In the decades prior to the 90's, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra & Glen Cambell were just a few of the many Hollywood Celebrities to lend their names to PGA tour events with the Bob Hope Desert Classic being the last celeb hosted tourney standing at the turn of the Century. Big news earlier this year when George Lopez took over as host of the Desert Classic but now even bigger news, Justin Timberlake has joined forces with the PGA and is getting his very own golf tournament. The 26-year-old singer will host the PGA Tour event in Las Vegas, which will be renamed the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
Timberlake states "We will make sure to make this event unique and memorable, and we will raise money for charity while participating in the greatest game ever played," Timberlake said in a statement Monday. "Raising money to better children's lives while playing golf? I can't think of a better way to pass the time."
While Lopez can coax out a steady stream of b-listers & TV stars, Timberlake should really be able to bring out the star power which will make this a must-see event next year. I'm curious if having his name attached to the tournament will help drag any top 10 players off their yachts for the week to compete in this thing.
The event takes place in the fall, after the FedEx cup is wrapped up so no real need for anybody to show up except for players hovering near the magic 125 number - or those with really big yacht payments!
Tattoo Golf will be there to report on all the action so stay tuned.
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