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106 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • W I N T E R 2 0 2 1 played; it was even so much better in person. To be honest, what happened with me rarely hap- pens, meaning I've surpassed my dreams. Not just realized them. I never could have dreamt this; I didn't think it was in the cards for me to play this tournament." In fact, when players get talking, they often reference the dream and the camaraderie. They're also proud to carry the torch lit by tour- nament founder Bing Crosby in the late 1930s. "Overall, the group recognizes their roles and responsibilities—giving back to the community and to the volunteers," says Steve John. "But, it's also the hanging out, the buddy stuff, the clam- bake (now an opening night pairings party). We've been able to continue that with guys like Jordan Spieth and Dustin Johnson. Toby Keith, Aaron Rodgers, Tony Romo, Wayne Gretzky, Jake Owen, Ray Romano, Bill Murray. The list goes on. It's historical. This is what Bing wanted. Bring your friends from Hollywood or form new friendships at the clambake." Chris Harrison, the popular host of "The Bachelor" franchise, can attest. He's one of the more recent celebrities to have joined the select group, and he gives the AT&T Tournament his final rose. "As a child growing up in Texas, watching the old Pebble Beach clambake transported me to a magical destination," he says. "To a mystical place filled with Hollywood's biggest stars. It never remotely entered my mind that I would ever see a place like this, much less have the honor to walk inside the ropes and participate." Harrison, a respectable nine handicap, is enter- ing his fourth year with as much wonder as ever. "As a man who talks for a living, I'm embar- rassed to say that words fail me to fully describe the beauty and the magic that surrounds Pebble Beach and the AT&T Pro-Am," he says. "The best way to describe it for me is, it's like waking up and entering a dream and living out that dream for an entire week. Just please don't pinch me and wake me up." (Above) Chris Harrison of "The Bachelor" emceed fundraisers for local nonprofit AIM Youth Mental Health. (Left) Ray Romano throws his golf ball into the stands after sinking his putt on the 18th green during the final round of the 2016 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Photo: Scott Campbell/Courtesy of AIM for Mental Health Photo: Tribune Content Agency LLC /Alamy Stock Photo