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USA Today via Reuters

PGA Tour Champions heads to Irving, Texas, after stopping at Rancho Mirage for the Galleri Classic. Less than 30 days before the senior tour’s first major, the Invited Celebrity Classic has drawn 78 pros along with 40 celebrities, including Annika Sorenstam. Last year, the tournament celebrated the Hall of Famer’s stellar legacy and twenty years of her teeing off in a PGA Tour event. 

The $2,700,000 million purse event—$2,200,000, for professionals, and $500,000 for celebrities—kickstars on April 19. Here is how you can watch the stars of yesteryear live.

How to watch the Invited Celebrity Classic

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The 54-hole tournament will go live on Golf Channel this weekend. Since Golf Channel and Peacock will also run the RBC Heritage and the Chevron Championship, the first round will be broadcast tape-delayed. The final two rounds will go live at 5 PM, after the Chevron Championship and the Corales Puntacana Championship. Aside from Golf Channel, the tournament will be available on Peacock as well based on subscriptions. 

  • Friday: 9-11 p.m (Tape Delay on Golf Channel)
  • Saturday: 5-7 p.m. (Golf Channel)
  • Sunday: 5-7 p.m (Golf Channel)

On the other hand, if you prefer to witness the actions outside the ropes, there are three options. Firstly, the ground access pass is complimentary. You just need to register on Ticketmaster for the $0.00 ticket. Secondly, you can buy the new BuzzBallz Patio Ticket at $150 per day and $425 for a weekly ticket. 

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The last option is a Choctaw Club ticket that comes at $350 per day and offers a panoramic view of the 18th Green. The shared skybox is located behind the 18th Green. The Texas event kickstarts the four consecutive weeks of the tournament before the season’s first major, Regions Tradition. The loaded field includes a number of PGA Tour champions regulars and celebrities. 

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Players to follow at Las Colinas Country Club

Vijay Singh will return to his job circuit after a T58 at the Masters. The Galleri Classic winner, Retief Goosen, is also in the field. Chris Di Marco, who recently stoked controversy after lamenting the purse size of the PGA Tour Champions events, will tee off at Invited’s Las Colinas Country Club. 

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John Daly, Jim Furyk, and Notah Begay III are other notable names in the field. Among the celebrities is LPGA Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam. Dallas Cowboys All-Pro quarterback Tony Romo. and now retired MLB star Albert Pujols.

The par-71, 6703-yard layout is the shortest course in the PGA Tour Champions. But dotted with bunkers, a whopping 47 of them—it is no easy challenge. The 54-hole record stands at 201, by Mark Hensby, last year’s champion. The low 18-hole score was also matched last year by Matt Gogle, who shot 62.