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Wayne Gretzky set to compete against seven other celebrities in a 1 million dollar golf tournament

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Tyler Ball
October 31, 2024  (8:15 PM)
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This afternoon an announcement was made confirming that Wayne Gretzky will be participating in one of the most hyped celebrity golf tournaments of the year.

Each year TNT partners with the PGA to put on an event called The Match. Throughout the years several superstars across many sports including people like Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Tiger Woods, and Phil Mickelson. This year the event has stepped up its game and turned into a tournament involving seven famous individuals.

According to the announcement made by TNT, The Match will turn from one on one or two on two to a tournament-style round. The round will include seven players ranging from athletes to actors. This year that list will include hockey legend Wayne Gretzky he will be joined along with Ken Griffey Jr., Michael Phelps, Blake Griffin, Charles Barkley, Mark Wahlberg, Bill Murray, and Nate Bargatze.

The winner of the tournament will take home a million-dollar prize. This is a huge step for the sport of hockey having Wayne Gretzky in the mainstream spotlight alongside some of the other biggest stars in the world. He will also be able to start up a bit of a rivalry with fellow TNT talent Charles Barkley who has been on the hockey set for TNT several times in his career.

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At first glance having Wayne Gretzky involved makes sense from the perspective of the TNT angle. However, he also has a close relationship with professional golfer Dustin Johnson who married Wayne Gretzky's daughter.

As the tournament approaches it will be interesting to hear from Wayne Gretzky and see how much his son-in-law impacted his preparation and training for the big event. Regardless of how Wayne Gretzky ends up doing it is great to see the sport of hockey and the NHL getting a bit of a spotlight in a major event. This also continues to cement TNT as the superior network when it comes to broadcasting over ESPN in the United States.

The Match Tournament will commence on November 21st and 22nd and will be shown both on TNT and HBO Max.

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