From Sinatra to Timberlake: Celebrity hosts on TOUR

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Justin Timberlake will host his first TOUR event this week in Vegas; Glen Campbell once hosted the event in Riviera.

Oct. 13, 2008

Justin Timberlake becomes the latest celebrity to attach his name to a PGA TOUR event, as he hosts the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open this week in Las Vegas. Here is the list of celebrities who have made their fame outside of golf, but who have hosted TOUR events (celebrities of Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour events also included).

Celebrity hosts

Host	Tour	Metropolitan Area	Year(s)
Glen Campbell	PGA TOUR	Los Angeles	1971-83
Roy Clark	Champions Tour	Tulsa, Okla.	1984
Bing Crosby	PGA TOUR	Pebble Beach, Calif.	1937-85
Sammy Davis Jr.	PGA TOUR	Hartford, Conn.	1973-88
Joe Garagiola	PGA TOUR	Tucson, Ariz.	1977-83
Gatlin Brothers	Champions Tour	Reno, Nev.	1983-84
Gatlin Brothers	Champions Tour	Abilene, Texas	1989-90
Gatlin Brothers	PGA TOUR	Abilene, Texas	1988
Jackie Gleason	PGA TOUR	Fort Lauderdale, Fla.	1972-80
Wayne Gretzky	Nationwide Tour	Clarksburg, Ontario (Canada)	2008
Bob Hope	PGA TOUR	Palm Springs, Calif.	1965-2008
Dean Martin	PGA TOUR	Tucson, Ariz.	1972-75
Johnny Mathis	Champions Tour	Los Angeles	1986
Ed McMahon	PGA TOUR	Moline, Ill.	1975-79
Charley Pride	Champions Tour	Albuquerque, N.M.	1987-91
Frank Sinatra	PGA TOUR	Las Vegas	1963
Danny Thomas	PGA TOUR	Memphis, Tenn.	1970-84
Justin Timberlake	PGA TOUR	Las Vegas	2008
Andy Williams	PGA TOUR	San Diego	1968-88