Jordan Spieth struggles in first round of AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
On another flawless day along 17-Mile Drive, world No. 1 Jordan Spieth was anything but.
With the sun shining, temperatues in the upper 60s and winds peaceful for Thursday’s first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Spieth never got in gear at Spyglass Hill, hardest of the three courses. With three bogeys and four birdies, he fired a 1-under-par 71 to fall well off the pace.
Mickelson Off to Another Strong Start at Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Phil Mickelson is only four shots back after shooting a four-under 68 at Spyglass Hill in the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Mickelson, who has not won on Tour since 2013, has played well to start the year, finishing T11 last week at the Waste Management Phoenix Open and T3 at the CareerBuilder Challenge in January.
Sung Kang came up one stroke shy of the seventh 59 in PGA Tour history on Friday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Playing on the Shore Course at Monterey Peninsula Country Club, Kang shot 11-under 60 and jumped into a tie for the 36-hole lead. Kang, who played back-to-front in Round 2, came to the par-3 ninth on the Shore Course needing a birdie for 59. Instead, his tee shot found a native area around the green. However, Kang did manage to get up-and-down for par.
Phil Mickelson handled a strong ocean breeze and firm greens for a 6-under 66 on Saturday to take the lead going into the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
It's the first time Mickelson has had the 54-hole lead on the PGA Tour since the 2013 U.S. Open, and he hasn't won since the 2013 British Open at Muirfield. He will be going for a record-tying fifth victory in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Vaughn Taylor doesn't know how he lost his game. Even more mystifying was the way it returned.
His goal Sunday when he teed off in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, trailing Phil Mickelson by six shots, was to finish in the top 10 so he wouldn't have to rush down to Los Angeles and try to qualify for the next PGA Tour event.
It had been more than a decade since he won. It had been three years since he had a full PGA Tour card. And just 10 days ago, Taylor was throwing up in his hotel room in Bogota, Colombia, so sick that he withdrew from a Web.com Tour event and flew to Pebble Beach as an alternate. The one-time Ryder Cup player only had a carry bag with him to save money on baggage fees.