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Know Your Score
The 2009 "Know Your Score" Celebrity Golf Invitational will be held in Myrtle Beach on August 29. A gala will preceed the tournament on the evening of August 28.
Syracuse University head basketball coach Jim Boeheim will serve as the 2009 national spokesman of the "Know Your Score: Fight Prostate Cancer" campaign. Boeheim will help spread awareness about prostate cancer research and the importance of regular screening through national and regional interviews, and participate in Myrtle Beach's "Know Your Score" Celebrity Golf Invitational on August 29. Diagnosed with prostate cancer in December 2001, Boeheim underwent surgery at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, and returned to coaching after missing only three games during the 2001-2002 season. In 2003, he guided the Orange to the 2003 NCAA Championship. Boeheim was the 2005 recipient of the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center's Inspiration Award for his efforts to raise awareness about prostate cancer and support cancer prevention education.
In 2008, ZERO - The Project to End Prostate Cancer teamed up with Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday and Myrtle Beach area golf courses to kick off the "Know Your Score" campaign to benefit prostate cancer research. The goal of this campaign is to raise $250,000 for prostate cancer research. With the support of the entire Myrtle Beach golf community, more than $100,000 was raised in 2008 for prostate cancer research through closest-to-the-pin contests at area golf courses, a golf tournament and silent auction and fundraisers held at the PGA TOUR Superstore World Amateur Handicap Championship.
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Listen to Jim Boeheim's interview on Mike and Mike on ESPN
