AT&T Pro-Am
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AT&T National Pro-Am | |
Tournament information | |
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Location | Pebble Beach, California |
Established | 1937 |
Course(s) | Pebble Beach Golf Links Poppy Hills Golf Course Spyglass Hill Golf Course |
Par | 72 |
Tour | PGA Tour |
Month Played | February |
Defunct | No |
Tournament Record Score | |
Mark O'Meara -20 Phil Mickelson -20 |
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Current Champion | |
Phil Mickelson | |
Major Championships | |
The Masters Tournament | |
U.S. Open | |
The Open Championship | |
PGA Championship |
The AT&T National Pro-Am, an event originally known as the Bing Crosby National Pro-Amateur, or just the Crosby Clambake, is a PGA Tour golf tournament that is held every year at Pebble Beach, California, in the United States. The tournament is typically held during the month of February on three different courses, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Poppy Hills Golf Course and Spyglass Hill Golf Course.
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[edit] History
In 1937, Bing Crosby hosted the first National Pro-Amateur Golf Championship at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, California, the event's location prior to World War II. Sam Snead won the first tournament, in which the first place check was for $500. After the war, the event resumed play in 1947 on golf courses in Pebble Beach, where it has been played ever since. Beginning that year, it was played at Pebble Beach Golf Links, Cypress Point Club and Monterey Peninsula Country Club until 1966.
In 1967 Spyglass Hill replaced Monterey Peninsula Country Club as the third course (with the exception of 1977, when it returned to MPCC). In 1991, Cypress Point Club was dropped by the PGA Tour because it would not admit women, and was replaced as a tournament venue by Poppy Hills Golf Course, a move that finalized the current roster of tournament venues.
Notable professionals in recent years have included Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Mark O'Meara, Davis Love III, and Vijay Singh. Notable celebrities have included fan favorite Bill Murray, Kevin Costner, Steve Young, and Carson Daly.
The tournament continues to be a success every year despite the rainfall that typically slows down play, especially in 1996, 1998 and 1999 (see winners section below).
There is an equivalent celebrity pro-am event on the European Tour, called the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
[edit] Pro-Am playing format
The starting field consists of 180 professionals and 180 amateurs. One professional is paired with one amateur. Each day, 60 2-man teams will play on one of the three courses. Then on the final day, those professionals and pro-amateur teams making the 54-hole cut will play on the Pebble Beach Golf Links.
- Pebble Beach Individual Cut: At 54 holes, the Low 70 scorers plus any ties among the Low 70. However, only the Low 60 Scorers plus any ties among the Low 60 will play the final 18 holes. Those among the Low 70 cut who do not advance to the final round will receive both official money and (provided that they are regular full-time PGA Tour members) official FedEx Cup Points.
- Pebble Beach Pro-Amateur Cut: At 54 holes, the Low 25 teams, plus any ties among the Low 25.
Only professionals may compete in the individual competition part of the tournament. Amateurs are restricted to playing only in the pro-amateur team competition. The local Pebble Beach tournament officials handle pairing of professionals with amateurs, while the PGA Tour's weekly tournament officials handle the assignment of tee times.
According to the 2006 PGA Tour Media Guide --
- Any pre-2000 winner of the tournament itself, as well as any pre-2000 winner of the Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA Championship or The Players Championship, is eligible.
- There are 16, rather than the standard eight, sponsor invitations allowed, all going to various professionals.
- After these two special categories, invitations follow most normal PGA Tour Exemption Category rules. Among the exceptions - no Open Qualifying (PGA Tour Exemption Category 17).
[edit] Winners
Conducted as a planned 72-hole event, 1958-present. Exceptions are as follows--
- 18 holes: 1937
- 36 holes: 1938 to 1942, 1952
- 54 holes - planned: 1947 to 1951, 1953 to 1957
- 54 holes - due to bad weather causing unplayable conditions: 1974, 1981, 1986, 1998 and 1999
- Canceled completely in 1996 due to unplayable conditions. A makeshift celebrity event was held on Sunday.
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
- 2007 Phil Mickelson
- 2006 Arron Oberholser
- 2005 Phil Mickelson
- 2004 Vijay Singh
- 2003 Davis Love III
- 2002 Matt Gogel
- 2001 Davis Love III
- 2000 Tiger Woods
- 1999 Payne Stewart
- 1998 Phil Mickelson 54 holes only. Inclement weather so bad that it delayed completion of 3rd round until August 1998.
- 1997 Mark O'Meara
- 1996 No tournament, due to extremely unplayable conditions
- 1995 Peter Jacobsen
- 1994 Johnny Miller
- 1993 Brett Ogle
- 1992 Mark O'Meara
- 1991 Paul Azinger
- 1990 Mark O'Meara
- 1989 Mark O'Meara
- 1988 Steve Jones
- 1987 Johnny Miller
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am
- 1986 Fuzzy Zoeller
- 1985 Mark O'Meara
- 1984 Hale Irwin
- 1983 Tom Kite
- 1982 Jim Simons
- 1981 John Cook
- 1980 George Burns
- 1979 Lon Hinkle
- 1978 Tom Watson
- 1977 Tom Watson
- 1976 Ben Crenshaw
- 1975 Gene Littler
- 1974 Johnny Miller
- 1973 Jack Nicklaus
- 1972 Jack Nicklaus
- 1971 Tom Shaw
- 1970 Bert Yancey
- 1969 George Archer
- 1968 Johnny Pott
- 1967 Jack Nicklaus
- 1966 Don Massengale
- 1965 Bruce Crampton
- 1964 Tony Lema
- 1963 Billy Casper
- 1962 Doug Ford
- 1961 Bob Rosburg
- 1960 Ken Venturi
- 1959 Art Wall, Jr.
Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Golf Championship
- 1958 Billy Casper
- 1957 Jay Hebert
- 1956 Cary Middlecoff
Bing Crosby Pro-Am Invitational
- 1955 Cary Middlecoff
- 1954 E.J. "Dutch" Harrison
- 1953 Lloyd Mangrum
Bing Crosby Pro-Am Formerly 6 days now only 4.
- 1952 Jimmy Demaret
- 1951 Byron Nelson
- 1950 Jack Burke, Jr., Dave Douglas, Smiley Quick, Sam Snead (tie)
- 1949 Ben Hogan
- 1948 Lloyd Mangrum
- 1947 George Fazio, Ed Furgol (tie)
- 1943-46 No tournament
- 1942 John Dawson
- 1941 Sam Snead
- 1940 Ed Oliver
- 1939 E.J. "Dutch" Harrison
- 1938 Sam Snead
- 1937 Sam Snead
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site
- AT&T Pebble Beach results since 1970 - Winners, Finishers, Scores and Earnings