Celebrity Pro-Am Pairings Set at Travelers Championship

CROMWELL, CT — National and local sports notables and some stars of the entertainment world will converge on the TPC River Highlands Wednesday for the annual Travelers Championship Celebrity Pro-Am.

Comedian/actor George Lopez, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Ray Allen and Jim Calhoun, football legend Boomer Esiason and Connecticut-based Stanley Cup champions Nick Bonino and Ron Hainsey are among 18 celebrities who will tee off between noon and 1 p.m.

Here are the starting times for the celebrities, all beginning on the first tee, with the group's professional listed first. Click here for complete pairings.

• noon - Jordan Spieth, Jermaine Kearse
• 12:10 - Charley Hoffman, Chris Berman, Ray Allen, Ron Hainsey
• 12:20 - Russell Knox, Chris Dailey, Norah O'Donnell, Nancy Stevens
• 12:30 - Luke List, Chris Jackson, Javier Colon, Dane DeHaan
• 12:40 - Stewart Cink, Nick Bonino, Mike Gorman
• 12:50 - J.J. Henry, Jim Calhoun, Mike Cavanaugh, Randy Edsall
• 1:00 - Ken Duke, George Lopez, Dan Orlovsky, Boomer Esiason

Of the top 40 players in the World Golf Rankings, 17 are scheduled to play in the pro-am Wednesday. Those players, with their ranking, starting times and beginning hole (1 or 10) are:

2. Justin Thomas, 6:50 a.m. (1)
5. Jordan Spieth, noon (1)
7. Rory McIlroy, 7:10 a.m. (1)
9. Jason Day, 8:40 a.m. (1)
11. Patrick Reed, 8:40 a.m. (10)
13. Paul Casey, 7:00 a.m. (1)
16. Marc Leishman, 8:50 a.m. (1)
20. Bubba Watson, 7:10 a.m. (10)
21. Webb Simpson, 7:20 a.m. (1)
22. Bryson DeChambeau, 12:30 p.m. (10)
24. Xander Schauffele, 7:50 a.m. (1)
28. Brian Harman, 8:30 a.m. (1)
30. Patrick Cantlay, 8:20 a.m. (1)
35. Pat Perez, noon (10)
37. Charley Hoffman, 12:10 p.m. (1)
38. Kyle Stanley, 2:00 p.m. (1)
40. Daniel Berger, 7:00 a.m. (10)

Photo credits: Tim Jensen/Patch (N. Bonino), Travelers Championship (collage)

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