Annika Sorenstam, Tom Lehman, Jason Dufner Hunter Mahan, Natalie Gulbis headline field at GlenArbor Golf Club
New York, N.Y. – Black Knight International and title sponsor Berenberg have announced the spectacular line-up celebrating the Union of Golf and Giving at the Berenberg Gary Player Invitational on October 11 and 12, 2015, at GlenArbor Golf Club in Bedford, New York.
The all-star field includes the only golfer in history to have been awarded Player of the Year on all three PGA Tours, Tom Lehman; 2013 PGA Championship winner Jason Dufner; and ninety-time international tournament winner and LPGA legend with the most wins to her name, Annika Sorenstam.
Recent World Golf Hall of Fame inductee Mark O’Meara; 1987 Masters Champion Larry Mize, six-time PGA Tour winner and PGA Champion, Jeff Sluman; and Hunter Mahan, two-time World Golf Championships event winner will also join the event.
In addition, Kira Kazantsev, the newly crowned Miss America 2015 will be participating alongside other top players from the PGA, LPGA and Champions tours include: Tony Finau, Alison Walshe, Retief Goosen, Natalie Gulbis, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Rich Beem, Dottie Pepper, Ian Woosnam, Emma Cabrera-Bello, Brooke Henderson, Danielle Montgomery, Paige MacKenzie, Kristy McPherson, Brittany Henderson and Amanda Blumenherst.
“We are thrilled to see such a tremendous support for our upcoming event at GlenArbor and look forward to a fun couple of days with our friends from the golf, sport and entertainment worlds,” said Gary Player. “I’m delighted that each of these individuals are willing to take time out of their busy schedules to raise money for The Player Foundation.”
The Gary Player Invitational, sponsored by Berenberg, the German private and investment bank that was founded in 1590, forms part of the world-leading charity golf event series, which has raised more than $60 million for charities worldwide. The benefiting charity for the U.S. event will be The Player Foundation, whose goal is to donate $100 million by 2020 to the support of children’s charities, the betterment of impoverished communities and the expansion of educational opportunities.
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BGPI 2015 Participants
1. Gary Player
2. Tom Lehman
3. Mark O’Meara
4. Larry Mize
5. Jeff Sluman
6. Brittany Henderson
7. Hunter Mahan
8. Jason Dufner
9. Chi Chi Rodriguez
10. Rich Beem
11. Ian Woosnam
12. Annika Sorenstam
13. Dottie Pepper
14. Natalie Gulbis
15. Amanda Blumenherst
16. Emma Cabrera-Bello
17. Brooke Henderson
18. Kira Kazantsev
19. Paige MacKenzie
20. Danielle Montgomery
21. Retief Goosen
22. Tony Finau
23. Alison Walshe
24. Kristy McPherson
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