McIlroy left the driving range ahead of his third-round tee time Saturday at Bay Hill Club and Lodge.
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Last week it was a 2-over 73, this week it’s an even-par 72 start for Scottie Scheffler at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Again, however, he’s 10 shots back after the first round on the PGA Tour. Highlights from the world No. 1 and his press conference.
Amateur Murray Demo slam-dunked his approach shot on the par-4 16th at Pebble Beach and then playing companion Chris Gotterup nearly spun his in for eagle at the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Scheffler, who opened last week’s WM Phoenix Open in 2-over 73 before rallying to a T-3 finish, carded an even-par 72 Thursday at Pebble Beach Golf Links and sits T-62 out of 80 competitors, double-digit shots off the lead, at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Sam Burns finished T-2 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am after firing a bogey-free 63 during his opening round. He trails Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune by a stroke entering Spyglass Hill on Friday.
Ryo Hisatsune put himself in great position to claim the first signature event of the PGA Tour season, shooting 10-under 62 in the first round at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Hisatsune, who finished T-10 last week at TPC Scottsdale and T-2 at Torrey Pines, told Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis he started to find confidence in his putter recently -- and that was on full display during his bogey-free opening round.
Here are the tee times, pairings and how to watch the second round of the PGA Tour’s first signature event.
Here are the tee times, pairings and how to watch the opening round of the PGA Tour’s first signature event.
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.