Siwanoy Country Club will welcome media executives, sports figures, and entertainment celebrities on Monday, Sept. 14, when the Broadcasters Foundation of America (BFOA) holds its 28th annual Celebrity Golf Tournament on the historic Bronxville-area course.
Jack Abernethy, CEO of FOX Television Stations since 2004 and a member of the BFOA's board of directors, will chair the event. All proceeds benefit the foundation's grant programs for radio and television professionals facing financial crises caused by serious illness or natural disasters.
Abernethy called the tournament "one of the industry's signature events" in a statement published July 28, saying it offers a chance to play a premier regional course alongside colleagues and celebrities "all in support of a charity that provides a vital lifeline to our fellow broadcasters when they need it most."
The tournament is the foundation's second-largest annual fundraiser. BFOA President Tim McCarthy said the event has brought the broadcasting industry together for 28 years, raising critical funds to assist broadcasters facing extraordinary challenges.
Abernethy oversees 28 FOX-owned stations across the country's largest television markets. He was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in 2012 and named one of The Hollywood Reporter's "35 Most Powerful People in New York Media" in 2017 and 2018.
The venue
Siwanoy's Donald Ross-designed course was established in 1915 and hosted the inaugural PGA Championship in 1916. The club sits in the Town of Eastchester at 351 Pondfield Road with a Bronxville mailing address. Its course is currently undergoing a restoration to return original features to play.
The club is private and invitation-only.
The foundation
The BFOA, a 501(c)(3) charity founded in 1956, has aided more than 1,000 broadcasters and their families over its 70-year history. It provides monthly grants for professionals no longer able to work and emergency grants for acute financial crises. Specific celebrity participants, ticket prices, and public spectator access have not yet been announced.
Residents interested in the foundation's work can visit broadcastersfoundation.org.
