The world of celebrity golf is in serious preparation.
In a month’s time the American Century Championship will be upon us and celebrity golfers from across all spectrums of celebrity will be in attendance. Former Chicago Bears linebacker and Pro Football Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher is among those in the field, and in a conversation with SB Nation recently he put the whole thing in rather interesting context.
Urlacher noted that the ACC is essentially a major championship to celebrity golfers. This was obviously said in good fun. Given that it is among the most serious titles that celebrity golfers can win Urlacher’s thinking makes sense.
Tournament prize money for the ACC is up to $750,000 total with a $150,000 first prize, but importantly the tournament has at the same time raised over $8 million for regional and national charities. American Century Investments donates 40% of its dividends to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and activates fundraising at tournament to drive direct donations to Stowers each year. Fans can watch the ACC on NBC or Peacock from July 10th through 12.
When I asked Urlacher if these rules meant that someone like Tony Romo was his version of Scottie Scheffler he laughed it off. There are definitely some aces among those in the celebrity field, Mardy Fish is arguably the one, and the tournament’s point system does an admirable job of leveling the field.
Time will tell who takes home this “major” next month. Maybe Urlacher can be the surprise story.
