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 Dr.
Walter Kearns
Fantastic
Facts
Celebrity
Watch
Here
is a partial list of celebs Kearns has rubbed shoulders with on the
driving range and golf course at Lakeside:
- Andy
Garcia, actor
- Bing
Crosby, entertainer
- Bob
Hope, comedian
- Forrest
Tucker, actor
- Glen
Campbell, recording artist
- Jack
LaLanne, fitness celebrity
- Jack
Nicholson, actor
- Jerry
West, Los Angeles Lakers Hall of Fame basketball player
- Joe
Pesci, Hollywood Actor
- Kevin
Costner, actor
- Mac
Davis, recording artist
- Mickey
Rooney, entertainer
- Jack
Benny, comedian
Note:
Eddie Van Halen possibly played thru Kearns group once, but Kearns did
not recognize him with short hair.
Did
You Know?
- Kearns
hit a drive 300 yards, 1 inch in the 1980 Woodland Hills
Country Club Member Guest Tournament Long Drive Contest. This with
an old school persimmon driver and balata ball considered 50 yards
inferior to today's juiced club and ball combos.
- Summer of 2009: Shot
even par 71's at both the West and East courses of Braemar Country Club in Tarzana, CA,
a record 16 shots under his age
Lefty
Exploits
In
2000, Kearns injured his right forearm and was unable to hit full golf
shots without pain for six months. During that time off, he discovered
that he could swing and hit left-handed pain free. He purchased a set
of second-hand lefty clubs and embarked upon a new challenge.
In
the beginning, he could barely hit a drive 90 yards off the tee, but
after diligent practice became proficient from the other side. Eventually,
he could stroke a left handed tee shot 180 yards. Kearns eventually
shot a remarkable 98 at Lakeside Golf Club playing left handed (chipping
and putting right handed)!
Top
100 Courses Played
Numerous
"Top-100 Golf Courses" have appeared in Golf publications
over the years and it's obviously a highly subjective exercise. However,
here is a partial list of the elite courses Kearns has played in his
lifetime.
- Aronimink
Golf Club, Newtown Square, PA
- Bandon
Dunes, Bandon, OR
- Bandon
Face Rock Country Club and Spa, Bandon, OR
- Blackwolf
Run, Kohler, WI - PGA Championship '04
- Chicago
Golf Club
- Congressional
CC, Bethesda, MD – Shot 69 with Princeton in '43
- Cypress
Point Club, Monterey Peninsula, CA – world #2 in Golf Digest
- Eugene
Country Club, Eugene, OR
- Harbour
Town Golf Links, Hilton Head, SC – site of Heritage Classic
PGA Tour event
- La Costa
CC, Carlsbad, CA – site of Mercedes Championships and World
Match Play PGA Tour events
- La Quinta
CC, Palm Springs, CA - site of PGA Skins Game
- Los
Angeles Country Club North, CA
- Mauna
Kea Golf Club, HI
- Medinah,
Chicago, IL – PGA Tiger Woods victory 1999
- Milwaukee
Country Club, WI - toughest membership requirements in world for private
club (must know a Kearns)
- Oakmont,
PA – US Open course when Johnny Miller shot 63
- Olympic
Club Lake, San Francisco, CA – 1993 US Open. Lee Janzen winner
- Pebble
Beach, CA – world #3 in Golf Digest
- PGA
West, Palm Springs, CA – site of Skins Game and Q School
- Pine
Valley, NJ– rated #1 in world Golf Digest
- Pinehurst,
NC – site of numerous major championships
- Riviera
Country Club, Los Angeles, CA - LA Open PGA Tour
- San
Francisco Golf Club, CA
- Spyglass
Hill Golf Course, Monterey Peninsula, CA
- Torrey
Pines Golf Course South, La Jolla, CA
- Tuckaway
CC, Milwaukee, WI - PGA Tour site
- Whistling
Straits, WI – PGA championship 2004
International
- Gleneagles,
Scotland
- St.
Andrews, Scotland - British open rotation every 5 years and the world's
oldest golf course. Tiger Woods 2005 British Open win
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