![Tom Hancock, left, and Elaine Gillen have been working in the transportation department at Thornblade Club for a week. The department manages 15 BMW to ferry VIPs from the course to their vehicles.](/images-news/tn_1_0514_BMW_Transportation_IMG_1170.jpg)
Jim Fair
Tom Hancock, left, and Elaine Gillen have been working in the transportation department at Thornblade Club for a week. The department manages 15 BMW to ferry VIPs from the course to their vehicles.
![Timothy Brannon played a tuneup round of golf Wednesday while Cleveland Christophe introduced him to the nuances of the Thornblad Club course.](/images-news/tn_2_finishing_a_round_IMG_1176.jpg)
Jim Fair
Timothy Brannon played a tuneup round of golf Wednesday while Cleveland Christophe introduced him to the nuances of the Thornblad Club course.
![Volunteers are learning protocol for patrons and media at Thornblade Club during the BMW Pro-AM that begins Thursday.](/images-news/tn_3_Learning_pga_rules_IMG_1171.jpg)
Jim Fair
Volunteers are learning protocol for patrons and media at Thornblade Club during the BMW Pro-AM that begins Thursday.
![A BMW awaits a hole-in-one on this par 3 at Thornblade Club. Overshooting the green could me a trip to the body shop for the vehicle that sits yards behind the green.](/images-news/tn_4_BMW_Hole_in_one_or_close_to_BMW.jpg)
Jim Fair
A BMW awaits a hole-in-one on this par 3 at Thornblade Club. Overshooting the green could me a trip to the body shop for the vehicle that sits yards behind the green.
Update:
All Round One starting tee times have been delayed three hours, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., tournament officials announced this morning.
Officials from the BMW Charity Pro-Am announced this morning that the Celebrity Walk of Fame has been cancelled for tonight. The event was originally scheduled from 6:45-7:45 p.m. on Main Street in Downtown Greenville.
It was also announced this morning that actor Oliver Hudson withdrew due to illness.
From staff reports
The BMW Pro-Am golf tournament begins Thursday morning with tee times at Thornblade Club, Green Valley and The Reserve at 8:30 off the No. 1 and No. 10 holes. Weather permitting.
The forecast is for 100 percent chance of rain with thunderstorms and heavy rain possible in the afternoon. A high temperature of 71 will be accompanied with winds south 10-15 miles per hour.
The field of 168 professionals, 25 celebrities and amateurs will rotate playing the three courses. The low 65 pros (and ties), 10 pro-am teams and low 6 celebrity pro-am teams will play the final round Sunday at Thornblade.
The professional winner will take home $117,000 from the purse of $650,000.
Golf Channel will air the tournament in prime time Thursday and Friday 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 7-9 p.m.