Greenwich Scores and Standings, Aug. 1

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The 24th annual Jerry Sr. Memorial Celebrity Golf Tournament, the longest continually running celebrity charity event in the Northeast, will be played Aug. 9 at the Innis Arden Golf Club in Old Greenwich.

The fundraiser benefits Abilis, formerly known as ARC, which provides support to people with autism, Down syndrome and other developmental disabilities.

The tournament honors the late Jerry Porricelli Sr., the tournament's top organizer for many years.

Tommy John, Howard Johnson, Ottis Anderson and Karl Nelson are among the sports celebrities who have confirmed their appearance. The tournament will be played with a shotgun format starting at 12:45 p.m.

Also playing will be Sue Merz, a Greenwich native who was a member of the 1998 U.S. gold-medal winning hockey team.

Former Giants wide receiver Don Herrmann, former Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jimmy Key, longtime Mets coach Joe Pignatano, former NFL kicker Eric Schubert, former NFL tight ends Pete Mitchell and Brian Saxton also are among the 14 sports celebrities who have committed to the event.

John is a former major league pitcher who played with the New York Yankees while Johnson spent most of his 14 seasons with the New York Mets and was on their 1986 World Series-winning team.

Anderson, a popular running back in New York, was a mainstay on two Giants' teams that won Super Bowls and was the MVP of Super Bowl XXV.

Nelson, another popular player, was an offensive tackle on the Giants' team that beat then Broncos to win Super Bowl XXI in 1987.

The fee for golf is $600 per player or $2,200 per foursome. It includes brunch, a day of golf with a celebrity, a cocktail reception, awards banquet and prizes. Spots are still available.

For more information, visit www.porricellis.com and www.abilis.us or call Porricelli's at 203-637-2281

The Greenwich town tennis tourmament, which spanned two weeks, was completed Saturday.

In the men's 35-and-over singles, Craig Shultz rallied to defeat Pieter Van Tulder in three sets, 4-6, 7-6, 7-5.

In the mixed doubles, which also went three sets, Jessyca and Pedro Cameselle defeated Craig and Judy Shultz, 2-6, 7-6 (9), 6-2).

In the women's open doubles, Meg DeCaro and Virginia Correll also won after dropping the first set, defeating Rebecca Moore and Lynn Flynn, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4.

In the women's 35-and-over singles,  Flynn defeated Moore, 6-2, 6-2.

In the boys 17-and under final,  Sebastian Herrera bested defending champion Chris Salisbury, 6-4, 6-4.

In the under-12 final, Henry DeCoster down Sarah Callahan, 4-0, 4-0.

In the 50-and-over singles final,  Robert Finkelstein posted a 6-4, 3-5 win over George Wang, who retired in the second set. 

Greenwich's Danny Balin, who tied for the second in the Connecticut Open on Wednesday, will be headed to the PGA championship in two weeks.

For the second year in row, the 29-year-old teaching professional the Burning Tree Country Club qualified for the PGA, which will be played at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., beginning Aug. 11.

Balin carded an 8-under par 63 in the final round of the PGA Professional National Championship during qualifying in Hershey, Pa. He jumped 30 spots after a first-round 75 and finished fourth in the tournament.

Balin missed the cut at last year's PGA championship.

-- The next event in the Volvo of Stamford Greenwich Cup series is the Volvo of Stamford Greenwich Cup Triathlon at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday Aug. 7 (entry fee $89).

For more info, visit www.threadsandtreads.com or call 203-661-0142.

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