Max Homa proved, once again, that he plays his best golf in his home state of California after winning the Farmers at Torrey Pines for his fourth victory on the West Coast. He also showed that the plays his best golf on tough, major golf courses. Watch this space as we have the U.S. Open in Los Angeles in June…!
The PGA Tour stays in Cali but moves North for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The strength of field dips a bit this week, but we still get to see '17 champion Jordan Spieth, Viktor Hovland, Matt Fitzpatrick and last year's winner Tom Hoge in action. The Saudi International is also taking place this week on the DP World Tour and a few notable names are heading overseas to compete, such as Cameron Young, no doubt fueling LIV Golf rumors.
Like The AMEX a few weeks ago, we have a pro-am element to the tournament over the first three days, with a three course rotation – Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill and Monetary Peninsula CC. For the final round, everyone will play Pebble Beach GL.
It was a showdown between Tom Hoge and Jordan Spieth last year for the trophy, but a late slip from Spieth helped Hoge claim his first victory by two strokes. We've seen a huge variety of winners here over the years, from favorites to long shots. In 2018, Ted Potter Jr. won at odds of 500/1…! Last year, Hoge was 66/1.