3M Celebrity Challenge – Results
Monterey, California – The following is the breakdown of the $100,000 3M Celebrity Challenge at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Celebrity teams play alternate-shot format for five holes, with money going to each player’s designated charity (split $20,000 per hole). Each charity receives a grant of at least $1,000 for being represented in the event.
The competition also showcased the 5th Annual Eastwood-Murray Cup, captured by Team Eastwood, which won in a playoff.
Team (Clint) Eastwood and Team (Bill) Murray halved all five holes, for a $100,000 carryover to the chip-off at the 18th green. Andy Garcia hit his shot to 3 feet, 6 inches from the hole to win the chip-off and secure the coveted Cup. The charities represented by Garcia and playing partner Clay Walker each earned $50,000. All other charities received $1,000 for their respective celebrity’s participation.
Also honored at the event were 3M Scholarship winners Sophia Buraglio of Carmel High and Grace Gonzales of Salinas High, who each received $3,500 for their college education from Paul Keel, Senior Vice President, 3M Business Development and Marketing-Sales. Each high school also received $9,000.
| CHARITY EARNINGS |
| Team Eastwood | Charity | TOTAL |
| Clint Eastwood | SPCA for Monterey County | $1,000 |
| Colt Ford | St. Jude Children’s Hospital | $1,000 |
| Clay Walker | Band Against MS | $50,000 |
| Andy Garcia | Monterey Peninsula Foundation | $50,000 |
| Team Murray | Charity | TOTAL |
| Bill Murray | Hemophilia Foundation of Northern California | $1,000 |
| Alfonso Ribeiro | Fresh Start Surgical Gifts | $1,000 |
| Larry The Cable Guy | Clinic With A Heart | $1,000 |
| Ray Romano | Harvest Home | $1,000 |
| HOLE-BY-HOLE RESULTS |
| Hole | Winning Team/Score | At Stake |
| No. 1 | Hole was halved with par 4s; carryover | $20,000 |
| No. 2 | Hole was halved with par 5s; carryover | $40,000 |
| No. 3 | Hole was halved with bogey 5s; carryover | $60,000 |
| No. 17 | Hole was halved with par 3s; carryover | $80,000 |
| No. 18 | Hole was halved with double-bogey 7s; carryover to chip-off | $100,000 |
| Chip-off | Garcia closest to the hole at 18th green, 3 ft, 6 in, wins chip-off | $100,000 |