(RESTON, VA) – PGA TOUR legend and World Golf Hall of Fame member Chi Chi Rodriguez will support the fifth annual “World’s Largest Golf Outing” set for Monday, August 3 benefiting Wounded Warrior Project.
Known for his celebratory “toreador dance,” Rodríguez is scheduled to participate in the event at Eagle Marsh Golf Club in Jensen Beach, FL, on Sunday, August 2, greeting golfers, signing autographs and sharing stories. His deep friendship with the late Billy Casper led him to contribute to the highly emotional World’s Largest Golf Outing played simultaneously at more than 140 courses across America.
Over his nearly 50-year career, Rodríguez traveled the globe with Casper whose namesake company, Billy Casper Golf (BCG), created the event in 2011. The two combined for 107 professional victories, including 59 on the PGA TOUR and 31 on the Champions Tour. The only Puerto Rican inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, Rodríguez said of Casper’s legendary touch on the greens: “Golf balls at the factory hoped they’d get to be putted by Billy Casper.”
“I’m grateful to be a part of this amazing event,” says Rodríguez. “Billy Casper was a champion in life and the chance to support his dream to positively impact the lives of America’s heroes is one I’m thrilled to honor.”
“Hosting one of golf’s great players and entertainers is very special,” says Edward Schoenleber, Director of Operations for Eagle Marsh Golf Club. “Fasten your seatbelts because Sunday, August 2nd will be a day of fun and altruism.”
This year, Troon, ClubCorp and Toll Golf have joined forces with BCG to make World’s Largest Golf Outing the biggest one-day celebration of golf and charity. Golfers are registering in record numbers to raise awareness and funds for injured veterans, their families and caregivers. The event’s goal is to eclipse the $887,000 donated to Wounded Warrior Project in 2014, the largest single-day golf fundraiser ever.
For more information and to register: www.worldslargestgolfouting.com/register.
Part proceeds and 100% of donations from players and non-players benefit Wounded Warrior Project. Teams are encouraged to raise additional funds; donations unrelated to playing golf are made at www.worldslargestgolfouting.com/donate.
About Wounded Warrior Project
The mission of Wounded Warrior Project is to honor and empower Wounded Warriors. WWP’s purpose is to raise awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the needs of injured service members, help injured servicemen and women aid and assist each other, and provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. WWP is a national, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.
More information and to get involved: www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
About Billy Casper Golf
Founded more than 20 years ago in cooperation with the late golf legend Billy Casper, the company is the largest owner-operator of golf courses, country clubs and resorts in the U.S. with more than 150 properties in 29 states. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia with regional offices across America, BCG specializes in course and property maintenance, staffing and training, clubhouse operations, food-and-beverage, merchandising, golf instruction, marketing and public relations, special events and financial management.
Company highlights include BCG Spectrum, BCG Private and BCG Select management solutions; Buffalo Brand Invigoration Group, the in-house golf-sport-lifestyle PR, strategy development, integrated marketing, social media and design firm; BCG Ventures featuring proprietary, innovate programs like the annual “World’s Largest Golf Outing,” Women on Course and Casper Labs, the testing ground for FootGolf, GolfBoard, Billy Casper Digital network and other programming which drive engagement.
More information: www.billycaspergolf.com, 703.761.1444.
Contact:
Andy DeKeuster
Billy Casper Golf / Buffalo Brand Invigoration Group
703.891.3324
adekeuster@billycaspergolf.com