Golf Celebrities

photo credit: Leon Maia  Bing Crosby- Played in the U.S. and British Amateurs.  Died walking off the 18th green.  His last words were “that was a great game of golf fellas.”  Clint Eastwood – is a co-owner of Pebble Beach G.C.  Bill Gates – the richest man in the world, is a member of Augusta National G.C.  He often plays with his friend Warren Buffett for $2 per match.  Al Capone – the most famous U.S. gangster, played golf with 25 bodyguards following him around the links.  Rev. Billy Graham – once said “golf can turn an extrovert into an introvert and vice versa.”  He also said, “it brings out the boy in the man and the man in the boy.”  Bob Hope – was elected to the World ?Golf Hall of Fame in 1983.