2008 John Lynch Celebrity Classic
March 16-17, 2008
Fairbanks Ranch Country Club
A few days ago I had the honor of photographing the 2008 John Lynch Celebrity Classic golf tournament. John Lynch, you may know, is a nine-time Pro Bowl safety currently playing for the Denver Broncos, who grew up in the San Diego area and consequently focusses much of his charitable work (and he does a LOT) here in San Diego. He also happens to be my cousin. The beneficiary of this year’s tournament is the scholarship assistance program at Cathedral High School. I don’t know how much money was raised, but I guarantee it was a LOT. John is truly one of the “good guys” in the NFL and that was reflected in the caliber of “celebrities” who took time to attend. You’ll see many in the photos below. Former Charger, Junior Seau, was honored with a Leadership Award and gave an impassioned speech imploring those in attendance, the members of his own foundation board in particular, to “do more”. When it came time for the live auction, Junior teamed up with David Wells to create an impromptu auction item of a night on the town with Junior, David, John, and Lorenzo Neal. After cajoling the bids up over $10,000, Junior decided that they would turn it into a double item and promptly raised well over $20,000 for the John Lynch Foundation and Cathedral High School in about 5 minutes. The night ended with yet another appearance by the ubiquitous Irish Tenors (the third time I’ve seen them in a week!). They coaxed John Lynch Jr. on stage and let’s just say, he may be a future Hall of Famer, but he’ll never be an Irish Tenor.
It was a great night followed by a great St. Patrick’s Day on Monday for the golf tournament. I had a great time documenting the event. Throughout both days I couldn’t help but think how proud my (and John’s) grandma, Jean Lynch, would have been of her grandson (John, not me. Okay, maybe me too, but really this one was all about John). Enjoy some of the photos…
For more information on the John Lynch Foundation, click here.
