After all the action at Torrey Pines, the 2022-23 PGA TOUR moves on to the next one, this time in Pebble Beach, with the 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am coming right up. With that said, here are some of the favorites, sleepers, and long shots in the said tournament.
Ranked 16th in the world, Spieth is looking to make a grand recovery following a missed cut in the 2013 Sony Open in Hawaii. Prior to that, he had a T13 in the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions and a T52 in 2022 THE CJ CUP in South Carolina. He’s also always a strong performer at the Pebble Beach Golf Links, where he is 10/10 in his career. He won the 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and has cracked the top 10 in each of his last three starts there.
Morikawa did not play in the Sony Open in Hawaii and in The American Express, so he’ll be well-rested when he tees off this week at Torrey Pines (South Course). The 25-year-old Morikawa is a perfect 4/4 this season with a runner-up finish in his last start, which was in the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions earlier this month. His only start so far in his PGA TOUR career at Torrey Pines (South Course) was in the 2021 US Open when he finished fourth overall.
After missing the last three events, Hovland is set to return to PGA TOUR action this week at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Hovland, who had a T18 in the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions, is seventh this season in birdie average (5.06) and ninth in Eagles (holes per). He is also 4/4 this season, including a T5 in the 2022 ZOZO Championship and a T10 in the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba.
Here’s what we said about Kisner in our 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am sleepers piece:
It’s been a while since we last saw Kisner partake in a PGA TOUR event. The last time he played was way back in an official PGA TOUR event was way back in November when he had a T29 in The RSM Classic 2022. Ranked 32nd in the world, Kisner is 5/9 so far in his career in events held at Pebble Beach Golf Links. His best finish there to date was 10th place in the 2017 edition of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Here’s what we said about Merritt in our 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am sleepers piece:
Merritt missed the cut in his most recent start (The American Express 2023). He’s also missed the cuts in two of his last three starts. But he certainly deserves a look ahead of the 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. For one, he has made the cut in each of his last four appearances at the said course, a stretch that includes a pair of top-10 finishes; he was eighth in the 2018 edition of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and was fourth last year.
Carrying odds of +17,500 to win the 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Malnati broke a three-start streak of missed cuts with a T20 in the 2023 Farmers Insurance Open. He placed 11th in the 2020 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Hadley, who has odds of +20,000 to win this week, is 6/8 this season and has missed the cut in all of his last four starts. He is also 4/8 at Pebble Beach Golf Links in his career. He finished 10th there in 2014 and 2015.
Writer’s Prediction
Viktor Hovland wins the 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
