Hospitality Heroes Golf Tournament Set for Nov. 25

On Monday, Nov. 25 the 6th Annual Hospitality Heroes golf tournament will take place at Patriots Point Golf Links in Mount Pleasant. This annual event raises funds for local charity Hospitality Heroes, which was established in 2008 to help employees in the hospitality industry who are experiencing hardships such as injuries or family emergencies. This year the focus of the tournament is on Keith Purdy who has been in the hospitality industry in Charleston for many years. He recently suffered a massive stroke and will be taking on some big medical...

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Tiger Woods' Annual Charity Golf Tournament Leaving Thousand Oaks

By David Wharton   Tiger Woods and his annual charity event will say goodbye to their longtime home at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks after this year.   The World Challenge will switch to the Isleworth Golf & Country Club in Windermere, Fla., where Woods used to live.   "We've enjoyed 15 amazing years in Southern California, which helped us launch our flagship Tiger Woods Learning Center," he said in a statement posted on his website. "It serves as a lasting tribute to the local fans that have ...

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Conn. Golf Tournament Donates $1.2M to Charity

CROMWELL, Conn. — Organizers of the Travelers Championship golf tournament in Connecticut say this past summer's event generated more than $1.2 million for charity. The June PGA tournament donates 100 percent of its net proceeds.   Tournament Director Nathan Grube this week announced the tournament has distributed $1,253,000 to 180 charities throughout the region. That is the most given out since Travelers became title sponsor in 2007.   Tournament champion Ken Duke made a personal donation of $25,000.   Grube says it's the...

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