The Dick's Sporting Goods Open is approaching fast. The legends of golf will be here.  Tim McGraw will perform Friday night(8/16).  The Wendy's Walk for Kids is Sunday afternoon(8/18).  Now there's another event scheduled.

World Golf Hall of Fame Member Nancy Lopez will be the featured exhibit at a special health and wellness event for women as a part of DICK’S Sporting Goods Open Week.  The "UHS Pearls of Wisdom with Nancy Lopez" will be held on Monday(8/12) at the Links at Hiawatha Landing.

Women will be able to join Nancy Lopez for a free Golf Clinic following a women’s health exhibition.  The exhibitions will begin at 3PM, followed by the Nancy Lopez Clinic at 6PM.  Physicians and other UHS healthcare experts will be on hand to answer women's questions about diet, exercise, mammography, preventive medicine and overall good health.
Lopez has 48 LPGA Tour Victories and three Major Championships.  In 1978 she became the only LPGA Tour member to win Rookie of the Year, Player of the Year, and the Vare Trophy in the same season. She was awarded Player of the Year four times.
Lopez actively works to promote public awareness of multiple diseases, including arthritis and cardiovascular disease, which run in her family. She remains an active contributor to the American Heart Association and is an active donor to cancer research.
Advance registration is required. Go here to register and for further information. The 2013 DICK’S Sporting Goods Open will be hosted at En-Joie Golf Course in Endicott, August 12th-18th.

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