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Sepp Straka emerges as 36-hole leader at Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Austria's Sepp Straka opened up a three-stroke lead at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am by firing his second straight round of 65 on Friday in Pebble Beach, Calif.,Straka followed a strong opening round at Spyglass Hill Golf Course with a 7-under-par 65 at Pebble Beach Golf Link on Friday with eight bir...

Ludvig Aberg (illness) WDs from Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Ludvig Aberg withdrew from the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am prior to the second round on Friday due to illness.,Aberg, 25, is No. 6 in the Official World Golf Ranking. ,The Swede limped to a 5-over-par 77 in the first round on Thursday at Spyglass Hill Golf Course in Pebble Beach, Calif. He was the runn...

Russell Henley leads, Rory McIlroy hits ace at Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Rory McIlroy made a hole-in-one in his PGA Tour season debut, but Russell Henley sat alone atop the leaderboard after a low-scoring first day at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Thursday in Pebble Beach, Calif.,Henley fired an 8-under-par 64 with nine birdies at Spyglass Hill Golf Course. That includ...

Viktor Hovland aims to rediscover his game at Pebble Beach
Viktor Hovland said his toe is fine after breaking it late last year, but said his game entering this week's Pebble Beach Pro-Am could use some fixing.,"It's not very good," said Hovland, who won the U.S. Amateur title at Pebble Beach in 2018. "Yeah, it's been frustrating. I do feel like I'm making ...

Scottie Scheffler leads stars making season debuts at Pebble Beach
The second signature event of 2025 will bring out the PGA Tour's stars as Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth make their season debuts at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, beginning Thursday in Pebble Beach, Calif., ,Scheffler was scheduled to make two starts earlier this month, but he had...

Jordan Spieth: 'All systems go' in return from wrist injury
Jordan Spieth said he's excited to be back playing golf and that it's "all systems go" on his surgically repaired wrist as he prepares to make his season debut Thursday at Pebble Beach. ,Spieth made the comments on Wednesday ahead of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. ,Spieth underwent surgery on his lef...

Tiger-Rory showdown fails to bring TGL big ratings boost
The TGL strategically scheduled Rory McIlroy's TGL debut match to come against co-founder Tiger Woods, and while Monday night's showdown featured plenty of drama, it failed to produce a big ratings boost for the new league.,ESPN drew an average of 864,000 viewers for the overtime victory by Woods' J...

2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Preview, Props, Best Bets
The second signature event of 2025 tees off on Thursday with the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach pro-am.,The event brings the PGA Tour returns of Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy as part of a field that includes 45 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking.,Our golf experts pre...

Jim Furyk named U.S. Ryder Cup vice captain
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley named Jim Furyk as one of his vice captains on Wednesday for September's showdown at Bethpage Black.,Furyk joins Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker and Kevin Kisner, who were previously appointed by Bradley as vice captains. Additional vice captains will be announced...

Scottie Scheffler eager for return from injury at Pebble Beach
After a freak accident in the kitchen kept him out of the first few PGA Tour events of 2025, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is set to return this week at tghe AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.,Scheffler was just over two weeks removed from his victory at the Hero World Challenge in December when he badly cut...

Rory McIlroy continues 'pivotal' year at Pebble Beach, talks TGL
Rory McIlroy didn't mind the quick turnaround from his debut TGL match to his first start of the 2025 PGA Tour season.,McIlroy's Boston Common GC appeared on the TGL stage for the first time Monday in West Palm Beach, Fla., where he went head-to-head with Tiger Woods. After Woods' Jupiter Links nipp...

Golf Glance: Scottie Scheffler returns for AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: Farmers Insurance Open (Harrison English),THIS WEEK: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Pebble Beach, Calif., Jan. 30-Feb. 2,Courses: Pebble Beach Golf Links (Par 72...

Tiger Woods details 'difficult' decision to move Genesis to Torrey Pines
Tiger Woods admitted that it was "very difficult" to relocate The Genesis Invitational to Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego in the wake of the wildfires in California.,Riviera Country Club is in the hard-hit Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles and was set to hold the Feb. 13-16 tournament, ...

TGL: Tiger Woods' team beats Rory McIlroy's despite shot clock violation
Tiger Woods has experienced just about every conceivable situation in nearly three decades as a professional, but it's a safe bet he had never incurred a shot clock violation before Monday.,But that was the pickle Tiger found himself in after dilly-dallying for too long over an 8-foot birdie putt to...

Davis Love III recovering from open-heart surgery
Former PGA Championship winner Davis Love III said he is faring well following open-heart surgery.,CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz initially announced during the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Saturday that Love underwent the procedure. Love, 60, confirmed it in a statement later in the day....

Harris English prevails at Torrey Pines for fifth career win
Harris English used a 1-over-par 73 on Saturday to win the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego.,English secured a one-stroke victory at 8 under 280 for his first victory in 3½ years. He completed the round with par on the last hole, needing to get home from 24 feet with t...

Harris English seizes slim lead at Farmers Insurance Open
Harris English shot a 6-under-par 66 on Friday to rise to the lead after three rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego.,English, who's at 9 under for the tournament, used birdies on the final three holes of the South Course to move ahead of Andrew Novak, who fin...

Scottie Scheffler reportedly to join Jordan Spieth at Pebble Beach
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will make his season debut next week at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday.,Also scheduled to play in his first tournament of the season at Pebble Beach is Jordan Spieth.,Scheffler, 28, missed the start of this season because of an...

Genesis Invitational relocated to Torrey Pines amid wildfires
The Genesis Invitational will be played at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego next month, moving from fire-scarred Los Angeles, the PGA Tour announced Friday.,Riviera Country Club is in the hard-hit Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles and was set to hold the Feb. 13-16 tournament, which is h...

Ludvig Aberg, Lanto Griffin tied for lead at Farmers Insurance Open
Ludvig Aberg of Sweden finished off a 3-over-par 75 after sunset Thursday in San Diego but still shares the lead at the Farmers Insurance Open with Lanto Griffin.,The second round of the tournament was suspended for an hour and 26 minutes in the afternoon due to high winds. It resumed at 3:31 p.m. l...