Bing Crosby’s youngest son was barely grip-high to a 4-iron when his nanny taught him to swing a sawed-off golf club in the backyard of the family’s Northern California home.

As Golf Digest celebrates its 70th year in 2020 by culling interesting photos from its archives, the Crosby, now known as the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (Feb. 6-9), is a good place to start.

Bing Crosby died on a golf course in Spain in 1977. His son, Nathaniel, then 16, stepped in and hosted the tournament until its Monterey Peninsula demise in 1985.

Bing Crosby’s last words, just before he died of a heart attack in October 1977 on La Moraleja Golf Club in Madrid, were reportedly, “That was a great game of golf, fellas.” Harry Crosby ...

Bing Crosby is a legend in the game of golf. But, despite his low handicap, he didn’t make his name through his play on the course. His son Nathaniel Crosby, on the other hand, did.

EXCLUSIVE: Mary Crosby adored her famous father Bing, who died from a heart attack on a Spanish golf course but this week made a remarkable entry into the top 10 after 40 years out of the charts ...

18 Holes with Bing: Golf, Life and Lessons from Dad, By Nathaniel Crosby and John Strege, Dey St. Books, ... Nathaniel even won the 1981 U.S. Amateur at Olympic Club as a 19-year-old.