Nathaniel Crosby

Nathaniel Crosby
Personal information
Full name	Nathaniel Patrick Crosby
Born	October 29, 1961 (1961-10-29) (age 50) Hillsborough, California
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	University of Miami
Turned professional	1984 Regained amateur status in 1994
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1983, 1984
U.S. Open	59th: 1982
The Open Championship	CUT: 1982
PGA Championship	DNP

Nathaniel Patrick Crosby (born October 29, 1961) is an American golfer.

Crosby was born at Hillsborough, California. He is the seventh child of the actor and singer Bing Crosby and the youngest of his three children from his second marriage to the actress Kathryn Grant.^[1]

Crosby performed with his father, mother, brother Harry and sister Mary in several Christmas television shows and at the London Palladium in 1976. He starred along with the rest of his family, in the 1970 television musical, Goldilocks.

As a high level amateur golfer, Crosby won the 1981 U.S. Amateur at the age of 19 years 10 months. He then won the Porter Cup in 1982 and was also low amateur at the 1982 U.S. Open, finishing 59th. He played on the winning 1982 Eisenhower Trophy and 1983 Walker Cup teams. He turned professional in 1984 and having failed to gain a place on the PGA Tour, played on the European Tour from 1985 to 1987.^[2]

Crosby then turned his attention to the business side of golf, becoming involved in golf club manufacturing companies and golf real estate. He regained his amateur status in 1994, initially in order to play in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, the tournament founded by his father.^[3] He went on to play again in the Porter Cup and U.S Amateur, but this time without success.^[2]

Amateur wins (2)

• 1981 U.S. Amateur
• 1982 Porter Cup

Results in major championships

Tournament	1982	1983	1984
The Masters	DNP	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	59 LA	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP

LA = Low Amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy: 1982 (winners)
• Walker Cup: 1983 (winners)

References

1. ^ "The Legacy". Sports Illustrated. June 16, 2008. http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1139510/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-09. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Kroichick, Ron (August 5, 2007). "A longshot, once again". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/08/05/SP9ARD8Q52.DTL&type=golf. Retrieved 2009-06-09. 
3. ^ Glick, Shav (January 26, 1994). "Bing's boy". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1994-01-26/sports/sp-15322_1. Retrieved 2009-06-09. 

External links

• Nathaniel Crosby at the Internet Movie Database
• Nathaniel Crosby at the European Tour official site
• Nathaniel Crosby at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Crosby, Nathaniel
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	October 29, 1961
Place of birth	Hillsborough, California
Date of death
Place of death