The Celebrity Challenge, a fan-favorite event, returned to the 2025 The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren in a new and reimagined way! The Celebrity Sports Showdown featured celebrity guests paired with two high school stand-out athletes to form five three-person teams that competed in a rotational "Sports Showdown" to raise charitable donation prize money for the studen athlete's respective athletic booster programs.
The Celebrity Sports Showdown took place on Saturday, August 23 at 4:30 p.m. following the final pairing of round two. The charity event that raised $29,000 for local high school athletic booster programs was contested exclusively at the famed 17th hole and kicked off by a musical performance by PGA TOUR Champions professional and recorded musician, John Daly.
Celebrity Team Captains
- DUSTY MAY – University of Michigan Men’s Head Basketball Coach… lead the Wolverine’s to the 2025 Big Ten Tournament title… was named the CBS Sports National Coach of the Year (2022/2023)
- TREY MCKENNEY – Flint native… 2024 Michigan Mr. Basketball… McDonald’s All American… and Five-Star guard recruit to the University of Michigan Men’s Basketball Program
- KIM MOORE – Michigan native… U.S. Adaptive Female Golfer ranked No. 1 in the U.S. and No. 2 in the world… two-time champion of the U.S. Adaptive Open (2025 & 2022)
- BRAYLON EDWARDS – Michigan native… 2004 All-American wide receiver for University of Michigan… the Wolverine’s leader in career receptions… eight seasons in the NFL most notably for the Cleveland Browns (2005-2009)
- ANDREA BRIMMER – Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Ally Financial… Forbes CMO Hall of Fame… former Michigan State University Soccer Star
PARTICIPATING HIGH SCHOOLS
- Grand Blanc High School
- Powers Catholic High School (Flint)
- Fenton Community High School
- Davison High School
- Clarkston High School
