The 21st Annual Edward Foundation Charity Golf Tournament will be held at Cog Hill Golf Club in Lemont on Mon., July 21. The Foundation is the charitable fundraising organization of Edward Hospital & Health Services.
Mike Tomczak, former Chicago Bears quarterback, will be the celebrity guest for the outing, which raised a record $301,000 last year. Tomczak, a graduate of Thornton Fractional North High School, was an NFL quarterback from 1985-1999. In addition to the Bears, Tomczak played for the Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers.
This year’s event will be held on two of Cog Hill’s four courses – Course 1 and Dubsdread, which is ranked among the Top 100 courses in the country by Golf Magazine and Golf Digest. All golfers will play in the afternoon, with a 1PM shotgun start.  Foursomes and individual playing positions are available. To register, visit www.golfinvite.com/edward.
Tournament registration and lunch are scheduled from 11AM-12:30PM. A cocktail party, dinner, awards and raffle will follow the tournament from 6-8PM.
Helicopter Ball Drop
A Helicopter Ball Drop will be held at 6:30PM. Each $25 chance gives an entrant one numbered golf ball that will be dropped from a helicopter. The person with the golf ball that lands closest to or inside the cup will split half of the Ball Drop proceeds with the Edward Foundation. This ball-dropping event is open to the public. To purchase a chance to win, visit www.edward.org/helicopterballdrop.
In addition, all golfers will have a chance to win one of two 2014 Acuras (one on each course) with a hole-in-one.
Did you know? The Edward Foundation was established in 1990 and has raised more than $32 million in its mission to support Edward Hospital’s community healthcare initiatives, including free services and health and wellness programs; centers of excellence like Edward Heart Hospital and Edward Cancer Center; and programs that make Edward unique, like the Ronald McDonald Family Room. To make a donation to or for more information about the Foundation, call (630) 527-3954 or visit www.edward.org/foundation.
Editor’s Note: The local Charity Golf Outing season begins on May 12 at Cress Creek Country Club to benefit the YMCA. For links to dozens of golf outings for worthy causes including the Edward Foundation Charity Golf Tournament, visit PN’s page of listings.
