Pebble Beach Wrap Up

Last week the PGA Tour descended upon the Monterey Peninsula to play the annual TOUR stop at Pebble Beach Resort & Spa. Bing Crosby, the founder of this event, wanted to create an PGA event which combined celebrities, wealthy businessmen, and professional golfers. The Bing Crosby Open was a instant smash hit with a rotation of beautiful golf courses, views of the Pacific Ocean and a clambake where the crème de la crème of professional golf hobnobbed with the Hollywood elite.

For those of us who lack the ability to shoot under par consistently, or do not possess the business acumen necessary to generate enough $$$$ to visit the Pebble, we are stuck at home watching this event on television. For the record... I am a serious golf fan, so devoted to the TOUR that I would rather watch golf more than anything else on television- ever. The previous statement is true for every week on tour except for the week the tour visits Pebble. For some reasons known only to advertisers and TV producers, everybody at the event are shown playing golf, EXCEPT THE PROFESSIONALS. For every shot that Phil or Vijay, the producers show numerous shots of actors, musicians, and TV personalities playing to a level which nobody should ever be forced to watch. Witnessing a bloated Chris Berman weezing as he attempted to get the ball airborne was embarrassing. Kevin James also provided low-lights by diving into the crowd like he was at a B-list rock concert. Watching Luke Wilson hit grounders and the overly-sarcastic George Lopez tell stale jokes was a difficult task for the serious golf fan. By Friday I was so fed up with this nonsense. Gunsmoke and soap operas became more interesting than watching the Hollywood A-listers (more like B and C-listers) trying to play golf!

By Sunday most of the amateur players were home and we got to see the professionals battle for the top prize. Vijay Singh was in control until he started playing like Huey Lewis. Steve Lowery took the title in a playoff for his third win on TOUR. In closing, I would like to urge the TOUR to remove all amateur golfers from future telecasts so I can watch golf without channel surfing all afternoon! At least I got to catch Brandon & the crew at the Peach Pit on the Soap channel...