Packers Calendar: Aaron Rodgers & A.J. Hawk Golfing on TV

Coverage of the American Century Championship is on NBC Sports Network on Friday.

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers at the 2013 American Century Championship by TahoeCelebrityGolf.com.

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers at the 2013 American Century Championship by TahoeCelebrityGolf.com.

After several practice rounds and days of promotion, play gets underway at the American Century Championship golf tournament on Friday.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and linebacker A.J. Hawk take part in a competition that will be nationally televised.

NBC Sports Network will provide live coverage from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. CT, perfect for some post-British Open viewing.

Former Packers players Sterling Sharpe and Jim McMahon are also among a field of 85 celebrities, including Jerry Rice, Charles Barkley, Greg Maddux and many others from the world of sports and entertainment.

Taking place at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline, Nev., play gets underway at 8:30 a.m. local time with gates opening at 7:00 a.m. Admission is $25.

Rodgers tees off at 11:00 a.m. PT on the first tee with a threesome that includes former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry.

Hawk's playing partners are Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson and former New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison, currently an analyst for NBC. They'll start play at 9:20 a.m. PT on the first tee.

Meanwhile back in Wisconsin, festivities continue as part of the Packers Pro Shop's grand re-opening inside the Lambeau Field atrium on Friday.

The first 1,000 shoppers will receive a Michell & Ness pennant.

There will also be face painting from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and a brat fry from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., sponsored by Johnsonville and Delaware North Companies Sportservice with proceeds going to Paul's Pantry in Green Bay. Brats will be $2 each.

Elsewhere, the official youth camps of the Green Bay Packers wrap up their weeklong activities on Friday in both Green Bay and Glendale, Wis.

Campers will be engaged in their final day of camp from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. CT at Green Bay East High School and Nicolet High School respectively.

More information can be found at ProSportsExperience.com/Packers.

 

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