Main Street America Sponsoring Caddyshack Charity Golf Tournament

May 9, 2006

The sixth annual Murray Bros. Caddyshack Charity Golf Tournament will be held May 18 to 19 at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla. The event benefits the St. Vincent’s Mobile Outreach Ministry and Brave Kids.

The tournament, hosted by Academy Award®-nominated actor Bill Murray and his brothers, will kick off with the pairings party, presented by The Main Street America Group, at Murray Bros. Caddyshack Thur., May 18 at 6 p.m. This is the second consecutive year Jacksonville, Fla.-based Main Street America, a leading property and casualty insurance company, is the major sponsor of the tournament.

The tournament will be held Fri., May 19 at the King & Bear and Slammer & Squire courses at World Golf Village with two flights (morning and afternoon). An additional morning flight will be played at The Palencia Club in St. Augustine.

Celebrities tentatively committed to play this year include broadcaster Ahmad Rashad, former Super Bowl MVP Richard Dent, actors Cindy Morgan and Matt Griesser, and Jacksonville Jaguars Head Coach Jack Del Rio.

Last year’s event raised a record $250,000 for St. Vincent’s of Jacksonville. The Outreach Ministry delivers free school and summer program physicals for children throughout Northeast Florida, as well as immunizations, hearing and vision screenings, x-rays, cardiac care and blood work to those in need. Brave Kids is a national non-profit organization that helps children with special needs.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available and player registration is being accepted. To register for this year’s tournament, please contact the Tournament Office at (904) 798-3307 or visit www.caddyshackchairtygolf.org.

Source: Main Street America Group

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