(Interviewed conducted a Poppy Hills Golf Course during the 2008 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.)

Full name: Joseph Francis Buck; Age: 38 (April 25, 1969); Education: Indiana University, Bachelor of Arts degree; Family: Wife, Ann; Daughters, Natalie and Trudy; Residence: St. Louis; Hobbies: Golf; Golf Handicap: 5; Club memberships: Old Warson Country Club, Boone Valley Golf [...]

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(Interview conducted near the scoring tent just off the 18th green at Poppy Hills Golf Course during the 2008 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.)

CHRIS BERMAN
Full name: Christopher James Berman; Age: 52 (Born May 10, 1955); Birthplace: Greenwich, Conn.; Residence: Cheshire, Conn.; Occupation: Television sports broadcaster; Hobbies: Golf and singing.; Family: Wife, Kathy, married in 1983; [...]

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(Interview conducted near the scoring tent off the 18th green at Poppy Hills Golf Course following a round of the 2008 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.)

STONE PHILLIPS
Full name:  Stone Stockton Phillips; Age: 53 (Dec. 2, 1954); Birthplace: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.; Residence: New York, N.Y.; Occupation: Television broadcaster ; Hobbies: tennis, golf, piano; Family: Wife, Debra; [...]

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One day following an early round of the 2007 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, I interviewed comedian George Lopez in a Q&A format for PGA TOUR Partners Magazine. The 20-minute interview was held at the putting green next to The Lodge at Pebble Beach Golf Links.
Growing up I thought I would be an x-ray [...]

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John O’Hurley is a veteran stage actor, composer, author and singer. His celebrity catapulted during his recurring role as a globetrotting businessman on the television program Seinfeld.
Most of the television program character’s persona seems to fit O’Hurley’s real life. But while the television show’s Mr. Peterman character’s popularity was his over-the-top, abrupt approach to life, [...]

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Charles Barkley, the former National Basketball Association star and long-time network television analyst, is arguably the worst celebrity golfer in history. He doesn’t have a golf swing. He has two.
As Barkley’s backswing ends and his club approaches the ball, his stops, hesitates for what seems like several seconds and then continues his awkward ball-striking effort. [...]

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In his 25-year television and movie career, Chris O’Donnell has escorted an eccentric blind man, played a sidekick to a super hero and portrayed a heart throb veterinarian.
But working with Al Pacino, donning tights and a mask or charming women physicians are all acting roles.
Golf is real, and it’s been part of O’Donnell’s family and [...]

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Full name: Carson Jones Daly; Age: 35; Education: Loyola Marymount University (dropped out); Family: Single; Residence: Los Angeles; Hobbies: Golf, music; Golf Handicap: 8;
Club Memberships: Manhattan Woods Golf Club, West Nyack, N.Y.; Career Round: 68, Ironwood Country Club, Palm Desert, Calif., 70 Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Growing up I thought I would be [...]

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