WM Phoenix Open tournament officials have confirmed a star-studded list of professional athletes, celebrities, entertainers, TV personalities, musicians and Olympians that will be on hand to tee it up at the Annexus Pro-Am at the WM Phoenix Open on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at TPC Scottsdale’s Stadium Course.
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Tee times for the Annexus Pro-Am will range from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Exact tee times for participants will be announced on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at WMPhoenixOpen.com with a complete list of celebrities and PGA TOUR players in the field.
Football legends in the field include seven-time national champion college football coach Nick Saban, the NFL’s all-time leading rusher Emmitt Smith, Arizona Cardinals legendary receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon.
Baseball superstars include three-time MLB MVP Alex Rodriguez, recent Baseball Hall-of-Fame inductee Adrian Beltre, Arizona Diamondbacks standout starting pitchers Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly and National League champion Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo.
Teeing it up on the music front is country music superstar Jake Owen, 2022 ACM award winner HARDY and world-renowned DJ Kygo.
Rounding out the list are other famous sports and entertainment personalities including Olympic Gold Medalists Michael Phelps and Carli Lloyd, popular comedian and golf fanatic Nate Bargatze, actor and “Top Gun” star Glenn Powell, and TV personality and Today Show co-host Dylan Dreyer.
The 2024 WM Phoenix Open will take place Feb. 5-11 at TPC Scottsdale. “The People’s Open” was named Tournament of the Year at the 2023 PGA TOUR annual meetings, garnering the award for the fifth time to acknowledge the tournament’s legendary status as one the most unique events in golf. Scottie Scheffler is the defending champ, (won in 2022 and 2023) and has the rare opportunity to achieve only the second three-peat in WM Phoenix Open history since Arnold Palmer (1961-63). The 2024 edition will mark the 89th playing of the event (one of the five oldest events on the PGA TOUR) and the 15th with WM as title sponsor. For more information, visit www.wmphoenixopen.com.
The Thunderbirds were founded in 1937 with the mission of promoting the Valley of the Sun through sports. The Thunderbirds consist of 55 “active” members and more than 280 “life” members who have helped the tournament eclipse $190 million in charitable giving since its inception in 1932 (through the 2023 tournament). For more information on The Thunderbirds or the 2024 WM Phoenix Open, visit www.wmphoenixopen.com.
