In 2025, $6000 donated to the Tom Jones Challenger League, $6000 donated to Bonnie Blair's DASH Project and $6000 donated to Illini Courtsiders!

Press Release

            The David Williams Foundation is proud to announce the FIFTH Annual Celebrity Golf Outing, sponsored once again by Midland States Bank, that will take place on Friday, September 11, 2026, at the University of Illinois Orange & Blue Golf Courses in Savoy, Illinois.  

            David Williams was a 2-time First Team All-American at Illinois and is a member of the College Football HOF, Canadian Football HOF, and the University of Illinois Athletics HOF.  His golf outing is designed to raise funds to support underprivileged children, children with medical needs, and their families.  This year, we will be playing for the Tom Jones Challenger League for children with varying degrees of physical or mental challenges and the DASH Project helping children with sports equipment that who couldn’t afford it otherwise, headed by Champaign’s own Olympic Gold Medalist Bonnie Blair.  We are also including a donation to the Courtsiders (Illini women's basketball booster group) where all proceeds donated to them will go to the ICON collective for women's basketball.

            Athletes that appeared last outing besides David were Dana Howard, Craig Swoope, TJ Wheeler, Brandon Lloyd, Kevin Mitchell, Guy Teafatiller, Art Still, Keith Taylor, Dee Brown, Rickie Foggie, Cam Benson, Mike Martin, David Fulcher, Sam Ellsworth, Terrell Washington, Dino Pollock, Chris Green, Darrin Brown, Bonnie Blair & Dave Cruikshank.  We expect to have as many or more celebrities at the 2026 golf outing as well.  Our goal is for each foursome to all have one of the celebrities golfing in their group.

            More information will be coming soon as well as an updated list of celebrities.  For sponsorships and playing information, as well as any other questions, please contact Ryan McClure (rmmcclu1@yahoo.com), Tom Scaggs (scaggs22@aol.com) or Larry Rolle (LarryR@RBRL.com). 

The Tom Jones Challenger League is proof that ALL children who want to play sports can do so.  In our case, it’s baseball.  We believe that all children need to be given the chance and we exist for that very reason.  The Tom Jones Challenger League: Where Every Player Plays and Everybody WINS!!

AGENDA  (U of I Orange courses in Savoy, Friday, 9/12/2025)

9:00 am:     Register, Mulligans, 50/50 raffle, drink tickets, putting contest

                    Silent auction

                    Shirt and goodie bag

                    Lunch by Jimmy John's

10:30 am: Shotgun start, SCRAMBLE FORMAT

3:30 - 4:15 pm:   Celebrity Autograph Session

                             Silent Auction

                             Cocktail Reception

                             Snacks

                             Award Presentations

AWARDS

Closest to the pin

Longest drive

Longest putt

Championship foursome