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Articles by Neal Hotelling
Stars on the Court
(L-R) Clint Eastwood, Dinah Shore, and Merv Griffin attend the Fourth Annual Clint Eastwood Celebrity Tennis Tournament at the Beach and Tennis Club in Pebble Beach, California, on July 7, 1973. (Photo by Fairchild Archive/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images) Tennis championships on the Monterey Peninsula started before golf was even played here. In an 1894 championship, Charles Hubbard and Harry N.
How it All Began
This year marks the 77th winter that the PGA Tour has made an annual trek to the Monterey Peninsula for the grandfather of all pro-am golf tournaments—known today as the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. However, the tournament actually began 87 winters ago at Rancho Santa Fe in Southern California. It was the idea of entertainer Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby who, in 1925 at age 22, came to Los Angeles from Spokane, Washing-ton, and launched what quickly became a remarkable career.
The Origin Of Pebble Beach Golf Links
The Origin Of Pebble Beach Golf Links Thanks to the vision of Samuel Morse, Pebble Beach has become one of the world's most famous and picturesque golf layouts. (USGA Museum) Jan. 19, 2010 By Neal Hotelling When Pebble Beach Golf Links officially opened on Feb. 22, 1919, it did not immediately transform golf in California, or even the Monterey Peninsula. It was initially known as Del Monte’s Second Course.
The Best Spots in Golf: Go inside the Pebble Beach Tap Room
The Lodge at Pebble Beach opened 100 years ago when Prohibition was the new law; there was no bar. With Prohibition’s repeal in 1933, the Monkeyshines Room — delightfully decorated with murals of monkeys in various states of inebriation — opened at what would later become the Tap Room. In December 1949, the Tap Room was transformed into “A Museum of Western Golf,” which is how the perfect 19th hole looks today.
The ultimate 100-year timeline
1919: Del Monte Properties Company (DMP) is formed; Pebble Beach Golf Links opens. 1922: 18th hole lengthened to a par 5. 1923: Fatality on PBGL when a plane crashes on the sixth fairway as Gloria Swanson is filming Bluebeard’s 8th Wife. 1924: Monterey Peninsula Country Club (MPCC) opens. 1925: DMP sells 150 acres for $150K for creation of Cypress Point Club.
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