Local golf fans have long understood the paradox of Dustin Johnson. In 2009, he won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am by four shots, at the tender age of 24. A long-hitting, telegenic star was born. The next year he won it again, and four months later, the U.S. Open returned to Pebble Beach. Through 54 holes, Johnson had a 3-stroke lead, and it appeared the golf world had found … [Read more...] about Dustin Johnson’s Got Game
Tiger’s Vision for Peter Hay Course
The Golf Legend Redesigns Pebble's Par-3
Tiger Woods is coming home. The most dominant golfer ever is returning to the site of his most resounding victory, Pebble Beach, but this time Woods will be leaving a different, more inclusive legacy: his golf course architecture firm, TGR Design, will be redesigning Peter Hay, the beloved par-3 course just up the hill from Pebble Beach's first tee, adjacent to the practice … [Read more...] about Tiger’s Vision for Peter Hay Course
In it to Win it
Phil Mickelson Aims to Take 50 PGA Tournaments
With his victory at the 2019 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Phil Mickelson made official what has long been obvious: he is Mr. Pebble Beach. The win was the 44th of his Hall of Fame career and fifth at Pebble Beach; no one has ever won more times on American golf's grandest stage. Each victory helps mark the passage of time. Mickelson took his first Clambake in 1998, as a … [Read more...] about In it to Win it
Golf’s Top Commentator Drops the Mic
After Nearly 30 Years, NBC Analyst Johnny Miller Retires
Over the last quarter-century, there have been two classes of golf announcers: Johnny Miller and everybody else. This isn't a knock on all the other guys, merely recognition that Miller reinvented the medium with his insight, candor and gallows humor. On February 3rd, at the final round of the Phoenix Open, an era will end when Miller, 71, signs off from NBC's 18th hole tower … [Read more...] about Golf’s Top Commentator Drops the Mic
Northern California Golf Heats Up
Tourneys Galore Slated for the Region
Local duffers have always known that Northern California is the center of the golf universe, but recently the game's governing bodies have made it official, locking in an unprecedented 15-year slate of big-time tournaments in Pebble Beach and San Francisco. It begins in August 2018 with the U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach Golf Links and then the hits just keep on coming. Here's … [Read more...] about Northern California Golf Heats Up