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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 A Slender Frank Sinatra plays caddy for Bing Crosby and Bob Hope during a war bond drive tournament at Lakeside Golf Club. A raffle prize was awarded to whomever bought the most bonds. The prize was a kiss from Sinatra. |
< In 1927, Hollywood's power couple, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford posed at the newly opened Riviera Country Club. After their divorce, Pickford continued to play golf with her third husband, entertainer Charles “Buddy” Rogers. |
 Professional golfer Babe Didrickson, left, helps Katharine Hepburn with her short game. |
 Humphrey Bogart, one of Hollywood's better players, pauses on the practice tee at Lakeside Golf Club. When filming at nearby Warner Brothers Studio, Bogart often snuck over to the club for a quick round. |
 Dean Martin and Nicky Hilton, right, receive trophies form the tournament queen Marilyn Monroe after winning a celebrity match at Hillcrest Country Club. Hilton was married to Elizabeth Taylor at the time. |
 A young W.C. Fields displays his swing at Lakeside Golf Club. Although not a top player, Fields was much sought after as a partner for his humor, quick with and ever-present hip flask filled with “oraange juice." |
 Clark Gable was one of the many Hollywood stars who frequented the exclusive country clubs and golf courses during the golden era of filmmaking. Here, he celebrates a hole-in-one. |
 It took both Laurel and Hardy to caddy for this golfer in the 1928 Hal Roach comedy “Should Married Men Go Home?” |
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