Notre Dame football greats Tim Brown and Jerome Bettis — both enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 8, 2015 — have been named honorary chairmen of the 40th U.S. Senior Open Championship. The United States Golf Association (USGA) will conduct the U.S. Senior Open on The Warren Course on the campus of Notre Dame, in Notre Dame, Ind., from June 27-30, 2019.
In 1987 Brown became the seventh Notre Dame player and the first wide receiver to earn the Heisman and then was enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2009. Bettis starred at fullback for the Irish from 1990-92 and then played for 13 years in the NFL, highlighted by helping the Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl XL in 2006. He was chosen to the Steelers' all-time team as part of the 75th season celebration in 2007,.
Since 2013, Brown has been the general manager and co-owner of the Texas Revolution, which won the 2017 Indoor Football League Championship. He has also served as national chairman for Athletes & Entertainers for Kids and 911 for Kids.
Bettis, who after retirement embarked on a career as a commentator and studio analyst, started his own foundation to care for children with asthma and has been active with the NFLPA’s online community to support current and former NFL athletes. He was the recipient of the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in 2001.
In their honorary role, Brown and Bettis will support the second USGA championship to be held at The Warren Course at Notre Dame. The course, designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw and the site of the 2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship, will be the first collegiate facility to host a U.S. Senior Open. The public course is nestled among 250 acres of woodlands and is a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.
Tickets for the 40th U.S. Senior Open Championship at The Warren Course are now on sale here: 2019ussenioropen.com/tickets/. For full coverage of the U.S. Senior Open, visit usga.org/2019ussenioropen.
In 1987 Brown became the seventh Notre Dame player and the first wide receiver to earn the Heisman and then was enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2009. Bettis starred at fullback for the Irish from 1990-92 and then played for 13 years in the NFL, highlighted by helping the Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl XL in 2006. He was chosen to the Steelers' all-time team as part of the 75th season celebration in 2007,.
Since 2013, Brown has been the general manager and co-owner of the Texas Revolution, which won the 2017 Indoor Football League Championship. He has also served as national chairman for Athletes & Entertainers for Kids and 911 for Kids.
Bettis, who after retirement embarked on a career as a commentator and studio analyst, started his own foundation to care for children with asthma and has been active with the NFLPA’s online community to support current and former NFL athletes. He was the recipient of the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in 2001.
In their honorary role, Brown and Bettis will support the second USGA championship to be held at The Warren Course at Notre Dame. The course, designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw and the site of the 2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship, will be the first collegiate facility to host a U.S. Senior Open. The public course is nestled among 250 acres of woodlands and is a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.
Tickets for the 40th U.S. Senior Open Championship at The Warren Course are now on sale here: 2019ussenioropen.com/tickets/. For full coverage of the U.S. Senior Open, visit usga.org/2019ussenioropen.
