2007 Monday-After-Masters Donates Record $458,000

Columbia, S.C. – Monday After the Masters tournament organizers have announced that proceeds from the 2007 Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament totaled $458,000, breaking the previous high of $450,000 from 2006. The 2007 Monday After the Masters also recorded its second consecutive sell-out, as more than 6,000 fans bought tickets to see their favorite celebrities, athletes and musicians compete in the annual charity golf tournament at The Dye Club at Barefoot Resort & Golf in North Myrtle Beach on April 9th.

Donations from the 2007 Monday After the Masters were distributed to the Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation, which supports the South Carolina Junior Golf Association and educational programs in South Carolina. During the 13-year history of the Monday After the Masters, more than $3.5 million has been raised for South Carolina charities. 

“We are grateful to everyone who came out to the 2007 Monday After the Masters event at The Dye Club at Barefoot Resort and Golf and helped us raise $458,000 in donations,” said Jim ‘Soni’ Sonefeld of Hootie & the Blowfish. “If the home of the Monday After the Masters is to be gauged on the success we've been able to provide to our South Carolina charities, we've found a permanent home in Myrtle Beach. We look forward to an even bigger and better Monday After the Masters in 2008 and will announce more details soon.”

Sponsored by Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday and Intel Corporation, the 2008 Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament will be held once again at Barefoot Resort & Golf on Monday, April 14th. This will be the 14th year of the Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament and the sixth year that Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday has hosted the event. In the five years that Myrtle Beach has served as the tournament site, the Monday After the Masters has raised more than $2 million for golf and educational charities in South Carolina.

Volunteers are needed for the 2008 event and are encouraged to register now while space is still available. Volunteer committee choices range from on-course selections to tournament support selections and volunteers are not required to have golf knowledge to volunteer. More information can be found at hootiegolf.com by clicking on the volunteer tab or by contacting Alexa Devine at (843) 881-2532 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

About the Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Golf Tournament

Widely considered as one of the most popular celebrity pro-ams in the country, the Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am Golf Tournament attracts thousands of people who enjoy the music of the two-time Grammy award winners as well as the friendly competition between the band and their celebrity and PGA professional friends. Over the past 13 years, the Monday After the Masters has donated more than 3.5 million dollars to the South Carolina Junior Golf Foundation and the Hootie and the Blowfish Foundation, which supports the educational needs of South Carolina. In the past, the tournament has attracted many big-name PGA professionals including Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer, David Duval, Craig Stadler, Fred Couples and John Daly, as well as several with South Carolina connections – Jay Haas, Jonathan Byrd, Charles Warren, Brett Quigley, and Kyle Thompson. Past celebrities include Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Sorbo, Anthony Anderson, Meat Loaf, Branford Marsalis, Sister Hazel, Edwin McCain, Dan Marino, Brett Favre, Grant Fuhr, Lou Holtz, Steve Spurrier, former South Carolina governor Jim Hodges, members of Creed, Bernie Kosar, ESPN’s Dan Patrick, Stuart Scott and Mike Tirico.