Celebrities linked in Ojai
by Misty Volaski

Surrounded by stars of stage and screen, the Michael Douglas and Friends Celebrity Golf Tournament teed off Sunday in front of hundreds of spectators at Ojai Valley Inn & Spa's golf course.
Actors Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, James Garner, Thomas Gibson, Alice Cooper, Greg Kinnear, Kenny G, Martin Sheen, James Woods, Haley Joel Osment and others were in attendance.
Last year, Haley Joel Osment, Michael Douglas and Kenny G won the tournament. This year's winners will be announced July 21 when the tournament airs on ABC from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. following the British Open.
The tournament was held in a three-player, nine-hole scramble. Each of the three celebrity teams was guided by top golf instructors Jim Flick, Butch Harmon, David Leadbetter, Jim McLean and Robert Baker.
Proceeds of the event are donated to the Motion Picture and Television Fund, which "enriches the lives of people in our Southern California entertainment community by continuously evolving to meet their health and human services needs." MPTF has set up health and child care programs as well as the Motion Picture and Television Hospital and a retirement community in Woodland Hills.
Last year, the event, which was held in Palos Verdes, raised more than $500,000 for the fund, and has raised over $1.5 million for MPTF.
MPTF CEO Ken Scherer said, "We are extremely greatful to Michael Douglas and our sponsors. Their participation allows us to continue our 80-year tradition of caring for those in the entertainment family."
The tournament will be held at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa for the next three years.

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