Nathaniel Crosby named 2019 U.S. Walker Cup captain

Bay Area native Nathaniel Crosby, the 1981 U.S. Amateur champion and son of famed singer/entertainer Bing Crosby, has landed a prestigious position in amateur golf circles — captain of the U.S. Walker Cup team.

The USGA officially will name Crosby as 2019 captain on Wednesday afternoon. The event will be held in September 2019 at Royal Liverpool in Hoylake, England.

Crosby, 56, was born in Hillsborough and graduated from Burlingame High School. He earned a slice of golf lore in 1981, when he won the U.S. Amateur Championship (at age 19) at the Olympic Club in San Francisco.

The next year, Crosby was low amateur in the ‘82 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach.