AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Courses: Pebble Beach Golf Links (6,989 yards, par 72) [Host Course], Spyglass Hill Golf Course (7,071 yards, par 72)
Purse: $20,000,000
Winner: $3,600,000 and 700 FedExCup Points
Tournament Preview
The first Signature Event of the 2026 season is finally here and an elite field of 80 players is ready to tackle perhaps the most iconic venue in golf. While the first four events of the season have been fun, it is these big money events where it is incredibly important to shine. There are eight on the calendar in 2026, but three of them will come in the next four weeks. With the elevated FedExCup points available, this is the time you want to be playing some of your best golf to put yourself in position to make the FedExCup Playoffs later this year and get into the major championships.
The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am has been a staple in the early season on the PGA Tour for over 80 years. 2026 will mark the third straight year that it has been a Signature Event. With this tournament moving from a 156-man event down to just 80 players, the course rotation was cut down from three courses to two. Players will get a spin at Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill in the first two rounds before all players transition over to the famed Pebble Beach Golf Links for the weekend. There will be no cut this week with the limited field. Amateurs will play with the professionals over the first two rounds, and then the final two days will be played only with the professionals. Previously the low 25 Pro-Am teams got a chance to play the final round at Pebble Beach after rounds at three different courses followed by a 54-hole cut, similar to what The American Express does.
Rory McIlroy will make his 2026 PGA Tour season debut and will be defending his title this week. McIlroy's first of three PGA Tour wins in 2025 came here and he rode that momentum to win THE PLAYERS Championship and The Masters over the next two months. Defending FedExCup Champion Tommy Fleetwood will also make his PGA Tour season debut this week after playing in Dubai a few weeks ago. Chris Gotterup won his second event of 2026 last week at the WM Phoenix Open and will look for No. 3 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The two other previous winners this season of Scottie Scheffler and Justin Rose will also be in the field. Rose previously won this event back in 2023.
Despite there only being 80 players, this will be the strongest field of the season to this point. Every currently eligible PGA Tour player in the Top 30 of the OWGR is here this week with the exception of Justin Thomas who continues to rehab from back surgery. Thomas said that he is aiming to return for the Cognizant Classic (Feb. 26-March 1).
After strong starts to 2026, Pierceson Coody, Ryo Hisatsune, Jake Knapp, Matt McCarty and Patrick Rodgers all earned their way into the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and The Genesis Invitational next week via the Aon Swing 5, as the top FedExCup point earners not otherwise exempt over the first four events. Billy Horschel, Keith Mitchell, Tony Finau and Sahith Theegala notched the coveted four sponsors exemptions for Pebble Beach.
Every single year weather has an impact on this event. With Pebble Beach sitting directly on Carmel Bay, the course feels the full effects of any weather that comes in off the Pacific Ocean. As of the time of writing, the forecast does appear to be pretty encouraging with the exception of Sunday. It will be on the chillier side with daytime highs struggling to reach 60 degrees, but Thursday and Friday look to be pretty nice. The weekend will be a bit more dodgy particularly on Sunday where we could see some heavy rain. That could certainly throw a wrench into how this Signature Event is decided.
Recent Champions
2025 - Rory McIlroy (-21)
2024 - Wyndham Clark (-17)
2023 - Justin Rose (-18)
2022 - Tom Hoge (-19)
2021 - Daniel Berger (-18)
2020 - Nick Taylor (-19)
2019 - Phil Mickelson (-19)
2018 - Ted Potter Jr. (-17)
2017 - Jordan Spieth (-19)
2016 - Vaughn Taylor (-17)
Key Stats to Victory
- SG: Approach/GIR percentage
- Proximity 50-125 Yards/Proximity 125-150 Yards
- SG: Putting/Putts per GIR
- Driving Accuracy/Scrambling
Champion's Profile
Whenever we come to Pebble Beach what stands out the most is the size of the greens. They average just 3,500 square feet which is easily the smallest on Tour. While the greens are typically very soft, the challenge for players is being able to control spin to give themselves quality birdie looks. Players will have a ton of wedges on this short course, so approach proximity from 50-125 yards is usually something good to look at.
That all said it is hard to get around the importance of putting. Wyndham Clark put on a clinic with the putter during his final round 12-under-par 60 at Pebble Beach en route to winning in 2024, while Shane Lowry ranked second in SG: Putting and putts per GIR last year to score a solo second. The Poa annua greens are usually slow by Tour standards and putts need to be struck well for them to stay on line. Scrambling also shouldn't be overlooked given how small the targets are on approach.
FanDuel Value Picks
The Chalk
Scottie Scheffler ($15,600)
It very likely would have been back-to-back wins to start 2026 for Scheffler had he not struggled on Thursday last week to a two-over 73. Nevertheless, the comeback from being nearly in the 100s on the leaderboard back to T3 just one shot out of a playoff was special. Scheffler has gone T6 and T9 the last two years at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which by his standards is just average. That said, his elite iron play on these small greens is quite interesting, especially considering how well he has putted since his switch to the mallet in early 2025.
Justin Rose ($12,000)
Rose is coming off arguably the most impressive performance of his career last time out at Torrey Pines when he set the 72-hole scoring record en route to a seven-shot victory. Rose now goes to a venue that should suit his game even better at age 45, He has finished T11 or better in four of his six career starts in this event, including a win in 2023. Each of those years he was very strong on the greens, which is exactly what he showed on the same Poa annua surfaces at Torrey Pines a couple weeks ago.
Si Woo Kim ($11,400)
Sometime it's better to just keep things simple and ride the hot hand. Kim has gone T11-T6-T2-T3 to begin the 2026 season. That bumped his streak up to 11 straight top-25 finishes going back to the end of last season. Kim has been surgical from a ball-striking perspective and that should play into his hands on these small greens. He's had an up-and-down history at this event, but does own three top-15s at this event, including each of the last two years. If the putter cooperates, Kim is fully capable of running away and hiding.
The Middle Tier
Jason Day ($10,600)
Day has played this event 15 times in his career. He has never missed the cut and finished outside the top 25 just twice. It's almost a miracle he hasn't won, but he does have nine top-seven finishes. Day scored a T2 finish at The American Express behind a great putter. He was only T38 at Torrey Pines, but his approach play was really strong.
Daniel Berger ($9,700)
Berger surged to a T16 finish last week in Scottsdale with a hot final round. His iron play has been really strong in 2026 and he led the field at the WM Phoenix Open in SG: Approach. This will be Berger's first trip back to play in this event since he won it back in 2021. In his only two other appearances here he finished T10 and T5. Berger is a very accuracy hitter who is going to give himself plenty of quality looks for birdie.
Ryan Gerard ($8,600)
Gerard is on an absolute heater right now, finishing 2nd-2nd-T2-T11 in his last four starts. He has shined both on approach and with the putter. Early this season he ranks top 20 on Tour in SG: Approach, SG: Putting, putts per GIR and scrambling. This will be his first start at Pebble Beach, but considering how well he is playing, the course fit and this tremendous price, it's going to be tough not to add Gerard to lineups this week.
The Long Shots
Jacob Bridgeman ($8,000)
It's hard to go away from Bridgeman after his T4-T13-T18 start to the season. He ranks sixth in SG: Putting and sixth in putts per GIR so far in 2026. Bridgeman has also gained strokes both off the tee and on approach in each of his first three starts to the campaign. While he has never played in this tournament before, Bridgeman's upside is very hard to ignore at this price. He has 12 finishes of T21 or better since the start of 2025.
Sam Stevens ($7,800)
Stevens has been very solid to start the season. He has finished T35 or better in all four events, including a T6 at The American Express. Stevens ranks inside the top 50 in SG: Off-the-Tee, total driving, SG: Approach, GIR percentage, proximity, SG: Around-the-Green and scrambling. He is a hot putter away from a really strong finish and he's gained strokes on the greens in both prior attempts in this tournament, including a T17 last year.
Lucas Glover ($6,900)
Glover is making his season debut this week on a course that suits his skillset. Glover has been one of the most accurate both off the tee and on approach over the last several years. Last season he ranked 14th in driving accuracy, 25th in SG: Approach, eighth in fairway proximity and second in proximity from 125-150 yards. Glover has three career top-11 finishes in this event, including a T3 last year in which he ranked second in SG: Approach and fifth in SG: Putting.
Strategy Tips This Week
Based on a Standard $60K Salary Cap
This is the first time that I can remember a golf contest on FanDuel that featured a $6K range. That is almost needed given the fact that Scheffler sits at $15,600 this week. That gives us a lot of roster construction options given that pretty much every player in this field is pretty respectable. I'm leaning a lot on recent form this week, but course history gives us a solid indication as well. Players who have this event figured out seem to play well here year over year. The conditions will make this a solid test even given the length of the courses. Prior to Rory McIlroy's 21-under-par total last year, the winning score had been between 17 and 19-under for nine straight years. If you are in control of your golf ball, there are a lot of birdies to find. If not, you are going to be scrambling hole after hole.
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