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JIM THIELMAN: Bucket Lists? We Don’t Need No Stinking Bucket Lists

It was pure genius when the crooner who said, “I don’t really like any kind of work” created the grandfather of all golf tournaments. Bing Crosby’s golf tournament was unlike any other. In the 1960s, A-list celebrities like Bob Hope, Danny Thomas and Glen Campbell brought in television sponsorship money, which brought the “The Crosby” and the Pacific Ocean to …


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RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Celebrity Showdown At Ryder Cup

It’s not all serious competition at the Ryder Cup. On Tuesday, the first day of the 41st annual event that pits the best golfers from the United States and Europe against each other, the pros practiced in the morning, and then the celebrities took over with matches in the afternoon. Actor Bill Murray, swimmer Michael Phelps, musician Huey Lewis, former …


RUSS HONS: Photo Gallery — Day 2 At Ryder Cup

Grand Forks photographer Russ Hons is taking in the 41st Annual Ryder Cup, which is being played at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. The tournament, which pits the best golfers from the United States and Europe against each other, starts Friday morning with foursome competition. Wednesday (Day 2) was practice day, and here are some of the images that caught …