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Thomas Detry’s walk-off birdie among 5 things to know at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Here’s what you need to know from the opening round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Less than a week ago, Thomas Detry was leading the Farmers Insurance Open in the third round when he spun a wedge from 90 yards back into the water and made double bogey. He admitted it was “a punch in the face.” He went on to shoot 2-over 74 a day later and finished T-20. On Thursday at Spyglass Hill, he was cruising along once again when he fatted his approach at the final hole. But this time there was no penalty area to ruin a good round. This time, he pitched in from about 20 yards short of the green to shoot 9-under 63 and take a one-stroke lead over Patrick Cantlay after the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

“It was an uphill lie, I felt pretty comfortable I would put it within 3 feet to be honest,” Detry said in his post-round interview. “And it rolled nicely, just trickled in the hole. It was lovely to watch.”

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Detry, a 31-year-old pro from Belgium, said having an extra day to get over last week’s disappointment – the Farmers Insurance Open is the only PGA Tour event that ends on Saturday – helped put it behind him.

“Last weekend was a tough pill to swallow,” he said. “I played some great golf and I didn’t really have the finish that I wanted to. I was in contention the whole weekend except the last five or six holes.”

On Thursday, the weatherman was wrong with his dreary forecast and sunshine prevailed during the opening round. It still was breezy and the tree-lined Spyglass course served as a buffer and allowed for slightly better scoring than at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Detry birdied his first three holes of the day and came home in 30 with a flurry of three straight birdies to cap the day.

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Everything you need to know ahead of the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

There’s one name at the top of the leaderboard following the opening round of the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, and he got there via a chip-in on his final shot of the day.

With intermittent sun and showers Thursday at Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill, Thomas Detry took advantage, shooting 9-under 63 at Spyglass and is the solo leader after the opening round. His approach shot on 18 ended up in the right rough, but no issue for Detry, who chipped in for his 10th birdie of the round.

Patrick Cantlay is solo second a shot behind. He had eight birdies and no bogeys.

Last week’s winner Matthieu Pavon is solo third at 7 under, two back. Viktor Hovland at the 2023 BMW Championship and the 2023 Tour Championship was the last golfer to win consecutive starts.

Rory McIlroy led for a period of the first round but was penalized for a improper drop during a late-round struggle. He shot 1-under 71 in his first PGA Tour round of 2024.

The 80-player field is competing for a $20 million purse and $3.6 million first-place prize. There is no cut after 36 holes. Justin Rose is the defending champion, and he shot 4 under in the opening round at Spyglass Hill.

Pebble Beach Golf Links ranks No. 10 on Golfweek’s Best list of classic courses in the U.S., and it is No. 1 in California on Golfweek’s Best list of public-access layouts in each state. It is also No. 1 on Golfweek’s Best list of all public-access courses in the U.S.

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From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the second round of the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. All times listed are ET.

Pebble Beach

1st tee

Tee time Players
11:45 a.m.
Hideki Matsuyama, Mackenzie Hughes
11:57 a.m.
Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth
12:09 p.m.
Emiliano Grillo, Taylor Moore
12:21 p.m.
Keegan Bradley, Keith Mitchell
12:33 p.m.
Beau Hossler, Byeong Hun An
12:45 p.m.
Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Aberg
12:57 p.m.
Rickie Fowler, Tommy Fleetwood
1:09 p.m.
Scottie Scheffler, Justin Rose
1:21 p.m.
Viktor Hovland, Patrick Cantlay
1:33 p.m.
Sahith Theegala, Adam Scott

10th tee

Tee time Players
11:45 a.m.
Davis Riley, Adam Schenk
11:57 a.m.
Cam Davis, J.T. Poston
12:09 p.m.
Tom Hoge, Corey Conners
12:21 p.m.
Wyndham Clark, Jason Day
12:33 p.m.
Nicolai Hojgaard, Thomas Detry
12:45 p.m.
Andrew Putnam, Grayson Murray
12:57 p.m.
Sam Burns, Cameron Young
1:09 p.m.
Chris Kirk, Brian Harman
1:21 p.m.
Sepp Straka, Lee Hodges
1:33 p.m.
Kevin Yu, Stephan Jaeger

Spyglass Hill

1st tee

Tee time Players
11:45 a.m.
Erik van Rooyen, S.H. Kim
11:57 a.m.
Nick Hardy, Adam Svensson
12:09 p.m.
Patrick Rodgers, Harris English
12:21 p.m.
Si Woo Kim, Brandon Wu
12:33 p.m.
Alex Noren, J.J. Spaun
12:45 p.m.
Ben Griffin, Taylor Montgomery
12:57 p.m.
Eric Cole, Denny McCarthy
1:09 p.m.
Kurt Kitayama, Sam Ryder
1:21 p.m.
Tom Kim, Nick Taylor
1:33 p.m.
Mark Hubbard, Alex Smalley

10th tee

Tee time Player
11:45 a.m.
Lucas Glover, Seamus Power
11:57 a.m.
Collin Morikawa, Tony Finau
12:09 p.m.
Matt Fitzpatrick, Matt Kuchar
12:21 p.m.
Nick Dunlap, Xander Schauffele
12:33 p.m.
Matthieu Pavon, Peter Malnati
12:45 p.m.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Hayden Buckley
12:57 p.m.
Russell Henley, Brendon Todd
1:09 p.m.
Sungjae Im, Adam Hadwin
1:21 p.m.
Max Homa, Maverick McNealy
1:33 p.m.
Webb Simpson, Luke List

How to watch, listen

ESPN+ is the exclusive home of PGA Tour Live. You can also watch the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Golf Channel free on Fubo. All times ET.

Friday, Feb. 2

Golf Channel/Peacock: 3-7 p.m

Sirius XM: 1-7 p.m

ESPN+: 11:45 a.m.-7 p.m

Saturday, Feb. 3

Golf Channel/Peacock: 1-3 p.m.

CBS: 3-7 p.m.

Sirius XM: 2-7 p.m

ESPN+: 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m

Sunday, Feb. 4

Golf Channel/Peacock: 1-3 p.m.

CBS: 3-6:30 p.m.

Sirius XM: 1-6:30 p.m

ESPN+: 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

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Rory McIlroy assessed two-shot penalty for improper drop at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

McIlroy was 6 under thru 14 holes before the sloppy finish.

At one point Thursday, Rory McIlroy held the lead alone during the first round of the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. However, at day’s end, his score is going to be a bit worse than it could have been thanks to a penalty.

Before signing his scorecard, McIlroy was assessed a two-shot penalty for an improper drop on the par-5 seventh hole at Spyglass Hill. McIlroy’s drive was wayward on the hole, and he had to take an unplayable. Where he dropped it was determined to be illegal, so what he thought was a bogey 6 turned into a triple bogey 8.

PGA Tour rules official Mark Dusbabek joined the Golf Channel telecast and said McIlroy “totally owned the mistake” when it was brought to his attention in the scoring area.

The rule states a ball can roll up to a club length, whereas McIlroy dropped his ball a club length to the right off the original line, which is where the penalty came from.

“So I took an unplayable on 7 and I took it back on line,” McIlroy said after his round. “Then unbeknownst to me the rule changed in January 2023 where you used to be able to come back on line, take a club length either side. That was changed in 2019 to be able to do that. I wasn’t aware that that rule was changed again in 2023, so I took a drop thinking of the 2019 rules when everything was sort of changed not knowing that the rule was changed again in 2023, so got a two-stroke penalty there.”

McIlroy was 6 under thru 14 holes, then he went bogey-triple-bogey and signed for a 1-under 71 at Spyglass Hill.

It’s his first PGA Tour start this season. The last time he teed it up, he won the Dubai Desert Classic on the DP World Tour.

Josh Allen, Tom Brady in same group at 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Josh Allen, Tom Brady in same group at 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am:

Josh Allen and Tom Brady are hanging out on the links this week.

On Thursday, Allen, paired up once again with Keith Mitchell is again competing at the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The two have been grouped together three years running.

However, this year, Allen & Co. have been tossed in a foursome with Brady as well. Brady is in a grouping with Keegan Bradley.

The group will tee off at Spyglass Hill Golf Course at 1:21 p.m. Thursday for the first round. They will tee off for the second round at 12:21 p.m. Friday at Pebble Beach Golf Links.

At last year’s event, Allen and Mitchell missed the cut.

A change in the event’s format means Allen and Brady will only play on Thursday and Friday. In years past, amatuer continue through the weekend but now only the pros do if they advance.

Allen had been invited to participate in the 2024 Pro Bowl this upcoming weekend but opted out instead to take part in the golf event.

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LIV will host four events the same week as PGA Tour signature events in 2024.

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As the league enters its 2024 season without a framework agreement deal, the gloves are off once again. Players like Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton have been poached and four LIV events will now run the same week as PGA Tour signature events, starting with this week’s LIV season opener at Mayakoba’s El Camaleón Golf Course in Mexico and the PGA Tour’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

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9 star-studded PGA Tour pro and celebrity pairings at the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

These pairs are going to be fun to watch.

The second signature event of the PGA Tour’s 2024 season is here as a loaded field of 80 pros has descended upon Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on the Monterey Peninsula.

The amateurs in the field will play alongside their partners for the first two rounds — one at Pebble Beach, one at Spyglass Hill — before it’s just the pros at Pebble Beach over the weekend.

Among the world’s best in the field are Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and Collin Morikawa.

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As for the amateurs, here are nine star-studded pairings for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

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The pro-am competition will take place the first two days.

One of the best weeks of golf is here, even if it has been reduced a bit.

The 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is set to kick off Thursday as the first full-field signature event of the PGA Tour’s season. Unlike in year’s past, there are only 80 players in the field, but playing with them the first two rounds will be celebrities from all realms.

Bill Murray. Josh Allen. Aaron Rodgers. Buster Posey. And dozens of others will tee it up at Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill the first two rounds before the competition switches to pros only at Pebble Beach over the weekend.

Here’s a look at the best photos of celebrities at the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

‘Better than being in class’: Nick Dunlap is adjusting to PGA Tour life on the fly at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

“Happy to be here, and it’s better than being in class.”

To say the past two weeks for Nick Dunlap have been a whirlwind would be an understatement.

First a trip from Alabama to La Quinta, California, where by week’s end he would make history, becoming the first amateur to win a PGA Tour event in 33 years. Then back to his home state and to the University of Alabama, where the 20-year-old was in the midst of his sophomore season. He had a big decision to make, whether to turn professional or remain an amateur and finish out the season.

“I would say I knew that I was probably going to turn pro just with the opportunity that had been presented, but also I wanted to go back and talk to my teammates and talk to my parents and my coach and get their opinion and their two cents worth before I did anything,” Dunlap said.

“I’ve dreamed about doing this my whole life and playing golf on the PGA Tour. To finally be here and to be able to do that as a 20-year-old is pretty cool.”

His first professional start will be Thursday when he tees it up alongside Xander Schauffele at the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the first full-field signature event of the PGA Tour’s season. Although Dunlap didn’t receive the first-place prize money or FedEx Cup points from his win at the American Express, he did receive fully exempt Tour status through 2026 and entry into the remaining signature events of 2024.

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Guaranteed money, job security and more were too much to pass up for the reigning U.S. Amateur champion.

“Hectic, but also really cool,” Dunlap said of his past couple weeks. “To kind of — I’ve had numerous moments where you just kind of have to take it all in, it’s overwhelming.”

2024 American Express
Nick Dunlap celebrates sinking a putt on the 18th green to win the 2024 American Express at PGA West in La Quinta, California. (Photo: Andy Abeyta/The Desert Sun)

Instead of tracking due dates for homework and managing test schedules, Dunlap is tasked with developing a professional schedule on the whim, one that includes stops at the first three majors of the year.

During his pre-tournament press conference Wednesday, Dunlap said he hasn’t quite figured out his full schedule but is piecing it together.

Dunlap’s rise shouldn’t be a surprise. Last summer, he became the best amateur golfer in the world, capped with his U.S. Amateur victory at Cherry Hills Country Club outside of Denver. He became the second golfer ever to win a U.S. Junior and U.S. Amateur. The other? Some guy named Tiger Woods.

He played a practice round Tuesday with world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns. He also is plenty familiar with Ludvig Aberg, who he played with in college a handful of times.

“Yeah, it’s been really cool, so it’s kind of come full circle in a short amount of time,” Dunlap said. “Scottie and Sam were awesome. I’ve reached out to them on numerous occasions the last week just seeing what their advice is on certain things and their opinions on some of the things I’m doing moving forward.”

Pebble Beach is definitely an upgrade over a college classroom. However, the learning has only started for Dunlap on learning to be a professional golfer.

“Happy to be here, and it’s better than being in class.”

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See their records here.

This week, a loaded 80-man field is on the Monterey Peninsula for the PGA Tour’s second signature event of the year, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

The Crosby Clambake will look a bit different this time around, with the celebrity amateurs playing in just the first two rounds. Monterey Peninsula Country Club has been removed from the rotation, so the field will play Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill over the first two days before just the pros take on Pebble over the weekend.

Thanks to its elevated status, this year’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am boasts its best-ever field that includes Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schaufelle, Patrick Cantlay, Max Homa, Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas.

Here are 10 of the best performers from the last five AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Ams.

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Check out the best photos from the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

The Monterey Peninsula always offers spectacular views.

The PGA Tour’s West Coast Swing heads up the California coast this week to the Monterey Peninsula.

The 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is set to begin Thursday, and it’s the second signature event of the PGA Tour season and the first with a full field of 80 players. Also included in the first two rounds are celebrities, with play being contested at Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill.

Come the weekend, the focus shifts to the pros, who will battle it out at Pebble Beach for a $20 million purse and $3.6 million first-place prize.

Here’s a look at the best photos from the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.