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Bucky Dent 32nd Annual Florida Invitational Golf Tournament returns to The Falls Club of the Palm Beaches

Lake Worth, Fl. Jan 22 –Bucky Dent, the former major league baseball player for the New York Yankees who entered the history books with his home run against the Boston Red Sox, will host the Bucky Dent 32nd Annual Florida Invitational Golf Tournament at The Falls Club of the Palm Beaches on January 24-25, 2016.

“We keep coming back to the Falls Club every year for our invitational tournament because it is one of the best clubs in Florida. We absolutely love The Falls Club, the course is always in great shape, the staff is excellent and the food outstanding!” Dent said.

Part of the proceeds from the event will help provide blankets to cancer treatment centers. “Embraced With Love,” is a program envisioned and created by Dent’s late wife which provides cancer patients with blankets and pillows to help them feel more comfortable during chemotherapy treatments. To date, the Bucky Dent invitational has sponsored 64 college scholarships and donated more than $600,000 to local youth baseball/softball programs and other deserving area charities.

Dent, who in 1978 famously hit a Red Sox Mike Torrez pitch over the Green Monster in the top of the seventh inning to turn a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 lead for the Yankees who ultimately won the championship, has again attracted a cadre of names from the world of sports to attend the annual event on the Gentleman Joe Lee signature championship golf course at The Falls Club.

On tap to attend the sold-out invitational are former heavyweight boxer Gerry Cooney; former New York Yankees Rick Cerone, Paul O’Neill, Tino Martinez and Jeff Nelson; and former Atlanta Brave Andrés Galarraga and Franklin Gutierrez who is currently an outfielder for the Seattle Mariners.