Bobby Jones Classic Golf Tournament Offers Hope to Over One Million People Affected by Neurological Disorders
Staten Island, NY, February 15, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation, Inc. (CSF) has announced that it will be hosting the First Annual Bobby Jones Classic for CSF golf tournament to be held at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia on May 14, 2012. The tournament will strive to honor, celebrate and exemplify the life and legacy of famed golfer Bobby Jones, whose career was cut short by the devastating effects of syringomyelia.
Limited to 100 golfers, the tournament will feature the 2006 USGA Bobby Jones Award winner, Jay Haas and Bob Jones IV, grandson of Bobby Jones and CSF Board of Trustees member. The event's activities will include a cocktail reception on the evening prior to the tournament and a full day of golf followed by an award dinner reception.
All proceeds from the tournament will directly benefit the Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation.
“Partnering with IMG, East Lake Golf Club and Bobby Jones Golf Apparel has insured that the Bobby Jones Classic will be a first class tournament,” said Dorothy Poppe, CSF Executive Director.
The Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation, Inc. (CSF) was established in October 2007 to advance knowledge about Chiari malformation, syringomyelia and related disorders, to build a substantial research endowment and advocate for funding and quality of life for over a million people in the US affected by these disorders.
“There are many combinations of symptoms that can manifest at any age. This adds to the under diagnosis and misdiagnosis of many people,” said Ms. Poppe.
“Our goal is to educate both the general population and pediatric and primary care physicians about these devastating conditions which can lead to a life of debilitating pain, even death.”
The Chiari I malformation is a congenital malformation in which the back compartment of the skull is formed too small, resulting in crowding of neurological tissues. The lower part of the cerebellum, called the cerebellar tonsils, hangs down through the opening at the bottom of the skull and causes blockage of spinal fluid to the spinal canal. This often brings on neurological symptoms.
Syringomyelia is the buildup of spinal fluid in a spinal cord cavity called a syrinx. The buildup can be due to blockage from a Chiari malformation, spinal trauma, tumor or other causes. This results in stretching and eventual injury to nerve fibers.
“Syringomyelia is most often the result of a Chiari malformation, but can also be caused by spinal cord injury, tumors and other causes. It often goes undiagnosed for so long that the damage is permanent even with surgery,” Poppe added.
Further information on the Bobby Jones Classic for CSF is available on the tournament website at www.bobbyjonesclassic.com.
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Limited to 100 golfers, the tournament will feature the 2006 USGA Bobby Jones Award winner, Jay Haas and Bob Jones IV, grandson of Bobby Jones and CSF Board of Trustees member. The event's activities will include a cocktail reception on the evening prior to the tournament and a full day of golf followed by an award dinner reception.
All proceeds from the tournament will directly benefit the Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation.
“Partnering with IMG, East Lake Golf Club and Bobby Jones Golf Apparel has insured that the Bobby Jones Classic will be a first class tournament,” said Dorothy Poppe, CSF Executive Director.
The Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation, Inc. (CSF) was established in October 2007 to advance knowledge about Chiari malformation, syringomyelia and related disorders, to build a substantial research endowment and advocate for funding and quality of life for over a million people in the US affected by these disorders.
“There are many combinations of symptoms that can manifest at any age. This adds to the under diagnosis and misdiagnosis of many people,” said Ms. Poppe.
“Our goal is to educate both the general population and pediatric and primary care physicians about these devastating conditions which can lead to a life of debilitating pain, even death.”
The Chiari I malformation is a congenital malformation in which the back compartment of the skull is formed too small, resulting in crowding of neurological tissues. The lower part of the cerebellum, called the cerebellar tonsils, hangs down through the opening at the bottom of the skull and causes blockage of spinal fluid to the spinal canal. This often brings on neurological symptoms.
Syringomyelia is the buildup of spinal fluid in a spinal cord cavity called a syrinx. The buildup can be due to blockage from a Chiari malformation, spinal trauma, tumor or other causes. This results in stretching and eventual injury to nerve fibers.
“Syringomyelia is most often the result of a Chiari malformation, but can also be caused by spinal cord injury, tumors and other causes. It often goes undiagnosed for so long that the damage is permanent even with surgery,” Poppe added.
Further information on the Bobby Jones Classic for CSF is available on the tournament website at www.bobbyjonesclassic.com.
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Dorothy Poppe
718-966-2593
www.csfinfo.org
Dorothy Poppe
718-966-2593
www.csfinfo.org
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