PGA Tour pro Mark Hensby lends name and legs to charity bike ride for injured marines

Golf in general, and professional golf in particular, has a long history of supporting charitable causes. And in hard economic times like these, it seems that this effort actually increases.

A number of groups have contacted me recently about helping to get the word out about their deserving causes, so I thought I’d devote a few blogs to them.

The first of these is a charity bicycle ride in October that begins in Scottsdale, Arizona on the 14th and ends 430 miles later in San Diego, California on the 17th.

The objective of the ride is to raise funds and awareness for The Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund. The IMSFF is a 501c3 organization that has given more than 15,000 grants and over $31 million to Marines and Sailors who suffer from life threatening illnesses or who have been injured in combat or training. This year the ride will be joined by PGA Tour pro Mark Hensby, who has volunteered to not only help in raising funds, but also to ride the 430 miles to San Diego.

Holy smokin’ Moses! Did I just type “430 miles"?

To support the IMSFF and Hensby in his valiant, if masochistic, effort, click here and donate to this worthy cause.