A week after playing with Bill Murray at the Colonial's Pro-Am tournament, Jordan Spieth is finding himself paired with another A-list celebrity: Peyton Manning.
The tournament, which will be played in Dublin, Ohio, is Spieth's first following his win at The Dean & Deluca Invitational at the Colonial in Fort Worth. Here's some more information:
Manning, who retired from the NFL at the end of last season, will tee off with world No. 2-ranked Jordan Spieth at 9:30 a.m. in the Nationwide Invitational at the Memorial Pro-Am Wednesday, which will highlight the Nationwide Children's Hospital Patient Champion Program.
The Patient Champion Program is designed to recognize the spirit and optimistic outlook of each patient eight patient "champions" who will meet the five-time NFL MVP, as wells as PGA Tour professionals.
The field for the 40th Memorial, which begins Thursday, includes seven of the top 10 golfers from the Official World Golf Ranking, including current No. 1 Jason Day, No. 2 Jordan Spieth, No. 3 Rory McIlroy, No. 4 Bubba Watson, No. 5 Rickie Fowler, No. 8 Dustin Johnson and No. 10 Justin Rose.