Greens set to host annual charity golf outing

OWENSBORO, Ky. -- NASCAR stars Jeff and Mark Green will head back to their hometown of Owensboro, Kentucky to host the 4th Annual Green Brothers Celebrity Golf Tournament. The day-long event is set to tee off on Wednesday, July 30th at the Summit Country Club.

The tournament, through the Green Foundation, has raised $250,000 in only three years since starting the annual event. Proceeds from the event have gone on to benefit such charities as the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), Children's Miracle Network, Busch Series Ladies Association, Motor Racing Outreach, Owensboro Speedzeum and other charities. In addition to these organizations, this year's tournament proceeds will also benefit the Victory Junction Gang Camp.

Besides a fun-filled day of golf, motorsports and movie memorabilia will be sold in silent and live auctions throughout the day. A piston signed by Ray Evernham, a Richard Childress Racing poster signed by Jeff Green, Robby Gordon and Kevin Harvick, a "Road to Perdition" movie poster signed by Paul Newman, and a 2003 Home Depot uniform signed by Tony Stewart are just some of the great items up for auction this year. Teams will tee off at 12:00 noon, with the driver auction and dinner portion starting at 5:30 p.m.

The list of celebrities scheduled to attend the tournament is a strong one. Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds, Jeff Hammond, all of whom share space in the television booth for Fox Sports, will take their swings in the event. David, Jeff and Mark Green, Randy Lajoie, Michael Waltrip, Kasey Kahne and Deborah Renshaw will also join in the day's activities.

"Michael (Waltrip) started this tournament a few years ago, and we inherited it from him to keep it going. We've averaged $80,000 in the past three years, which has gone to help different charities in racing and in Owensboro," said Jeff Green, who drives the #1 Pennzoil Chevy. "It is a lot of fun to do this every year, and it's good to be able to give back to these groups." "We have a lot of help from our corporate sponsors, especially from our primary sponsor, Deka Batteries, and Valor Oil," said Mark Green, driver of the #98 Deka Ford. "Valor Oil is doing an awesome job organizing the event again this year. Keith Howard (from Valor Oil) has worked very hard to pull all of this together, and we really appreciate his help. We hope this year is our biggest yet!"