ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>2006 Charity Golf Classic - Celebrity Guests</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <LINK REL="StyleSheet" HREF="/includes/style.css" TYPE="text/css" MEDIA="screen" TITLE="Primary"> <meta name="keywords" content="celebrity guests, celebrities, golf, charity, Monroe Township, NJ, Monroe, Forsgate, Country Club, Charity Classic, Tournament, Guests, Special Olympics, New Jersey, non-profit, organization, Peter Jacobsen, Chi-Chi Rodriguez, Johnny Miller"> <meta name="description" content="The Forsgate Foundation is a non-profit organization located in Monroe Township, New Jersey. 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In 1979, Fuzzy became one of only three golfers to have won The Masters in his first appearance in the event; the other two were the winners of the first two Masters, Horton Smith and Gene Sarazen. Fuzzy&rsquo;s other win in a major championship came at the 1984 U.S. Open. Zoeller, who has always been a gallery favorite for his humor and relaxed approach to the game, joined the Champions Tour in 2002 and won a senior major, the Senior PGA Championship that year and then in 2004 won the MasterCard Championship.&nbsp; Thus far, his best finish in 2006 has been T-6 at the Ace Group Classic.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <br clear="all"> <p><strong>CURTIS STRANGE</strong></p> <img src="/images/Bio_Strange.jpg" align="left" border="1"> <p>Golf has been in Curtis Strange s blood since he was a young child. His father owned White Sands Country Club in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and growing up Curtis worked relentlessly to develop his game. At 15, Curtis won the Virginia Junior Championship and then attended Wake Forest where he was part of a collegiate golf team that Golf World has labeled  the greatest of all time. With teammates Jay Haas and Bob Byman, Curtis led his team to consecutive NCAA Championship titles in 1974 and 1975.</p> <p>A steely-eyed and tenacious competitor on the golf course, Curtis reigned as one of the best PGA TOUR players of the 1980 s. During this decade, he captured 16 of his 17 career PGA TOUR victories including back-to-back U.S. Open Championships in 1988 and 1989 and three Tour Money Titles. Curtis was the first player to crack $1 million in earnings in a single season.</p> <p>After his successful stint on the PGA TOUR, Curtis joined ABC in the late 1990 s where he flourished as an expert commentator on its golf broadcasts for many years. He was selected as the U.S. Team Ryder Cup Captain in 2002, and in 2005, Curtis embarked on his rookie year on the Champions Tour where he recorded two, Top-10 performances. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <br clear="all"> <p><strong>DANA QUIGLEY</strong></p> <img src="/images/bio_QUIGLEY.jpg" align="right" border="1"> <p>Dana got his start in golf while serving as a caddie at Rhode Island Golf Club.&nbsp; Later, he attended the University of Rhode Island and turned professional in 1971.&nbsp; Quigley's career in regular tournament golf was unremarkable. He worked as a club professional for many years and had 16 tournament victories in local tournaments in New England. His best finish on the PGA Tour was sixth at the 1980 Greater Milwaukee Open. However in 1997 he became eligible to play in senior golf tournaments, and he soon became a leading player at this level. His first win on the Senior PGA Tour (later the Champions Tour) came at that year's Northville Long Island Classic and further wins followed. In 2005 he topped the Champions Tour money list at age 58 to become the oldest player ever to claim the Arnold Palmer Award for the leading money-winner on the circuit. By the end of that season he had won 10 tournaments on the tour.&nbsp; Dana is having another banner year in 2006, capturing the Greater Kansas City Golf Classic title and finishing in the top-10 in two other events.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <br clear="all"> <p><strong>ERICA BLASBERG</strong></p> <img src="/images/bio_BLASBERG.jpg" align="left" border="1"> <p>A standout on the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) circuit, Erica was a three-time, first-team Polo All-American, a member of the 2002 Canon Cup and winner of the 2002 Rolex Tournament of Champions.&nbsp; While at the University of Arizona, Blasberg was a two-time All-American from 2003-04, 2003 NCAA Freshman of the Year, 2003 Pac-10 Player of the Year and recorded six collegiate tournament wins.</p> <p>Erica began her professional career in 2004 on the Futures Tour and then qualified for the LPGA Tour on her first try.&nbsp; During her rookie year on Tour, she carded a career-low 68 in the second round of the Office Depot Championship and also won a Mercury Mariner with a hole-in-one during the third round of the Sybase Classic.&nbsp; She recently carded a career-best Top-25 finish at the Shop Rite LPGA Classic in New Jersey.&nbsp; She enjoys running, reading magazines and shopping in her free time.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>JENNA DANIELS</strong></p> <img src="/images/daniels.jpg" align="right" border="1"> <p>Jenna began playing golf at the age of 12 when her father started her in the sport and acted as her first teacher.&nbsp; She racked up two wins on the AJGA circuit, won two California State Amateur Championships and was a member of the Canon Cup Team.&nbsp; Jenna enrolled at the University of Arizona and made quick work of the Pac-10 competition.&nbsp; Beginning her run as a three-time All-American, Jenna was Pac-10 Champion as a sophomore.&nbsp; As a junior she won the NCAA West Regional Championship and then culminated her career in 2000 by becoming NCAA Player of the Year and NCAA Champion.</p> <p>Jenna qualified for the LPGA Tour on her first attempt. In her rookie year in 2001, Jenna recorded her career-best finish with a tie for 10th at the LPGA Corning Classic and has had at least one Top-10 finish each year since 2003.&nbsp;&nbsp; Her hobbies include volleyball, weightlifting, swimming, bike riding and tennis.</p> <br clear="all"> <p><strong>MATT GRIESSER</strong></p> <img src="/images/GRIESSER.jpg" align="left" border="1"> <p>Matt's acting career began while performing in improv stage shows around Los Angeles. Matt's "big break" came on the CBS sitcom "Murphy Brown." In the role of "Matthew," Jim Dial's hapless assistant, Matt appeared in six episodes of the show. Over the next several years Matt made many guest appearances on shows such as "Grace Under Fire" and "Coach," as well as in many national commercials.</p> <p>Since 1999, Matt has played FootJoy's signature advertising character, "Sign Boy". To date, Matt has filmed some 38 international commercials for FootJoy. During this same time, Matt has appeared in such films as "The Flintstones: Viva Rock Vegas" and Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous." In 2002, Matt began playing "sidekick" to Peter Jacobsen on The Golf Channel, for the original comedy series, "Peter Jacobsen: Plugged In." Now in its 4th season, "PJPI" continues to air throughout the golf season. Matt has also appeared as a guest host (2004-2005), on "Big Break II" & "Big Break III," another original program that appears on The Golf Channel. Most recently in 2005, Matt appeared in a guest role on the CBS sitcom, "King of Queens."</p> <p>&nbsp; </p> <br clear="all"> <p><strong>PETER JACOBSEN (Unable to attend due to injury)</strong></p> <img src="/images/bio_Jacobsen.jpg" align="right" border="1" width="200"> <p>A 28-year veteran of the PGA TOUR, Peter has established himself as the unofficial ambassador of golf. He has served as a Player Director on the PGA TOUR, a golf commentator on ABC-TV, a television analyst for The Skins Game, and a roving reporter for the 1991 Ryder Cup matches on NBC. He authored a book, "Buried Lies: True Tales and Tall Stories From the PGA TOUR," published in 1993. In 2002, Peter started his own show on The Golf Channel, "Peter Jacobsen Plugged-In." On TOUR, he represents Titleist, Lexus, JELD-WEN and Bobby Jones apparel.</p> <p>Peter has earned seven PGA TOUR victories and one Champions Tour victory in his career.</p> <p>Peter is chairman and chief executive officer of Peter Jacobsen Productions, Inc., a sports management company responsible for producing the popular Portland, Oregon based golf tournament The Fred Meyer Challenge, 1989-2002. During the 17 years the event raised nearly $11 million for local children's charities.</p> <p>Peter's business acumen also extends to golf course design. He co-designed The Oregon Golf Club in West Lynn, Ore.; Genoa Lakes Golf Club and Resort in Lake Tahoe, Nev.; Blackhorse Golf Club in Cypress, Tex.; and continues golf course design as a principal of the Jacobsen Hardy Golf Course Design Company, based in Houston, Tex.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </blockquote> </td> </tr><tr> <td align="center"> <a href="/2006_schedule.html" class="navlink">Event Schedule</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="/2006_celebrities.html" class="navlink">Celebrity Guests</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="/2006_sponsorship.html" class="navlink">Participant Packages</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="/2006_sponsors.html" class="navlink">Sponsors & Players</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="/charity_info.html" class="navlink">Charity Information</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="/2006_skins.html" class="navlink">Skins Game</a><br> <a href="/2006_auction.html" class="navlink">Auction Items</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="/2006_press.html" class="navlink">Press Releases</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="http://forsgatecc.com/index.cfm?menu=3847&openitem=3847" class="navlink" target="new">About the Course</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="/contact.html" class="navlink">Contact Us</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="/mailing_list/mailing_list_universal.asp" class="navlink">Mailing List</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; <a href="/about.html" class="navlink">Home</a> </td> </tr><tr> <td> <BR><p align="Center" style="color:666666;"><small>&copy; COPYRIGHT 2003 - <a href="/contact.html">Forsgate Foundation Charity Classic</a> - All Rights Reserved.</small></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html>