Alan Shipnuck

In the long history of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, there's never been a finish quite like what we saw in 2011. Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Miller, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have all ambled down Pebble Beach's 18th fairway on their way to defining Pro-Am victories, but none of these champions could hope to match the panache of … [Read more...] about A Comedic Championship

  In 2010, the Shore Course at Monterey Peninsula Country Club made a smashing return to the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am after a 33-year absence. In the interim, the course had been totally revamped and the Shore wowed the pros with its graceful routing, artful bunkering, imaginative greens, superb conditioning and endless ocean views. Phil Mickelson declared … [Read more...] about The Best of Both Worlds

The good-looking, well spoken champion of the legendary AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am seemed destined for golfing stardom. He was at the helm of the 2006 tournament. But now, just five years later, the show will go on without Northern California's Arron Oberholser. It'll be a form of torture, but he plans to watch the telecast from his home in Scottsdale, Arizona."I … [Read more...] about A Champion in Waiting

One of the most indelible images in the history of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am came three decades ago on the 16th hole at Cypress Point. The beloved actor Jack Lemmon laid-up with his tee shot on the long, dangerous par-3 and then hit a weak approach that skipped right off the green, into the ice plant. In a recent interview, Lemmon's longtime playing partner, … [Read more...] about Hollywood Versus Pebble