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Celebs like Don Cheadle (upper
right, with Andy Garcia) and
Huey Lewis celebrating (bottom)
are relaxed despite playing in a
tournament with serious cache.
Romano, of course, hopes to be playing on
Feb. 15 as he returns to make his 15th appear-
ance at the tournament. Berman, with his garish
sweaters, "sword"-wielding shenanigans and
witty repartee, has agreed to return as well.
Other celebrities confirmed include pitcher
Matt Cain and his battery mate Buster Posey
from the San Francisco Giants; professional
surfer Kelly Slater ; actors Andy Garcia, Don
Cheadle and Chris O'Donnell; musicians Joe
Don Rooney (of Rascal Flatts), Clay Walker and
Huey Lewis; and comedian Tom Dressen.
All told, 156 professionals and 156 amateurs
will tee off on that Thursday, many of them with
dreams of winning a big chunk of the $6.8 mil-
lion purse and a Waterford Crystal trophy, or
just the pride of surviving their own ineptitude
to play on Sunday.
And we will be there, too, watching, politely
marveling at the skill of the professionals, and
snickering a bit at the celebrities, who are sud-
denly and remarkably—in full view of the
world—human.
Spectators can view practice rounds beginning
Monday, Feb. 9, through Wednesday, Feb. 11.
Wednesday features the popular 3M Celebrity
Challenge, on holes 1, 2, 3, 17 and 18 at Pebble
Beach. The tournament runs Thursday, Feb. 12,
through Sunday, Feb. 15. For more information, go
to www.attpbgolf.com.
Despite his shortcom-
ings on the course,
Romano takes his golf
game seriously and
tries to block out the
crowds, the expected
wind and cold, and his
own primal fear.
Photos: Marc Howard/Reproduced by Permission of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
