Hilton Head Tour pros are taking their time arriving at Harbour Town for this week's tournament. The practice greens and driving range were nearly deserted for most of Monday. A handful of the big-name players straggled in late in the afternoon, among them Justin Leonard, Loren Roberts and 2000 Masters champ Vijay Singh. Mark Brooks, the 1996 PGA Championship winner, highlighted the 19 pros who played in Monday's Worldcom Classic Pro-Am. South Carolinian Jay Haas participated as well.
Festivities pick up today, when most players squeeze in a practice round.
A Celebrity Skins Challenge and a Coca-Cola Youth Clinic will be held at 3 and 4 p.m. respectively. Among the pros participating in the Celebrity Skins Challenge are Tom Lehman, Nick Price, Billy Andrade, Fuzzy Zoeller, Day and Cink. Haas and Peter Jacobsen will lead the clinic. Weather forecast encouraging Sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-80s provided a perfect setting for Monday's opening ceremonies. The good weather is expected to hold throughout the week, which would give a strong contrast to last year's wet and windy conditions.