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Stars Shine in Support of Pat Tillman
2nd Annual Scott Medlock Celebrity Invitational Golf Classic and Private Concert With The Doors' Robby Krieger Benefiting the Pat Tillman Foundation Surpasses Expectations
HOLLYWOOD, CA--(Marketwire - December 1, 2009) - The 2nd Annual Scott Medlock Celebrity
Invitational Golf Classic and private concert with The Doors' Robby Krieger
benefiting the Pat Tillman Foundation surpassed everyone's expectations,
says event chair Scott Medlock. "We are honored that so many friends joined
the cause and donated both their time and resources to make this event such
a resounding success." Co-founder Robby Krieger of The Doors went on to
say, "We saw today that spirit triumphs over schedules and pocketbooks. The
Tillman Foundation changes the lives of people every day, and our goal was
to contribute to their being able to continue doing that, and everyone from
players to sponsors, family to friends, has made that a reality."
The tournament, which was held at the stunning Malibu Country Club, was won
by the all-star team of George Lazenby (aka James Bond from "Her Majesty's
Secret Service"), Scott Elrod (who many remember as "Cash" from ABC's "Men
In Trees") and businessman David Katz. A close second, and almost winners
of the hole-in-one grand prize of four new 2010 Mercedes-Benz from W.I.
Simonson Mercedes-Benz were Michael Chiklis, star of FOX's "The Shield,"
Kenny Johnson, also from "The Shield," Stephen Bishop (star of "The
Rundown") and TNT's Aldis Hodge from "Leverage."
"24's" Jaime Gomez and "G.I. Joe's" Gunner Wright teamed up with CBS's
"Dancing With The Stars" heartthrobs Driton "Tony" Dovolani and Maks (aka
Maksim Chmerkovskiy) while Kevin Dobson ("Days of Our Lives") and SyFy's
"Stargate SG-1" star Christopher Judge played with event hosts Scott
Medlock and Robby Krieger -- both teams within inches of capturing the
second hole-in-one top prize of four stunning new Harley-Davidson
motorcycles!
Scott Medlock, one of the Tillman family's close friends, said of Pat, "Pat
(Tillman) gave up a $3.6 million dollar contract with the NFL-Arizona
Cardinals to go fight for our country. Pat unfortunately lost his life
while serving in Afghanistan. Last year the foundation was able to give
over $650,000.00 in scholarships to vets and their families who have been
impacted by the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. These scholarships allow
families who have lost loved ones, or have been crippled physically and/or
emotionally, the opportunity to still impact our great nation in a positive
way while contributing with their gifts and talents. It also educates the
youth of our future and carries the legacy Pat started by serving others
and paying the ultimate price. This is truly an opportunity to invest in
something so much bigger than we are and our sponsors like Best Buy and
W.I. Simonson Mercedes-Benz are making it all possible." Special guest J.
R. Martinez of "All My Children," a wounded vet himself, couldn't agree
more and spent the day circling the course, reiterating to all present the
value of their participation.
One of the crowning moments, beyond the Tommy Bahama Rum stop, or the
Titlest tent, or even the Zino Platinum Cigars that were driven about the
course, was clearly the changing booth provided by Loudmouth Golf Apparel,
so that every player could don the company's completely outrageous pants
and shorts (skorts and shorts for the women) including Transamerica
Insurance & Investment's President Ken Kilbane, Johnny Carson Foundation
Director Larry Witzer and his brother Marc, Waste Management Vice President
Larry Metter and HUB International's Vice President Lee Davis! Event
photographs are telltale, as players swaggered about the awards ceremony
and continued on at the Canyon Club's private rock concert with The Doors'
Robby Krieger, sipping on a pint of Budweiser, a glass of Zealear Cellars,
or Ketel One martini in their fresh, very 'Loudmouth'-ed togs!
Kicking off the concert was the emotional sound of the Bag Pipers' "Amazing
Grace," followed by ESPN's Roy Firestone, who introduced event hosts Scott
Medlock and Robby Krieger. While the Charity Angels rounded out the last
spots on the Opportunity Board, the Live Auction featured some very special
one-of-a-kind items including a Custom #40 Gibson Guitar autographed by The
Doors' Robby Krieger complete with a private lesson with the legend
himself. Special guests included, drumming legends Harvey Mason plus
Adrian Young of "No Doubt" also took the stage in impromptu performances,
with rising rock sensation 13-year-old Sacha Edwards. A memorable evening
indeed!
"We are very excited to this event growing annually... 2010 will be wild!"
said Krieger. Additional featured sponsors include Monster Energy, Honda,
Taylor-Made Golf, Cheesecake Factory, Arnold Palmer Ice-Tee, Captured
Images, Stoli Vodka, B3DigiGrafx, Manchester Financial, HUB International,
Hansen's Natural, Hill Financial Advisors, Culligan, Travis Mathew Apparel
and Popular Press Media Group (PPMG).
For more information on the Scott Medlock & Robby Krieger Celebrity Golf
Invitational and Benefit Concert, please contact media@ppmg.info, or call
(310) 860-7774. You can also log on to http://www.pattillmanbenefit.com
2010 sponsor packages and tickets are available.