The stars were out in Lake Tahoe for the Korbel Celebrity Long Drive Competition at the American Century Classic. The GOLF Team has been on-site for the last four, and this was the biggest and best one yet. GOLF’s SubPar podcast hosts Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz were given free rein on the microphones to emcee the event as celebrities stepped up one by one to the Full Swing launch monitor (Save $500 by using golfdotcom at checkout) to show us what they’re made of.
Last year’s winner Travis Kelce wasn’t able to defend his title — but his brother Jason Kelce put his hat in the ring for the first time. Big names such as Aaron Rodgers, Alex Rodriguez, Josh Allen, Charles Barkley, Blake Griffin, AJ Hawk, Miles Teller, and more walked through the Korbel Thunderdome Tent and onto the 16th tee box to entertain the masses.
From long drives to karaoke performances, these are the moments that had us making our Korbel glasses go “clink clink” all day long.
Full Disclosure: I hate Philadelphia’s sports teams.
Jason Kelce has gained worldwide popularity due to his All-Pro play for the Eagles, revealing documentary, and chart-topping podcast, New Heights, which he hosts with his brother Travis. Nonetheless, I kept my fan hat on entering the day and was skeptical about whether I could ever soften up to Jason.
But when he walked up to the tee box, all of my fan hatred quickly vanished. There’s a gentle-giant aura about Jason you sense from the moment he’s in your presence. You can see and hear him coming — Jason’s open shirt, boisterousness and infectious laugh are tough to miss — but his is a welcome presence. He’s the type of guy you want to have a beer, or bottle of Korbel Champagne, with. Hell, I was ready to have a drink with him by the end of his 15 minutes on the tee box.