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LAS VEGAS - April 4, 2011 -
This weekend, Michael Jordan and Toni Kukoc relived the
glory days as victorious teammates, but this time it was on
the course not the court. Jordan and Kukoc walked away as
champs of the
10th
Annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational (MJCI) held
at the exclusive
Shadow
Creek and hosted by
ARIA
Resort & Casino. This marked the Las Vegas debut for the
celebrated golf event.
Jordan
and Kukoc finished nine under par over the course of the
two-day tournament and each took home $20,000 for the
charity of their choice. Jordan chose to donate his winnings
to
Cats Care,
the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats? charity arm; while Kukoc chose
the
James R. Jordan Foundation.
The dynamic duo of Drew Brees and Wayne Gretzky finished
second at four under par, winning $15,000 each for the
Brees Dream
Foundation
and the
Wayne Gretzky Foundation,
respectively. Third place in the tournament went to Mario
Lemieux and Mike Piazza who finished three under. Lemieux is
donating his $12,500 in winnings to the
Mario
Lemieux Foundation,
Piazza to
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
in Miami. See
below for final scores from the weekend?s celebrity-only
tournament.
Giving
back to the community is the primary objective of the MJCI,
which has raised more than $5 million for charity since its
inception in 2001. Proceeds from this year?s tournament
benefited the
Make-A-Wish Foundation,
Nevada Cancer Institute,
James R. Jordan Foundation and
Cats Care, as well as the participating celebrities?
charities of choice.
Stars
who attended MJCI's four days of golf and celebrity events
included Michael Jordan, Marcus Allen,
Flex Alexander,
Anthony
Anderson,
Derek Anderson,
Gabriel Aubry*, Brian Baumgartner, Jerome Bettis, Drew Brees,
Brandi Chastain, Chris Chelios, Roger Clemens, Larry David,
Richard Dent,
Abe Elam*,
Shannon
Elizabeth*, Julius Erving,
Michael Finley,
Jamie
Foxx*,
Dwight Freeney,
Janet
Jones-Gretzky, Wayne Gretzky, Ken Griffey, Jr., Bill
Guthridge, Penny Hardaway, Hill Harper, Kevin Hart*,
Hollywood Henderson,
Brett Hull, Toby Keith, Toni Kukoc, Spike Lee*, Mario
Lemieux,
Kenny Lofton,
Greg
Maddux,
Danny Masterson,
Chi McBride, Christina Milian*,
Paul
O?Neill, Michael Pena, Mike Piazza, James Pickens, Jr.,
Maury Povich, Salli Richardson, Stuart Scott, Bruce Smith,
John Smoltz, Alan Thicke, Winky Wright,
Boyz II Men* (Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman, Wanya Morris)
and Jabbawockeez*.
(*non-golfer)
The
Celebrity-Amateur tournament, which paired one celebrity
with four amateur participants, took place Thursday, March
31 and Friday, April 1. The MJCI two-person,
36-hole scramble format tournament, including only competing
celebrities, took place Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April
3.
Final Scores for the 10th Annual Michael Jordan
Celebrity Invitational
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PLACE |
NAMES |
SCORES |
TOTAL |
TO PAR |
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1 |
Michael Jordan/Toni Kukoc |
68-67 |
135 |
-9 |
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2 |
Drew Brees/Wayne Gretzky |
71-69 |
140 |
-4 |
|
3 |
Mario Lemieux/Mike Piazza |
73-68 |
141 |
-3 |
|
4 |
Brett Hull/Jerome Bettis |
74-69 |
143 |
-1 |
|
5 |
Greg Maddux/Anthony Anderson |
75-69 |
144 |
E |
|
6 |
Marcus Allen/Flex Alexander |
74-72 |
146 |
2 |
|
7 |
John Smoltz/Julius Erving |
76-71 |
147 |
3 |
|
8 |
Michael Pena/Danny Masterson |
71-78 |
149 |
5 |
|
T9 |
Roger Clemens/Ken Griffey, Jr. |
82-69 |
151 |
7 |
|
T9 |
Winky Wright/Hollywood Henderson |
80-71 |
151 |
7 |
|
11 |
Brian Baumgartner/Kenny Lofton |
78-74 |
152 |
8 |
|
12 |
Penny Hardaway/Brandi Chastain |
78-78 |
156 |
12 |
|
T13 |
Paul O'Neill/Janet Jones-Gretzky |
81-76 |
157 |
13 |
|
T13 |
Maury Povich/Bill Guthridge |
76-81 |
157 |
13 |
|
15 |
Derek Anderson/James Pickens Jr. |
82-76 |
158 |
14 |
|
16 |
Richard Dent/Bruce Smith |
80-82 |
162 |
18 |
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