BOCA RATON — The Women’s Golf Association at Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club in Boca Raton held its annual Rally for the Cure golf tournament March 12, raising $6,435 to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.
Rally for the Cure Committee members, from left, are Pattie Damron, Peggy Ruzika and Margaret Watson
“We are grateful to our golfers for all their support” said WGA President-Elect Pattie Damron, who takes over as president April 22. “Despite the incredibly rainy weather, we had 52 players turn out for the tournament – a field dressed in pink in honor of Komen for the Cure. They all deserve to be commended for their remarkable commitment.”
Komen is a global non-profit dedicated to eradicating breast cancer through research. The organization, the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists, has invested nearly $1.5 billion to find a Cure since Komen was founded in 1982.
Funds at the Rally for the Cure golf tournament were raised through registration fees paid by participants. The WPA also held a 50-50 raffle, won by Lori Glover. Glover donated her $1,100 in winnings in honor of the WPA President Vicki Hull, 56, who recently passed away, to the Enrichment Fund of Grace Community Church, the beneficiary of memorial donations for Hull. A matching $1,100 from the raffle was donated to Komen.
The Rally for the Cure tournament is one of several events Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club holds each year. The WPA also collects toys each Christmas season for Spirit of Giving, a joint effort by several Palm Beach County charitable agencies. The country club’s Ladies Nine Hole Golf Group recently held its initial 1st Annual Play for P.I.N.K. tournament to benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Celebrating its 50th year, the Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club has been an elegant tradition among the elite clubs of South Florida. As one of the few private, invitation-only clubs in the country, Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club boasts a Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course and no residency requirements.