The Tribune

Celebrities flocked to Sandals Emerald Bay in Exuma this past weekend for a getaway and golf for a good cause.

Guests came to take part in the Sandals Emerald Bay Celebrity Getaway & Golf Weekend, hosted by Sandals Resorts and Access Hollywood. They included TV personality Billy Bush and golf legend Greg Norman, who designed the golf course at Emerald Bay.

Other celebrities included Garcelle Beauvais (Franklin and Bash); actress and Access Hollywood Live co-host, Holly Robinson-Peete and her husband, Rodney Peete (NFL); Alan Thicke (Growing Pains); Mad Men’s Kevin Rahm; Ray Donovan’s Steven Bauer; RHOC’s(Real Housewives of Orange County) Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley; Hairspray’s Marissa Jaret Winokur; and Mayte Garcia (Army Wives).

The three-day event kicked off with a Junkanoo Beach Party, featuring a live Junkanoo rush-out and a fire and limbo display by limbo legend, Action.

The celebrity golf tournament at Sandals Emerald Reef Golf Club, an 18-hole championship course designed by Greg Norman, was highlighted by the much anticipated ‘Million Dollar Hole-In-One Shootout’, which allowed five of the best golfers a chance to shoot a hole-in-one for a $1 million donation to the Sandals Foundation. Greg Norman’s shot pulled closest to the hole, but nobody hit the hole-in-one.

“We were thrilled to host such a fabulous weekend for our celebrities and other guests,” said Adam Stewart, chief executive of Sandals Resorts International.

“And to welcome our friends at Access Hollywood back to host this golf weekend, along with legendary golfer Greg Norman, who designed the spectacular Sandals Emerald Reef Golf Club, a true golfer’s paradise, and who is an ideal partner for our brand. We hope everyone had a great weekend.”

The team of Greg Norman, Holly Sonders, Rodney Peete and Greg Norman Jr. won the tournament. There was a tie for the runners-up spot, with the team of Billy Bush, Alan Thicke, Steven Bauer and Lewis Henderson, and the team of Kevin Rahm, Robert Lusetich, Jason McCoy and Kevin Froemming, in fierce competition.