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Michael Jordan: Still Competitive (On The Golf Course) After NBA Retirement (Part #2)
- By James Raia
- Published 09/23/2007
- Celebrity Golfers' Profiles
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Without the NBA or professional baseball (Jordan briefly played the Chicago White Sox organization in the mid 1990s) it's golf that now envelopes Jordan's passion to win. And while not on the level of Woods or the rest of the PGA Tour, Jordan's interest in golf is no different that his quest to win NBA titles.Now age 41, first learned to play golf as a college junior. Love and Jordan's roommate at North Carolina were friends, and when Jordan was introduced to Love and first play the game, he was enthralled.
Michael Jordan: Still Competitive (On The Golf Course) After NBA Retirement (Part #1)
- By James Raia
- Published 09/23/2007
- Celebrity Golfers' Profiles
- Unrated
Several years after his second NBA retirement, Michael Jordan remains as competitive off the court as he was during his enduring basketball career. But Jordan's office of choice has evolved from hardwood to boardroom and locker room to fairway.
Jordan's career has expanded from NBA player and executive to restaurant owner, entrepreneur, global businessman and golfing philanthropist. His intensity, once channeled toward defeating opponents, is now focused on business success and conquering charitable horizons.
Still, Jordan pursues his businesses and amateur sporting passions with the same focus as he did while accumulating five Most Valuable Player Awards in the National Basketball Association and winning six NBA Championships with the Chicago Bulls.
Jordan's career has expanded from NBA player and executive to restaurant owner, entrepreneur, global businessman and golfing philanthropist. His intensity, once channeled toward defeating opponents, is now focused on business success and conquering charitable horizons.
Still, Jordan pursues his businesses and amateur sporting passions with the same focus as he did while accumulating five Most Valuable Player Awards in the National Basketball Association and winning six NBA Championships with the Chicago Bulls.
Craig T. Nelson: Celebrity Golfer, Actor, Family Man
- By James Raia
- Published 09/20/2007
- Celebrity Golfers' Profiles
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For the past several years, the marketing and public relations staff of the A&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am have hosted a media lunch in advance of the tournament.Through the years, various celebrities and PGA Tour pros have provides serious and comical moments at the luncheon held at Stanford Golf Course. Last year, actor Craig T. Nelson, a many year tournament player was the honored guest.
George Lopez: Comedy, Golf & Life At Pebble Beach
- By James Raia
- Published 09/19/2007
- Celebrity Golfers' Profiles
- Unrated
Comedian George Lopez has a home in Pebble Beach, and for the past several years, he's joined Bill Murray as the resident most popular comedians playing in the AT&T Pebble Beadh National Pro-Am and WalMart First Tee Open, both at Pebble Beach.One day last year (2007) following a round a Pebble Beach, I interviewed Lopez for the back-page feature of PGA TOUR Partners Magazine.
Bill Murray+Scott Simpson: A Marriage At Pebble Beach
- By James Raia
- Published 06/1/2007
- Celebrity Golfers' Profiles
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Late one early week afternoon several years ago, the scene at AT&T Pebble Beach Golf Links was a chamber of commerce freeze frame.The temperature was dropping quickly and the setting sun provided an ideal backdrop. A few spectators drifted in and out of the upscale retail shops that parallel the practice green.
No one was putting until a solitary player arrived with an open bottle of wine tucked into the back pocket of his pants. It was Bill Murray, and it didn't take long for an increasing number of fans (and golfers) to watch his impromptu routine.
When Murray made a putt, he'd take an extended swig from his bottle of wine. When his missed a putt, the crowd collectively groaned. It was a hilarious, unrehearsed half-hour of comedy.
Scott Simpson knows Murray's ways better than anyone, although the circumstances are quite different.
Kenny G: High Notes And Scratch Golf For Saxophonist
- By James Raia
- Published 05/29/2007
- Celebrity Golfers' Profiles
- Unrated
Musician Kenny G
may be the best celebrity golfer on the circuit. He competes in
numerous pro-am and other charity tournaments each year, most notably
the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. I interviewed the best-selling musician during the 2007 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. This article originally appeared in PGA Tour Partners magazine in its Q&A format.
