Winter 2023

before he was too drenched to continue. Threatening skies and washed-out roads pre- vented many players from showing up on Sunday. Pairings had to be changed for what was now an 18-hole tournament on a very wet course. Snead somehow managed to tie the course record with a 68. Von Elm came in sec- ond with a 72. For the next two years they completed 36- holes around rain drops. In 1940, Ed “Porky” Oliver won the 36-hole event under clear skies. As the tournament grew Crosby added some interesting twists. Lawson Little won a special trophy that year for the low aggregate score of 852 for the 12-rounds on the West Coast Arnold Palmer (center) and amateur Mark McCormack (left), here in 1969, were partners in the Crosby and also in IMG, a sports licensing agency. Photo: William C. Brooks photo/Pebble Beach Co. Lagorio Archive 96 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • W I N T E R 2 0 2 3 Snow was too much in 1962! Sunday’s final round was postponed until Monday. Crosby’s brother Bob explained to ABC’s Jim McKay, “We’d be playing, but the PGA doesn’t have any rules for playing casual HARD water.” Photo: Julian P. Graham photo/Pebble Beach Co. Lagorio Archive