Athletes Turn Out to Raise Funds, Awareness
Athletes Against Autism's Second Annual Golf Tournament, presented by Cadillac, was held on June 24th & 25th at Bacara Resort & Spa and Sandpiper Golf Club in Santa Barbara, CA. More than 35 athletes and celebrities from across North America joined golfers, donors and supporters to raise over $350,000 in support of the research, awareness, education and outreach programs of Cure Autism Now/Autism Speaks.
Sunday evening, Bacara Resort & Spa played host to a cocktail hour, silent/live auction and dinner program. On Monday, Sandpiper Golf Club hosted the golf tournament, which included a hole in one contest for a 2007 Cadillac Escalade, contests for Closest to the Pin, Accurate Drive, Longest Drive & Longest Drive, and an after event BBQ Dinner & Awards Reception.
Athletes and celebrities on hand to help support the event were Olie Kolzig, Washington Capitals, Byron Dafoe, former NHL goaltender, Scott Mellanby, former NHL forward, Ryan Nece, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Travis LaBoy, Tennessee Titans, Chris Hetherington, San Francisco 49ers, Scott Jackson, Houston Texans, Travis Hall, former NFL defensive lineman, Jesse Sapolu, former NFL defensive lineman, Mike Sherrard, former NFL wide receiver, Fred Williamson, former NFL player & actor, Eric Karros, former Los Angeles Dodger, Jim Gott, former Los Angeles Dodger, Matt Pettinger, Washington Capitals, Brian Willsie, Los Angeles Kings, Sinjin Smith, AVP Volleyball star, Dain Blanton, AVP Volleyball star, Albert Hannemann, AVP Volleyball star, Sam Boghosian, former NFL Coach, Fred Brown, former Seattle Supersonic, Darwin Cook, former New Jersey Net, John Egan, former NBA Player & Coach, Don Ford, former NBA Player, Mark Knudson, former Colorado Rockie, Jason Olive, former AVP Volleyball Player, Herb Oliver, former NBA Player, Ed Ratleff, former NBA Player, Dan Roundfield, former NBA Player, M. Campy Russell, former Cleveland Cavalier, Robert Smith, former NBA Player, John Patrick Sullivan, former NFL Player, Foots Walker, former Cleveland Cavalier, Jim Weatherley, former Washington Redskin, Derek West, former NFL Player, Lance Zeno, former NFL Player, Don Felder, former Eagles guitarist, and Dougray Scott, actor.
For more information about the event or to learn more about Athletes Against Autism, please visit www.athletesagainstautism.org.
Sunday evening, Bacara Resort & Spa played host to a cocktail hour, silent/live auction and dinner program. On Monday, Sandpiper Golf Club hosted the golf tournament, which included a hole in one contest for a 2007 Cadillac Escalade, contests for Closest to the Pin, Accurate Drive, Longest Drive & Longest Drive, and an after event BBQ Dinner & Awards Reception.
Athletes and celebrities on hand to help support the event were Olie Kolzig, Washington Capitals, Byron Dafoe, former NHL goaltender, Scott Mellanby, former NHL forward, Ryan Nece, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Travis LaBoy, Tennessee Titans, Chris Hetherington, San Francisco 49ers, Scott Jackson, Houston Texans, Travis Hall, former NFL defensive lineman, Jesse Sapolu, former NFL defensive lineman, Mike Sherrard, former NFL wide receiver, Fred Williamson, former NFL player & actor, Eric Karros, former Los Angeles Dodger, Jim Gott, former Los Angeles Dodger, Matt Pettinger, Washington Capitals, Brian Willsie, Los Angeles Kings, Sinjin Smith, AVP Volleyball star, Dain Blanton, AVP Volleyball star, Albert Hannemann, AVP Volleyball star, Sam Boghosian, former NFL Coach, Fred Brown, former Seattle Supersonic, Darwin Cook, former New Jersey Net, John Egan, former NBA Player & Coach, Don Ford, former NBA Player, Mark Knudson, former Colorado Rockie, Jason Olive, former AVP Volleyball Player, Herb Oliver, former NBA Player, Ed Ratleff, former NBA Player, Dan Roundfield, former NBA Player, M. Campy Russell, former Cleveland Cavalier, Robert Smith, former NBA Player, John Patrick Sullivan, former NFL Player, Foots Walker, former Cleveland Cavalier, Jim Weatherley, former Washington Redskin, Derek West, former NFL Player, Lance Zeno, former NFL Player, Don Felder, former Eagles guitarist, and Dougray Scott, actor.
For more information about the event or to learn more about Athletes Against Autism, please visit www.athletesagainstautism.org.
From left: Athletes Against Autism founders Olie Kolzig, Scott Mellanby & Byron Dafoe
Highlights from the Athletes Against Autism Golf Tournament
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Former Los Angeles Dodger Eric Karros, left, with Trey Pinner, Morrie Jurkowitz & Neil Levinson
From left, Tampa Bay Buccaneer Ryan Nece, Steve Jillings, Neil Balter, Warren Kaplan and Washington Capital Olie Kolzig, Athletes Against Autism founder.
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