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SPORTS STARS COMPETE AT THE 2013 (MJCI)

MICHAEL JORDAN CELEBRITY INVITATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT CHARITY

IN LAS VEGAS


  • Interviews with Sports Stars

  • Tournament Proceeds go to Charities

  • Over $6 million Raised Since 2001


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April 2013 Las Vegas NV- Michael Jordan and his famous friends from the world of sports were on the links at the Shadow Creek Golf Course for the 12th Annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational to benefit Make-A-Wish, James R. Jordan Foundation, Opportunity Village and Cats Care, the NBA Charlotte Bobcats’ charity arm.

The 2013 MJCI tourney winners were a pair of St. Louis Cardinals World Series greats: Vince Coleman and Ozzie Smith. The baseball icons split the winner’s check of $40,000 for each of their personal charities.

Among the additional  highlights on the links included former NBA star Penny Hardaway’s 40 foot chip shot on the 18th hole and ex-New York Yankees All-Star Paul O’Neill’s hole-in-one in the 17th hole. Olympic Champion Michael Phelps expressed his admiration for Jordan and the thrill of competing in his first MJCI tourney.

Hosted by ARIA Resort & Casino, this year’s MJCI also included an impressive roster of first time attendees in addition to Phelps, most notably  Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice and Jonathan Ogden, comedian Rob Riggle,  PGA Golfer Dustin Johnson, country star Jake Owen, actor James Denton, NFL Quarterback Josh Freeman and actor/comedians Kevin Nealon and Wayne Brady, among others.

The new participants joined MJCI standout veterans including host Michael Jordan, Marcus Allen, Anthony Anderson, Brian Baumgartner, Roger Clemens, Wayne Gretzky, Ken Griffey Jr., Penny Hardaway, Brett Hull, Toni Kukoc, Mario Lemieux, Kenny Lofton, Greg Maddux, Tom Welling, Jesse Williams and Adrian Young. Additional celebrity and athlete participants included defending champion Brandi Chastain, Jerome Bettis, Chris Chelios, Janet Jones-Gretzky, Dan Jansen, Win McMurry, Christina Milian, Paul O’Neill, Stuart Scott, Alan Thicke and Winky Wright, among others.

Founded in 2001, the MJCI is one of celebrity golf’s most popular events and has raised more than $6 million for charity.

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