Press Release
Registration is now open for the 10th Annual Mount Pleasant Charity Open at Patriots Point Links on Charleston Harbor. This year's event will be held from Friday, August 12th to Sunday, August 14th, 2022 and will benefit the Bobby Jones Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation.
Each year, Patriots Point selects a tournament beneficiary, and this is the third year the proceeds will go toward the Bobby Jones Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation. In 2021, the event broke its fundraising record with more than $7,000 raised. Since the tournament's inception, more than $55,000 has been raised for different charities. Other beneficiaries have included the American Cancer Society and Bert's Big Adventure.
The annual tournament is open to the public, and all skill levels are welcome. The cost to participate is $250 per player for the competition, with entry, prizes, tee gifts and food included. Participants can register for the 54-hole stroke play tournament by emailing General Manager Brad Parker (brad.parker@bobbyjoneslinks.com) . In addition to the funds raised to assist with the foundation's efforts, the tournament has offered more than $7,500 in prizes to players. The event is open to spectators with food and beverages available for purchase on-site.
“We are excited to reach the 10 th year of supporting incredible causes through our charity open,” said Brad Parker, PGA, general manager of Patriots Point Links. “Each year we raise more money than the last, and we hope to do it again this milestone year for Bobby Jones Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation while increasing awareness and advancing knowledge about Chiari, syringomyelia and related disorders.”
Various sponsorships for the tournament are offered with 100 percent of the funds going to the Bobby Jones Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation. Sponsorship incentives vary per level. However, each sponsorship includes social media mentions and an email to the Patriots Point customer database. For more information, call 843-849-2388 or email Brad Parker at brad.parker@bobbyjoneslinks.com.
The Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation (www.bobbyjonescsf.org) is a nonprofit organization that was founded in October 2007. In 2019, The Bobby Jones Family and the Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation partnered to form the Bobby Jones Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation (Bobby Jones CSF) remaining a nonprofit organization with the goal of raising awareness and finding a cure for Chiari malformation (CM), syringomyelia (SM) and related disorders. The foundation has funded more than $6 million dollars towards education and research projects in its first 13 years and has impacted more than 3.5 million people around the world. To learn more about the organization’s involvement with golf, visit bobbyjonesclassic.com.
