by Stephen Langsam<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n MONTEREY, Calif., Jan. 30, 2023<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The magnificent Monterey Peninsula has often been called \u201cthe greatest meeting of land and sea.\u201d This week, one can add \u201cstars\u201d as the list of celebrities playing at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am reads like a \u201cWho\u2019s Who\u201d from the fields of sports, motion pictures, music, and more.<\/p>\n The celebrity lineup features multiple world champions from professional football, baseball, basketball, and soccer, while a red carpet could be rolled out for the award winners in television,\u00a0 film, and music. Then there\u2019s\u00a0Thomas Keller<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 a legend in the culinary world \u2014 who brings his own stars as in seven Michelin Stars.<\/p>\n \u201cBuilding upon the rich tradition established by Bing Crosby and his celebrity friends, it is incredible to bring all these talented amateur golfers together for the week at Pebble Beach,\u201d said Steve John, CEO of Monterey Peninsula Foundation, host of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. \u201cAdd in the fact they are here to play in the most charitable tournament on the PGA TOUR and it\u2019s a win-win all the way around.\u201d<\/p>\n Winning is something the celebrity field knows a little something about. From the sports world alone:<\/p>\n In addition, Buffalo Bills\u2019 quarterback\u00a0Josh Allen <\/strong>and retired NFL standouts\u00a0Larry Fitzgerald\u00a0<\/strong>andAlex Smith<\/strong>\u00a0all will be teeing it up at Pebble Beach this week.<\/p>\n The film industry is well represented in the amateur field and featuring winners of Emmys, Golden Globes, Screen Actors\u2019 Guild, and numerous other honors.\u00a0Jason Bateman<\/strong>, fresh off his success in the Emmy Award-winning crime drama series,\u00a0Ozark<\/em>, will be making his debut at this year\u2019s Pro-Am. Emmy-nominated\u00a0Will Arnett<\/strong>, Bateman\u2019s longtime friend, will join him to make for a mini-reunion on the course of the popular sitcom,\u00a0Arrested Development<\/em>.<\/p>\n Moreover,\u00a0Bill Murray<\/strong>,\u00a0Josh Duhamel<\/strong>,\u00a0Scott Eastwood, Chris O\u2019Donnell<\/strong>,\u00a0Michael Pe\u00f1a, Ray Romano, Alfonso Ribeiro,\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<\/strong>former Miss America\u00a0Kira Dixon<\/strong>\u00a0all will be delighting the galleries as they mark their returns to the event.<\/p>\n The music industry also will be shining brightly this week as\u00a0Nate Bargatze<\/strong>,\u00a0Charles Kelly<\/strong>, Macklemore<\/strong>,\u00a0Pat Monahan<\/strong>,\u00a0Lukas Nelson<\/strong>,\u00a0Jake Owen<\/strong>,\u00a0Eric Church<\/strong>,\u00a0Illenium<\/strong>,\u00a0Ben Rector<\/strong>, ScHoolBoyQ<\/strong>,\u00a0and Darius Rucker<\/strong>\u00a0bring their considerable star power to the field. The participating musicians combine for nearly 20 Grammy Awards, not to mention numerous other award honors from Billboard, Academy of Country Music, American Country, American Music, Country Music Association, and MTV.<\/p>\n And what would a group of stars be without having their very own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Both Bateman and O\u2019Donnell are among the nearly 2,750 stars so honored at the intersection of Hollywood and Vine in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n The four-day tournament tees off Thursday with play on Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course and Monterey Peninsula Country Club\u2019s Shore course.\u00a0The tournament will be broadcast by Golf Channel, CBS and PGA TOUR LIVE, and aired on PGA TOUR Radio. Fans also can follow on the tournament\u2019s social media channels:\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n For more information about the tournament, visitwww.attpbgolf.com<\/a>. For daily tickets, visitwww.attpbgolf.com\/tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n