Monday After The Masters tournament organizers announced that proceeds from the 2008 Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After The Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament totaled $460,000, breaking the previous high from 2007 of $456,000.
The 2008 Monday After The Masters recorded the third consecutive sell-out in the 14-year history of the tournament as more than 6,000 fans packed The Dye Club at Barefoot Resort & Golf in North Myrtle Beach on April 7th to see their favorite celebrities, athletes and musicians compete in the annual charity golf tournament.
Donations from the 2008 Monday After The Masters were distributed to the Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation, bringing the total amount of money donated to charity from the tournament to over $4 million during the event's 14-year history.
"In the light of this harsh economy, it is nice to see such a huge donation to charity."
The Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation is an endowment created to support the educational and golf needs of children in South Carolina.
With the funds from The Monday After The Masters, The Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation has helped many South Carolina educational programs throughout the site including restoring music programs through Save the Music, provide funding for the Countdown to Kindergarten through First Steps facilitate a place where parents and children can learn to use computers at Family Learning Centers, and have recently contributed to Save The Children, an after school program providing services that give children a healthy start in life and a chance to escape poverty.
The funding from Monday After The Masters has also helped build four First Tee facilities throughout the state where kids can go learn to play the game of golf.
Sponsored by Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday, the 2009 Monday After The Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament will once again be held at The Dye Club Barefoot Resort & Golf on Easter Weekend, Monday, April 13th, 2009. In the six years that Myrtle Beach served as the tournament site, the Monday After The Masters has raised more than $2.5 million for golf and educational charities in South Carolina.
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