Former PGA Tour golfers, a present LPGA golfer, a former Main Leaguer and a celeb golf champion are all part of the Troon Entry Grass League Championship.
There shall be 44 two-person groups in all converging on the primary totally lit golf course in Arizona, Grass Clippings Rolling Hills.
Simply minutes from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport in addition to Arizona State College, the golf course will host this 36-hole scramble over two days, Dec. 5-6 in Tempe, Arizona.
The primary spherical on Thursday will begin at 5 p.m., simply because the solar goes down, and shall be performed below the lights. There shall be an after social gathering at 9 p.m. on the occasion garden on the course. Friday’s ultimate spherical begins at 1:30 p.m. with the awards ceremony going down at 9 p.m.
Who’s within the subject?
The notable groups embody:
Hollywood Hitters – Mardy Fish, Mark Mulder
Phoenix United – George Gankas, Nick Mason
Minnesota Muskies (Crew 1) – Drew Kittleson, Drew Stolz
Minnesota Muskies (Crew 2) – Andrew Medley, Ken Tanigawa
Los Angeles Roses – Sarah Schmelzel, Carson Kemp
Scottsdale Strikes (Crew 1) – Jonathan Kaye, Kenny Coakley
Scottsdale Strikes (Crew 2) – Tommy Moore, Andrew Magee
Dallas Horsemen – Brad Dalke, Clay Seeber
Mardy Fish is a former World No. 1 tennis participant who received the American Century Championship close to Tahoe as soon as. Mark Mulder received 103 video games as a beginning pitcher within the MLB and has received the ACC thrice. Sarah Schmelzel is a present LPGA golfer who had seven top-10s in 2024. Jonathan Kaye is a two-time PGA Tour winner, together with the WM Phoenix Open at close by TPC Scottsdale. Andrew Magee is a former PGA Tour participant who made the first-ever hole-in-one on a par 4 at TPC Scottsdale in the course of the Phoenix Open.
What else is happening on the golf course?
There shall be reside music in addition to a DJ. As well as, meals vehicles shall be stationed on the course alongside a beer backyard and hospitality tents.
The Grass Clippings golf course in Tempe, Arizona, has lights for nighttime play. (Photograph: Golfweek)
What’s the Grass League?
That is the primary high-stakes par-3 league with groups in 9 cities. There are 4 groups per franchise. The 2024 GL Championship is sponsored by Troon Entry, a brand new loyalty program, and GolfNow.
Extra about Grass Clippings Rolling Hills
First opened almost 66 years in the past, the Rolling Hills Golf Course underwent a large overhaul to grow to be the primary totally lit, 18-hole golf course within the state. It reopened in December of 2023 as a par-63 structure in the course of the day and an all-par-3, par-54 venue at evening, with clearly marked synthetic turf tee containers to be used in the course of the late hours.
There are about 80 LED lights on the course. The night-time yardages vary from about 100 to just about 200 yards. The topography gives a number of elevation adjustments and the design has a number of elevated tee containers. Even at evening, there are nice views of the downtown Tempe space, downtown Phoenix and airplanes overhead making their descent into the airport.
