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Time for everyone to dig deep and lend their support.

A friend of mine, Brendon Elliot, the local golf pro out at Winter Park Country Club contacted me and asked me if I’d help spread the word.

He’s put up an ebay auction for a Right Handed, Odyssey White Hot 2-Ball Putter with 100% of the proceeds going to “Driving 4 Life.”

Driving 4 Life is America’s premier fund raising campaign supporting ALS research through the game of golf.

ALS stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.  It is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks motor neurons in the brain (upper motor neurons) and spinal cord (lower motor neurons).

Facts about ALS

• There is no cure for ALS
• The incidence of ALS is five times higher than Huntington’s disease and about equal to multiple sclerosis.
• 30,000 people throughout the U.S. currently have ALS, and 8,000 new cases are diagnosed each year.
• ALS has no prejudice—it occurs worldwide, with no age, ethnic or economic boundaries.

For more information about ALS, visit the ALS Therapy Development Institute.

The auction runs until December 17th, 2008.

Starting bid is $150.00 with free group shipping to anywhere in the U.S.

Payments are being accepted via PayPal.

Winner will also receive a Driving 4 Life hat and awareness bracelet.

Here’s the link to the auction, just in case you missed the one above.

If you are unable to bid or contribute, please help spread the word.

Thanks in advance for your help in supporting this great organization!

-Dave

Golfnow – Discount Online Tee Times

A great example of the refinement and gentlemanly conduct our great game is known for…

John Daly loses it

It gives me great pleasure to know that our fellow Americans are furthering the reputation that the US is known for..

Now, I can’t totally fault Mr. Daly for his mood, he was not having a great round and yes, there are times when I’ve felt like hurling something into the trees, albeit its usually a golf club.  I do however, expect a bit more from our professional golfers, even John Daly…

In his defense, there were no cameras or cell phones allowed on the course AND he did offer to buy the Mr. Clegg a new one, which he will probably not pursue saying “He’s a big guy.”

I think he could fetch a pretty penny by putting that camera up on ebay.  I bet he would at a minimum cover the costs of a new one and most likely be able to get an upgraded model… perhaps one that is shatter resistant?

How do you feel about John Daly’s outburst, over the top? Justified?

-Dave

Golfnow – Discount Online Tee Times