Rory McIlroy spoke about the ongoing eligibility situation with Europe’s Ryder Cup team after his round at Bay Hill Club on Wednesday. McIlroy believes two extra events on the European tour to retain membership - and stay eligible for the 2027 Ryder Cup - “isn’t a heavy lift” and a considerably lighter accommodation than what the PGA Tour enacted earlier this year with its Returning Member Program.
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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.
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.