Who bought the Pebble Beach Dream Home?



Who bought the Pebble Beach Dream Home?

The never-before-told story of how Jim Nantz bought his Pebble Beach dream home Share this article 107k shares share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email

How old is Jim Nantz?

James William Nantz III was born on 17 May 1959 in Charlotte, North Carolina. He went to the University of Houston in Texas, where he majored in broadcasting. At college, he was a Houston Cougars Men’s Golf Team member, where he shared a dorm with future professional players Fred Couples and Blaine McCallister.

What happened to David Nantz?

For 25 years, Nantz harbored a dream of possessing an address overlooking what he calls the Mecca of American golf. Every year during the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Nantz awakened while the sky was still dark, jogged to the par-3 seventh hole and sat on the split-rail fence off the back of the tee and took inventory of his life.

Did you know about Jim Nantz’s Backyard golf hole?

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – You’ve probably heard about Jim Nantz’s backyard golf hole, a miniaturized replica of the seventh at Pebble Beach Golf Links. You may have seen video of Tom Brady and Peyton Manningat the gate of his private residence. But have you heard the story about how he bought his dream home that overlooks Pebble Beach?