On Monday, October 4, 2010, Caves Valley Golf Club hosted the 6^th Annual Bruce Edwards ALS Celebrity Golf Classic, a premier one-day golf fundraising event to raise money to benefit The Bruce Edwards ALS Research Foundation, Inc.  This campaign was started by best-selling author and columnist John Feinstein in recognition of Bruce Edwards, caddie for professional golfer Tom Watson, who passed away from ALS in 2004.  This year's event raised $350,00 and to date, over $3 million has gone to ALS research at The Robert Packard Center.  The Classic featured a shotgun start “best ball” tournament with a limited field of players. Following golf, a cocktail hour and dinner reception was held at the clubhouse, including a silent and live auction, as well as presentations by guest speakers.

Event Recap:  The sixth annual Bruce Edwards Celebrity Classic, held on October 4, 2010  at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland was another success.  Celebrity golfers from the worlds of golf and basketball were paired with foursomes for a great day of golf.   

The day’s events included an informal discussion featuring Tom Watson, John Feinstein and Seth Greenberg followed by Q&A.    The winning team in the golf tournament with a net 52 consisted of New York Times columnist Tom Friedman, Greg Grant, Eamonn Long, Jack Rushing and Joe Wolf. 

At the conclusion of the best-ball tournament, players and guests participated in silent and live auctions, bidding on one-of-a-kind items such as the chance to caddy for Tom Watson in the Masters’ par-three tournament, a signed Curt Shilling  jersey, a signed 2010 Ryder Cup golf bag, and a rare golf caddy bib signed by Tom Watson, and much more. 

Former PGA golfer and CBS Golf commentator David Feherty regaled the crowd with humorous stories of his Ryder cup experiences, difficulties with airport security and future broadcasting plans.  Following David's remarks, Dr. Jeffrey Rothstein of the Packard Center at Johns Hopkins University discussed the progress that his team has made towards finding a cure for ALS and then Tom Watson shared stories about Bruce Edwards. 

Please return to this site next spring for more information about the 6^th annual Bruce Edwards Celebrity Classic, to be held in September 2010. 

Selected pictures from the 2010 Event

The day began with a panel discussion moderated by John Feinstein and featuring Tom Watson, Virginia Tech Men's Basketball coach Seth Greenberg

USGA Executive Director David Fay responds to a question about the bunker penalty on the last hole of the 2010 PGA Championship

David Feherty, David Fay and Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti chatting during the cocktail hour

Tom Watson thanked all the generous sponsors of the event and shared interesting stories from his Hall of Fame golfing career

David Feherty displaying reading material from his flight to Maryland

Mr. Feherty gets personal with the crowd by showing stitches from his recent surgery

Dr. Jeffrey Rothstein shared his positive outlook on the advances that the Packard Center has made recently towards finding a cure for ALS

John and Tom proudly present a ceremonial check for $350,000 to Dr. Rothstein and the Packard Center