Golf In Hollywood Golf In Hollywood
Where the Stars Come Out to Play
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These images are from a past exhibit at LAPL and |
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 Olvia de Havilland practices near Lakeside's Toluca Lake. De Havilland was one of a bevy of actresses who took up the game in the late 1920s and 1930s. |
 DinahShore took up golf late in life, but her natural athletic ability made her a fast learner. Her smooth swing and famous smile made the Nabisco Dinah Shore Classic in Palm, Springs the top woman's celebrity event on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour. |
 Jack Nicholson flashed a smile during the Los Angeles Police Department's annual Police Celebrity Charity Golf Tournament at Rancho Park. Nicholson was tournament host in 1991, joining a rarified list that included Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Bob Newhart and James Woods. |
 Fred Astaire works on his golf number for the 1938 RKO movie musical “Carefree.” The film was the last RKO pairing of Astaire and Ginger Rogers. |
 Fred MacMurry, left and Desi Arnaz, Center, at the Crosby Pro-Am in Pebble Beach getting their “Luxford introduction,” by Mr. Golf himself. Luxford was famous for his gleaming introductions at celebrity tournaments, making little-known actors and out-of-town bussinessmen feel like Oscar winners. |
 Dean Martin get the ladies while Jerry Lewis carries the bags in the 1953 Paramount film “The Caddy,” which also featured Donna Reed, far left, Barbara Bates and pro-golfers Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson and Julius Boros. |
 Sammy Davis, Jr. was a member of Hillcrest Country Club. One morning as he approached the first tee, his playing partners asked him what his handicap was. “My handicap?“ Davis replied, “I'm Black, I'm a Jew and I have one eye.” |
 Boxing champ Joe Lewis, left, with pro Charlie Sifford, one of the first African- American to play on the PGA tour. Sifford paved the way for future African- American players such as Lee Elder, Calvin Peete and Tiger Woods. |
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