AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am facts for kids

AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Tournament information
Location	Pebble Beach, California
Established	1937
Course(s)	Pebble Beach Golf Links Spyglass Hill Golf Course
Par	72 (PB) 72 (SH)
Length	6,816 yards (6,233 m) (PB) 7,035 yards (6,433 m) (SH)
Organized by	Monterey Peninsula Foundation
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$20,000,000
Month played	February
Tournament record score
Aggregate	265 Brandt Snedeker (2015)
To par	−22 as above
Current champion
Rory McIlroy

The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is a famous professional golf tournament. It is part of the PGA Tour. This exciting event happens every year in Pebble Beach, California. Pebble Beach is a beautiful place near Carmel.

The tournament usually takes place in February. Golfers play on two different courses. These are the Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill Golf Course. In the past, they also played at the Monterey Peninsula Country Club.

This event was once called the Bing Crosby National Pro-Amateur. People also knew it as the Crosby Clambake. After Bing Crosby passed away in 1977, his family hosted the tournament for eight years. The name changed in 1986 when AT&T Corporation became the main sponsor. The Monterey Peninsula Foundation organizes the tournament.

History of the Tournament

The first National Pro-Am Golf Championship started in 1937. Famous entertainer Bing Crosby and his brother Larry Crosby hosted it. It was held in southern California at the Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club. This was before World War II.

Sam Snead won the very first tournament. It was only 18 holes long back then. He won $500. A second round was added in 1938. The tournament continued until 1942.

After World War II, the tournament started again in 1947. It moved to golf courses near Monterey. It has been played there ever since. From 1947 to 1966, it used Pebble Beach Golf Links, Cypress Point Club, and Monterey Peninsula Country Club. In 1958, it became a 72-hole event.

In 1967, the new Spyglass Hill became the third course. It replaced Monterey Peninsula CC. (It did return to MPCC for one year in 1977). After 1990, Cypress Point was no longer used. This was because it would not allow an African-American member. Poppy Hills took its place from 1991 to 2009. Players did not like Poppy Hills much because of poor drainage. So, Monterey Peninsula CC returned in 2010.

Many famous professional golfers have played here. These include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth, and Rory McIlroy. Lots of celebrities also join in the fun. Some popular ones are Bill Murray, Kevin Costner, Tom Brady, and Justin Timberlake. Many Hollywood legends played in the past too. Some were very good amateur golfers.

Gene Littler won the tournament in 1975. He was the first player to win as a pro after being on a winning amateur team. He had been on a winning team in 1954 when he was 23.

How the Tournament is Played Now

Singer Justin Timberlake at the 2006 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

The tournament starts with 80 professional golfers. There are also 80 amateur players. Each professional golfer plays with an amateur partner.

For the first two days, 80 teams play together. They use a "Better Ball" format. One round is at Pebble Beach, and the other is at Spyglass Hill. The professional golfers also play their own individual game.

On the last two days, only the professional golfers continue. They play their third and final rounds at Pebble Beach. There are also fewer celebrities playing in the pro-am part on these days.

How the Tournament Used to Be Played

In the past, there were more players. There were 156 professionals and 156 amateurs. Each pro was paired with an amateur. For the first three days, these teams played a "better ball" format. They played one round on each of the three courses. The pros also played their individual game. On the final day, only the pros and the best pro-am teams played at Pebble Beach Golf Links.

Tournament Length and Weather Changes

The tournament is planned to be 72 holes long. This has been the plan since 1958. However, sometimes the weather changes things.

• In 1937, it was only 18 holes.
• From 1938 to 1942, it was planned for 36 holes.
• In 1952, it was shortened to 36 holes because of bad weather.
• From 1947 to 1957, it was planned for 54 holes.
• Bad weather also shortened it to 54 holes in 1974, 1981, 1986, 1998, 1999, 2009, and 2024.
• In 1996, the tournament was canceled after two rounds due to rain.
• In 1998, the third round was delayed until August because of weather.
• In 2021, the pro-am part was postponed due to safety concerns. This was related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Amateurs played their own tournament later that year.
• In 2023, the pro-am competition was shortened to 54 holes. This was due to strong winds.

Courses Used for the Tournament

Tournament Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Purse ($)	Winner's share ($)	Ref.
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
2025	Rory McIlroy	267	−21	2 strokes	Shane Lowry	20,000,000	3,600,000
2024	Wyndham Clark	199	−17	1 stroke	Ludvig Åberg	20,000,000	3,600,000
2023	Justin Rose	269	−18	3 strokes	Brendon Todd Brandon Wu	9,000,000	1,620,000
2022	Tom Hoge	268	−19	2 strokes	Jordan Spieth	8,700,000	1,566,000
2021	Daniel Berger	270	−18	2 strokes	Maverick McNealy	7,800,000	1,404,000
2020	Nick Taylor	268	−19	4 strokes	Kevin Streelman	7,800,000	1,404,000
2019	Phil Mickelson (5)	268	−19	3 strokes	Paul Casey	7,600,000	1,368,000
2018	Ted Potter Jr.	270	−17	3 strokes	Jason Day Dustin Johnson Phil Mickelson Chez Reavie	7,400,000	1,332,000
2017	Jordan Spieth	268	−19	4 strokes	Kelly Kraft	7,200,000	1,296,000
2016	Vaughn Taylor	270	−17	1 stroke	Phil Mickelson	7,000,000	1,260,000
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
2015	Brandt Snedeker (2)	265	−22	3 strokes	Nick Watney	6,800,000	1,224,000
2014	Jimmy Walker	276	−11	1 stroke	Dustin Johnson Jim Renner	6,600,000	1,188,000
2013	Brandt Snedeker	267	−19	2 strokes	Chris Kirk	6,500,000	1,170,000
2012	Phil Mickelson (4)	269	−17	2 strokes	Charlie Wi	6,400,000	1,152,000
2011	D. A. Points	271	−15	2 strokes	Hunter Mahan	6,300,000	1,134,000
2010	Dustin Johnson (2)	270	−16	1 stroke	David Duval J. B. Holmes	6,200,000	1,116,000
2009	Dustin Johnson	201	−15	4 strokes	Mike Weir	6,100,000	1,098,000
2008	Steve Lowery	278	−10	Playoff	Vijay Singh	6,000,000	1,080,000
2007	Phil Mickelson (3)	268	−20	5 strokes	Kevin Sutherland	5,500,000	990,000
2006	Arron Oberholser	271	−17	5 strokes	Rory Sabbatini	5,400,000	972,000
2005	Phil Mickelson (2)	269	−19	4 strokes	Mike Weir	5,300,000	954,000
2004	Vijay Singh	272	−16	3 strokes	Jeff Maggert	5,300,000	954,000
2003	Davis Love III (2)	274	−14	1 stroke	Tom Lehman	4,500,000	900,000
2002	Matt Gogel	274	−14	3 strokes	Pat Perez	4,000,000	720,000
2001	Davis Love III	272	−16	1 stroke	Vijay Singh	4,000,000	720,000
2000	Tiger Woods	273	−15	2 strokes	Matt Gogel Vijay Singh	4,000,000	720,000
1999	Payne Stewart	206	−10	1 stroke	Frank Lickliter	2,800,000	504,000
1998	Phil Mickelson	202	−14	1 stroke	Tom Pernice Jr.	2,500,000	450,000
1997	Mark O'Meara (5)	268	−20	1 stroke	David Duval Tiger Woods	1,900,000	342,000
1996	Canceled after two rounds due to weather
1995	Peter Jacobsen	271	−17	2 strokes	David Duval	1,400,000	252,000
1994	Johnny Miller (3)	281	−7	1 stroke	Jeff Maggert Corey Pavin Kirk Triplett Tom Watson	1,250,000	225,000
1993	Brett Ogle	276	−12	3 strokes	Billy Ray Brown	1,250,000	225,000
1992	Mark O'Meara (4)	275	−13	Playoff	Jeff Sluman	1,100,000	198,000
1991	Paul Azinger	274	−14	4 strokes	Brian Claar Corey Pavin	1,100,000	198,000
1990	Mark O'Meara (3)	281	−7	2 strokes	Kenny Perry	1,000,000	180,000
1989	Mark O'Meara (2)	277	−11	1 stroke	Tom Kite	1,000,000	180,000
1988	Steve Jones	280	−8	Playoff	Bob Tway	700,000	126,000
1987	Johnny Miller (2)	278	−10	1 stroke	Payne Stewart	600,000	108,000
1986	Fuzzy Zoeller	205	−11	5 strokes	Payne Stewart	600,000	108,000
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
1985	Mark O'Meara	283	−5	1 stroke	Kikuo Arai Larry Rinker Curtis Strange	500,000	90,000
1984	Hale Irwin	278	−10	Playoff	Jim Nelford	400,000	72,000
1983	Tom Kite	276	−12	2 strokes	Rex Caldwell Calvin Peete	325,000	58,500
1982	Jim Simons	274	−14	2 strokes	Craig Stadler	300,000	54,000
1981	John Cook	209	−7	Playoff	Bobby Clampett Ben Crenshaw Hale Irwin Barney Thompson	225,000	40,500
1980	George Burns	280	−8	1 stroke	Dan Pohl	300,000	54,000
1979	Lon Hinkle	284	−4	Playoff	Andy Bean Mark Hayes	300,000	54,000
1978	Tom Watson (2)	280	−8	Playoff	Ben Crenshaw	225,000	45,000
1977	Tom Watson	273	−15	1 stroke	Tony Jacklin	200,000	40,000
1976	Ben Crenshaw	281	−7	2 strokes	Mike Morley	185,000	37,000
1975	Gene Littler	280	−8	4 strokes	Hubert Green	185,000	37,000
1974	Johnny Miller	208	−8	4 strokes	Grier Jones	138,750	27,750
1973	Jack Nicklaus (3)	282	−6	Playoff	Raymond Floyd Orville Moody	180,000	36,000
1972	Jack Nicklaus (2)	284	−4	Playoff	Johnny Miller	140,000	28,000
1971	Tom Shaw	278	−10	2 strokes	Arnold Palmer	135,000	27,000
1970	Bert Yancey	278	−10	1 stroke	Jack Nicklaus	125,000	25,000
1969	George Archer	283	−5	1 stroke	Bob Dickson Dale Douglass Howie Johnson	125,000	25,000
1968	Johnny Pott	285	−3	Playoff	Billy Casper Bruce Devlin	80,000	16,000
1967	Jack Nicklaus	284	−4	5 strokes	Billy Casper	80,000	16,000
1966	Don Massengale	283	−4	1 stroke	Arnold Palmer	104,500	11,000
1965	Bruce Crampton	284	−3	3 strokes	Tony Lema	84,500	7,500
1964	Tony Lema	284	−4	3 strokes	Gay Brewer Bo Wininger	60,000	5,800
1963	Billy Casper (2)	285	−3	1 stroke	Dave Hill Jack Nicklaus Gary Player Bob Rosburg Art Wall Jr.	50,000	5,300
1962	Doug Ford	286	−2	Playoff	Joe Campbell	50,000	5,300
1961	Bob Rosburg	282	−6	1 stroke	Roberto De Vicenzo Dave Ragan	50,000	5,300
1960	Ken Venturi	286	−2	3 strokes	Julius Boros Tommy Jacobs	50,000	4,000
1959	Art Wall Jr.	279	−9	2 strokes	Jimmy Demaret Gene Littler		4,000
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship
1958	Billy Casper	277	−11	4 strokes	Dave Marr		4,000
1957	Jay Hebert	213	−3	2 strokes	Cary Middlecoff		2,500
1956	Cary Middlecoff (2)	202	−14	5 strokes	Mike Souchak		2,500
1955	Cary Middlecoff	209	−7	4 strokes	Julius Boros Paul McGuire		2,500
1954	Dutch Harrison (2)	210	−6	1 stroke	Jimmy Demaret		2,000
1953	Lloyd Mangrum (2)	204	−12	4 strokes	Julius Boros		2,000
Bing Crosby Pro-Am
1952	Jimmy Demaret	145	+1	2 strokes	Art Bell		2,000
1951	Byron Nelson	209	−7	3 strokes	Cary Middlecoff		2,000
1950	Jack Burke Jr. Dave Douglas Smiley Quick Sam Snead (4)	214	−2	n/a			2,000
1949	Ben Hogan	208	−8	2 strokes	Jim Ferrier		2,000
1948	Lloyd Mangrum	205	−10	5 strokes	Stan Leonard		2,000
1947	George Fazio Ed Furgol	213	−3	n/a			2,000
1943–1946: No tournament due to World War II
1942	Johnny Dawson (a)	133	−11	3 strokes	Leland Gibson Lloyd Mangrum		(800)
1941	Sam Snead (3)	136	−8	1 stroke	Craig Wood		500
1940	Ed Oliver	135	−9	3 strokes	Vic Ghezzi		500
1939	Dutch Harrison	138		1 stroke	Byron Nelson Horton Smith		500
1938	Sam Snead (2)	139	−5	2 strokes	Jimmy Hines		500
1937	Sam Snead	68	−4	4 strokes	George Von Elm		500

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Golfers with Multiple Wins

Thirteen players have won this tournament more than once. Here are some of the top winners:

• 5 wins
  • Mark O'Meara: 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997
  • Phil Mickelson: 1998, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2019
• 4 wins
  • Sam Snead: 1937, 1938, 1941, 1950 (tie)
• 3 wins
  • Jack Nicklaus: 1967, 1972, 1973
  • Johnny Miller: 1974, 1987, 1994
• 2 wins
  • Lloyd Mangrum: 1948, 1953
  • Dutch Harrison: 1939, 1954
  • Cary Middlecoff: 1955, 1956
  • Billy Casper: 1958, 1963
  • Tom Watson: 1977, 1978
  • Davis Love III: 2001, 2003
  • Dustin Johnson: 2009, 2010
  • Brandt Snedeker: 2013, 2015

Some golfers have won both this tournament and the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. Jack Nicklaus won the U.S. Open there in 1972. Tom Watson won it in 1982.

Tom Kite won the AT&T in 1983 and the U.S. Open in 1992. Tiger Woods won the AT&T in 2000 and the U.S. Open in 2000.

Two golfers have won the AT&T and the PGA Tour Champions tournament. These are John Cook and Hale Irwin. Both tournaments are played at Spyglass Hill and Pebble Beach.

Images for kids

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  Cartoon by "Dennis the Menace" creator Hank Ketcham from the program for the 1971 Crosby Pro-Am