All Star Celebrity Golf Invitational
It’s a great time of year for a round of golf in Orlando as the weather is so absolutely perfect. Former Orlando Magic stars Penny Hardaway, Nick Anderson and Bo Outlaw know a thing or two about playing golf at this time of year and that’s why they’ve agreed to be among two dozen celebrities coming to Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Golf Club this Friday to participate in the All-Star Celebrity Golf Invitational.
The event will also feature NFL Hall of Famer Darrell Green as well as former N’Sync vocalist Chris Kilpatrick who will tee it up to help the Arnold Palmer Foundation charities such as Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Arnold Palmer Prostrate Center, Arnold Palmer Pavilion and Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies.
Anthony Anderson (Law & Order – pictured above) is host for the Feb. 24 event, which will draw from some of the celebrities slated to be in town for NBA All-Star weekend and they’ll play Bay Hill under near-championship conditions, less than a month before the PGA Tour’s Arnold Palmer Invitational that starts week commencing 19 March.
Bay Hill is close to the heart of many Orlando folks but none more so than Arnold Palmer. It was in 1965 that he won a charity event on what was then an unknown course. It was on that day he fell in love with Orlando and with the course and in 1970 the process began to call it his own. It has been his winter home ever since and by 1979 he created a tournament that became a PGA Tour event that to this day still attracts one of the strongest fields of any PGA championship.
We’ll be bringing you coverage of the event as the day progresses so make sure you check back regularly!
