majority of those golfers are the ZERO target audience. If we can contribute and play a small role in preventing prostate cancer, we feel that we’ve succeeded. We are excited about the celebrities scheduled to visit next month and look forward to helping raise more money for ZERO.”