Description
Played every year in early February.
History of the Event:
1937 – Bing Crosby hosts the first National Pro-Amateur Golf Championship in Rancho Sante Fe, California. Sam Snead wins first tournament – First place check is $500
1942 – Tournament suspended during WWII
1946 – Ted Durein and Dan Searle approach Crosby re reviving the tournament in Pebble Beach
1947 – First Bing Crosby National Pro-Amateur Golf Championship on Pebble Beach, Cypress Point and Monterey Peninsula Country Club. Ed Furgol ties with George Fazio. Sam Snead and Roger Kelly win the pro-am portion.
1967 – Spyglass Hill replaces MPCC
1977 – Bing Crosby dies on a golf course in Spain
1986 – AT&T becomes title sponsor. Fuzzy Zoeller wins the pro portion as well as the pro-am with partner Mike Evans
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