LINKS FORE LEUKEMIA
GOLF TOURNAMENT
The Links Fore Leukemia Golf Tournament has been rescheduled for Monday, June 29, 2020 at Gleneagles Country Club in Plano, Texas. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and Gleneagles staff are working diligently to present to you a socially-distanced golf tournament, maintaining the legacy and fun of Links Fore Leukemia while keeping our golfers safe and healthy!
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the tournament, please contact Jamie Thom at Jamie.Thom@LLS.org.
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020
GLENEAGLES COUNTRY CLUB | KING'S & QUEEN'S COURSES
5401 W Park Blvd.
Plano, TX 75093
Enjoy the prestigious Gleneagle's County Club, King's Course with a day filled with golf, fun and prizes, while supporting the search for blood cancer cures and patient services.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
King's Course:
7:15 AM Check-In
8:00 AM Start
Queen's Course:
8:45 AM Check-In
9:30 AM Start
Stick around for lunch and drinks and bid on our silent auction from your phones with our mobile platform!
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Jim Willis and Bob Barker became fast friends while they both battled blood cancer. As a way to help end blood cancers, they held a golf tournament in 1997 to support The LLS. Sadly, Jim lost his personal battle with leukemia several months after that first tournament.
Today, Bob Barker and Jim’s family continue to hold the tournament and fundraise in his honor. To date, Jim and Bob’s golf tournament has raised over $3 million!
TAKE A SWING AT CANCER
Every three minutes someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer.
Every nine minutes, someone dies from one.
Over the past 40 years LLS has invested more than $1.2 billion to fund the most cutting-edge research, advancing blood cancer cures and treatments. We provide life-saving resources to patients and their families, ensuring quality and affordable care.
Through your participation in the 24th Annual Links Fore Leukemia golf tournament, you're providing the necessary resources to fund the search for blood cancer cures and to support patients and their families. Take pride in the fact that every swing you take, is a swing at cancer.
LOCAL IMPACT
This past fiscal year in North Texas, LLS helped nearly 2,000 patients, caregivers and healthcare providers!
We helped 1,700 blood cancer patients with almost $2.5 million in co-pay assistance to help with medications and 61 patients with $30,500 in travel assistance.
Over $15.5 million was invested in lifesaving research at Texas institutions, including $500,000 for research at UT Southwestern Dallas.
Download the 2020 Links Fore Leukemia Sponsorship Packet!
RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY!
The mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is:
Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma,
and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
Thank you to our event committee!
If not for the countless hours put into the planning of this tournament, we wouldn't have one. The Links Fore Leukemia committee plays a crucial and critical role in the success of the tournament. From planning to securing sponsors or recruiting foursomes, we are truly grateful for them.
Jim Hogan, Event Chair
Bob Barker, Co-Founder
Alvin Wade
Mark Lenz
Matthew Willis
Travis McLaren
Collin McWain