NORTON, MASS. (August 30, 2011) – The team led by Baseball Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk and PGA TOUR player William McGirt captured winning honors in Tuesday’s eighth-annual Red Sox Legends & Friends Pro-Am at TPC Boston.
Fisk, McGirt and amateurs Russ Perlich, Joe Monahan and Al Priem combined to shoot an 18-under-par 53 and secure a one-shot victory in the low-net, best-ball tournament that annually kicks off the week at the Deutsche Bank Championship in cooperation with EMC.
Tuesday’s Pro-Am featured 95 players, with each of the 19 fivesomes headlined by a PGA TOUR pro and a sporting dignitary. New England sporting celebrities included Red Sox legends Fisk, Jim Rice, Dennis Eckersley, Dwight Evans, Fred Lynn, Luis Tiant, Bob Montgomery,Rick Miller, Jim Lonborg, Bob Stanley, Rico Petrocelli and Sam Horn, Boston Bruins players Shawn Thornton, David Krejci, Daniel Paille, Ray Bourque (retired), 1980 USA Hockey Olympic gold medalist Mike Eruzione, retired New England Patriots standout Andre Tippett and Fenway Sports Management’s Frank Huckabone.
Tuesday’s Red Sox Legends & Friends Pro-Am was preceded by a draw party Monday night at Fenway Park that also included a “Chipping in for the Red Sox Foundation” event. Rice and five lucky raffle winners chipped balls from home plate to three prize targets in the outfield. The event generated a donation of more than $63,000 for the Red Sox Foundation.
Smith & Wollensky, the preferred steakhouse of the Deutsche Bank Championship, provided gifts to all participants in Tuesday’s pro-am. The steakhouse is soon opening a 10,000-square-foot second Boston location on the waterfront between the Rose Kennedy Greenway and BostonHarbor.
Limited remaining tickets for the Deutsche Bank Championship can be purchased by calling 877-TIX-4DBC, visiting www.dbchampionship.com, or at the Deutsche Bank Championship gate.
Red Sox Legends & Friends Pro-AmAt TPC Boston, Norton, Mass.Tuesday, August 30, 2011Low Net, Best BallPlace Team (Professional in Bold / Celebrity in Bold Italics) Score1. William McGirt, Carlton Fisk, Russ Perlich, Joe Monahan, Al Priem 532. Brad Faxon, David Krejci, Chuck Dockendorff, Bill Burke, Kevin DaSilva 543. Jason Caron, Frank Huckabone, Max Novena, Steve D’Angelo, Mark D’Angelo 56*Caron’s group finished third after a card-off with one other group
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