September 9, 2015

The 9th annual Pink Rock Classic golf tournament will take place Monday, Oct. 5 at the Port Jefferson Country Club at Harbor Hills. The annual golf tournament benefits the Fund for Uninsured at the Fortunato Breast Health Center at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital.

The Fund for Uninsured was established to provide access to state-of-the-art breast screenings and diagnostic procedures for patients without health insurance. Jean Larsen of Stony Brook, a breast cancer survivor who faced a huge personal debt from battling the disease, came up with the idea of the Pink Rock Classic to help others in a similar situation. She and her friend and former co-worker Walter Hurney put together the Pink Rock Classic golf tournament. The event has raised more than $450,000 for people in need.

The 18-hole outing begins at 11 a.m. with registration and lunch. The shot-gun start begins at 1 pm. The day includes a cocktail hour followed by a grand buffet dinner and awards ceremony beginning at 6 p.m. The fee for the day is $350 per player or $1,400 per foursome. For grand buffet dinner and cocktails only, tickets are $150 per person.

To register, for sponsorship opportunities or for more information go to www.matherhospital.org/pinkrock or call Laura Juliano in Mather’s Public Affairs Department at 631-476-2723.

John T. Mather Memorial Hospital is an accredited 248-bed, non-profit community teaching hospital dedicated to providing a wide spectrum of high quality healthcare services to Suffolk County residents, showing compassion and respect and treating each patient in the manner we would wish for our loved ones. Mather has earned the prestigious Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), which recognizes healthcare organizations for quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovations in professional nursing practice. Mather also has received seven consecutive top "A" ratings from The Leapfrog Group for patient safety.