BOCA RATON – Hundreds of friends and fans gathered at St. Andrews Country Club this past weekend for a double-header of golf aimed at raising money for cancer care and treatment.
St. Andrews resident Morgan Pressel, the LPGA golfer ranked 13th in the world, held a “Morgan Pressel & Friends Cocktail Party Sunday evening, followed by a pro-am tournament on Monday with fellow golfers Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr and Lexi Thompson, among others.
The event included live and silent auctions and a buffet dinner.
Proceeds will benefit the Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital. Lynn also received the first annual Kathryn Krickstein-Pressel Award named for Morgan’s mother who died of breast cancer at an early age.
The Morgan Pressel Foundation was started in order to further the fight against cancer, particularly breast cancer. Following her mother’s death, Morgan devoted herself to try and fight this disease.
In just four years, her efforts, with the primary support of St. Andrews Country Club members and her sponsors, have raised more than $1.8 million dollars to aid and support patient care and research in the fight against breast cancer.
In 2010, the Kathryn Krickstein-Pressel Mammovan, under the direction of the Boca Raton Regional Hospital, became a reality. This mobile miracle travels throughout Palm Beach County providing affordable breast exams and health care to those who might not otherwise receive it. Since March 2010 the Mammovan has provided 2518 mammograms.
The money raised supports patient care and research at The Boca Raton Regional Hospital, the University of Miami Sylvester Cancer Center as well as Hospice by the Sea.