Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Golf Tickets
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Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Information
"In 1937, Bing Crosby came up with the idea of a pro-am golf tournament for his friends and members of the Lakeside Country Club in Los Angeles. He held the tournament at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club, because it was near a home he had in San Diego. That first field included the likes of Fred Astaire and Zeppo Marx playing alongside such golfing greats as Lloyd Mangrum, Paul Runyan and Denny Shute, establishing a formula that still works today: equal parts clambake, competition and celebrity convocation, with a generous dose of good old-fashioned, down-home fun. Sam Snead won that first tournament; when he saw the $500 winner’s check coming his way, he said, “If you don’t mind, Mr. Crosby, I’d rather have cash.” In 1947, the tournament was expanded and moved to Pebble Beach, where it has remained ever since. Among those who have become part of the fabric of the tournament: Jimmy Connors, Ray Romano, Craig T. Nelson, Orel Hershiser, Kevin Costner, Andy Garcia, Bill Murray, Joe Pesci, James Woods, Randy Quaid, Vince Gill, and Jerry Rice. Memories from the recent past also linger, such as Phil Harris, the gentle holdover from Bing's day who appointed himself ""social director"" of the tournament until he passed away in 1995, and Jack Lemmon, whose storied quest to make the cut became legendary until, unfulfilled, it passed with him in 2001. Each year, players and celebrities bring an unnamed partner along with them: the gallery, with whom playful interaction is both common and encouraged." |
