One of the more eccentric traditions of the PGA Tour will be renewed this weekend, as the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is set for three courses this weekend: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course, and Monterey Peninsula Country Club (the Shore Course). This pairing of pro golfers and amateur partners dates back to 1937, when Bing Crosby asked celebrities to come play with tour professionals for a round. Jordan Spieth returns after coming in second last year, as does defending champion Tom Hoge. Overall, the event has lost a bit of lts luster, and only 23 of the top 100 ranked golfers in the Official World Golf Ranking (and only 7 of the top 50) will appear. The amateurs include NFL quarterbacks Josh Allen and Aaron Rodgers, musician Darius Rucker, retired soccer phenom Gareth Bale – and the venerable Bill Murray. The pro who wins gets 500 FedEx Cup points – and $1.62 million out of the $9 million purse. Check out the contender Golf betting odds (+10000) or better, along with some wager card suggestions.
Golf News: 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Preview
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Matt Fitzpatrick | +900 |
| Viktor Hovland, Jordan Spieth | +1000 |
| Maverick McNealy, Seamus Power, Tom Hoge | +2000 |
| Andrew Putnam | +2500 |
| Justin Rose, Matt Kuchar | +2800 |
| Keith Mitchell | +3000 |
| Joel Dahmen | +3300 |
| Denny McCarthy | +4000 |
| Thomas Detry | +4500 |
| Alex Smalley, Dean Burmester, Scott Stallings, Taylor Moore, Taylor Pendrith | +5000 |
| Ben Griffin | +6000 |
| Kurt Kitayama, Nick Taylor, Robby Shelton, Trey Mullinax, Will Gordon, Davis Riley, Nick Hardy, S.H. Kim | +6600 |
| Beau Hossler, Brendon Todd, Callum Tarren, Erik van Rooyen, Greyson Sigg, Joseph Bramlett, Justin Suh, Kevin Kisner, Lanto Griffin, Nate Lashley, Matthew NeSmith, Russell Knox | +8000 |
| Garrick Higgo, Kevin Streelman, Ryan Palmer, Troy Merritt, Webb Simpson, Byeong Hun An | +10000 |
Seamus Power is an all-around solid player, which means that he’s not really elite in one area, but he also doesn’t have any glaring gaps. He has three top-five finishes in his last seven starts, including his second career win. He is 35 years old and came to pro golf a bit late in life, but with the Ryder Cup coming, every tournament is a chance for him to show what he can do. The weather is supposed to be chilly (in the 40s and 50s) and damp, which sounds like the perfect conditions for a native of Ireland. He came in ninth place here last year – but he led after 36 holes by five shots. He is closer to the top of this field than the bottom, so I would view Power as a value pick, even as he creeps up the odds ladder here.
Want a dark horse? Then look at Callum Tarren, who opened at +13000 and has already crept up to +8000. When he missed the 54-hole cut at Pebble Beach in 2022, that made eight straight missed cuts, sprinkled around a withdrawal. Then he figured a few things out, cracking the top 10 a few times and qualifying for the U.S. Open. In his first major, he actually contended until the weekend. He finished T25 at Torrey Pines last week, and his wedge play from between 100 and 125 yards is outstanding – a skill that will come into play this week.
Another dark horse is Matthew NeSmith, who had three top-ten finishes in the fall part of the schedule (including a runner-up finish). However, since then, he has missed three straight cuts, including two straight to start 2023. He has played Pebble Beach three times and has cracked the top 20 twice. Given the lack of elite names in this field, this is a dark horse who could rise and surprise everyone – if you think he’s worth the risk.
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