CELEBRITY GOLF

WRITTEN BY REX

PRIOR TO 1960 LAKE TAHOE WAS A RATHER SMALL BURG IN A RATHER SECLUDED SPOT, HIGH IN THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS. THE WINTER OLYMPICS IN SQUAW VALLEY IN 1960 CHANGED ALL THAT. IT WAS THE FIRST OLYMPICS TELEVISED AND IT INTRODUCED LAKE TAHOE TO THE WORLD.

EVERY SUMMER LAKE TAHOE GETS NATIONAL TV EXPOSURE WITH THE AMERICAN CENTURY GOLF TOURNAMENT TELEVISED LIVE ON NBC BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THIS YEAR'S EVENT IS THIS WEEK-END, SO BE SURE TO TUNE IT IN TO SEE LAKE TAHOE SHOWCASED.


THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE EDGEWOOD GOLF COURSE, LOCATED RIGHT BEHIND HARVEYS CASINO ON LAKE TAHOE. WE'VE OFTEN TOLD THE STORY THAT THIS IS WHERE THE OPENING SCENES OF THE OLD WESTERN BONANZA WAS FILMED, BUT HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN THE STORY CORRECTED THIS YEAR AS THE SCENES WHERE THE CARWRITES RIDE UP ON THEIR HORSES WITH LAKE TAHOE IN THE BACKGROUND WAS ACTUALLY FILMED WHERE TIGER WOODS HAS HIS ESTATE TODAY.


THE ANNUAL EVENT DRAWS HUGH CROWDS TO WATCH THE GOLF AND WIDE LIST OF CELEBRITIES INCLUDING:

JOHNNY BENCH, MLB HALL OF FAME CATCHER

RYAN LONGWELL, NFL KICKER FOR THE PACKERS MANY YEARS

AARON RODGERS, BACKUP QUARTERBACK FOR THE PACKERS

EMMITT SMITH, NFL RUNNING BACK

DAN QUALE, FORMER VP USA

RAY ROMONO, EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND

STONE PHILLIPS, DATELINE HOST

AND THE LISTS GOES ON AND ON INCLUDING A LOT OF SPORTS PEOPLE. LAST YEARS WINNER WAS JAKE WAGNER FROM THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL. WHILE YOU'RE WATCHING GOLF ON TV MARY AND I WILL BE INSIDE THE CASINO GAZING FOR CELEBRITY'S, AND OH YA, WORKING.