KINGSTON — More than 200 golfers participated in the 11th annual The Mike, a golf tournament started by Laurie and Mike McKenna to support their autistic son Michael and his school. Michael attends the New England Center for Children in Westborough. More than 200 golfers continued the tradition at the Indian Pond Country Club in Kingston the other day. With the help of friends, family and corporate sponsors like Prudential, Rockland Trust, Blue Cross and…

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HINGHAM — ESPN’s Sean McDonough hosted his annual Celebrity Golf Classic, a two-day celebrity event to support cardiac amyloidosis research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Sean’s father, legendary Boston Globe columnist Will McDonough, died suddenly of cardiac amyloidosis in 2003. Among those who supported the tournament were Billy Andrade, PGA Tour; Geno Auriemma, UCONN Women’s Basketball; Charles Barkley, NBA legend; Jay Bilas, ESPN; Jim Boeheim, head coach of the Syracuse University Men’s basketball team; Brian…

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