Chicago Cubs: A pro-am golf event could be in the works

Chicago Cubs: Entertaining the masses

Baseball is, of course, the number one reason why the majority of spring training goers make the trek to Arizona in the first place. Nonetheless, a considerable amount of the population who would instead hit a little ball over and over again than sit in the scorching heat to watch a seemingly meaningless baseball game.

It is understandable. Arizona is hot. Sitting in 101-degree weather watching two teams’ minor leaguers duke it out can be excruciating. A pivotal part to the success of a pro-am is garnering enough support in its favor. As far as convincing Cubs fans of the chance to play golf with Cubs players, it probably would not take much.

According to a piece by Teddy Greenstein of the Chicago Tribune, the organizers visualize the pro-am to consist of 78 professional golfers followed up by the one-day Cubs pro-am with legends and current stars. It would give fans the ability to play golf with some of their favorite Cubs players, something many could say they haven’t done.