President Clinton To Play Humana Challenge Saturday

President Bill Clinton will play in a foursome at the Humana Challenge this weekend, it was announced on Wednesday.

His team will include Humana Chairman and CEO Mike McCallister, World Golf Hall of Famer, former World No. 1 and two-time British Open champion Greg Norman and La Quinta resident and three-time PGA Tour winner Scott McCarron.

The group will begin on the first tee at the Palmer Private Course at PGA West at 10:20 a.m.

Clinton was the keynote speaker at Tuesday?s national health and well-being conference Health Matters: Activating Wellness in Every Generation, which was hosted by the Clinton Foundation in Indian Wells. Clinton played in the tournament?s first round in 1995 with Bob Hope, Presidents George H. W. Bush and Gerald Ford and Scott Hoch.

The Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation tees off on Thursday with leading professionals in the field such as four-time major winner Phil Mickelson, World No. 8 Dustin Johnson, World No. 11 Matt Kuchar and 2011 FedEx Cup champion Bill Haas. The event?s celebrity field is headlined by musicians Smokey Robinson, Alice Cooper and Michael Bolton; actors Morgan Freeman, Don Cheadle, Craig T. Nelson, Billy Crudup and Lucas Black; and basketball Hall of Famer Julius Erving.

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