Corey Conners eagled on the bunker lined, par-4 Copperhead and repeated on the par-5 first hole moments later with a 3 that pushed him atop the Valspar leaderboard. It did not last for too long.
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Chris Gotterup is a two-time winner on the PGA Tour this year which has earned him plenty of congratulations from friends back home, and a new admirer in world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler
Pierceson Coody was among five players in the Aon Swing 5 to qualify for the first two signature events of the season, beginning with this week’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The field also includes the Aon Next 10 from the 2025 falls season.
Rory McIlroy told reporters at Pebble Beach that The Players Championship “stands on its own” without the label of being a major tournament. McIlroy, a two-time champion at The Players, believes the tournament has more of an identity than the PGA Championship at the moment and suggested the latter move back to August.
Rory McIlroy spoke to Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis ahead of his first round at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, his first PGA Tour event this year. McIlroy, the tournament’s defending champion, also discussed Tour changes over the last several years and why they appealed to Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed.
Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood make their 2026 PGA Tour debuts at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am where they’re projected to chase prohibitive favorite Scottie Scheffler.
Rose picked a good day for an abbreviated practice. As the Monterey Peninsula turned nasty late Tuesday morning, flipping from ideal conditions to chilly, 30 mph winds seemingly in a flash, Rose was close to wrapping.
After his dominating win at Torrey Pines and trip home to celebrate, Justin Rose returns to competition at this week’s signature AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where he prevailed in 2023.
Remember when McIlroy switched to cavity-back irons? Well, he’s switched back to blades.
If anyone should get a say in whether The Players should be anointed as golf’s fifth major championship, it’s a guy who’s won each of the four actual majors, plus the PGA Tour’s flagship event at TPC Sawgrass.