It had all the makings of a true storybook tale. Cast of characters: A brave young double amputee wounded warrior, a generous philanthropic "caddy," and one of the world's top players, the reigning 2013 U.S. Open Champion, Justin Rose.

The 'cast' met a few weeks ago at the Quicken Loans National at Congressional to "caddy for a cure" and spoiler alert - all three were big winners. Justin won the tournament; philanthropist Steve Allen had the best golf day of his life and Lt. Jason Pak saw an abundance of people and organizations in professional golf that appreciate his service given to our country.

Justin Rose has been a longtime supporter of the Caddy For A Cure program and is a willing participant each time he is asked to Caddy For A Cure. After winning the Quicken Loans National and becoming the 23rd professional to win the week of, the week before or after they "caddy for a cure," Justin may well sign up every week as he became #24 the next week with a win at the Scottish Open! 

As an avid golfer, Steve Allen was introduced to Caddy For A Cure through his club in South Florida. After learning more about the program and being a strong American patriot, Allen decided to give it a go with Rose at Congressional. Although he envisioned himself more as a player than a caddy, Allen's experience could not have changed his opinion more about how to enjoy and see the game at its highest level. But possibly more importantly, Allen saw the impact Caddy For A Cure has on its wounded military participants and was thrilled to be able to make it happen for Lt. Pak.

Lt. Pak was injured by an IED in December of 2012 and lost both of his legs and several fingers on his left hand. In an incredibly inspirational story, Pak put on his ARMY determination and set the goal to WALK at his father's 30-year ARMY career retirement just two short months after his injury. The doctors cautioned Lt. Pak there was no way that in just two months after this incident he could possibly expect to walk on prosthetics. Jason told them to simply get the legs ready as he was going to do it. Do it he did. He relearned how to balance himself to WALK, on open wounds, at his father's service. Incredible.

Lt. Pak took to the fairways of Congressional and escorted Justin around the 18 holes. While he marveled at Justin's ball striking and massive skills, it was Justin who was more in awe of Jason as he learned about the dedication and courage of this young man.

Caddy For A Cure has been providing these experiences for the wounded for over 7 years and has been able to positively effect the lives of many of our wounded through the great game of golf. We are proud to honor our brave warriors and continue to find new ways to help find 'cures' in the world of golf.