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Timberlake to Host Shriner’s Open

by Bruno Chu

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Justin Timberlake to bring sexy back to the PGA.

ESPN is reporting that the new celebrity host for the PGA Tour tournament known as The Shriner’s Hospital for Children Open will be Justin Timberlake who has been a busy bee this past month. Past celebrity title hosts have included Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr. and most recently Bob Hope. The official new name will be Justin Timberlake’s Shriner’s Hospital for Children Open and will be a part of the PGA Tour fall series playing the weekend of Oct. 13-19, 2008, at TPC-Summerlin.

Apparently, Justin is a 6-handicap golfer and has played in the PGA Tour’s AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am each year. He is said to have a personal golf instructor and takes his clubs wherever he travels to take in a round or two. According to the report, Justin plans to qualify (or get a sponsor’s exempt) and play competitively on the PGA Tour, presumably for his own tournament.

The report also says there are plans for another avid celebrity golfer, George Lopez, to host a PGA Tour event in 2008 as well, the tournament and date yet to be determined.

I think this has to be seen as a positive for the PGA Tour. Anything to bring in new fans, which both Justin and George will do, is good for the game. Not to mention the Title Sponsor, Shriner’s Children Hospital is one of the countries top charity hospitals, the partnership of golf, charity, and celebrity is a perfect fit. We need more people interested in golf, especially, kids, young adults and minorities who think golf is an elitist sport.

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Posted in General, News, PGA Tour on November 13th, 2007

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