The 2024 Leonard Sports Management Celebrity Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, October 21, 2024, at Lakewood Country Club in Rockville, MD.
Hosted by Germantown native Makenna Morris, professional soccer player with the Washington Spirit and cohosted by Ray Leonard, Jr. & Johnny Damon, former professional baseball player and World Series Champion, the tournament supports women’s empowerment and benefits local girls and women’s organizations in each tournament city.
The tournament has announced that Croix Bethune, Team USA Gold Medal Women’s Soccer and Washington Spirit player, will be attending with her Gold Medal. She will join Washington-great Brian Mitchell, Mike Deveraux (Orioles), NFL Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk, boxer Shane Mosley, and more.
Per the event website, “Event attendees will be treated to a VIP experience which includes award-winning golf with celebrity sports stars and business leaders, exciting course contests, food and beverage tastings at every hole provided by our various food and beverage sponsors and a lavish post play awards dinner, entertainment, and silent auction.
Proceeds from the tournament will benefit two outstanding organizations in Maryland. The Lady Lions of Baltimore (Girls Basketball Program | Baltimore Lady Lions | Essex) & Community Bridges of Silver Spring (New tab (communitybridges-md.org). Both organizations are dedicated to empowering girls and women from diverse backgrounds, helping them to become exceptional students, positive leaders, and healthy individuals.”