A BUCK (OR MORE) FOR A GOOD CAUSE.(Sports)

Byline: Pete Dougherty

Dozens if not hundreds of charity golf tournaments are organized each summer in the Capital Region, but not every player can afford a couple of hundred dollars to participate.

Now for the philanthropists on a tighter budget, the U.S. Golf Assocation and the PGA of America offer a chance to make a difference for only a buck.

Saturday has been declared Patriot Golf Day. Participating courses nationwide (a complete list can be found at http://playgolfamerica.com) will ask every golfer to donate $1 to the Fallen Heroes Foundation, which assists children of soldiers who have become disabled or died in duty. Private clubs will ask …