Due to COVID-19, the Pro-Am will not take place and the event will be played at only Pebble Beach Golf Links and the Spyglass Hill Golf Course.
Like many of the multiple course events, the predictive values are a bit low here. Generally the Tour pros I have talked to like Pebble Beach, but the weather, the schedule and the Pro-Am are not to the liking of a lot of players. Playing 6+ hour rounds and catching a cold before you hit bigger purse events like Riviera, the Honda Classic, etc. is not appealing. However, the course has really improved its conditions over the past 5 years and the greens have been much improved. Typically Pebble has the lowest make percentages on the greens on Tour, but now it’s progessing towards the mean.
Pebble is a shining example of old golf course design theories with the greens being roughly half the size of modern course green complexes with most of the greens having some tilt from front to back which penalizes approach shots that miss long or to the side and very undulated greens with slower green speeds.
It’s more of a mid-iron and putting course, although Dustin Johnson has destroyed the course thru superior driving and he just ‘gets’ the course. But he’s not playing this week as he withdrew for the event.
The final critical hole is the classic 18th hole.
This was designated the toughest driving hole on the course last year. Tee shots on average were only traveling 266 yards. Most golfers will try to put the tee shot left of the trees on the right side of the fairway.
It also ranked as the most difficult green to putt on the course.
Projected Winning Score: -19
3JACK”S FAVORITES
Patrick Cantlay +750
Daniel Berger +1,400
Paul Casey +1,600
Jason Day +1,800
Jordan Spieth +2,000
3JACK’S DARK HORSE PICKS
Sam Burns +3,500
Peter Malnati +5,500
James Hahn +6,600
Joel Dahmen +6,600
Mark Hubbard +10,000
Ben Martin +30,000
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