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AREA 313
Celebrity
Challenge
set to
bring
star
power to
Rocket
Mortgage
Classic
-
Tuesday,
June 25
at 3 p.m.
DETROIT
- The
AREA 313
Celebrity
Challenge
will
officially
open the
most
unique
and
exciting
three-hole
stretch
on the
PGA TOUR
with a
fun and
spirited
competition
featuring
PGA TOUR
stars
and
celebrities.
Scheduled
from 3-5
p.m. on
Tuesday,
June 25,
the
competition
will
feature
three
teams of
golfers
taking
on holes
14-16 at
Detroit
Golf
Club,
playing
a
scramble
format
to see
if
either
of them
can be
the
first to
register
scores
of 3
(eagle),
1 (ace),
3
(birdie)
on the
three-hole
stretch.
The
teams
feature
some of
the
biggest
stars on
the PGA
TOUR,
plus
national,
regional
and
local
celebrities
with
plenty
of
Detroit
ties:
“Team
Rickie”
will
include:
• Rickie
Fowler
–Five-time
PGA TOUR
winner,
World
No. 14
and
Rocket
Mortgage
ambassador
• Kid
Rock -
Musician
and
Detroit
native
•
Justin
Abdelkader
–
Veteran
Red
Wings
left
wing
• Blair
O’Neal -
Professional
golfer
and
model,
Golf
Channel
host
“Team
DJ” will
include:
•
Dustin
Johnson
- World
No. 2,
2016
U.S.
Open
champion
and
20-time
PGA TOUR
winner
• Jerome
Bettis –
Pro
Football
Hall of
Famer,
Detroit
native
• Dylan
Larkin -
Red
Wings
All-Star
center
• Paige
Spiranac
– Social
media
personality
and
professional
golfer
“Team
Bubba”
will
include:
• Bubba
Watson -
2012 and
2014
Masters
champ
and
12-time
PGA TOUR
winner
ranked
No. 22
in the
world
• Tom
Izzo –
Michigan
State
men’s
basketball
coach
• Jimmy
Howard –
Veteran
Red
Wings
goalie
• Troy
Mullins
– Female
World
Long
Drive
competitor
Tickets
for
Tuesday
are just
$10, and
kids 15
and
under
receive
free
admission
with a
ticketed
adult
(limit
four
kids per
adult).
Active
duty and
retired
military
also
receive
complimentary
tickets,
and
veterans
can
purchase
reduced-priced
tickets.
During
tournament
play
Thursday-Sunday,
the
first
PGA TOUR
player
to score
3-1-3 on
holes
14-16
cumulatively
over the
four
days of
tournament
play
will win
$313,000
- with
half to
be
donated
to
several
youth-based
local
non-profit
partners
and half
to a
charitable
group of
the
player’s
choice.
Appropriately
named
for
Detroit’s
famed
area
code,
this
three-hole
stretch
will be
the
epicenter
of
activity
both
inside
and
outside
the
ropes at
the
first
PGA TOUR
event
ever to
be held
in the
city of
Detroit.
AREA 313
is
comprised
of the
555-yard
par-5
14th,
the
160-yard
par-3
15th and
the
446-yard
par-4
16th
hole.
This
area of
the
course
will be
home to
the
tournament’s
best fan
atmosphere,
offering
premier
sightlines
with
general
admission
stadium
seating
options
and
upgraded
hospitality
venues.
The
AREA 313
Celebrity
Challenge
is
supported
by the
Children’s
Foundation.
The
Children’s
Foundation
will
have
their
mascot,
CHAMP,
walk
inside
the
ropes
during
the
event
with two
members
of the
Little
Champions
program,
which
honors
children
who have
overcome
major
obstacles
in their
young
lives.
The
Rocket
Mortgage
Classic
will
mark the
first
PGA TOUR
ever
held in
the city
of
Detroit
when it
comes to
Detroit
Golf
Club
June
25-30.
The
tournament
field
now
includes
11 of
the top
50
players
in the
world
rankings
and 11
of the
top 30
players
in the
2018-19
FedExCup
standings.
Tickets
and more
information
are
available
at
www.RocketMortgageClassic.com.
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