(COOPERSTOWN, N.Y.): The 28th Annual Otesaga Hotel Seniors Open and Pro-Am Golf Tournament will be held Sept. 7-10 at the Leatherstocking Golf Course in Cooperstown. 

The Pro-Am will be held Tuesday, Sept. 7. with up to 32 teams. The make-up of the teams is four amateurs and one professional in a two-man, best-ball format that begins with an 11:30 a.m. shotgun start. 

The Hall of Fame Ambassador for this year's Pro-Am tourney will be announced soon.  Previous celebrity hosts have included Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt, Carlton Fisk, Harmon Killebrew and Robin Roberts.  A highlight of the day is the Hall of Fame Ambassador's comments during the event's awards banquet at The Otesaga's Main Dining Room.

The Presenting Sponsors for the 2010 tournament are NBT Bank, Coca-Cola Enterprises and Strategic Financial Services, LLC, of Utica.

Proceeds from this traditional post-Labor Day event benefit Pathfinder Village, located in nearby Edmeston, a residential community dedicated to children and adults with Down syndrome. Annually, the Seniors Open raises more than $50,000 for scholarships for Pathfinder Village and directly helps the Village's 80-plus residents. More than $1.3 million has been raised for Pathfinder Village through the years.

Proceeds also benefit the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum educational programs, which enable the world-famous Museum to fulfill its educational mission and care for its collections.  The complete list of former champions:

Overlooking picturesque Lake Otsego, the Otesaga Hotel's Leatherstocking Golf Course is considered one of the East's most scenic and historic par-72 layouts.  Designed by the legendary Devereux Emmet in 1909, Leatherstocking has been rated "four stars" by Golf Digest's "Places to Play."

Click here for 2009 Finals Results, rank and city

Click here for 2009 Final Results, rank and par