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Published: August, 2008

Merrick and Mulligan lend support to Cancer for College

Here's your chance to play with a PGA Tour player and his coach while supporting a worthy cause.
Cancer for College is giving a twosome the opportunity to play golf with PGA Tour star John Merrick. (Photo: Eddie Meeks)
Long Beach native and PGA Tour player John Merrick and his coach, Jamie Mulligan, will lend their support to the 15th annual Cancer for College Golf Classic and Live Auction, hosted by actor/comedian Will Ferrell and scheduled for Friday, Sept. 19th at Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego.
 
Via E-Bay, Cancer for College is auctioning off a spot for two players in the sold-out golf event to play alongside Merrick, with Mulligan providing tips to the players as they go. The opening bid is $3,000 for the twosome, with 100 percent of the final bid going to the charity.

“We are extremely honored to help such a deserving charity,” said Mulligan. “John is without a doubt the biggest Will Ferrell fan on the PGA Tour. For John to be able to help Will and Cancer for College raise money for these deserving kids is a great honor. We are certain the winning bidders will have a fantastic day with one of the game’s great rising stars.”

Cancer for College was formed in 1993 by Craig Pollard as part of his senior project for business school at the University of Southern California. Pollard is a two-time survivor of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and a double amputee. Cancer for College was developed to provide hope and inspiration to cancer survivors and amputees by providing college scholarships: This year alone, with the help of Ferrell, Pollard’s friend and fraternity brother, Cancer for College will grant over $250,000 in scholarships to more than 350 deserving survivors. A total of 20 perpetual scholarship winners ($4,000 per year for four years) will be recognized at this year’s event.

Golf tickets for the event are sold out, but dinner reservations are still available for $175 online at cancerforcollege.org and include the cocktail reception, the awards dinner with comedy from Sean Kent (“Last Comic Standing”), the live auction featuring Ferrell and the after-party with live music by the Mar Dels. The 2008 Cancer for College Golf Classic and Live Auction is proudly sponsored by FedEx, Golf Magazine, Hewlett-Packard and Monster Energy Drinks. For more details, call (760) 599-5096 or visit cancerforcollege.org.