Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Spots remain in Robinson benefit event

Wednesday, April 21, 1999 | 12:38 p.m.

Brian Hilderbrand's golf notebook appears Wednesday. His motor sports notebook appears Friday. Reach him at bh@lasvegassun.com or 259-4089.

Individual entries are now being accepted for next weekend's inaugural John Robinson Celebrity Invitational golf tournament.

Tournament organizers previously were accepting only entries for foursomes, priced at $5,000, but a limited number of individual spots are available in the star-studded field for $1,250 each.

Proceeds from Robinson's first fund-raising tournament will benefit the UNLV football program.

Limited entries for foursomes also still are available for the two-day, 36-hole event, which is scheduled for April 30-May 1 at Del Webb's Anthem in Henderson.

Entrants, who will be teamed with a different celebrity both days, will play 18 holes each in a scramble tournament format.

The school also announced that an impressive list of celebrities -- all of whom make their home in the valley -- is on board for the event. Former Los Angeles Raiders running back Napoleon McCallum, newly elected NFL Hall of Famer Tom Mack and former Notre Dame great George Kunz are the latest celebrities scheduled to appear.

Former Major League Baseball players Marty Barrett and Duane Ward will join stage star Susan Anton and former local TV anchor John Daly, host of the television series "Real TV," in the event.

An assortment of former and current coaching and playing greats already had been announced as being part of the star-studded field. Joining Robinson on the links will be former Oakland Raiders head coach and current broadcaster John Madden, former UCLA head man Terry Donahue and Michigan coaching legend Bo Schembechler.

Also scheduled to play are Washington Redskins head coach Norv Turner as well as two collegiate coaches: R.C. Slocum of Texas A&M and Bruce Snyder of Arizona State.

Other celebrities will include former and current NFL players Marcus Allen, Ronnie Lott, Hugh McElhenny and Keyshawn Johnson. Also scheduled to appear are former UNLV players Keenan McCardell, currently an all-pro receiver with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Ickey Woods and Kenny Mayne, anchor of ESPN's SportsCenter.

The tournament is open to the public to attend.

Call Jim Bolla at 895-1508 for additional information about playing in the tournament.

* VILLANOS MOVES: Joel Villanos, formerly of The Badlands Golf Club, has been named marketing and tournament director at The Revere at Anthem, Del Webb's new golf course in Henderson.

* CHARITY TOURNAMENT: The 13th annual Glenn A. Hill memorial charity golf tournament will be held June 13 at Palm Valley Golf Course in Summerlin.

Entry fee for the tournament is $100 per player and includes greens fee and cart, prizes and trophies and dinner. All proceeds benefit the Helen J. Stewart School for special-needs children.

The tournament has raised more than $70,000 for the school since its inception in 1987. Call Gordon Hill at 456-3090 for additional information.

* HELP-ING HAND: HELP of Southern Nevada is hosting its fifth annual Golfers Roundup on June 18 at Las Vegas National Golf Club.

Entry fee for the tournament is $150 per player or $600 per foursome. All profits benefit HELP of Southern Nevada. Call 369-4357 for more information or to make a reservation.

* UPCOMING EVENTS: The PGA Tour is in Greensboro, N.C., this week for the Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic at Forest Oaks Country Club. Trevor Dodds is the defending champion; The Golf Channel (Thursday and Friday) and CBS (Saturday and Sunday) will televise. ...

The Senior PGA Tour also is in North Carolina this weekend for The Home Depot Invitational at the TPC at Piper Glen in Charlotte. Jim Dent won last year's tournament; ESPN will televise Friday through Sunday. ...

The LPGA Tour resumes this week after a two-week break for the Chick-fil-A Charity Championships at Eagles Landing Country Club in Stockbridge, Ga. Liselotte Neumann won last year's event; ESPN2 will televise Friday through Sunday.