The Punta Espada golf course and the Sanctuary Hotel in Cap Cana are hosting the David Ortiz Celebrity Golf Classic from 3-6 December 2015. For this event, the nine-time All-Star and three-time World Series champion slugger David Ortiz invites many of his friends for a weekend of golf and recreation.
The 8th David Ortiz Celebrity Golf Classic benefits the David Ortiz Children’s Fund in partnership with the World Pediatric Project and MassGeneral Hospital for Children that provides critical pediatric healthcare at the Pediatric Cedimat Heart Center and throughout New England in the United States. The fund has already covered the cost of more than 70 heart operations in Santo Domingo.
Over the years, the tournament has raised US$1,250,000 in funds.
Ortiz says that the celebrities who have confirmed their participation include:
Pedro Martinez, George Bell, Troy Brown, Miguel Cabrera, Sway Calloway, Jonathan Coachman, Nelson Cruz, Jenny Dell, Eric Dickerson, Octavio Dotel, Eliza Dushku, Andres Galarraga, Richard “Rip” Hamilton, J. Holiday, Adam Jones, Tina Knowles, Barry Larkin, Steve Levy, Ray Lewis, Anthony Mackie, Omar Miller, Jonathan Papelbon, Mekhi Phifer, Placido Polanco, Hanley Ramirez, Jim Rice, Craig Sager, Gary Sheffield, Lawrence Taylor, The-Dream, Ming Tsai, Glynn Turman, Heidi Watney and Josh Wolf.
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