Tennis championships on the Monterey Peninsula started before golf was even played here. In an 1894 championship, Charles Hubbard and Harry N. Stetson defeated brothers Robert and George Whitney on Hotel Del Monte's grass court in a hard-fought doubles final: 4-6; 5-7; 6-1; 7-5; 6-2. In September 1899, Eastern tennis stars came to Del Monte to challenge the best of the West. … [Read more...] about Stars on the Court
How it All Began
Bing Crosby and the Pro-Am at Pebble Beach
This year marks the 77th winter that the PGA Tour has made an annual trek to the Monterey Peninsula for the grandfather of all pro-am golf tournaments—known today as the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. However, the tournament actually began 87 winters ago at Rancho Santa Fe in Southern California. It was the idea of entertainer Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby who, in 1925 at age … [Read more...] about How it All Began
The Heritage of the Crosby
A lot has changed since entertainer Bing Crosby first brought his tournament to the Monterey Peninsula 60 years ago in 1947.The galleries were smaller, as was the infrastructure. There were no bleachers, and parking was not a serious problem. Spectators simply paid their one-dollar fee for a daily pass, and went out and lined the greens and fairways to watch some of the … [Read more...] about The Heritage of the Crosby