Golfer Ernie Els wins for autism
The Canadian Press
DORAL, Fla. — This is one time the party got started without Ernie Els.
As he walked off the 18th green with a four-shot victory in the CA Championship, ending the longest and most discouraging drought of his career, some well-heeled friends were at cocktail party up the road at PGA National to get ready for a tournament no less important than the World Golf Championship that Els won at Doral.
The Big Easy spent Monday playing and hosting the “Els for Autism Charity Pro-Am,” with a lineup of stars that included Jack Nicklaus, Steve Stricker, Raymond Floyd, Adam Scott and Robert Allenby.
His goal, as ambitious as winning the career Grand Slam, is to raise enough money to build a 2,800-square-metre centre in Palm Beach County that eventually would be self-sustaining and treat some 300 children who have autism.
That would include his son, seven-year-old Ben, with his big blue eyes and blond hair.
via The Canadian Press: Els picks up a crucial win for himself and for his cause.
Posted on March 18, 2010 | No Comments | Category: Autism | Tags: athletes, Autism, celebrities, Florida, golf, sports
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