The golf tournament that has been run annually to benefit the Burn Prevention Foundation will have a new name for its 1994 event.
The tournament will be called the Guman-Spagnola Celebrity Classic.
The names are easily recognizeable -- Mike Guman and John Spagnola, a pair of Bethlehem Catholic graduates who went on to star on the collegiate and professional football levels.
"We are proud to have these two players on our team," said Ed Kornbeger, the chairman for the tournament that will be played on June 13 at the Silver Creek Country Club.
For years, the tournament ran under the name of the Debbie Massey Pro-Am. Massey, who grew up in Bethlehem and played on the LPGA Tour, was instrumental in bringing in a number of her friends on the LPGA Tour.
For the last two summers, however, the Major League Baseball Alumni Association came in with its Swing With the Legends concept.
Guman, who played football at Penn State and for the Los Angeles Rams, and Spagnola, who played at Yale and with the Eagles, will be responsible for bringing in the sports celebrities for the five-player scramble.
"We'll have some name people coming here," said Spagnola, "and they won't all be football players. We'll have guys who will be fun to play with. We want to make this thing a good experience for the amateurs."
And speaking of the amateurs, Kornberger mentioned that if those amateurs interested in playing will get a cut rate deal if they sign up now and up until Jan. 15. Instead of the customary $500 fee, they'll get in for $400 if they meet the deadline.
Hess's will be the presenting sponsor and the department store's CEO Bob O'Connell said, "This event has a bright future and will continue to grow."