Dustin Johnson, Davis Love III Headline Monday After the Masters Field
The field for the 19th annual Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am will feature a high profile cast of current and former sports and music stars.
Headlining the field for this year’s event, which will be played April 15 at Barefoot Resort’s Dye Club in North Myrtle Beach, are PGA Tour star Dustin Johnson, NASCAR standout Denny Hamlin, former Ryder Cup captain and 20-time PGA Tour winner Davis Love III, LPGA icon Nancy Lopez, former NFL legends Bruce Smith and Jason Taylor, and Basketball Hall of Famer Rick Barry.
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ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike in the Morning show will also be broadcasting live from the tournament for the third consecutive year and co-host Mike Golic will be playing as well.
Two-time World Series champion Johnny Damon, Super Bowl winning quarterback Jim McMahon and musicians Javier Colon, Andrew Copeland, Pat Green, Edwin McCain and Jack Ingram are also among the big names that will be teeing it up in Myrtle Beach.
Among the professional golfers slated to join Johnson and Love are Tommy “Two Gloves” Gainey, John Daly, Charlie Rymer and Boo Weekly. (Complete Celebrity list)
Tickets for the 2013 Monday After the Masters sold out in record time and another capacity crowd of 6,000+ will be in attendance at the Dye Club, which is hosting the event for the 11th consecutive year.
The Monday After the Masters is the largest one-day fundraiser in South Carolina and has raised more than $5 million to benefit education in the Palmetto State and the South Carolina Junior Golf Association.
Following the Mike & Mike broadcast, which will air on ESPN Radio in addition to being simulcast on ESPN2, the celebrity long drive contest will start things off at 10 a.m. and the tournament will tee off immediately following.
