Justin Leonard may not have won the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic last weekend (he lost in the 5th round to 27-year-old D.J. Trahan), but he certainly had interesting golfing partners for the first four rounds. Leonard played with rock artists, Alice Cooper and Meat Loaf. What the interaction in the YouTube video:
The Bob Hope Chrysler Classic begins today in Palm Springs, one of the few five-round tournaments on the PGA circuit. The tournament, begun in 1960, is played on four courses and pairs celebrity amateurs with the pros for the first four rounds. Hosting duties are now the responsibility of comedian George Lopez.
Among the celebrity players are:
Alice Cooper, rock musician
Taylor Hicks, American Idol winner
Derek Anderson, QB for the Cleveland Browns
Joe Kernen, broadcaster journalist for CNBC
Don Cheadle, actor
Ming Tsai, award-winning chef
Cheech Marin, comedian
The tournament tees off at 830am PST. All five rounds are being broadcast on the Golf Channel. Their programming starts …read more
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