The Professional Bull Riders announced that fans will be able to spend time with their favorite past and current bull riders and benefit a worthy cause during the Legends Reunion charity bowling, golf, and poker events on Tuesday, Oct. 25.

The inaugural PBR Legends Reunion will officially begin the 2011 PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals in Las Vegas. MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, which was the site of the first five PBR World Finals from 1994-98, will host a series of events beginning at 4 p.m. with the Founders Forum, and continuing until 9 p.m. with the PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals Kickoff Party.

The golf tournament will be a scramble with a 7:30 a.m. shotgun start at Royal Links Golf Club. The entry fee is $375 per person or $1,500 per team, which includes four players and a tee box sponsorship. Each team will include a PBR rider. Proceeds benefit the Wrangler National Patriot Fund, which raises funds to support American military veterans and their families.

The Texas Hold 'Em tournament has a $150 entry fee and will be at 9 a.m. at the MGM Grand Poker Room. Proceeds will benefit the Rider Relief Fund which aids injured athletes competing in the sport of bull riding at any level. There will be up to 20 PBR riders included in the field with bounty knockout prizes.

The bowling tournament will be held at 8 a.m. at South Point Bowling Center. The entry fee is $150 per person or $450 per team. Proceeds benefit the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the future of amateur football at the local, state, and national levels. Each team will include a PBR rider.

Click here to download the charity event registration form

At the Heroes and Legends Celebration Tuesday night, Tater Porter and Brent Thurman will be inducted into the Ring of Honor, and Leanne Lambert will receive the Sharon Shoulders Award. The ceremony will also include the inaugural presentation of the Brand of Honor and Jim Shoulders Lifetime Achievement Award to Little Yellow Jacket, and Rob Smets, respectively.

Confirmed Legends Reunion attendees include PBR founders and Ring of Honor members Clint Branger, Cody Custer, Jerome Davis, Bobby Delvecchio, David Founier, Michael Gaffney, Cody Lambert, Daryl Mills, Ty Murray, Aaron Semas, and Jim Sharp. Other members of the Ring of Honor scheduled to attend are Randy Bernard, Wacey Cathey, J.W. Hart, Justin McBride, Charlie Sampson, Jerome Robinson, and Adriano Moraes.

The special day gives bull riding fans an opportunity to meet their favorite riders. Every rider who has competed since the PBR began has been invited to Las Vegas to participate in the largest PBR Meet & Greet ever. Each of the competitors in the 2011 Built Ford Tough World Finals will also be at the unique event.

Each Legends Reunion ticket package contains tickets to the Founders Forum, Alumni Meet & Greet, Heroes & Legends Ceremony, and the Built Ford Tough World Finals Kickoff Party, as well as a commemorative Legends Reunion ball cap and an autograph book. For more information please click here.

PBR Fan Club members can purchase a Legends Reunion ticket for $75 by telephone at (800) 732-1727 or at www.TeamPBR.com. The general public can purchase a package that includes the Legends Reunion ticket and World Finals tickets for Round 1 on Wednesday and Round 2 on Thursday for only $150, a savings of $170, by telephone at (866) PBR-SHOW or at www.UNLVTickets.com.

For special PBR Legends Reunion hotel room rates at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, click here or call (800) 929-1111. For more information about MGM Grand, visit www.mgmgrand.com or call (855) 275-5733.

PBR Legends Reunion
7:30 a.m.   Charity golf scramble at Royal Links Golf Club
8 a.m.   Charity bowling tournament at South Point Bowling Center
9 a.m.   Charity Texas Hold 'Em tournament at MGM Grand Poker Room
3:30 p.m.   Charity awards presentation at MGM Grand Premier Ballroom
4-5 p.m.   PBR Founders Forum at MGM Grand Premier Ballroom
5-6:30 p.m.   PBR Alumni Meet & Greet at MGM Grand Premier Ballroom
7:30-9 p.m.   PBR Heroes & Legends Celebration at MGM Grand - Studio 54
9 p.m.   PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals Kickoff Party
MGM Grand - Studio 54 (must be 21 years old to attend)

About the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR)
The PBR is the world's premier bull riding organization. More than 100 million viewers annually watch over 400 hours of primetime PBR programming on VERSUS, NBC, CBS and networks around the world. The PBR has awarded over $100 million in prize money, and 20 riders have earned over $1 million, including Justin McBride with $5.5 million - the most of any western-sports athlete in history. The PBR was nominated as 2010 Sports League of the Year at the Sports Business Journal Sports Business Awards, alongside the National Football League, National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball. Nearly 2 million fans attend Built Ford Tough Series and Touring Pro Division events each year. For more information on the PBR, go to www.pbr.com, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TeamPBR and http://twitter.com/TEAMPBR.