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Crooner Bing Crosby was an avid golfer. He first took up the sport as a caddie at the age of 12. He started again in 1930 with some fellow cast members in Hollywood during the filming of 'The King of Jazz.' He's pictured playing during a shooting break, still in costume.
Actor and comedian Bob Hope was also a mad keen golfer, playing in as many as 150 charity tournaments a year. Like his friend Bing Crosby, he discovered the game in the 1930s; in 1960 he founded the Bob Hope Classic, which raised millions for good causes. He's pictured using his golf club as a pool cue. Actress Paulette Goddard is with him, joining the fun.
Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra goofing around before the start of a charity golf event in 1944.
Actress Audrey Hepburn was known to spend time on the golf course as a way to relax, although on most occasions she'd do so as part of a fashion or promotional photo shoot.
Masters champion Gary Player provides Elvis Presley with a few pointers on how to swing on the golf course. Player met "The King" on the set of 'Blue Hawaii' (1961).
"The man with no name" is a big golf fan. He owns the private Tehàma Golf Club near Carmel in California. He's also an investor in the world-renowned Pebble Beach Golf Links west of Carmel, and donates his time to charitable causes at major tournaments. He's pictured at home in 1968 practicing his swing.
Besides his love of pyrotechnics, guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, reptiles, baby dolls, and dueling swords, shock rock legend Alice Cooper likes nothing better than to unwind on the golf course. But he still loves to clown around on the fairways, as this 1977 photograph demonstrates.
Golfer Tiger Woods and actor Samuel L. Jackson discuss their next shot during a practice round prior to the start of the Dunhill Cup at St Andrews in Scotland.
Actor Michael Douglas kisses a golf ball after sinking a putt on the Old Course during a charity tournament at St Andrews in Scotland.
The beloved rom-com actor watches his shot just miss the hole during a tournament in the United Kingdom.
Semi-retired film actor Joe Pesci hits a bunker shot on the 11th hole during the opening round of the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic at Indian Wells Country Club in the United States. The 'Goodfellas' star combines his love of golf with music as a way of chilling out.
More at home on the tennis court, Boris Becker discusses tactics with charity golfing partner Sean Connery during the 2003 Laureus Golf Challenge at the Monte Carlo Golf Club in Monaco.
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Actor Dennis Quaid is so good at his game that in 2005 Golf Digest named him as Hollywood's top golfer. At one time his handicap was a very impressive 0.6.
One of the best-selling artists of all time, with record sales of over 200 million copies worldwide, Celine Dion owns her own golf club, Le Mirage, in Quebec. She also has a private course at her home in Canada.
Bill Murray chats with fellow Hollywood actor Andy Garcia during a celebrity golf challenge tournament at the Pebble Beach Golf Links golf course in California. One of Bill Murray’s most defining roles is that of Carl Spackler in 'Caddyshack' (1980), the groundskeeper at a golf course who ends up winning the Masters.
Mark Wahlberg hits out of a bunker on the 10th hole during the first round of the AT&T Pro-Am at the Poppy Hills Golf Course in California.
Justin Timberlake drops his club after hitting an errant tee shot during one of the many pro-am tournaments he takes part in. The actor and singer once declared that he'd be a professional golfer by the time he was 30.
One of the most famous saxophonists in the world, Kenny G always hits the right note on the golf course. Well, nearly always. Here he is reacting after playing a shot from the bunker and getting himself out of a jam.
Matthew McConaughey is another Hollywood star who takes his golf seriously. He discovered the sport in high school and has been playing ever since.
Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones hits a shot during a hole-in shootout in California. Michael Douglas' wife shares her husband's love of the game and the couple are often seen together taking part in charity tournaments.
Actress Minka Kelly enjoys golf, even when it's raining! She's seen here sheltering from a downpour during the World Celebrity Pro-Am golf tournament at the Mission Hills Golf Resort in Haikou, China.
Kurt Russell of Team USA lines up a putt during the celebrity challenge match ahead of the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Paris.
Charlie Chaplin's "Little Tramp" takes a new role as caddie for this wonderful PR photograph to promote a 1927 golf competition in America.
Golf has always played a role in the lives of film stars, and in this image actress Barbara Stanwyck relaxes on the green with husband Robert Taylor and legendary Hollywood heartthrob Clark Gable.
Comedy duo Martin and Lewis were the hottest act in America during the early '50s, and the pair also made 'em laugh on the fairways whenever they teed off together for charity.
Film star Gary Cooper looks like he's just ridden out of 'High Noon' (1952) as he appears on horseback to tee off on the 1st hole at a charity tournament.
A young Sean Connery leaving home in London for the golf course shortly after being confirmed as James Bond in the forthcoming 'Dr No,' the 1962 movie that introduced 007 to the big screen.
Actor, comedian, and vaudevillian Mickey Rooney rolls on the ground in typical slapstick fashion as he fools around during a 1972 tournament in Palm Beach Gardens, California.
James Garner in fine form as he practices his golf stroke on the beach in Malibu, around 1960. At this time the actor was starring in the TV series 'Maverick,' but big screen fame was just a drive and a putt away.
Best remembered as the star of 'The Jazz Singer' (1927), the first talking picture, singer and actor Al Jolson prepares to strike a golf ball balanced on top of a hat while standing on a New York City street in 1923 as part of a publicity stunt.
Golf has always attracted its fair share of celebrity players. An enjoyable and relaxing pastime, golf is also an entertaining spectator sport, especially when your favorite screen idol or singing star is teeing off, usually in a pro-am tournament to raise funds for charity.
Click through the following gallery and walk the course with these golfing celebrities from years gone by to the present day.
Tee off with these golf-crazy celebs
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Golf has always attracted its fair share of celebrity players. An enjoyable and relaxing pastime, golf is also an entertaining spectator sport, especially when your favorite screen idol or singing star is teeing off, usually in a pro-am tournament to raise funds for charity.
Click through the following gallery and walk the course with these golfing celebrities from years gone by to the present day.