Dan Jansen, Steve Tasker, Martin Biron, and John Wildhack headline the event on July 13.
GATES, N.Y. — Olympic champion speedskater Dan Jansen, Buffalo Bills great Steve Tasker, former Buffalo Sabres goaltender Martin Biron and Syracuse University Athletic Director John Wildhack headline the celebrities for the Kinecta Celebrity Golf Invitational on July 13th at Brook-Lea Country Club. Those four will team up with an elite list of LPGA Symetra Tour players, healthcare workers, school employees, media personalities and sponsors in a nine-hole scramble to benefit charities across the region.
Fans are invited to enjoy the fun-filled event in an afternoon of fun kicking off at 1:30 PM! Jennifer Mobilia and Jennifer Lewke of WHEC-TV (NBC/Channel 10) will serve as celebrity emcees! The invitational is held in conjunction with the sixth annual Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic, July 15-18 at BLCC.
•Jansen was a perennial fan-favorite and multiple world champion speedskater who won gold in 1994 in his final race.
•Now an NFL color analyst, Tasker is best known for being a seven-time Pro Bowl selection as a Bills special teams star and wide receiver from 1986-1997.
•A first-round draft pick by the Sabres in 1995, Biron spent eight years with Buffalo and also formerly played for the Rochester Americans. He still resides in Western New York and is a studio analyst for MSG.
•Wildhack is completing his fifth year as the leader at SU, which is his alma mater. Prior to that, he was an executive at ESPN for 28 years.
Tickets for the general public are $10 and available at the gate or online at danielledowneyclassic.com. First responders, members of the military, children under 16, all students with ID, members of local credit unions, healthcare workers and School employees are admitted to this event and the week-long tournament for free! People attending this event will get a week-long tournament ticket for free as well. Fans are asked to arrive early, park at the Tinseltown Theater lot, and shuttle to the course by 1 PM. There will be concessions available for lunch, and music beginning at 1. The emcees will start the event at 1:30 and tee times will begin at 2 PM.
About Pluta Cancer Center: Foundation Pluta Cancer Center is the main beneficiary of the Downey Classic. It was established at Genesee Hospital in 1975 by a grant from the Pluta family, and is currently located at 125 Red Creek Drive in Henrietta. Now part of the University of Rochester Medical Center, Pluta offers the latest in radiation therapy technology and chemotherapy treatment, and provides massage therapy, yoga, tai-chi, support groups and nutrition counseling in a friendly, intimate environment. The Pluta Cancer Center Foundation directly supports the Center and its patients by providing the funds necessary to relieve the financial burdens that many cancer patients and their families face. For more, visit https://plutacancerfoundation.org/.
About the Symetra Tour: In the midst of its 41st competitive season, the Symetra Tour is the most established qualifying tour in women’s professional golf. The top-10 on the money list at the end of each season will earn full LPGA Tour membership for the following year. Several of last year’s top Symetra Tour players are already among the LPGA’s top money winners. The Tour’s mission is to prepare the world’s best young women pro golfers for a successful LPGA Tour career. More than 625 alumnae have moved on to the LPGA, and ex-Symetra Tour players have won more than 435 LPGA titles.
About Brook-Lea Country Club: Brook-Lea CC boasts a 6,400-yard traditional style golf course, designed by famed architect Donald Ross. The club’s tradition of great women golfers includes Ann Kerwick, Christy Schultz and Jenna Hoecker who have won many amateur titles, and Danielle Downey, who played on the LPGA Tour. The tournament was founded in 2015 to keep her name alive following her passing.