Local legends, WWE superstar headline celebrity golf scramble

BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com

METRO DETROIT — What a summer for sports in the city of Detroit.

Detroit Tigers baseball is competitive once again, and there’s legitimate excitement and expectations heading into the upcoming Detroit Lions season, but the Professional Golf Association’s Rocket Mortgage Classic continues to be the topic of conversation.

As the tournament makes its return to the Detroit Golf Club on June 27, the field has already drawn commitments from twotime major champion Collin Morikawa and RMC defending champion Tony Finau, but there’s no card more stacked than this year’s AREA 313 Celebrity Scramble commitments.

Detroit Lions Hall of Famers Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson will return to compete in the event, alongside Dylan Larkin of the Detroit Red Wings and Michigan State basketball head coach Tom Izzo, the scramble’s defending champion. But the RMC welcomes two newcomers who will undoubtedly make their presence known.

Former Michigan Wolverines star and NBA Hall of Famer Chris Webber, a Detroit native and phenom at Detroit Country Day from 1991-1993, will round out the Michigan sports connection, while WWE Superstar “The Miz” will make his course debut at the RMC.

The Miz, a two-time WWE Champion, previously starred