With this love notice to his father, former professional golfer Nathaniel Crosby shares memories of Bing Crosby within the golf course, as well as the lessons he taught him about the game and about life. With a Foreword by Jack port Nicklaus.

“Bing Crosby was an excellent ambassador for our video game, and a great man,” hails longtime friend and golfing partner, Jack port Nicklaus. The cherished singer and celebrity was also an extraordinary teacher who instilled an abiding enthusiasm and mastery of the game in his youngest kid, about 18 Holes with Bing: Golf, Life, and Lessons from Dad Nathaniel. Winning the united states Beginner at nineteen, Nathaniel went on to contend in high-level professional tournaments for his entire life.

In 18 Openings with Bing, Nathaniel introduces us to the Bing Crosby he and his family knew-not the beloved singer who played golf, but a golfer who sang to pay his country club dues. Nathaniel stocks exclusive stories concerning this American icon golfing, working, and using a few of the most celebrities in history-royalty, titans of industry, celebrities of stage and display, and champions from the green, including Bob Wish, Dwight Eisenhower, Ben Hogan, Jack port Nicklaus, and Louis Armstrong. On the book’s center is an romantic account of a dad and a son-how a shared love of golfing formed a fantastic emotional bond.

Filled with anecdotes, vignettes, and recollections of Bing’s period on the course, the tournaments he created and later on sponsored, as well as the regular encouragement he showed his kid, 18 Openings with Bing honors this celebrated golfer, entertainer, and dad, and illuminates his existence as nothing you’ve seen prior.