Dreesen is an integral part of the successful golf tournament - or sports promotions generally - today as any most valuable player or Masters winner. If you count the benefits he has performed without fee, he has contributed more to charity than the Rockefellers.
It's no secret that one of Tom's great passions is golf. From the Tom Dreesen Celebrity Invitational held at the prestigeous Bollingbrook Golf Club to the first-class Celebrity Players Tour, Tom can be found on greens around the world with some of the best players around.
Whether it's Major League Baseball, the NFL, or an NBA event, Tom Dreesen brings a level of performance second to none—not only because of his comedic ability, but because of his knowledge of sports.
Read more below about some of the very special golfing events hosted by Tom Dreesen.
The Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
From the start, the Classic attracted an unbelievable array of celebrities to compete in the tournament's pro-am competition. Some of the early stars are now legends: Bing Crosby, Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Phil Harris, Desi Arnaz, Ray Bolger and Hoagy Carmichael. Dwight Eisenhower was the first former President to play in the tournament and of course, the biggest celebrity of all, Bob Hope, played in the early years, added his name to the tournament in 1965 and became the Classic's Chairman of the Board.
AT&T Pebble Beach
The real winners of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am are the hundreds of nonprofit organizations which benefit from the proceeds of the tournament. To date, over $60 million to date has been raised and distributed through AT&T Pebble Beach Charities.
The Tom Dreesen Celebrity Invitational
"In 2006, the Tom Dreesen Celebrity Invitational was more successful than ever. The four-day event included 27 holes of golf and two exclusive gala events with sixty of today's biggest stars.
The Tom Dreesen Celebrity Invitational, benefiting the United Way of Will County, provides a unique opportunity to rub elbows with some of the greatest names in sports and entertainment, including MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL Hall of Famers, Gold Medal Winning Olympic Athletes, and Grammy Award Winners."
The Celebrity Players Tour
"The Celebrity Players Tour (CPT) is the premier corporate hospitality and entertainment golf tour in existence today. With 10 current events and growing, our Tour is designed to entertain corporate executives and professionals from all types of business. All of our Celebrity Players Tour events are held in first-class golf course resort settings and feature high profile celebrity athletes and entertainers from today and yesteryear. From start to finish, the CPT experience is completely turn-key, let us take care of all the details. We offer the best golf corporate hospitality experience available today. So, treat your most valuable customers, prospective new customers, corporate staff, or yourself, to an experience that is beyond compare."
