NATCHEZ &045; Things will be a bit different this Monday in Natchez.

The course at Beau Pr will look a little different than usual, with more people out than a typical Monday.

At Bowie’s Tavern Monday night things will be a little out of the ordinary as well. For one thing, Bowie’s will be open. The popular hangout is usually closed on Monday but is opening specifically for an auction and gathering of people.

The reason for all this? The fifth annual Celebrity Players Golf Outing will be in town.

The outing, a golf tournament, auction and evening gathering that benefits the Natchez Children’s Home, is slated for Monday afternoon and evening.

The event brings celebrities, primarily from the sporting world, to Natchez for a afternoon of golfing.

Local golfers can sign up for a fee to play with one of the celebrities in the event.

Monday evening Bowie’s Tavern will host an auction and friendly gathering of supporters of the children’s home. The auction will include a number of items of sports memorabilia and other items.

The public is invited. The doors will open at 4 p.m. and the auction will start about 7:30 p.m.

The celebrities include Major LeagueBaseball umpire Joe West, former LSU and NFL tight end Brian Kinchen, former pro golfer Charlie Rymer and Beau Pr course designer Mike Young.

The name Joe West may not ring bells in most people’s heads either, but this might trigger some memories; West was on the umpiring crew that ruled the Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez out after he slapped the ball out of Bronson Arroyo’s hand during the American League Division Series.

The play was a turning point in the Red Sox march towards a World Series victory.

&uot;That was me,&uot; West said. &uot;It wasn’t a hard call, we just had to get together and make sure we were right.&uot;

Brian Kinchen played football at LSU and was a standout for the Tigers before a successful NFL career with the Dolphins, Browns, Ravens, Panthers and Patriots. After a three-year retirement from professional football, Kinchen was signed late last season to be a long-snapper for the Patriots and thus became a Super Bowl champion for the first time in his 14-year career.Charlie Rymer, a former PGA Tour professional, will also participate in the event. Rymer works with ESPN broadcasting on golf events.

Young was the designer of the Beau Pr course and runs, with Rymer, a business that designs golf courses. He will return to see his work again at the country club.

The tournament is one of a number of events the Children’s Home hosts each year as part of its fundraising efforts. The home runs entirely on private donations, so these types of fundraisers are crucial to the home’s bottom line. The biggest fundraising season for the home is the fall through the end-of-year holidays.

&uot;We make enough money in these three months to carry us through the rest of the year,&uot; Nancy Hungerford, director of the Natchez Children’s Home, said. &uot;Which is good because it gets real dry in summer. We know that and that’s why we work so hard during the fall and holidays.&uot;

This event began five years ago, but it came out of the T.C. Jordan tour, a minor-league golf tour in the late 1980s and early 90s that eventually became the Hooters Tour. The Jordan tour held an event in Natchez that, in part, benefited the children’s home.

Years later, Lee Moore, who worked for the Jordan tour, approached Hungerford about the possibility of doing a small-scale tournament to benefit the home. She immediately latched onto the idea and soon the event was born. Each year it raises, after bills are paid, about $5,000 for the home.

One of the highlights of the event for the celebrities is Monday evening when they have dinner at the children’s home with the children and staff. The menu always includes fried chicken and plenty of friendly chatter between the children and the celebrities.