Peter and Bobby Farrelly of the comedies ‘Kingpin’ and ‘There’s Something About Mary’ are making their AT&T Pro-Am debut this year. While the duo would love to explore golf for a film project, they won’t go there for good reason.
The San Francisco 49ers took on the defending World Series champion Giants in the annual Chevron Charity Shoot-Out Tuesday at Pebble Beach. Earlier in the day, the teams’ combined eight world championship trophies were on display.
Stanford alum Patrick Rodgers got going this past weekend with a win at the Web.com Tour Colombia Championship. The victory pushed Rodgers to No.1 on the Web.com Tour money list two weeks into the season.
The USGA announced the formation of a new U.S. Senior Women’s Open that will begin in 2018. While no site has been named yet, it’s just a matter of time before the championship comes to a Northern California venue.
One of golf’s all-time greats, Billy Casper, who died Saturday, left footprints in Northern California at not only the 1966 U.S. Open at Olympic Club, but also at the Crosby Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The only two players with a higher career winning percentage than Casper are Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.
This year’s WGC-Cadillac Match Play event at TPC Harding Park is shaping up to be a fountain of youth. As of this week, 21 players under the age of 30 would qualify based on the world rankings. Tiger Woods, on the other hand, is headed the opposite direction.
Cal alum Michael Weaver and Stanford alum Cameron Wilson will both be at Pebble Beach for the upcoming AT&T Pro-Am. Monterey Peninsula Foundation CEO Steve John recently said that both had received sponsors exemptions.
Jimmy Walker, who’s quickly becoming the king of the West Coast Swing, returns to Pebble Beach looking to become the first AT&T Pro-Am repeat winner since Dustin Johnson in 2009 and 2010. Giants catcher Buster Posey, who’s making his AT&T Pro-Am debut, need only ask battery mate Matt Cain for Pebble Beach advice.
UC Davis assistant men’s golf coach Tom Johnson made a triumphant return to the Sony Open, while Cal alum Max Homa notched the best finish of his budding PGA Tour career.
Phil Mickelson’s pursuit of Mark O’Meara’s record five AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am titles is going to have to wait. Lefty announced on his website that he will not play in this year’s AT&T Pro-Am in order to spend more time with his family.