Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley. Photo: Getty Images
Charles Kelley has been tapped to host the ACM Lifting Lives Golf Classic at TPC Las Vegas on April 1. Proceeds from the “scramble” style golf tournament, being held for the sixth consecutive year at TPC Las Vegas, will go to the ACM Lifting Lives’ Diane Holcomb Emergency Relief Fund which provides immediate relief to those in need within the music industry.
Established by former ACM and ACM Lifting Lives Board Chair Gayle Holcomb in honor of her mother, the Diane Holcomb Emergency Relief Fund responds quickly to unforeseen, immediate financial needs of music-related organizations and individuals. Since its inception in 2007, the Fund has distributed more than $500,000.
“I’ve been able to participate in the ACM Lifting Lives Golf Classic tournament for the past couple of years, so I’m looking forward to stepping back up onto the green again this year,” said Kelley. “Getting together with my buddies to play a round in Vegas is always the perfect way to head into the award show, especially when it’s also for a good cause.”
The Golf Classic will take place during the “Week Vegas Goes Country,” surrounding the 52nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards which will broadcast live for the first time from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on April 2 on CBS.
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