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College stars show out at 2021 PXG College Golf Showcase, which donated $1 million to military foundations

Check out some of the highlights from the second-annual college showcase.

The big winner of the PXG College Golf Showcase was once again charity.

The second annual event at Scottsdale National Golf Club aimed to elevate collegiate golfers and PGA Tour University while also benefiting military-focused foundations was shot last month but aired Wednesday night on Golf Channel. The teams, led by playing captains actor and Marine veteran Rob Riggle and Hall of Fame NFL running back Jerome Bettis, were filled with some of the nation’s best college golfers – for now – and the players didn’t disappoint.

Riggle’s Semper Fi & America’s Fund team, featuring Oklahoma State’s Eugenio Chacarra, Washington’s RJ Manke and Duke’s Gina Kim, were down big at the turn to Bettis’ team representing Mount Sinai, comprised of Arkansas’ Brooke Matthews, SMU’s Noah Goodwin and Oklahoma’s Logan McAllister, but fought back down the stretch. Ultimately, it was Riggle’s squad coming out on top in the end with $512,500 to the Semper Fi fund, just ahead of Mount Sinai with $487,500.

The tagline for the event is, “Elite college golfers should be household names.” While that’s true, if you’re just learning about Kim and Matthews, you might have missed their college careers. A total of 46 players recently earned LPGA cards for next season, including Matthews and Kim. Both said they plan to announce their decision about whether they will turn pro or defer and finish their college seasons in the coming days.

The money was donated by the Bob and Renee Parsons Foundation. Parsons, the founder of internet domain and registrar company GoDaddy, purchased Scottsdale National in 2013 and started PXG in 2014.

Check out some of the highlights from the second-annual showcase.

McAllister hates putting in Arizona

OK, maybe not, but at last year’s NCAA Championship the Sooner star made two aces, then at the PXG event he chips in for eagle to give his team some early juice.

Blowout at the turn

Things weren’t looking good midway through the event.

‘Be the number!’

The Semper Fi squad started to get a little swagger after the turn and Chacarra couldn’t get enough of Manke’s approach at the par-5 10th.

Gina Kim throws darts

A 325 carry?!

No words, just watch.

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College players, celebrities help military foundations with newly announced PXG College Golf Showcase

College players and celebrities are teaming up to benefit military foundations with the newly announced PXG College Golf Showcase.

A new college golf event will debut next month, and it’s caught our attention.

Four top-ranked college golfers and a handful of celebrities are teaming up to raise $1 million for military foundations with the creation of the PXG College Golf Showcase at Scottsdale National in Scottsdale, Arizona.

On Wednesday, December 16 at 7 p.m. ET, Golf Channel will broadcast the exhibition shootout, featuring Austin Eckroat (Oklahoma State), Garett Reband (Oklahoma), Mac Meissner (Southern Methodist) and Trevor Werbylo (Arizona). The celebrities involved are none other than three-time Grammy Award-winner Darius Rucker, Marine Corps veteran and actor Rob Riggle and Pro Football Hall of Famers Brian Urlacher and Jerome Bettis.

The 18-hole event will highlight the new PGA Tour University program, which provides access to the Korn Ferry Tour and various international professional tours for the nation’s best four-year college players. Players will also be raising awareness and funds for the Semper Fi & America’s Fund and Team Rubicon.

There will be two four-man teams – Team Semper Fi and Team Rubicon – each with two college players and two celebrities. The format is a scramble skins shootout with $1 million on the line, awarded by The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation. Each college player will have his head coach as his caddie.

“For our team, creating the PXG College Golf Showcase at Scottsdale National was in response to the fact that the college golf fall schedules were directly impacted, and many canceled due to COVID-19,” said Drew Carr of Fidelity Sports Group, who is partnered with PXG, Scottsdale National, Golf Channel and the PGA Tour for the event.

“We set out to develop a platform that would help the PGA Tour tell the story of its University program and provide a unique opportunity for golf fans to meet the future faces of the Tour as they engage with iconic figures from sports and entertainment. We believe elite college golfers should be household names, just like the elite college quarterback.”

The top five finishers from the final Official PGA Tour University Ranking List will receive Korn Ferry Tour membership and will be exempt into all open, full-field events beginning the week following the conclusion of next May’s NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship through the conclusion of the Korn Ferry Tour regular season. Nos. 6-15 will earn memberships on one of the various international tours.

No spectators will be allowed on site, and those at Scottsdale National for the event will be tested for COVID-19 and are required to receive a negative test result prior to their involvement.

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