{"id":2252597,"date":"2026-01-27T11:15:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T11:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2252597"},"modified":"2026-01-27T11:15:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T11:15:49","slug":"hilton-grand-vacations-tournament-of-champions-celebrity-line-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/hilton-grand-vacations-tournament-of-champions-celebrity-line-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament Of Champions Celebrity Line-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"518f25d7-e0e1-4fae-8051-9a53bb6026ca\">The 2026 LPGA Tour season has arrived and the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions begins the schedule at Lake Nona Golf &amp; Country Club just outside of Orlando, Florida.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2e8b88e2-454b-4356-9575-69fde2e26b1e\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The season opener sees nearly all of the LPGA Tour winners from across the past two campaigns competing in a 72-hole stroke play event.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"2e8b88e2-454b-4356-9575-69fde2e26b1e-1\">Minjee Lee, Grace Kim and Hannah Green confirmed a couple of weeks back that they <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/recent-major-winners-lpga-tour-opener\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/recent-major-winners-lpga-tour-opener\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/recent-major-winners-lpga-tour-opener\">would not be making the trip over from Australia<\/a> for the one-off US event. though, with a series of tournaments taking place in Asia shortly after.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-b border-solid border-[#333]\">\n<span class=\"&#10;after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t-[#333] after:border-t after:border-solid&#10;before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t-[#333] before:border-t before:border-solid&#10;font-article-heading pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333] flex custom-thumbnail-list-styles\"><br \/>\nYou may like<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Nevertheless, a stacked field that is headlined by World No.1 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/tour\/atthaya-thitikul-golfer-bio-facts-wins\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/tour\/atthaya-thitikul-golfer-bio-facts-wins\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/tour\/atthaya-thitikul-golfer-bio-facts-wins\">Jeeno Thitikul<\/a> will be in Florida hoping to kick their respective campaigns off in the best possible way.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, there&#8217;s a twist as two celebrities play alongside each pair of professionals. It&#8217;s not a pro-am event, however, with a pro tournament and celebrity division effectively running concurrently.<\/p>\n<p id=\"767f84c6-35a8-40c9-b9a7-6a4709792061\">While the pro event has a total of $2.1 million on the line, the amateur competition uses a modified Stableford format and has a $500,000 prize purse.<\/p>\n<p>And in said division are a number of famous names from across a variety of sports and entertainment, including past champions Mardy Fish, Derek Lowe, Jeff McNeil, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/mlb-hall-of-famer-looking-to-make-history-in-champions-tour-final-stage-qualifying\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/mlb-hall-of-famer-looking-to-make-history-in-champions-tour-final-stage-qualifying\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.golfmonthly.com\/news\/mlb-hall-of-famer-looking-to-make-history-in-champions-tour-final-stage-qualifying\">John Smoltz<\/a> and last year&#8217;s winner Joe Pavelski.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-eXbpKNQMtZvYEhZWtNLLtQ\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-eXbpKNQMtZvYEhZWtNLLtQ slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Subscribe to the Golf Monthly newsletter to stay up to date with all the latest tour news, equipment news, reviews, head-to-heads and buyer\u2019s guides from our team of experienced experts.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Annika Sorenstam will once again play in the celebrity tournament, as will the likes of Brian Baumgartner (actor), Brandi Chastain (former soccer star), Blake Griffin (NBA All-Star), Dylan Dreyer (NBC News meteorologist) and Alfonso Ribeiro (actor) to name just a few.<\/p>\n<p>Per the Tournament of Champions&#8217; website, the following names have been confirmed in the celebrity field when the action begins on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-d52461d9-347b-44d7-83dd-99577b2e6fc9\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"lpga-tournament-of-champions-celebrity-field-3\">LPGA Tournament Of Champions Celebrity Field<\/h2>\n<ul id=\"0ca9b796-169a-4521-9c7b-9b6d28e64048\">\n<li>Wells Adams &#8211; TV personality<\/li>\n<li>Marcus Allen &#8211; Pro Football Hall of Famer<\/li>\n<li>Ray Allen &#8211; NBA champion<\/li>\n<li>Robbie Amell &#8211; Actor and producer<\/li>\n<li>Brian Baumgartner &#8211; Actor and comedian<\/li>\n<li>Chris Boswell &#8211; NFL Kicker (Pittsburgh Steelers)<\/li>\n<li>Don Cheadle &#8211; Award-winning actor<\/li>\n<li>Roger Clemens &#8211; World Series champion<\/li>\n<li>Brandi Chastain &#8211; FIFA Women&#8217;s World Cup winner<\/li>\n<li>Victor Cruz &#8211; Super Bowl champion<\/li>\n<li>Dylan Dreyer &#8211; NBC News meteorologist<\/li>\n<li>Mardy Fish &#8211; Olympic tennis medalist<\/li>\n<li>Dwight Freeney &#8211; Super Bowl champion<\/li>\n<li>Joey Graziadei &#8211; TV personality<\/li>\n<li>Blake Griffin &#8211; NBA All-Star\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Aaron Hicks &#8211; MLB outfielder<\/li>\n<li>Quincey Hanley (Schoolboy Q) &#8211; Rapper<\/li>\n<li>Ben Higgins &#8211; TV personality<\/li>\n<li>Hally Leadbetter &#8211; Podcaster and content creator\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Courtney Lee &#8211; Former NBA player<\/li>\n<li>Jon Lester &#8211; World Series champion\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Derek Lowe &#8211; World Series champion<\/li>\n<li>Jeff McNeil &#8211; MLB All-Star<\/li>\n<li>Urban Meyer &#8211; Sportscaster and ex-NCAA national champion head coach<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Millar &#8211; World Series champion<\/li>\n<li>Chandler Parsons &#8211; Former NBA player<\/li>\n<li>Joe Pavelski\u00a0&#8211; NHL All-Star<\/li>\n<li>Michael Pe\u00f1a &#8211; Award-winning actor<\/li>\n<li>Albert Pujols &#8211; World Series champion\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Tuukka Rask &#8211; NHL All-Star\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Alfonso Ribeiro &#8211; Actor and television host<\/li>\n<li>Emmitt Smith &#8211; Pro Football Hall of Famer<\/li>\n<li>Timothy Simons &#8211; Actor<\/li>\n<li>JR Smith &#8211; NBA champion<\/li>\n<li>John Smoltz &#8211; World Series champion<\/li>\n<li>Annika Sorenstam &#8211; World Golf Hall of Famer<\/li>\n<li>James &#8220;Bubba&#8221; Stewart &#8211; AMA Motocross champion\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Larry the Cable Guy &#8211; Actor and comedian\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Adam Thielen &#8211; NFL Wide Receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers)<\/li>\n<li>Taylor Twellman &#8211; Major League Soccer All-Star<\/li>\n<li>Brian Urlacher &#8211; Pro Football Hall of Famer<\/li>\n<li>Jack Wagner &#8211; Actor and singer\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Charles Woodson &#8211; Pro Football Hall of Famer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.golfmonthly.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 LPGA Tour season has arrived and the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions begins the schedule at Lake Nona Golf &amp; Country Club just outside of Orlando, Florida. The season opener sees nearly all of the LPGA Tour winners from across the past two campaigns competing in a 72-hole stroke play event. 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