2009 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
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This week’s PGA Tour stop takes us to picturesque Pebble Beach. According to a recent Golf Digest player survey, Pebble Beach is Tour player’s favorite course. This will also be the site of next year’s U.S. Open. Last year, veteran Steve Lowery broke a 199 Tournament drought by defeating Vijay Singh in a playoff for his 3rd career victory.
This year’s Tournament has a decent field, as 4 of the World’s Top 10 golfers are competing. Relatively high profile players have won this Tournament in the past with the exception of Matt Gogel in 2002 and Arron Oberholser in 2006. Of this week’s field, Phil Mickelson has had the most success, winning here 3 times. As always, this Pro-Am will be played on three different courses. Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, and Poppy Hills, with the final round of course being played at Pebble Beach. The field won’t be cut until Saturday night with the top 60 plus ties playing on Sunday. Let’s break down some of my players to watch.
The Favorites:
Phil Mickelson 12-1: Phil has not had a good start so far this year. His scoring average is only 73.17 and has dropped to 5th in the World Rankings. Despite his great success here, I’m not betting him at 12-1 with the way he’s driving and putting.
Vijay Singh 12-1: Vijay is as steady as they come. He’s the hardest worker on Tour. He won here in 2004 and has placed 2nd three times. Playing his first Tournament since knee surgery doesn’t make me confident in laying any money on Singh. Pass.
Padraig Harrington: 14-1: The World’s #3 played his first Tournament last week finishing t24 at the Buick Invitational. This will be his 3rd shot at this Tournament. He finished 14th and 30th the two previous outings. I would add him to the list of golfer’s to bet this week.
Players I’m taking a shot on:
Mike Weir 18-1: Mike has had great success here despite not wining. In six starts, he has four top 4 finishes. That’s pretty impressive. This is a real tough course that requires a lot of accuracy and patience. Mike Weir is just that guy.
Davis Love III 25-1: Davis has really got his game back together over the last year. He came in 2nd at this year’s Mercedes-Benz and grabbed a win in last year’s Fall Series. I always look at previous success at this course and Love has it. Two wins and five other top 10 finishes. He’s definitely worth a shot at 25-1.
Long Shot:
Charles Howell III 50-1: I went with him last week thinking he could make some noise, but never did. He made the cut, but finished t42. Howell missed the cut here last year but finished 11th, 35th, and 12th the previous three years.
Hole #7 should be fun to watch. This is the shortest par 3 in Major Championship Golf. It’s only 106 yards, but goes straight down with the ocean practically surrounding it. The tricky part on this tee shot is the wind. It could create havoc for some golfers. Depending on which way and how hard its blowing, players could use anything from a PW to a 6-iron.
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