2025 Ted Savage Cardinals Care Classic

Take part in the Golf Classic by entering a foursome to play with a Cardinals celebrity! To submit your registration request, fill out the attached form and email it to rbigolf@cardinals.com. Registration requests will be replied to within three (3) business days and requests will be filled in the order they are received.

• A round of golf at Whitmoor Country Club with a Cardinals celebrity.
• A Golf Swag Bag.
• Prizes for first through third place teams, Men's & Women's Longest Drive and Closest to the Pin.
• Continental breakfast and on-course refreshments.
• Post-Golf-cocktails with heavy hors d'oeuvres.
• And more!

Email rbigolf@cardinals.com or call 314.345.9418 to register or for more information.

Fans who are unable to participate in the tournament but would still like to support the Cardinals Nike RBI program in honor of Ted Savage can donate here.

Ted Savage (February 21, 1937- January 15, 2023)

Born in Venice, Illinois, Ted Savage spent his youth playing baseball, basketball and football in East St. Louis before moving on to play both baseball and basketball for Lincoln University. Ted left college for a three-year stint in the Army where he, as an outfielder for the Brooke Army Medical Center in Fort Houston, Texas, helped lead his team to the 4th Army baseball championship.

Upon his discharge, Ted signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies and broke into the big leagues in 1962. From 1965 until May of 1967, he played for his hometown St. Louis Cardinals.

When he said goodbye to his playing days in 1971, Ted turned his focus to working with youth. He spent nine years as the Athletic Director for Harris Stowe University before joining the Cardinals organization as Director of Target Marketing. Ted remembered what it was like to be a kid growing up in an underserved community and this fueled his passion to use his position at the Cardinals to provide opportunities to those in need. He was an early supporter of MLB's Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) program that was designed to promote the games of baseball and softball to disadvantaged communities.

Ted's desire to get children onto the baseball diamond led him to create a golf tournament that raised funds to support those playing RBI in the St. Louis area. When Ted retired in 2012, the golf tournament was renamed the Ted Savage RBI Golf Classic as a tribute to his tireless work to engage the community.

Ted passed away on January 15, 2023 at the age of 85

Sponsorship opportunities for the Cardinals Care Golf Classic are available. Opportunities begin at $2,000 for a hole sponsorship. If you are interested in becoming a Cardinals Care Golf Classic sponsor, email rbigolf@cardinals.com or call 314.345.9475.

• Cardinals Nike RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) program provides underprivileged children throughout the St. Louis area the opportunity to play baseball and softball by funding the RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) program.
• Cardinals Care whose mission is Caring for Kids throughout Cardinals Nation.