Bing Crosby Was a Golfer Who Sang Summer Read
egendary entertainer and part- time Pebble Beach resident Bing
Crosby was just as huge an icon on the golf course as the stage. A member of over 75 clubs
worldwide, Crosby’s idea of bringing together golf professionals and movers-and-shakers from Hollywood and the business world for a pro-am in part landed him in the World Golf Hall of Fame. In the recently released memoir
18 Holes With Bing: Golf, Life and Lessons From Dad, Crosby’s son, Nathaniel, teams with Golf Digest’s John Strege to give us a fascinating look at the man who founded what is today the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Nathaniel, who won NCGA
Player of the Year honors in 1981 thanks to his win at the U.S. Ama- teur, pays tribute to his father in 18 enlightening segments, shedding light on the perception of Bing the singer, and describing how he was, to Nathaniel and many others alike, Bing the golfer. Full of anecdotes, vignettes and
recollections of Bing’s time on the course, the tournaments he created and later sponsored and the constant encouragement he showed his son, 18 Holes With Bing honors this celebrated golfer, entertainer and father and illuminates his life as never before.
–J.S.
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CLUB
reenhorn Creek Resort, located in Angels Camp in Gold Country and de-
signed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., celebrated its 20th anniversary. Among those on hand for the occasion was World Golf Hall of Famer Patty Sheehan, who served as a consultant for the original golf course design…The Club at Ruby Hill in Pleasanton, a Jack Nicklaus Signature Design Golf Course, unveiled a spectacular clubhouse renovation that refreshes the club’s Tuscan’s ambience, while creating more space to meet the varied interests of its active membership. The $3 million renovation includes a luxurious members-only “wine cave”…Saddle Creek Resort, located in Copperopolis, continues to reap benefi ts from its water mitigation program. Since responding to a 2014 local mandate to reduce water use by 35%, Saddle Creek has saved over 70 million gallons of water and 10% in mainte- nance costs without sacrifi cing playability.
The Club at Ruby Hill has a new look –J.S.
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