Eli Manning Hosting Guiding Eyes Golf Classic

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, who won a Most Valuable Player award in 2008 after his team’s SuperBowl victory, will help to honor dogs who are Most Valuable Pooches in the lives of those who are vision-impaired as he hosts the 34th annual Guiding Eyes Golf Tournament.

Guiding Eyes, an internationally accredited nonprofit guide dog school headquartered in Yorktown Heights, is an organization which holds a special place in the heart of the gridiron great due to his long-standing friendship with Patrick Browne, Jr.  The father of his childhood buddy, Browne, Jr.– who has dominated invitational blind golf with 20 Corcoran Cup wins–taught the sports star the game of golf.

Preparing to once again exchange the football field for the fairway, 2011 marks Manning’s fifth year as host of the event. The sports star states: “It’s important to raise money for the school so that people who need guide dogs can have them.”

The Guiding Eyes Golf Classic will welcome the country’s most prestigious sight-impaired golfers for two days of sports action. Fourteen golfers will tee off at Mount Cisco Country Club on June 12th to compete for the coveted Corcoran Cup, while the community gets involved at a mega-sponsored charity golf outing which takes place on June 13th at both Mount Cisco Country Club and Whippoorwill Club.

Corcoran Cup participants: 2010 Corcoran Cup Champion Patrick Browne, Jr. of New Orleans, and LA and Cribari Trophy recipient David Meador, of Nashville, TN will return to compete in 2011. Also on the roster are Bill McMahon (of Framingham, MA) who received the Joe Spoonster Trophy in 2009 for most improved player, and Sheila Drummond (of Lehighton, PA), winner of the McFarland Trophy. Additional top ranked blind golfers invited to participate in this year’s Corcoran Cup are: Ron Murner (of Wellington, OH), Ron Derry (of Baltimore, OH), Mike Mercado (of Albany, NY), Ted Fass (of Rockville Centre, NY), John Casolo (of Waterbury, CT), Mario Tobia (of Mount Laurel, NJ), George Pilz (of King of Prussia, PA), Jim Baker (of Nashville, TN), Dick Pomo (of Green Valley, AZ), and David Wall (of Canada).

Individual play is $700 and a foursome ranges from $2,500 – $50,000. These fees include breakfast, lunch, a banquet dinner with silent auction, and a memorable day of golf. Spectators are welcome at the Corcoran Cup; registration is required for gallery seating.

For more information:

• visit www.guidingeyes.org

Photo Credit: PRWeb

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