The 10 highest-ranked players in the world will all be playing the same tournament for the first time in 2026 this weekend.
Rory McIlroy rejoins the Tour in hopes to repeat as champion at Pebble Beach and claim the first signature event of the season. He’s not the only player making his debut, as world No. 4 Tommy Fleetwood is also set to compete for the $20 million purse fresh off his 2025 FedExCup title.
Of course, both will have their work cut out for them as tournament favorite Scottie Scheffler has already proven he’s in form, capturing the American Express title last month and tying for third last week in Phoenix. And then there’s that Justin Rose fellow, skyrocketing to No. 3 in the world after smashing records at Torrey Pines two weeks ago.
Here are the top betting favorites for this weekend’s signature event in California.
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am odds (as of Wednesday morning, courtesy DraftKings):
- Scottie Scheffler (+290)
- Rory McIlroy (+1300)
- Xander Schauffele (+2500)
- Si Woo Kim (+2500)
- Cameron Young (+2700)
- Viktor Hovland (+2700)
- Tommy Fleetwood (+2800)
- Justin Rose (+2800)
- Maverick McNealy (+2900)
- Chris Gotterup (+3000)
- Russell Henley (+3000)
- Ben Griffin (+3100)
- Hideki Matsuyama (+3200)
- Matt Fitzpatrick (+3400)
- Michael Thorbornsen (+3600)
- Robert MacIntyre (+3800)
- Patrick Cantlay (+3800)
- Ludvig Åberg (+3800)
- Jake Knapp (+3800)
- J.J. Spaun (+4500)
- Jason Day (+4600)
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am winner prediction
How many tournaments in a row can Scheffler go without a win? So far, the number is one. Wagering it gets to two is not practical, at least according to the oddsmakers.
Plus, there’s the fact that the next two players on the board have yet to play on Tour this year and are considerable X-factors despite their respective achievements last season (McIlroy completing his career slam; Fleetwood winning the FedExCup).
So does that mean go with the obvious choice in Scheffler or look elsewhere after being burned by that very pick at the WM Phoenix Open.
It’s not as fun giving out such a low number, so let’s go with Maverick McNealy (+2900), who’s opened the season by finishing 10th at Torrey Pines and T-13th at TPC Scottsdale.
A 6-under 65 on Saturday had him a stroke off Hideki Matsuyama’s third-round lead at TPC Scottsdale. That was completely undone by four bogeys on the front nine Sunday in a 1-over 72.
Yes, it’s risky given the final-round performance, but why not role the dice on the NorCal kid?
Best longshot to win at Pebble Beach
One name you don’t see on the above “short” list of favorites but should be taken seriously is Pierceson Coody at +5700.
Coody, like McNealy, has been in top form all year, finishing inside the top 20 in all four tournaments, including a T-10 at the People’s Open. His best was a T-2 at Torrey Pines.
Not that it’s all about money, but Coody has already eclipsed $1 million in earnings in ’26 (his first full year on Tour). He could really add to that sum with a big week at the debut signature event of the season.
Will there be a playoff at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am?
Matsuyama was in control of his own destiny last Sunday afternoon but Gotterup kept himself warm just in case — and good thing he did as a meltdown on the 17th and 18th hole, eventually gave way to the first extra golf of the season.
Could it be consecutive weekends the Tour gets a playoff? The odds suggest it’s a longshot.
- Two-man playoff: Yes +400 | No -650
With such a competitive field, one would think the +400 is an attractive option as a runaway winner like Scheffler and Rose is unlikely; however, it’s hard to recommend such odds after the final round fiasco in the desert. That circumstance falling into place the way it did seemed more like +2000 in its actual probability.
Best bet for Pebble Beach
When you have a player of Åberg’s caliber getting plus-odds to finish T-20 it is tough to look another way, but after a withdraw at the American Express and a missed cut at Torrey Pines, it is simply too much of a leap of faith to invest in the young Swede despite a T-2 at Pebble Beach just two years ago (a tournament that he easily could have won over Wyndham Clark if not cut short at 54 holes).
Therefore, we’ll look a little down the board in the exact same market and go with Akshay Bhatia at +174 who is coming off an impressive T-3 at the WM Phoenix Open and posted a T-22 at this course in 2025.