Celebrity Pro-Am day at the Travelers Championship kicked off this morning at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell with celebrity mini golf, a charity tournament hosted by actor Alec Baldwin.
Participants competed to win $2,500 donated to the charity of their choice. One-hundred percent of tournament proceeds go toward charity.
Baldwin is representing the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, a summer camp for children battling chronic diseases and debilitating conditions, and has been playing alongside one of its campers.
The mini golf tournament teed off in two waves at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Teams of three included celebrities and members of the local and national media.
Anchor Brad Drazen and reporters Amy Parmenter and Monica Buchanan won the tournament for NBC Connecticut, donating its winnings to the Urban League of Greater Hartford.
The Pro-Am tournament began at 6:50 this morning and will continue until 2 p.m. Noteworthy participants include:
- UConn basketball coaches Geno Auriemma (teeing off at 1:10 p.m.), Kevin Ollie (who teed off at 7:30 this morning) and Chris Dailey (12:40 p.m.)
- Former Red Sox player Tim Wakefield (1:00 p.m.)
- Celebrity chef Ming Tsai (1:20 p.m.)
- ESPN’s Chris Berman (12:50 p.m.)
- Former NFL star Andre Tippett (12:50 p.m.)
- “The Voice” season one winner Javier Colon (1:20 p.m.)
WWE legend Sgt. Slaughter and Olympic gold medalist and NBC commentator Tim Daggett are also attending.
Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut