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BMW Charity Pro-Am Announces Final Celebrity Commitments
18 Pros Compete Today For Tourney Exemptions
A star-studded line-up has been announced for this year’s BMW Charity Pro-Am.Samuel L. Jackson, TV personality Dr. Phil McGraw, actor and Charleston native Thomas Gibson and Don Felder, former lead guitarist for the Eagles, are among the final commitments for the 10th annual BMW Charity Pro-Am tournament.A field of 28 celebrities will participate in the tournament to be played May 13-16 at Bright’s Creek Golf Club, The Carolina Club and Thornblade Club golf courses.Returning celebrities include actors Dennis Quaid, Jason Dohring, Lucas Black, Luke Wilson, actress Catherine Bell, Baseball Hall of Fame member Jim Rice and Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers.Others to appear include actors Kurt Russell, Terry O’Quinn, Oliver Hudson, Michael Pena, Patrick Warburton, Kevin Sorbo, Gary Valentine and actress Paula Trickey; musicians Joe Don Rooney, Branford Marsalis and Javier Colon; Clemson Football Coach Dabo Swinney.Today 18 golfers competed for two professional exemptions into the tournament. This is the first year the tournament has held a competition for an exemption.Local pros competing include Nick Biershank, Tommy Biershank, Ben Duncan, Brian Duncan, Tanner Ervin, Jay Haas Jr., Demond “HB” Hale, Adam Hart, Luke Hart, Matt Hendrix, Phillip Maness, David Mobley, Phillip Mollica and Kevin Schreel.The winners of the competition will be announced later today.The BMW Charity Pro-Am is the only tournament on the PGA’s Nationwide Tour where amateurs are paired with celebrities for a four-day better ball competition on three courses.The professional winner will take home a $108,000 prize. Amateurs and celebrities will compete for individual prizes and donations to the charity of their choice out of the beneficiaries selected by S.C. Charities Inc.In the first nine tournaments, more than $7.3 million has been raised and contributions have been made to more than 125 charities in South Carolina.
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