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No talent? No problem: The weird world of pro-am sport
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The BMW PGA Championship is the flagship stop on professional golf’s European Tour.
Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood are competing for the $1.53 million victor’s cheque.
Boxing pundit and retired cruiserweight Tony Bellew is playing in a pro-am event at the Wentworth Club .
The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is still held today , albeit with a tweaked format.
Bing Crosby started a golf tournament in Southern California in 1937 .
Bing invited a few professionals along, and a couple of his Hollywood buddies, then had them compete for a modest sum.
The bulk of amateurs who play are now corporate executives.
The events are a big opportunity for the host to raise money, it's a big money driver’s Matt Kamienski says.
Sportspeople, who are naturally competitive and have the time to play lots of golf, are most likely to sign up.
Sir Andy Murray , whose handicap was seven for Wentworth though he intends to lower that to scratch, said he was petrified.
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