PGA Tour Brunch: R-3 at Pebble Beach
@PGATourBrunch Review/Preview from 2021 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Notebook:
Jordan Spieth holds a one-stroke lead for his first 36-hole lead/co-lead on tour since the 2017 The Northern Trust. Spieth is 6-for-11 in his PGA Tour career with the 36-hole lead/co-lead, including 1-for-2 here at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Patrick Cantlay, 18-hole leader carded a 1-over (73) at Spyglass Hill after tying Pebble Beach course record in the first round. He is among three players T-4.
Daniel Berger recorded his 24th consecutive score of par or better, the longest active streak on tour. Berger had a streak of 32 similar rounds during the 2019-20 season which ended in (R1) of the 2020 Memorial. Berger has only one bogey through 36 holes, the fewest in the current field.
Phil Mickelson shot an 80, his highest score on the PGA Tour since the 2018 U.S. Open and only the 10th time in his career to card an 80 or higher.
Scoring: The (R-1) scores at Pebble Beach were (front nine) 34.756, (back nine) 35.500 to average 70.256 while Spyglass Hill played: (front) 36.167 (back nine) 36.231 for 72.397 average.
In R-2: Pebble Beach (front nine) 35.156, (back nine) 37.104 to average two strokes higher than Thursday at 72.260. Over at Spyglass, Friday’s (front nine) 36.564, and the (back nine) 36.615 for an average of 73.179.
Cumulative (after the two opening rounds): Pebble Beach played to 71.252 and Spyglass a slightly tougher 72.788.
Tee It Up: Players will tee-off at 11:14am (ET)/8:14am (local) on the links of Pebble Beach. Spyglass is no longer being utilized.
On No. 1, Hank Lebioda, Sebastian Cappelen, and Ben Taylor will head out while on No. 10, Peter Uihlien, Kevin Streelman, and Tim Wilkinson will tee-it-up. There’s not a William Hill odds factor on who will be first to tee-it-up on the 19th hole! We’ll make our own line: Will it be @johnmaginnes (2-to-1) or @bkatrek (3-to-1) On Tap?
TEE TIMES: (link)
Editor’s Note: We’ll target 10:00am (ET) Sunday to preview the final round.
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Leaderboard After R-2
1. Jordan Spieth - (65) PB, (67) SH, 132 (-12)
2. Daniel Berger - (67) SH, (66) PB, 133 (-11)
3. Henrik Norlander - (64) PB, (70) SH, 134 (-10)
Three Players T-4
Full Leaderboard: (link)
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SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedEXCup @attproam
TV COVERAGE: Saturday, February 13: 1:00pm to 3:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel and 3:00pm to 6:00pm (ET) on CBS. Sunday, February 14: 1:00pm to 3:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel and 3:00pm to 6:30pm (ET) on CBS.
STREAMING: PGA Tour Live - On Saturday (11:00am-3:00pm ET) and Sunday (11:30am-3:00pm ET, PGA Tour Live will stream Featured Groups. Featured Holes will be streamed Saturday (3:00pm to 6:00pm ET) and Sunday from 3:00pm to 6:30pm (ET).
PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: Saturday, February 13 (1:00pm to 6:00pm (ET)) and Sunday, February 14: (1:00pm to 6:30pm (ET)) on Sirius XM Satellite Radio (PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92) or online on PGATour.com).
PGA TOUR TOURNAMENT SITE (link)
WEATHER: The weather report is always an important aspect of play the Pebble Beach. Steady rain was in the forecast overnight, but Friday’s weather forecast is calling for “Partly Cloudy and Breezy” with winds in the 12-22 mph range. Scattered showers will be possible on Saturday with rainfall amounts generally less than a tenth of an inch. Breezy conditions are forecast for both Saturday and Sunday with Saturday now looking to be the windier day (15-25 mph with gusts up to 30 mph). The weather analytics call for 0% chance of rain for Sunday’s final round.
What They’re Saying:
Spieth Holds One Shot Lead at Pebble Beach (ESPN/Associated Press)
Akshay Bhatia, 19, Belonging as a Pro (Golf Digest)
Mickelson’s Rough Ride (GolfCom)
Caddy JJ James on Four Decades Inside the Ropes (Korn Ferry Insider)
#SportsBiz and Golf Industry News:
European Tour Adds New Event in Kenya (Associated Press)
PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM Updates (PGATourRadio/Sirius XM)
New Cobra Drivers (link)
On This Day in Golf:
February 13, 1945 - Byron Nelson won the New Orleans Open and a $1,300 War Bond as he shot a course record (65) at the New Orleans City Park. Nelson defeated Harold “Jug” McSpaden in a playoff. (Courtesy Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE).
Parting Putt:
Highlights of Round Two: