Monday, June 17, 2013

Latest local news, weather and high school sports for Northern Michigan

Tiger will play in Native American charity game
Posted: 07.06.2009 at 12:57 PM
0
 / AP photo
Photo

VERONA, N.Y. (AP) — Tiger Woods is coming to Turning Stone Casino and Resort to compete in a skins game to benefit Native American children.

Notah Begay III, Woods' college roommate at Stanford and the only full-blooded Native American on the PGA Tour, says that Woods, Mike Weir, and Camilo Villegas would compete Aug. 24 at the resort's Atunyote (uh-DUNE'-yote) Golf Club course, which also hosts the Turning Stone Resort Championship on the tour.

All proceeds will benefit the Notah Begay III Foundation, which seeks to reduce diabetes and obesity among Native American youth.

The total purse of $500,000 will remain the same as a year ago. Begay says Monday that only 3,000 tickets will be sold because of security concerns.

Popular Stories
Thumbnail
Executive Director of DDA dies of heart attack
Brendan Kinney  |  Yesterday at 10:13 AM  |  18 comments
Thumbnail
New bill may allow dogs at restaurants
Yesterday at 10:53 AM  |  22 comments
Thumbnail
Alcohol, speed leads to crash and arrest
Sunday, June 16, 2013  |  3 comments