Millican takes turn on golf course . . . and likes it
There once was a time when one was as likely to find two needles in a haystack before seeing Clay
Millican swinging a golf club. But not any more.
Don't get the idea that the affable Top Fuel driver from Drummonds, Tenn., has gone country (as in
Country Club) on us. But he did recently participate in the Pro Am event the day before the Justin
Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children PGA Open in Las Vegas.
"I was invited to play in the Pro-Am and decided to go," Millican explained. "I told them I'm not a
golfer and I didn't have any clubs, but that didn't matter. I borrowed some clubs and got my first
golf lesson before teeing off. D.J. Trahan was the pro golfer who was in my foursome. I was very
nervous, but it was a lot of fun."
Millican also displayed considerable prowess for a newbie in Pro-Am competition. "The team used my
score on two of the holes," he said. "That was totally unexpected. We finished with a 64."
After four days of tournament play, Trahan wound up three shots behind the winner.
Millican, meanwhile, foresees more golf in his future. "I've decided that since I've been invited
to play in events before, it's time for me to take more lessons and improve to where it won't be as
awkward the next time I'm invited to play somewhere.
"I did have an opportunity to meet a lot of the pro golfers and (wife) Donna and I went to Justin's
concert that helped raise money for the Shriners Childrens Hospitals. "He performed, of course,
and joining him were Alicia Keys, Taylor Swift, Snoop Dog and TLC. It was very cool.
"I think it's great that Justin does so much for those hospitals. He raises a lot of money for
them every year.
"So all-in-all, we had an awesome week"
