Rain suits and umbrellas are back in vogue at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, where a six-year run of glorious weather on the picturesque Monterey Peninsula appears to be over.
February 8, 2007 (Press Release) --
As for the six-hour rounds? The celebrity amateurs who make as much news as the PGA Tour pros? Some things never change.
Under gray skies and a light mist Wednesday morning, the practice green suddenly came to life with activity as cameras and tape recorders fought for space. You would have thought Tiger Woods was holding court, except that the world's No. 1 player stopped coming to Pebble Beach in 2001 which, coincidentally, is when the weather improved.
The star attraction was Ray Romano from the CBS sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond." Two club lengths away was actor Kevin James, who was so uninterested in an interview that he wouldn't look up at the camera while rapping putts toward the hole, missing most of them.
The media fell out of love with Romano and chased after Bill Murray, who lumbered across the green with a box of lime green golf shoes. A local TV reporter asked him for an interview, and the "Caddyshack" star told her she had 30 seconds.
"You're burning daylight," he said, bending over to tie his shoes.
Murray is infamous for his antics at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, especially the year he tossed a woman into the bunker.
"You're the man of the hour," the TV reporter said to him.
Murray looked up.
"What is this, stream of consciousness?" he said. "Are those your thoughts are mine?"
Then he tied the other shoe.
Another TV reporter asked him if he felt any pressure.
"Not as much pressure as you're feeling right now," Murray replied, and off he went to the first tee for an exhibition.
In many cases, the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am resembles an exhibition two pros and two amateurs, many of them better known than the players spending three rounds at Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill and Poppy Hills before the tournament turns a little more serious on Sunday at Pebble with a title to be won.
The rounds typically last six hours with a foursome in each group and plenty of giggles to go around.
The tournament is missing its defending champion, Arron Oberholser, who is recovering from a back injury that probably will keep him out until the Florida swing.
Even without Woods, the field is not lacking.
Jim Furyk, Vijay Singh, Phil Mickelson are among five of the top 10 players in the world rankings, and the tournament even has a former U.S. Open champion from Pebble Beach Tom Watson, 57, who will be playing with his son.
Source: http://www.yahoo.com
Under gray skies and a light mist Wednesday morning, the practice green suddenly came to life with activity as cameras and tape recorders fought for space. You would have thought Tiger Woods was holding court, except that the world's No. 1 player stopped coming to Pebble Beach in 2001 which, coincidentally, is when the weather improved.
The star attraction was Ray Romano from the CBS sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond." Two club lengths away was actor Kevin James, who was so uninterested in an interview that he wouldn't look up at the camera while rapping putts toward the hole, missing most of them.
The media fell out of love with Romano and chased after Bill Murray, who lumbered across the green with a box of lime green golf shoes. A local TV reporter asked him for an interview, and the "Caddyshack" star told her she had 30 seconds.
"You're burning daylight," he said, bending over to tie his shoes.
Murray is infamous for his antics at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, especially the year he tossed a woman into the bunker.
"You're the man of the hour," the TV reporter said to him.
Murray looked up.
"What is this, stream of consciousness?" he said. "Are those your thoughts are mine?"
Then he tied the other shoe.
Another TV reporter asked him if he felt any pressure.
"Not as much pressure as you're feeling right now," Murray replied, and off he went to the first tee for an exhibition.
In many cases, the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am resembles an exhibition two pros and two amateurs, many of them better known than the players spending three rounds at Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill and Poppy Hills before the tournament turns a little more serious on Sunday at Pebble with a title to be won.
The rounds typically last six hours with a foursome in each group and plenty of giggles to go around.
The tournament is missing its defending champion, Arron Oberholser, who is recovering from a back injury that probably will keep him out until the Florida swing.
Even without Woods, the field is not lacking.
Jim Furyk, Vijay Singh, Phil Mickelson are among five of the top 10 players in the world rankings, and the tournament even has a former U.S. Open champion from Pebble Beach Tom Watson, 57, who will be playing with his son.
Source: http://www.yahoo.com
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