Dozens of celebrities have been spotted this weekend attending the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions in Lake Nona this week. AAGD Photojournalist John Perry caught up with a few of them.
For the seventh consecutive year, the LPGA Tour began its season at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club in Orlando, Florida. From January 30 to February 2, 2025, the tournament features a competitive field led by Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings No. 1 Nelly Korda, along with 31 additional LPGA Tour winners. Notable participants include defending champion Lydia Ko and 2023 champion Brooke Henderson. Tournament leader and eventual winner was A. Lim Kim from Korea.
(Above) Golf Channel’s Blair O’Neal and former NBA great Ray Allen finishing the par 4, 7th, at the LPGA T.O.C. during Saturday’s round.
Actor Anthony Anderson spoke with the kids during their first exposure to golf. He’s a former Boys & Girls Club alumni.
Actor Anthony Anderson spoke with the kids during their first exposure to golf. He’s a former Boys & Girls Club alumni.
Hilton Grand Vacations volunteer Lenora Woods Schexnayder enjoying the view at the Tournament of Champions during Sunday’s finale. She’s originally from Lafayette, La., and now resides in Orlando for the last 17 years.
Married with two boys, Devin, (20), and Noah, (16), she’s a stay at home mom who Home Schools her son Noah. Devin attends University Central Florida, majoring in Electrical Engineering. Coincidentally his father, Christopher, is a licensed Electrical Engineer for 22 years—doesn’t play golf, but Lenora says she’s a recreational golfer at best.
Her sons Devin and Noah are average golfers. The Schexnayder’s live in Lake Nona, but not on the Country Club property. Noah is enrolled in Dr. T.J. Dorsey’s Orlando Minority Youth Golf Association (OMYGA). The association has been around since September 1991 and it has been a staple of excellence as a Grass Roots Golf Program for inner city youth and underprivileged youth in the Orlando area. Dr. Dorsey has put his blood, sweat, and tears into helping these kids find their footings in this $102 billion dollar golf industry.
