Ranking the field: Pebble Beach Pro-Am
A look at how the top 10 players in action at Pebble Beach stack up.
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10
Sungjae Im
The 20-year-old rookie has five top-16 finishes in 10 PGA Tour starts including a strong showing in Phoenix last week. He’s gained strokes tee to green in six straight recorded starts.
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9
Brandt Snedeker
Snedeker is a two-time winner of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, proving his ability to play well in windy conditions on multiple occasions. His last missed cut was at The Open in July.
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8
Tony Finau
Coming off his fourth straight missed cut at TPC Scottsdale, expect Finau to turn things around quickly. Three guaranteed rounds will give him plenty of chances to rack up birdies.
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7
Phil Mickelson
Mickelson clearly loves playing at Pebble Beach as he won in 2012 and finished as a runner-up twice in the past three years. Give him a mulligan for last week’s missed cut in Phoenix.
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6
Tommy Fleetwood
Fleetwood makes his Pebble Beach debut in his first PGA Tour start of 2019. If the wind picks up and weather conditions remain poor as expected, the Englishman will feel right at home.
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5
Branden Grace
Grace battled tough final-round conditions en route to a runner-up finish at last week’s Phoenix Open. The harder the challenge, the better the South African plays.
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4
Matt Kuchar
A revitalized Kuchar is playing the best golf of his career, nearly picking up his third win in three months at TPC Scottsdale. Regardless of course fit, he keeps showing up.
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3
Jordan Spieth
Spieth’s worst finish in six appearances at this event - which he won in 2017 - is 22nd. If there’s a place he’s going to snap out of a funk, it’s Pebble Beach.
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2
Dustin Johnson
Johnson historically dominates this event, with two wins and five other top-fives in his last 10 showings. Hopefully jet lag isn’t an issue after his win in Saudi Arabia last week.
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1
Jason Day
In his last six trips to Pebble Beach, Day’s finished inside the top 11 five times. A fifth-place result at Torrey Pines suggests he’s ready to contend at the Pro-Am once again.
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