On February 11, the world’s top golfers will assemble at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in sunny California for the 2016 edition of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. It’s bound to be one blockbuster event, with 12 of the world’s top 25 golfers competing in this week’s tournament.
Read on below as we list down three high-value sleepers who we believe can take home the championship this weekend. While you’re at it, you can check out our in-depth preview of the 2016 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am here.
Looking for a great sleeper this week? How about the big-hitting Brooks Koepka? The American made quite an impression in his rookie year last season, recording eight top-10 finishes including a thrilling come-from-behind victory at the Phoenix Open last February. He has carried that excellent form this year, finishing third in the Hyundai Tournament of Champions last month.
What makes Koepka such a huge threat in every golf event is that he competes with his incredible power off the tee. He finished eighth in the PGA Tour in driving distance last season, averaging 308.2 yards per drive last year. This season, he’s 14th in that particular department with an incredible 308.8 yard-per-drive average. That powerful swing will come in handy when tackling the 6,828-yard, par-72 Pebble Beach Golf Links course.
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Russell Knox
One golfer who can definitely make a run at the title this week is Russell Knox. The Scottish golfer has been on fire to start the season, grabbing a commanding victory in the WGC-HSBC Championship event last November.
He will look to carry that excellent form in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am this week and in the process become the PGA Tour’s first multiple winner this season. For Knox to capture the second tournament win of his career, he needs to continue his outstanding play with his short game. He is first in the PGA Tour in greens in regulation percentage with a solid 79.86 percent clip this season. That will be a major weapon for Knox when dealing with the nooks and crannies of this tough Pebble Beach golf course.
Kevin Na
If there’s one golfer primed for a breakthrough win at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am this week, it’s got to be Kevin Na. The American has had plenty of close calls this year, finishing second or third in four of his first seven events this season.
Key to Na’s resurgence this season has been his excellent play from tee to green. He is ninth in the PGA Tour in strokes gained with a solid 1.667 average, which will prove to be useful when tackling the treacherous fairways of the Pebble Beach course. If he can regularly find the fairways at the AT&T event this week, chances are Na will further lower his 69.465 scoring average, which is already the second-best in the PGA Tour this season.
