AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held annually at Pebble Beach, California, near Carmel. The tournament is usually held during the month of February on two different courses, currently Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course and previously, Monterey Peninsula Country Club.

AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Tournament information
Location	Pebble Beach, California
Established	1937
Course(s)	Pebble Beach Golf Links Spyglass Hill Golf Course
Par	72 (PB) 72 (SH)
Length	6,816 yards (6,233 m) (PB) 7,035 yards (6,433 m) (SH)
Organized by	Monterey Peninsula Foundation
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$20,000,000
Month played	February
Tournament record score
Aggregate	265 Brandt Snedeker (2015)
To par	−22 as above
Current champion
Rory McIlroy
Location map
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The event was originally known as the Bing Crosby National Pro-Amateur, or just the Crosby Clambake. After Crosby's death in 1977,^[1] the tournament was hosted by his family for eight years.^[2] The Crosby name was dropped after the 1985 event,^[3][4] and AT&T Corporation became the title sponsor in 1986.^[5] It is organized by the Monterey Peninsula Foundation.^[6]

History

Founded in 1937, the first National Pro-Am Golf Championship was hosted by entertainer Bing Crosby and Larry Crosby in southern California at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club in San Diego County, the event's location prior to World War II.^[4] Sam Snead won the first tournament, then just 18 holes, with a winner's share of $500.^[7] A second round was added in 1938 and was played through 1942.^[7][8][9]

After the war, it resumed in 1947 as a 54-hole event, up the coast on golf courses near Monterey,^[10][11] where it has been played ever since. Beginning that year, it was played at Pebble Beach Golf Links, Cypress Point Club, and Monterey Peninsula Country Club through 1966. The tournament became a 72-hole event in 1958.^[12][13]

In 1967,^[14][15][16] the new Spyglass Hill replaced Monterey Peninsula CC as the third course (with the exception of 1977, when it returned to MPCC). After 1990, private Cypress Point was dropped by the PGA Tour because it would not admit an African-American member,^[17] and was replaced by Poppy Hills in 1991,^[18][19] which hosted through 2009. Poppy Hills was not well received by the players,^[18][19] primarily due to poor drainage, and MPCC returned to the rotation in 2010.

Cartoon by "Dennis the Menace" creator Hank Ketcham from the program for the 1971 Crosby Pro-Am

Notable professionals in recent years have included Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Mark O'Meara, Davis Love III, Jordan Spieth, and Vijay Singh. Notable celebrities have included fan favorite Bill Murray, Glenn Frey, Kevin Costner, Steve Young, George Lopez, Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, Kenny G, Justin Timberlake, Ray Romano, Clay Walker, and Carson Daly. Past celebrities included many Hollywood legends, some of whom were accomplished amateur golfers. Jim Backus, best known as the voice of Mr. Magoo and as Thurston Howell III on Gilligan's Island, made the 36-hole pro-am cut in 1964.

When Gene Littler won the 1975 event, he was the first player who had been on a winning amateur team in this pro-am (which he had done as a 23-year-old in 1954) to have gone on to win it as a pro.^[20]

Current playing format

Singer Justin Timberlake at the 2006 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

The starting field consists of 80 professionals and 80 amateurs. Each professional is paired with an amateur partner. On the first two days, 80 two-person teams will play a Better ball format with one round on Pebble Beach and the other round at Spyglass Hill. The pros also play an individual stroke play format. On the last two days, only the pros will advance to the third and final rounds held at Pebble Beach.^[21] In addition, there will be fewer celebrities in the pro-am field as well.^[22]

Prior playing format

Previously, the starting field consisted of 156 professionals and 156 amateurs. Each professional was paired with an amateur player. On the first three days, 156 two-man teams played a better ball format with one round on each of the three courses. The pros also played an individual stroke play format. On the final day, those professionals and pro-am teams making the 54-hole cut played on the Pebble Beach Golf Links.

• Individual pro cut: At 54 holes, the low 60 scorers plus any ties. Players between 61st and 70th (and ties) received both official money and FedEx Cup points, as the cut for this tournament ensured the field was smaller than a standard tournament cut of 70 to accommodate the pro-am teams playing on the last day. They were indicated as MDF (made cut, did not finish); this designation was used in other PGA Tour events when more than 78 players made the cut and the field was reduced to 70 and ties after the third round.
• Pro-Am cut: At 54 holes, the low 25 teams, plus any ties.

Only professionals competed in the individual competition part of the tournament. Amateurs were restricted to playing only in the pro-amateur team competition. The local Pebble Beach tournament officials organized the pairing of professionals with amateurs, while the PGA Tour managed the assignment of the pros' tee times.

Professional field

The professional field consists of 80 players under the PGA Tour's Signature Events rankings.^[23]

1. Top 50: The 50 players who qualified for the BMW Championship at the end of last year's PGA Tour season.
2. Aon Next 10: Players 51–60 in the final points list of the previous season (includes points from the FedEx Fall from the Procore Championship to The RSM Classic)
3. Aon Swing 5: The top five players who scored the most FedEx Cup points in the Sony Open in Hawaii, The American Express, and Farmers Insurance Open provided they are neither a Top 50 or Aon Next 10 player.
4. Current Year Full-Field Winners: Winners of The Sentry, Sony Open in Hawaii, The American Express, and Farmers Insurance Open of the current season.
5. Rankings: Top 30 Official World Golf Ranking players who are PGA Tour members.
6. Up to four sponsor exemptions.
7. Should a player who is in the Top 50 not be in good standing with the PGA Tour, then the 51st place player (and so forth) from after the FedEx St. Jude Championship that did not qualify for the BMW Championship shall be a member of the Top 50 until the eligibility list officially has the Top 50. This will also affect the Aon Next 10 list.
8. If, after sponsor exemptions, there are fewer than 80 players in the field, players 61st and beyond from the final points list of the previous season will be used to fill the field to 80.

Format

Conducted as a planned 72-hole pro-am event, 1958–present. Exceptions are as follows:

• 18 holes: 1937
• 36 holes (planned): 1938 to 1942
• 36 holes, due to bad weather: 1952
• 54 holes (planned): 1947 to 1951, 1953 to 1957
• 54 holes, due to bad weather: 1974, 1981, 1986, 1998, 1999, 2009 and 2024
  • In 1996, the first 36 holes were played as scheduled on Thursday and Friday. Rain on Saturday and Sunday prevented the completion of the tournament and it was canceled (54 holes required to be official due to three course setup).^[24][25]
  • In 1998, weather conditions prevented the tournament from being finished on schedule (9 holes were played Thursday, 9 on Friday, 18 on Saturday, rain Sunday and Monday). The third round was delayed until August to prevent cancellation similar to 1996. 43 of 168 players withdrew rather than return for the final round.
• No pro-am: 2021
  • In 2021, the pro-am section of the tournament was postponed due to safety concerns in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic; as a result Monterey Peninsula was also removed from the course rotation. The amateurs participated in their own tournament during the PURE Insurance Championship PGA Tour Champions event at Pebble Beach in September.^[26]
  • In 2023, the pro-am competition was shortened to 54 holes due to high winds on Saturday, February 4; professionals only competed in the final round on Monday, February 5.

Criticism

Despite being one of the most iconic events on the PGA Tour, many top players tend to skip the event, citing long rounds, celebrity distractions, sketchy weather and the bumpy poa annua greens. In addition, the schedule also made it difficult for players to compete in the event as it was usually the same week as the Saudi International, which also featured a strong field (mainly catered for by large appearance fees). The few top players who did compete regularly at Pebble Beach such as Jordan Spieth, were contractually obligated to compete there due to sponsorship reasons.^[27]

Tournament hosts

Venue	Years	Times
Pebble Beach Golf Links	1947–present	73
Spyglass Hill Golf Course	1967–1976, 1978–present	52
Monterey Peninsula CC, Shore Course	1965, 1966, 1977, 2010–2020, 2022–2023	13
Poppy Hills Golf Course	1991–2009	19
Cypress Point Club	1947–1990	44
Monterey Peninsula CC, Dunes Course	1947–1964	18
Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club	1937–1942	6

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Purse ($)	Winner's share ($)	Ref.
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
2025	Rory McIlroy	267	−21	2 strokes	Shane Lowry	20,000,000	3,600,000
2024	Wyndham Clark	199[a]	−17	1 stroke	Ludvig Åberg	20,000,000	3,600,000
2023	Justin Rose	269	−18	3 strokes	Brendon Todd Brandon Wu	9,000,000	1,620,000
2022	Tom Hoge	268	−19	2 strokes	Jordan Spieth	8,700,000	1,566,000
2021	Daniel Berger	270	−18	2 strokes	Maverick McNealy	7,800,000	1,404,000
2020	Nick Taylor	268	−19	4 strokes	Kevin Streelman	7,800,000	1,404,000
2019	Phil Mickelson (5)	268	−19	3 strokes	Paul Casey	7,600,000	1,368,000
2018	Ted Potter Jr.	270	−17	3 strokes	Jason Day Dustin Johnson Phil Mickelson Chez Reavie	7,400,000	1,332,000
2017	Jordan Spieth	268	−19	4 strokes	Kelly Kraft	7,200,000	1,296,000
2016	Vaughn Taylor	270	−17	1 stroke	Phil Mickelson	7,000,000	1,260,000
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
2015	Brandt Snedeker (2)	265	−22	3 strokes	Nick Watney	6,800,000	1,224,000
2014	Jimmy Walker	276	−11	1 stroke	Dustin Johnson Jim Renner	6,600,000	1,188,000
2013	Brandt Snedeker	267	−19	2 strokes	Chris Kirk	6,500,000	1,170,000
2012	Phil Mickelson (4)	269	−17	2 strokes	Charlie Wi	6,400,000	1,152,000
2011	D. A. Points	271	−15	2 strokes	Hunter Mahan	6,300,000	1,134,000
2010	Dustin Johnson (2)	270	−16	1 stroke	David Duval J. B. Holmes	6,200,000	1,116,000
2009	Dustin Johnson	201[a]	−15	4 strokes	Mike Weir	6,100,000	1,098,000
2008	Steve Lowery	278	−10	Playoff	Vijay Singh	6,000,000	1,080,000
2007	Phil Mickelson (3)	268	−20	5 strokes	Kevin Sutherland	5,500,000	990,000
2006	Arron Oberholser	271	−17	5 strokes	Rory Sabbatini	5,400,000	972,000
2005	Phil Mickelson (2)	269	−19	4 strokes	Mike Weir	5,300,000	954,000
2004	Vijay Singh	272	−16	3 strokes	Jeff Maggert	5,300,000	954,000
2003	Davis Love III (2)	274	−14	1 stroke	Tom Lehman	4,500,000	900,000
2002	Matt Gogel	274	−14	3 strokes	Pat Perez	4,000,000	720,000
2001	Davis Love III	272	−16	1 stroke	Vijay Singh	4,000,000	720,000
2000	Tiger Woods	273	−15	2 strokes	Matt Gogel Vijay Singh	4,000,000	720,000
1999	Payne Stewart	206[a]	−10	1 stroke	Frank Lickliter	2,800,000	504,000
1998	Phil Mickelson	202[a]	−14	1 stroke	Tom Pernice Jr.	2,500,000	450,000
1997	Mark O'Meara (5)	268	−20	1 stroke	David Duval Tiger Woods	1,900,000	342,000
1996	Canceled after two rounds due to weather							[24][25][28]
1995	Peter Jacobsen	271	−17	2 strokes	David Duval	1,400,000	252,000
1994	Johnny Miller (3)	281	−7	1 stroke	Jeff Maggert Corey Pavin Kirk Triplett Tom Watson	1,250,000	225,000
1993	Brett Ogle	276	−12	3 strokes	Billy Ray Brown	1,250,000	225,000
1992	Mark O'Meara (4)	275	−13	Playoff	Jeff Sluman	1,100,000	198,000
1991	Paul Azinger	274	−14	4 strokes	Brian Claar Corey Pavin	1,100,000	198,000
1990	Mark O'Meara (3)	281	−7	2 strokes	Kenny Perry	1,000,000	180,000
1989	Mark O'Meara (2)	277	−11	1 stroke	Tom Kite	1,000,000	180,000
1988	Steve Jones	280	−8	Playoff	Bob Tway	700,000	126,000
1987	Johnny Miller (2)	278	−10	1 stroke	Payne Stewart	600,000	108,000
1986	Fuzzy Zoeller	205[a]	−11	5 strokes	Payne Stewart	600,000	108,000
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
1985	Mark O'Meara	283	−5	1 stroke	Kikuo Arai Larry Rinker Curtis Strange	500,000	90,000
1984	Hale Irwin	278	−10	Playoff	Jim Nelford	400,000	72,000
1983	Tom Kite	276	−12	2 strokes	Rex Caldwell Calvin Peete	325,000	58,500
1982	Jim Simons	274	−14	2 strokes	Craig Stadler	300,000	54,000
1981	John Cook	209[a]	−7	Playoff	Bobby Clampett Ben Crenshaw Hale Irwin Barney Thompson	225,000	40,500
1980	George Burns	280	−8	1 stroke	Dan Pohl	300,000	54,000
1979	Lon Hinkle	284	−4	Playoff	Andy Bean Mark Hayes	300,000	54,000
1978	Tom Watson (2)	280	−8	Playoff	Ben Crenshaw	225,000	45,000
1977	Tom Watson	273	−15	1 stroke	Tony Jacklin	200,000	40,000
1976	Ben Crenshaw	281	−7	2 strokes	Mike Morley	185,000	37,000
1975	Gene Littler	280	−8	4 strokes	Hubert Green	185,000	37,000
1974	Johnny Miller	208[a]	−8	4 strokes	Grier Jones	138,750	27,750
1973	Jack Nicklaus (3)	282	−6	Playoff	Raymond Floyd Orville Moody	180,000	36,000
1972	Jack Nicklaus (2)	284	−4	Playoff	Johnny Miller	140,000	28,000
1971	Tom Shaw	278	−10	2 strokes	Arnold Palmer	135,000	27,000
1970	Bert Yancey	278	−10	1 stroke	Jack Nicklaus	125,000	25,000
1969	George Archer	283	−5	1 stroke	Bob Dickson Dale Douglass Howie Johnson	125,000	25,000	[29][30]
1968	Johnny Pott	285	−3	Playoff	Billy Casper Bruce Devlin	80,000	16,000	[31][32]
1967	Jack Nicklaus	284	−4	5 strokes	Billy Casper	80,000	16,000	[33][34]
1966	Don Massengale	283	−4	1 stroke	Arnold Palmer	104,500	11,000	[35][36]
1965	Bruce Crampton	284	−3	3 strokes	Tony Lema	84,500	7,500	[37][38]
1964	Tony Lema	284	−4	3 strokes	Gay Brewer Bo Wininger	60,000	5,800	[39][40]
1963	Billy Casper (2)	285	−3	1 stroke	Dave Hill Jack Nicklaus Gary Player Bob Rosburg Art Wall Jr.	50,000	5,300	[41][42]
1962	Doug Ford	286	−2	Playoff	Joe Campbell	50,000	5,300	[43][44]
1961	Bob Rosburg	282	−6	1 stroke	Roberto De Vicenzo Dave Ragan	50,000	5,300	[45][46]
1960	Ken Venturi	286	−2	3 strokes	Julius Boros Tommy Jacobs	50,000	4,000	[47][48]
1959	Art Wall Jr.	279	−9	2 strokes	Jimmy Demaret Gene Littler		4,000	[49][50]
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship
1958	Billy Casper	277	−11	4 strokes	Dave Marr		4,000	[51][52]
1957	Jay Hebert	213	−3	2 strokes	Cary Middlecoff		2,500	[53][54]
1956	Cary Middlecoff (2)	202	−14	5 strokes	Mike Souchak		2,500	[55][56]
1955	Cary Middlecoff	209	−7	4 strokes	Julius Boros Paul McGuire		2,500	[57][58]
1954	Dutch Harrison (2)	210	−6	1 stroke	Jimmy Demaret		2,000	[59][60]
1953	Lloyd Mangrum (2)	204	−12	4 strokes	Julius Boros		2,000	[61][62]
Bing Crosby Pro-Am
1952	Jimmy Demaret	145[b]	+1	2 strokes	Art Bell		2,000	[63][64]
1951	Byron Nelson	209	−7	3 strokes	Cary Middlecoff		2,000	[65][66]
1950	Jack Burke Jr. Dave Douglas Smiley Quick Sam Snead (4)	214	−2	n/a			2,000[c]	[67][68]
1949	Ben Hogan	208	−8	2 strokes	Jim Ferrier		2,000	[69][70]
1948	Lloyd Mangrum	205	−10	5 strokes	Stan Leonard		2,000	[71][72]
1947	George Fazio Ed Furgol	213	−3	n/a			2,000[d]	[73]
1943–1946: No tournament due to World War II
1942	Johnny Dawson (a)	133	−11	3 strokes	Leland Gibson Lloyd Mangrum		(800)[e]	[74][75]
1941	Sam Snead (3)	136	−8	1 stroke	Craig Wood		500	[76]
1940	Ed Oliver	135	−9	3 strokes	Vic Ghezzi		500	[77]
1939	Dutch Harrison	138		1 stroke	Byron Nelson Horton Smith		500	[78]
1938	Sam Snead (2)	139	−5	2 strokes	Jimmy Hines		500	[79]
1937	Sam Snead	68[f]	−4	4 strokes	George Von Elm		500	[80]

Source:^[81]

Multiple winners

Thirteen players have won this tournament more than once through 2022.

• 5 wins
  • Mark O'Meara: 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997
  • Phil Mickelson: 1998, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2019
• 4 wins
  • Sam Snead: 1937, 1938, 1941, 1950 (tie)
• 3 wins
  • Jack Nicklaus: 1967, 1972, 1973
  • Johnny Miller: 1974, 1987, 1994
• 2 wins
  • Lloyd Mangrum: 1948, 1953
  • Dutch Harrison: 1939, 1954
  • Cary Middlecoff: 1955, 1956
  • Billy Casper: 1958, 1963
  • Tom Watson: 1977, 1978
  • Davis Love III: 2001, 2003
  • Dustin Johnson: 2009, 2010
  • Brandt Snedeker: 2013, 2015

In addition, Nicklaus won the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach in 1972, Watson in 1982.

Two others have won an AT&T and a U.S. Open at Pebble Beach; Tom Kite (1983 & 1992), and Tiger Woods (2000 & 2000).

Two golfers have won an AT&T and the PGA Tour Champions tournament; John Cook (1981 Crosby & 2014 First Tee) and Hale Irwin (1984 AT&T and 2005 First Tee). Both tournaments are played at Spyglass Hill and Pebble Beach.

Notes

1. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
2. Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.
3. Four-way tie in 1950, no playoff, each won $1237.50
4. Tie in 1947, no playoff, each won $1625
5. Won by amateur in 1942, top two professionals each took $700
6. Shortened to 18 holes due to weather.