PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Defending champion Charley Hoffman and a host of past champions, major championship winners, Ryder Cup team members and sports and entertainment stars head the cast for the49th Bob Hope Chrysler Classic Hosted by George Lopez, Jan. 14-20, 2008.
Other past champions in the field include: Mark Brooks (1996), Chad Campbell (2006), Fred Couples(1998), Joe Durant (2001), David Duval (1999), Donnie Hammond (1986), Steve Jones (1989), Justin Leonard (2005), Jesper Parnevik (2000), Corey Pavin (1987, 1991), Kenny Perry (1995) and Mike Weir(2003). Major championship winners include: Rich Beem, Brooks, Mark Calcavecchia, John Daly, Steve Elkington, Todd Hamilton, Lee Janzen, Leonard, Shaun Micheel, Mark O’Meara, Pavin, Jeff Slumanand Weir, and 2007 and 2008 PGA TOUR tournament winners Woody Austin, Daniel Chopra, Steve Flesch, Paul Goydos, George McNeill, Joe Ogilvie, Nick Watney and Boo Weekley. Also entered are most recent U.S. Ryder Cup team members Campbell, Stewart Cink, Chris DiMarco, J.J. Henry, Vaughn Taylor, Scott Verplank and Brett Wetterich, and former La Quinta High School star Anthony Kim. All five days of The Classic will be televised on The Golf Channel. At stake is a purse of $5.1 million, $918,000 to the winner.
Celebrities who will join second-year host George Lopez at the Classic, a desert tradition since 1960, include: actor Anthony Anderson, Cleveland Browns’ quarterback Derek Anderson, baseball legend Yogi Berra, singer Michael Bolton, actor Don Cheadle, musician/singer Alice Cooper, late night talk show hostCarson Daly, actor Jeffrey Donovan, comedian Tom Dreesen, actor/comedian Jimmy Fallon, musicianDon Felder, formerly of the Eagles, actor Thomas Gibson, singer Taylor Hicks, sportscaster Keith Jackson, actor Samuel L. Jackson, actor Kevin James, musician Kenny G, television financial host Joe Kernen, singer Huey Lewis, actor Kyle MacLachlan, actor and comedian Cheech Marin, singer Meat Loaf, actor Chad Michael Murray, actor/comedian Kevin Nealon, actor Chris O’Donnell, former football player and analyst Sterling Sharpe, pro surfer Kelly Slater, celebrity chef Ming Tsai, actor Gary Valentineand actor Luke Wilson. The celebrity field’s schedule is as follows: Wednesday, Jan. 16, SilverRock Resort (new in 2008); Thursday, Jan. 17, La Quinta Country Club; Friday, Jan. 18, Arnold Palmer Private Course at PGA WEST; Saturday, Jan. 19, Classic Club.
In 48 years, the tournament has donated nearly $44 million to local charities throughout the CoachellaValley. Tickets priced at only $25 per day, with several packages offering additional savings, and further details are available at www.bhcc.com or by calling 1.888.MRBHOPE (672.4673).
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NOTE: FIELD SUBJECT TO CHANGE UP UNTIL TEE TIMES ON WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16
One-Page Alpha Field List
2008 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
Brad Adamonis
Michael Allen
Robert Allenby
Jason Allred
Billy Andrade
Ryan Armour
Tommy Armour III
Woody Austin
Eric Axley
Briny Baird
Cameron Beckman
Rich Beem
Shane Bertsch
Jason Bohn
Justin Bolli
Mark Brooks
Olin Browne
Bart Bryant
Mark Calcavecchia
Chad Campbell
Alex Cejka
Daniel Chopra
Stewart Cink
Paul Claxton
Fred Couples
Ben Crane
John Daly
Brian Davis
Todd Demsey
Chris DiMarco
Ken Duke
Joe Durant
David Duval
Steve Elkington
Nick Flanagan
Steve Flesch
Cody Freeman
Tommy Gainey
Robert Gamez
Brian Gay
Lucas Glover
Mathew Goggin
Jason Gore
Paul Goydos
Nathan Green
Bill Haas
Todd Hamilton
Donnie Hammond
Dudley Hart
J.J. Henry
Mark Hensby
Tim Herron
Charley Hoffman
Ryuji Imada
Lee Janzen
Dustin Johnson
Richard Johnson
Kent Jones
Matt Jones
Steve Jones
Anthony Kim
Cliff Kresge
Matt Kuchar
Martin Laird
Stephen Leaney
Justin Leonard
Michael Letzig
J.L. Lewis
Frank Lickliter II
Peter Lonard
Will MacKenzie
Jeff Maggert
John Mallinger
Steve Marino
Shigeki Maruyama
Troy Matteson
Billy Mayfair
Scott McCarron
Parker McLachlin
George McNeill
Rocco Mediate
Shaun Micheel
Jon Mills
Ryan Moore
Kevin Na
Mark O’Meara
Joe Ogilvie
Jeff Overton
Rod Pampling
Jin Park
Jesper Parnevik
Corey Pavin
Pat Perez
Travis Perkins
Kenny Perry
Tim Petrovic
Carl Pettersson
Jeff Quinney
Tag Ridings
John Rollins
Brett Rumford
John Senden
Patrick Sheehan
Heath Slocum
Jeff Sluman
Kevin Stadler
Paul Stankowski
Chris Stroud
Kevin Sutherland
Vaughn Taylor
Kyle Thompson
Nicholas Thompson
D.J. Trahan
Bob Tway
Scott Verplank
Johnson Wagner
Charles Warren
Nick Watney
Bubba Watson
Boo Weekley
Mike Weir
Brett Wetterich
Ron Whittaker
Charlie Wi
Jay Williamson
Dean Wilson
Erik Wolf
Y.E. Yang
128 Players in the Field
Alternates:
Uresti, Omar
Wilkinson, Tim
Turnesa, Marc
Elder, Brad
Streelman, Kevin
Reavie, Chez
Riegger, John
Johnson, Richard S.
Scherrer, Tom
Franco, Carlos
Contact:
Toby Zwikel
(818) 462-5599
Pat Bennett
(760) 346-8184
