Last weekend was the 10th Annual Celebration Exotic Car Festival benefitting Special Olympics Florida. A new event in the 4-day fundraiser was the Shooter McGavin Celebrity Golf Tournament which we were proud to host at the Waldorf Astoria Golf Club on Sunday, April 18. Actor Christopher McDonald, “Shooter” from the film Happy Gilmore, invited his celebrity friends to a challenging and fun day of golf and to help raise money and awareness for this great charity. About 25 celebrities were in attendance including Anthony Anderson, Stephen Baldwin, Vince Coleman, Corey Feldman, Jan Stephenson, Leah Thompson, and more! 118 golfers came out to participate in the event and each foursome was joined by one of the celebrities and enjoyed a fun and challenging game on the Waldorf Astoria Golf Club’s Rees Jones-designed course. The tournament was even more fun as celebrities and Special Olympics Florida golfers donned the very colorful and unique Loud Mouth Golf attire.
Several featured holes had their own games with prizes. Wally Palmer was one of the winners and had never even played golf in his life. He didn’t know whether he was a left or right-handed and after a few shots, the golf team discovered he was a left-handed golfer. Luck was with him on his first game as he won the “Closest to the Pin” competition on Hole 16 for which he won a driver. Unfortunately no one won Hole 11’s “Hole in One” competition with a prize of a $87K Lotus – that would have been nice to drive away in!
The celebrities weren’t the only attraction at the event – we were the final stop for the Exotic Car Rally featuring 65 exotic cars. Owners drove their car with a police escort throughout Central Florida, ending at the Waldorf Astoria Orlando for an awards lunch. Some of the famous cars included the DeLorean from Back to the Future and the Lamborghini from Dumb and Dumber.
The 4-day Celebration Exotic Car Festival raised over $180K for Special Olympics Florida. We were honored to be part of this wonderful cause and look forward to hosting the event again next year!
