Ann Liguori.com - Cancer Charity Golf Tournament

FIFTH ANNUAL ANN LIGUORI GOLF CLASSIC
which benefits the American Cancer Society
Monday, May 20th, 2002

Ann and Ben Pinnell

Westhampton Country Club---Participants came from all over the U.S. and from Ireland and Canada as well. Marty Carr of Carr Golf and Mark Nolan from Dromoland Castle contributed a golf package to Ireland for four people, including airfare which raised a lot of money in the live auction; Ed Tovey from Doonbeg Golf Club donated two days of play at Greg Norman's new course; David Marr from The Golf Channel donated golf at Shinnecock; Bob Bantle donated a threesome at Winged Foot and so many people and companies supported the event again this year. Ronald McDonald House Charities was the main sponsor again this year, under the leadership of CEO Ken Barun.

Marty Lyons, Ann Liguori, Guy Warren

For more information regarding participation, sponsorship, publicity and/or general tournament information, contact Ann Liguori Productions at innerview@aol.com or Marla Schwenk, Executive Director of the Amercan Cancer Society, 20 Hampton Rd., Southampton, N.Y. 11968 or call 631-287-1270. If you would like to be placed on the tournament's mailing list, email your name and address to innerview@aol.com.

Therese Flaherty and Marty Lyons

Stewie Stone, Bo Dietl and Ann Liguori

Ken Barun

Ron Duckstein and Outback Crew

Ann Liguori
Host and Chair

Celebrity Players
Clifton Brown, Terry Cashman, Mike Celezic, Bo Dietl, Tom Famiglietti, Marty Lyons, David Marr, Freeman McNeill III,
Sweeney Murti, C.J. Papa, Jerry Recco, Richard Rose, Joseph Sirola, Stewie Stone, Bob Valvano, Guy Warren

Corporate Sponsors
Ronald McDonald House Charities
AT&T Wireless Services
Knight Communications
Limited Partner Barrington Capital Group
Pinnell & Associates
Outback Steakhouse
Duck Walk Vineyards

Prizes Winning Teams
AT&T Wireless
Canon USA
Club Glove
Citizen Watch Co.
Gustbusters
Yes! Golf
QLink
Raffi linea uomo

Longest Drive
Citizen Watch Company

Closest to the Pin, Woman & Man
McDonald's Corporation
Gift Certificates-- Westhampton Country Club Pro Shop

Hole in One
Security Dodge?Dodge Durango

Gift Bags:
D.A.M. Clothing, Inc.
Izod Club
Sleeping Bear Press
Irish Tourist Board
Black Sheep Television
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Inhale/Exhale Magazine
Dr. Brandt Skin Care
Mario Badescu
Hamptons Magazine
Unilever Prestige
Vera Wang
Nautica

Committee Members
Mary Lou Benjamin
Lois & Bob Carman
Evelyn DeVito
Lynn Falkowski
Theresa Francolini
Don & Maureen Griffin
George & Robin Hallahan
Juan and Eileen Juan
Therese King
Carol Laffey
Chuck Miller
Bill & Suzanne Murphy
Micky Nardy
Shep Scheinberg
Norm & Elle Suchman
Patricia Veneziano
Gabe & Nancy Vigorito
Therese Weibel
Tess Zaccaria

Junior Golf Committee
Kathy Boter, Brittany Collins, Nicole Dubowski
Kelly Laffey, Dorota Jemelieta, Ashley Lawrence

Live Auction

Allan Newman, Auctioneer

Ireland Golf Trip for Four
arranged by Carr Golf Corporate Travel
Aer Lingus
Dromoland Castle
Greg Norman Doonbeg Golf Club
Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links
Bernard Langer Portmarnock Links Golf Course
Portmarnock Golf Club
Carr Golf Corporate Travel

Yankees Box Seat Tickets
7 box Seat Tickets
Yankee Stadium
Stadium Club Passes & Parking

Foursome Package
Atlantic Golf Club
Hampton Hills Golf Club
Noyac Golf Club
Southampton Golf Club

Fox Hill Golf Club & Giorgio's Restaurant
Foursome & Dinner

Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
Threesome with Member, David Marr

Luxury Vacation Week
4 to 6 people at a choice of cities worldwide
donated by Maureen Griffin

Finlay Fine Jewelry
Bracelet: Diamonds, Rubies, Sapphires, Emeralds, 14K Gold

Citizen Watch Company
"Stars & Stripes" Eco Watch

Raffle
Cherry Creek GC
The Woods Golf Club
Island Hills Golf Club
Belle Terre Golf Club
Club Glove
Anheuser Busch
Gustbusters
AT&T Wireless Services
Citizen Watch Co.
Grassmere Inn
George Lawrence, Artist
Sevelin Cosmetics
Burton Rocks, Author
Bob Thomas, Author
Peter Simon, Photographer
Kenny Kramer Package
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Elaine DeNiro, Artist
& many more items

Additional Donors
John Hines, Golf Pro
Allan Newman, Professional Auctioneer
Grandstand Sports
Captive Audience
David Garvey, Photographer
Club Colette at the Old Post House
The Inn at Quogue
Laurence Austin Tours
Hampton Jitney & Limousine Service
Peconika Vodka
Red Bull Energy Drink
D.J., Gene Demers "Gene The Machine--Feet With The Beat"

See Pictures from the 2001 Tournament here

Liguori Golf Tournament in 4th Year
by HAL BOCK AP
Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) --

Cancer touched sports broadcaster Ann Liguori early in life and left a lasting impression. First, her father got the disease when she was a junior in college. ''Then, a year-and-half later, my 22-year-old brother got leukemia,'' she said. It was a double-barreled jolt for a 21-year-old woman just beginning her career. And it is one of the reasons Liguori runs a celebrity golf tournament each year to benefit the American Cancer Society.

The fourth annual event will be held Monday at the Westhampton Country Club on Long Island and, as usual, it is a sellout with 150 golfers set to play. Included in the field is a roster of sports figures like longtime major league pitcher Tommy John, 1987 Super Bowl MVP Ottis Anderson and linebacker Michael Strahan of the New York Giants. Liguori spends much of the year organizing the event, pulling together sponsors and participants. And every so often she gets a reminder of why she's doing it. ''It's so much work and it's draining,'' she said, ''And then, all of a sudden, I hear somebody else, a friend, a relative of a friend, gets cancer. It just hits you. ''You're feeling good, raising money for the society, and then somebody close to you gets it. It reaffirms why we're doing this.''

Liguori has little trouble attracting athletes to participate. ''We always talk about the negatives, but there are a lot of good guys out there,'' she said. Frank Vuono, president of 16W Marketing, knows what she means. He was one of the founders of the NFL Quarterbacks Club, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year by establishing a foundation as its umbrella charity. An alarming number of NFL quarterbacks like Doug Flutie, Boomer Esiason, Jim Kelly, Mark Rypien and Dan Marino have been touched by the tragedy of sometimes life-threatening illnesses afflicting their children.