The PGA Tour continues its West Coast swing this week, while LIV Golf kicks off its third season with Jon Rahm and other big names now in the fold.
PGA TOUR
LAST TOURNAMENT: Farmers Insurance Open (Matthieu Pavon)
THIS WEEK: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Pebble Beach, Calif., Feb. 1-4
Course: Pebble Beach Golf Links (Par 72, 6,972 yards); Spyglass Hill (Par 72, 7,041 yards)
Purse: $20M (Winner: $3.6M)
Defending Champion: Justin Rose
FedEx Cup Leader: Chris Kirk
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday, 3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-7 p.m. (CBS); Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS)
Streaming (ESPN+): Thursday-Saturday, 11:45 a.m.- 7 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
X: @ATTProAm
NOTES: This is the second signature event of the year, featuring an 80-player field and no cut. The pro-am portion is contested over both courses on Thursday and Friday, with the only the professionals competing at Pebble Beach over the weekend. … The field includes 49 of the top 50 players in the FedEx Cup standings along with the Aon Next 10 from the FedEx Cup Fall and Eligibility Points List. Nicolai Hojgaard is in the field as the top player not otherwise exempt from the 2023 Race to Dubai, and Nick Dunlap will make his first start since turning professional last week following his win at The American Express. … Peter Malnati, Maverick McNealy, Adam Scott and Webb Simpson are in the field as sponsor exemptions, and Justin Thomas earned a spot for being in the top 30 in the Official World Golf Ranking (No. 26). Thomas’ scoring average his past 11 rounds has been 66.64, compared to 71.09 the previous 32. … The field was completed with nine players from Nos. 61 and beyond from the FedEx Cup Fall and Eligibility Points List: Alex Noren, Thomas Detry, Mark Hubbard, Erik van Rooyen, Brandon Wu, Davis Riley, S.H. Kim, Keith Mitchell, Hayden Buckley. … 17 players in the field have yet to qualify for the third signature event, the Genesis Invitational. … Brandt Snedeker holds the tournament scoring record of 265 set in 2015.
BEST BETS: Rory McIlroy (+850 at BetMGM) is at the AT&T for the first time since missing the cut in 2018. He is making his 2024 PGA Tour debut while coming off a win at the Dubai Desert Classic. … World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (+850) is making his tournament debut. … Viktor Hovland (+1200) finished T22 at The Sentry in his lone start of 2024, but did close last year with a pair of wins among five consecutive top-10s. … Xander Schauffele (+1200), a San Diego native, finished T3 at the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. … Jordan Spieth (+1800) won the event in 2018 and is teeing it up for the first time since a solo third at The Sentry. … Rose (+6600) is the defending champion and also tied for third at the ’19 U.S. Open. While he has enjoyed success at Pebble, Rose has a T40, a T56 and a T57 in his first three events of 2024.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: WM Phoenix Open, Scottsdale, Ariz., Feb. 8-11
LPGA Tour
LAST TOURNAMENT: LPGA Drive On Championship (Nelly Korda)
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Race to the CME Globe leader: Lydia Ko
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Honda LPGA Thailand, Feb. 22-25
PGA Tour Champions
LAST TOURNAMENT: Mitsubishi Electric Championship (Steven Alker)
THIS WEEK: OFF.
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Alker
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Chubb Classic, Naples, Fla., Feb. 16-18
LIV Golf League
THIS WEEK: Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Feb. 2-4
Course: El Camaleon Golf Course (Par 71, 7,116 yards)
Purse: Individual: $20M (Winner: $4M); Team: $5M (Winner: $3M)
Defending Champion: Charles Howell III (Individual), Crushers GC (Team)
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Saturday-Sunday, 1:30-5:30 p.m. ET (CW)
Streaming: LIVGolf+, YouTube
X: LIVGolf_League
NOTES: This is the first of 14 events on the 2024 LIV Golf schedule. The shotgun start will begin at 1:15 p.m. ET daily. … The league has expanded to 13 teams and 52 players with the addition of Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII, which will include recently-signed Tyrrell Hatton along with Caleb Surratt and Kieran Vincent.
NEXT TOURNAMENT: Las Vegas, Feb. 9-11
–Field Level Media
