Crosby Pebble Beach

Once upon a time an author wrote a story about a golfer by the name of Grover Scomer. Grover was a hillbilly natural wonder golfer like Tiger Woods when he won the U.S. amateur wearing a sombrero which he had received as a gift from Chi Chi Rodriguez. Grover had an unorthodox golf swing but [...]

Bing Crosby Pebble

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Crosby Pebble

Anyone have any info about actor Jim Backus (Thurston Howell) making the cut at the Bing Crosby Pro-Am in ’64? Jim Backus, known for being Thurston Howell III of Gilligan’s Island fame, and an avid golfer, apparently made the 36-hole cut at the Bing Crosby Pro-Am (now known as the AT&T National Pro-Am) at Pebble [...]