Decorated Iraq Veteran To Play in Deutsche Bank Championship
Pro-Am
Veteran Joins Foursome to Advocate for Fisher House as Part of
Deutsche Bank Championship Week
August 29, 2009
WHAT: Staff Sergeant Dale Beatty, an Iraq war veteran who lost
both legs in combat, will play in the Deutsche Bank
Championship Pro-Am on September 3 at TPC Boston. Beatty - an
avid golfer – is playing in support of the Fisher House
Foundation and Fisher House Boston. His foursome will also
include Fisher House Chairman and CEO Ken Fisher, as well as
one of the Top 100 PGA Tour players.
A former sergeant in the Army National Guard, Beatty was
injured when his Humvee struck an anti-tank mine. During
Beatty’s recovery at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington
D.C., Beatty’s family was able to live in a nearby Fisher
House.
The Fisher House Foundation helps wounded veterans recover
faster by providing their families with caring and supportive
homes near military and VA medical centers at no charge. The
Fisher House Foundation is currently constructing Fisher House
Boston, which will be the only facility of its kind in New
England.
Since his accident in November 2004, Beatty has learned to
walk on two prosthetic legs and has even completed the annual
Marine Corps Marathon in Washington D.C. Beatty, 26, is
married with two sons and currently resides in Statesville,
North Carolina.
WHO: Staff Sergeant Dale Beatty
Ken Fisher, Chairman and CEO of Fisher House Foundation
Top-ranked PGA Tour players
WHERE: Deutsche Bank Championship
TPC Boston
300 Arnold Palmer Boulevard
Norton, MA 02766
WHEN: Thursday, September 3, 2009
Championship Pro-Am
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About Fisher Houses and the Fisher House Foundation
More than 10,000 families are helped each year in the 42
Fisher Houses nationwide. The Fisher House Foundation has
asked that family members of hospitalized active-duty service
members and veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) be given high priority for
lodging at Fisher Houses. Fisher Houses and the Fisher House
Foundation play a crucial role in helping veterans recover
from the serious wounds they have suffered. Fisher Houses
enable family members to be close to their loved ones during
hospitalization, and give them a safe, comfortable, home-like
environment, making it easier for them to participate in the
care and recovery of their relatives. For more information,
visit
www.fisherhouseboston.org.
About the Deutsche Bank Championship
The 2009 Deutsche Bank Championship will once again have one
of the top fields assembled as the second leg of the PGA TOUR
Playoffs for the FedExCup. The top 100 players on the PGA TOUR
will be playing with defending champion Vijay Singh leading
the field into Boston. The Tiger Woods Learning Center is the
primary beneficiary of the Deutsche Bank Championship. In
2008, the Championship raised a record $3.5 million for the
Tiger Woods Learning Center and several New England charities.
Since its inaugural 2003 event, the Deutsche Bank Championship
has raised nearly $14 million for charity. Championship week
begins with practice rounds Tuesday, September 1, and
Wednesday, September 2, along with a Championship Pro-Am on
Thursday, September 3. The four-day Championship begins
Friday, September 4, and continues through Labor Day, Monday,
Sept. 7, the only official Monday finish on the PGA TOUR. The
first two rounds of the Championship will be covered on the
Golf Channel and the final two rounds will be televised on
NBC. |
Decorated Iraq Vet to Play in Deutsche Bank Championship
Pro-Am
