Sydney's Band of Gold Golf Tournament

Golf Clubs at The Tribute

1000 Lebanon Road
The Colony, TX

April 26, 2027

9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

A Benefit For...

The Cure Starts Now

Event Details

Join us on Monday, April 26th for the 14th annual Sydney's Band of Gold Golf Tournament in honor of Sydney Bjornberg and Chaaya Prasad. Shotgun start at 11:00 am. All proceeds benefit the North Texas Chapter of The Cure Starts Now for childhood brain cancer research.

What to Expect

On and before the Course: Hearty breakfast, drinks, and a competitive golf tournament.

After the 18th Hole: A full dinner, raffles, and camaraderie with local leaders.

Chapter Director's Address: Hear from chapter director Michelle Bjornberg about the mission and how you are making a difference.

Every swing on the course directly supports the global research required to end pediatric brain cancer.

Registration

Join Us On The Course

$1,600 per foursome

Registration closes April 25 or when capacity is reached.

The hearts of our mission

Why We Fight

The North Texas Chapter of The Cure Starts Now was started by Michelle and Steve Bjornberg in honor of their daughter, Sydney Reece Bjornberg. Sydney was a healthy, vibrant, beautiful, smart, kind, silly, fun, caring, Taylor Swift loving 11-year-old girl with a great sense of humor. Sydney loved to run, swim, jump on the trampoline, play with her little brother, ride her bicycle, and she could ski (her favorite thing to do) down any slope on the mountain at Wolf Creek Ski Resort in Colorado. Sydney was a great mother and trainer to her puppy Lulu (who misses her so much), and focused on the things she could do, not the things DIPG slowly took from her right up until she passed away on June 26, 2013 from DIPG.

The Texas (North) Chapter also honors Chaaya Prasad. Chaaya entered this world with as much beauty and grace as the way she left it. Her life was cut too short and her family's hearts are broken. She fought the hardest battle of her life, DIPG, and was surrounded by her loved ones. Chaaya left an indelible mark on our hearts and lives and she will be forever etched in our memories..

Every registration helps carry their stories forward and fund the research these kids deserve.

Headquartered in Cincinnati, OH, The Cure Starts Now was founded by Keith and Brooke Desserich after losing their six-year-old daughter, Elena, to DIPG. They started this movement on a bold premise: to defeat cancer, you have to strike it at its strongest point.

We deliberately fund research for the most aggressive pediatric brain cancers because they hold the code to the entire disease. By targeting the hardest cancers first, the breakthroughs we discover will unlock the key to ending all cancer. Your steps today directly fund the bold, outside-the-box research required to finally find the cure.

DIPG/DMG by the numbers

Why This Research Can’t Wait

Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease among children in the U.S. after infancy.

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Less than 6% of federal cancer research funding is dedicated to pediatric cancer.

The 5-year survival rate for DIPG is approximately 2%. Research and registry-powered collaboration are helping push the field forward.

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is the venue different this year?

After 14 years of doing this event, we wanted to try something new while keeping the integrity of our event. We are excited about the change and it is not far from the old course, so you will not have to travel much further to get there!

Who is this event in honor of?

This all started with honoring Sydney Bjornberg, who fought DIPG. The event is named after her, but now we are thankful to welcome Chaaya Prasad's family into the fold. These two girls are a phenomenal reminder of where the proceeds from our tourney go and why we keep fundraising every year.

I don't like to golf but I still want to support the event. What can I do?

Volunteering is the easiest way to still show up and show your support! We needs lots of hands the day of and will utilize any skills to help the day run smoothly. If you can't make it to the event at all, you can still make a direct donation or share the event on social media and with your friends and family to spread the word.