Grant Horvat, Will Lowery, Monday Q headline upcoming BMW Pro-Am golf tournament
Grant Horvat, Will Lowery, Monday Q headline upcoming BMW Pro-Am golf tournament
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BMW Charity Pro Am announces new celebrities and returning golfers
BMW Charity Pro Am announces new celebrities and returning golfers
The BMW Charity Pro-Am week will begin on June 2 with the golf tournament to be played June 5-6 at the Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg and June 5-8 at the Thornblade Club in Greer.
Here are some of the new celebrities in this year's event:
Ross Butler, TV and film actor
Clint Dempsey, former USA soccer player and Furman hall of famer
Grant Horvat, YouTube golf star
Hally Leadbetter, social media personality
J.R. Smith, former NBA champion
Steve Smith Jr., former NFL wide receiver
Shawn Thornton, former NHL player
Here are some of the returning celebrities:
Anthony Anderson, actor and comedian
Brian Baumgartner, actor from The Office
Danny Brown, captain of Richland County Sheriff's Department
Andy Buckley, TV and film actor
Brice Butler, former NFL player
Larry the Cable Guy, actor and comedian
Ryan French, Monday Q founder
Marcus Jones, NFL player
Brian Katrek, PGA Tour radio host
Ryan Leaf, former NFL player
OG Lott, social media personality
Will Lowery, golf personality
Phillip Phillips, American Idol winner
Everette Sands, The Citadel running backs coach
Connor Shaw, former South Carolina quarterback
Roger Steele, TGL master of ceremonies
DB Sweeney, film actor
David Wells, former MLB pitcher
Vince Young, former NFL quarterback
Here are some of the other activities planned:
May 31 – Dog and Jog ForeK Run/Walk at Thornblade Club, 9 a.m.
June 1 – ParTee on Trade food and live music in downtown Greer, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
June 2 – Ladies Charity Golf Tournament and First Tee Junior Golf Clinic at Thornblade
June 3 – Namaste on the Range yoga at Thornblade, 7 p.m.
June 4 – First Tee Junior Pro-Am; Veterans Adaptive Golf Clinic at Thornblade, 2 p.m.; Celebrity Red Carpet on Main Street in Greenville, 5:30 p.m.
June 5 – Night in the Burg Concert with Cole Swindell at Fifth Third Park in Spartanburg, 5 p.m.
Todd Shanesy covers high school athletics for the Greenville News, Spartanburg Herald-Journal and Anderson Independent Mail in the USA TODAY Network. Contact him by email at todd.shanesy@shj.com. Follow him on X, formerly called Twitter, at @ToddShanesySHJ.
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