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16th Annual Duffing For Dollars Charity Golf Tournament Celebrates St. Patrick's Day In Style While Benefiting MusiCares!
NOFX Takes Home 1st Place!
This past week, Strawberry Farms Golf Club in Irvine, CA was the home of the 16th Annual Duffing For Dollars Charity Golf Tournament led by Kevin Lyman (Vans Warped Tour / KL Agency Group / USC Professor), along with committee members, John Greenberg (Happy 2B Alive), Maureen Valker-Barlow (Insomniac) and Todd Dyer (Cast & Crew Live Entertainment) all gathering their friends and colleagues together to raise funds for Unite The United and MusiCares.
The day started with all participants being greeted by the enormous 20' x 40' HD mobile video screen showing photos from the past five Duffing For Dollars Tournaments. This new feature was donated by Charley Guest and his fantastic team at Stage-Tech. Golfers then picked up custom bag tags produced by Access Events Solutions. The player gift bag was packed with a complimentary pair of Vans, a puffer golf vest and golf shirt produced by Graphic Ink and sponsored by PSBM & 805 / Firestone Walker respectively, an event hat manufactured by Pukka and a limited event shirt incorporating the 16th anniversary logo, produced by Killer Merch as well as a custom ball marker & hat clip designed by Snaps. Thanks to generous friends at Pure Noise Records, all players enjoyed a sleeve of Titleist Pro-V1 golf balls.
The morning session culminated with a classic group photo shot by Rob Wallace as participants enjoyed traditional Irish songs performed by bagpiper, Joel Daniels. Lunch was provided from Wahoo's and sponsored by Sumerian and strong and spicy Bloody Mary’s from Tito’s Handmade Vodka were flowing throughout the morning. The entire pre-golf session was kept fun, lively and informative thanks to Beebs from Beebs and her Moneymakers holding down the MC duties for the crowd of over 140 attendees.
Golf at times during the day took a backseat to all the activities out on the course thanks to G2 Mobile Structures, Archie's Ice Cream Truck, Diego Arratia Band, Massage By Laurie, Liquid Death, 805 / Firestone Walker, Beatbox Party Punch, Honest Abe Hard Cider and Ghost Energy & Hydration. Hand rolled cigars and a $25,000 Pot O' Gold thanks to Cast & Crew Live Entertainment, the golf ball air cannon and FUN-raiser games lead by Jennifer and her team at Pin-Up Golf. Additional information was made available from Pass The Bass w/ Dylan who were raising awareness and funds for the Brain Injury Association of America.
After two years of inclement weather at times, this years tournament edged out an evening drizzle just in time to head into The Barn for the days post golf awards dinner. This year featured an Irish-inspired buffet, with dessert provided by Sugar n' Spice of Balboa Island. A 4-day "Chef's Making Waves" cruise from Sixthman was handed out as this year's Raffle Grand Prize. Fat Mike and his NOFX team took First Place after winning a coin toss with 3G Productions who also had a 55 under for the day, while the “Number One Partiers” at Redbull Records took the highly coveted, hard fought, Last Place Trophy. For the 4th year in a row, Frank Buckley of KTLA 5 Morning News with team captain Tony Arratia of KeyCode Media took home the Best Dressed Trophy.
A BIG Thank You to all the companies and friends who made the day a reality:
3G Productions, 805/Firestone Walker, Absolute Merch, Access Event Solutions, All Access Staging, Archie's Ice Cream, Avenged Sevenfold, Beatbox Party Punch, Bogey Bros., CAA, California Entertainer Coaches, Cast & Crew Live Entertainment, Code Four, Contend Mgmt., Crypto com Arena, Entertainment 3Sixty, Fearless Records, Fender, G2 Mobile Structures, Ghost, Gibson Gives, Graphic Ink, H2BA, Honest Abe Cider, Hopeless Records, Iconoclast, idobi Radio, Infinium Spirits, Insomniac, KeyCode Media, Killer Merch, KL Agency Group, Liquid Death, Live Nation, M&M Group, Massage by Laurie, Newport Dental, NOFX, MIBE Music, Obnoxious Golf, PSBM, Pukka, Pure Noise Records, Redbull Records, Rob Wallace Photography, Rock-It Cargo, Sixthman, Snaps, Sound Talent Group, Stage-Tech, Sumerian, Sugar n' Spice of Balboa Island, Surf Rodeo, Sylmar Studios, Thriller Records, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Topeka Live, USC, Vans
Sponsors: Hole-In-One: Cast & Crew Live Entertainment ● Golf Shirts: 805 / Firestone Walker ● Premium Golf Gift: PSBM ● Pin Flags: Ghost ● Event Hats: Pukka ● Event T-shirts: Killer Merch ● Putting Contest: Entertainment 3Sixty ● Lunch: Sumerian ● Golf Carts: M&M Group ● Beverage Cart: California Entertainer Coaches ● Shoes: Vans ● Bag Tags: Access Event Solutions ● Bloody Mary Bar: Tito’s Handmade Vodka ● Golf Balls: Pure Noise Records ● Production Services: Stage-Tech
MusiCares: MusiCares is here to support the music community during times of disaster, such as the current wildfires in Greater Los Angeles. Music professionals affected by these events can reach out for assistance with costs related to evacuation and relocation, damage to music instruments, equipment, vehicle, and spaces, medical care, mental health services, funeral costs, and other essential living expenses. For more information on qualifications or to apply for support, contact MusiCares at MusiCaresRelief@musicares.org or call 1-800-687-4227. To donate, please visit musicares.org/firerelief
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