In turn, those bios are used by the selection committee as it decides what’s best for the tournament. Once the Foundation receives a request, John said he then assembles as much background information as he can on the candidate. Those requests come in from anywhere in the world. A year-round process, the Foundation receives requests asking the committee to consider them for an invitation. John explained that selections are decided by a tournament committee. And the invitation, whether you’re a celebrity or not, is quite coveted. To land a place on the tournament’s list of amateurs, guests have to be invited each year. “Some amateurs are chosen off of relationships they have with the Foundation or through secondary sponsorships of the tournament. “The amateur selection process is a bit of a mixed bag,” said Steve John, CEO of the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, which stages the annual Pro-Am. The result is a blend of CEOs and celebrities, with a heavy hand on the former. They’re mostly corporate bigwigs, secondary sponsors or folks who share a relationship with Pro-Am organizers. But what about the other 123 amateurs paired off with pros for the tournament? PEBBLE BEACH – Jason Bateman, Bill Murray, Buster Posey – these are the names, alongside about 30 others, that headline the celebrity field at the 77th AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am this year.
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