The 2026 LPGA Tour season has arrived and the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions begins the schedule at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club just outside of Orlando, Florida.
Minjee Lee, Grace Kim and Hannah Green confirmed a couple of weeks back that they would not be making the trip over from Australia for the one-off US event. though, with a series of tournaments taking place in Asia shortly after.
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Nevertheless, a stacked field that is headlined by World No.1 Jeeno Thitikul will be in Florida hoping to kick their respective campaigns off in the best possible way.
Meanwhile, there’s a twist as two celebrities play alongside each pair of professionals. It’s not a pro-am event, however, with a pro tournament and celebrity division effectively running concurrently.
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.
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, John Smoltz and last year’s winner Joe Pavelski.
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.
Per the Tournament of Champions’ website, the following names have been confirmed in the celebrity field when the action begins on Thursday.
LPGA Tournament Of Champions Celebrity FieldWells Adams – TV personalityMarcus Allen – Pro Football Hall of FamerRay Allen – NBA championRobbie Amell – Actor and producerBrian Baumgartner – Actor and comedianChris Boswell – NFL Kicker (Pittsburgh Steelers)Don Cheadle – Award-winning actorRoger Clemens – World Series championBrandi Chastain – FIFA Women’s World Cup winnerVictor Cruz – Super Bowl championDylan Dreyer – NBC News meteorologistMardy Fish – Olympic tennis medalistDwight Freeney – Super Bowl championJoey Graziadei – TV personalityBlake Griffin – NBA All-Star Aaron Hicks – MLB outfielderQuincey Hanley (Schoolboy Q) – RapperBen Higgins – TV personalityHally Leadbetter – Podcaster and content creator Courtney Lee – Former NBA playerJon Lester – World Series champion Derek Lowe – World Series championJeff McNeil – MLB All-StarUrban Meyer – Sportscaster and ex-NCAA national champion head coachKevin Millar – World Series championChandler Parsons – Former NBA playerJoe Pavelski – NHL All-StarMichael Peña – Award-winning actorAlbert Pujols – World Series champion Tuukka Rask – NHL All-Star Alfonso Ribeiro – Actor and television hostEmmitt Smith – Pro Football Hall of FamerTimothy Simons – ActorJR Smith – NBA championJohn Smoltz – World Series championAnnika Sorenstam – World Golf Hall of FamerJames “Bubba” Stewart – AMA Motocross champion Larry the Cable Guy – Actor and comedian Adam Thielen – NFL Wide Receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers)Taylor Twellman – Major League Soccer All-StarBrian Urlacher – Pro Football Hall of FamerJack Wagner – Actor and singer Charles Woodson – Pro Football Hall of Famer