February 12 - February 15, 2009
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
Location: Pebble Beach, CA
Venue: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Poppy Hills Golf Course, Spyglass Hill Golf Course
Purse: $6M
TV: GOLF, CBS
Event Fun Facts:
- This historic event was started by the immortal Bing Crosby in 1937 at Rancho Sante Fe Country Club in Southern California
- The first winner was the smooth swinger himself, Sam Snead. His winners check? $500 big ones
- The event moved to Pebble Beach in 1947, and became the Crosby Clambake, famous for mixing pro golfers and Hollywood celebrities
- The field now consists of 180 professionals golfers and 180 amateurs
- The course record for the event, 20 under par, is shared by Mark O’Meara (1997), and Phil Michelson (2007)
- Mr. O’Meara obviously likes this event, having won it five times in 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992 and 1997
- Slammin’ Sam Snead has won it four times, and two other relatively well knows players, Mr. Jack Nicklaus, and Mr. Johnny Miller, each have three titles
- U.S. golfers have dominated play at the Crosby/AT&T. In fact, since its inception, only three international players have ever won it. Vijay Singh in 2004, and Australians Brett Ogle in 1993, and Bruce Crampton in 1965
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