Aug 4, 2003 · In many ways golf defined Hope's life. On his first date with singer Dolores Reade, with whom he celebrated 70 years of marriage last February, Hope nervously drew golf holes on the...

Legendary comedian and actor Bob Hope, like his good friend Bing Crosby, was an excellent golfer, and he, too, played in the British Amateur Championship. In 1960, the PGA Tour launched the Palm Springs Golf Classic, a celebrity pro-am at the celebrity hotspot in the California desert.

Oct 14, 2024 · Crosby’s running mate Bob Hope would be the next celebrity to lend his name to a golf tournament. However, it didn’t happen until 1965 and for a very different reason. Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley were booming in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s.

The Bob Hope British Classic was the original and most often used name of a European Tour golf tournament which was played in England every year but one from 1980 to 1991. It had six different names in total.

Jan 13, 1976 · On two occasions, Palmer, “Athlete of the Decade” in the 19605, returned to the desert golf campaign in the 70s to snap prolonged slumps in his game and reclaim the Eisenhower Trophy. The “General” Of Arnie’s Army continues to be …

LOS ANGELES -- To hear Bob Hope tell it, his eight decades as an entertainer were merely the means to support a 70-year golf habit. "Golf is my profession," he once said. "Entertainment...

The 1970 PGA Tour was the 55th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the second season since separating from the PGA of America. The following table lists official events during the 1970 season. [1]

Bob Hope had a love for golf that is deep, and his contributions to the game over half a century are inestimable. These words come from Golf Writer/Author Dwayne Netland who chronicled the “Confessions of a Hooker – My Lifelong Love Affair With Golf” to illustrate what golf has meant to Bob Hope, and vice versa.

Feb 13, 1972 · Final results of the 1972 Bob Hope Desert Classic Tournament held at Indian Wells Country Club (Indian Wells, CA) from February 9, 1972 to February 13, 1972 (Par 72) Rank

Jan 19, 2000 · LA QUINTA, Calif. -- Final scores and earnings of the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, played on the par-72, 6,927-yard Bermuda Dunes, 6,881-yard Tamarisk, 6,478-yard Indian Wells, and...