This week's field includes:
- The field includes 9 of the top 25 in the latest Official World Golf Rankings, with five from the top-10, Jim Furyk, Phil Mickelson, Luke Donald, Padraig Harrington and Vijay Singh. The other four top 25 player in the field are Davis Love III, Chris DiMarco, K.J. Choi and Jose Maria Olazabal.
- The field includes 10 of the top 25 of this years PGA Tour money list. The ones in the field are Vijay Singh, Aaron Baddeley, Paul Goydos, Charley Hoffman, Luke Donald, Brandt Snedeker, Bubba Watson, K.J. Choi, Troy Matteson and Davis Love III
- The field includes 8 past champions: Phil Mickelson (2005 & 1998), Vijay Singh (2004), Davis Love III (2003 & '01), Matt Gogel (2002), Peter Jacobsen (1995), Steve Jones (1988), John Cook (1981) and Tom Watson (1977 & '78)
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the AT&T Pebble Beach field are these performance charts, one with the players listed alphabetically and the other with the players listed by average finish.
One last way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in the last five years.
Time to look at our who's hot and who isn't:
| Who's Hot: (Those with *** are in AT&T field) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | FBR | Buick | Hope | Sony | Mercedes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Howell III | T23 | 2nd | T65th | T2nd | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Vijay Singh | 7th | T39th | DNP | T34th | Win | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Aaron Baddeley | Win | DNP | DNP | Cut | 27th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bart Bryant | 4th | T7th | Cut | T13th | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Paul Goydos | DNP | DNP | T48th | Win | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tiger Woods | DNP | Win | DNP | DNP | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Quinney | 3rd | T7th | T4th | 71st | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Rollins | 2nd | Cut | 2nd | T20th | 25th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Luke Donald | DNP | DNP | DNP | T2nd | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Toms | T8th | DNP | DNP | T13th | T8th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Bubba Watson | T8th | T4th | Cut | T48th | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Troy Matteson | T14th | T23rd | DNP | T28th | T11th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Brandt Snedeker | T23rd | 3rd | T60th | Cut | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Jim Furyk | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4th | 18th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Who's Not: (Those with *** are in AT&T field) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | FBR | Buick | Hope | Sony | Mercedes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ***Jim Rutledge | Cut | Cut | Cut | Cut | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wes Short, Jr. | Cut | Cut | Cut | Cut | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Greg Owen | Cut | Cut | Cut | DNP | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Kim | Cut | Cut | T45th | Cut | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Steve Wheatcroft | T62nd | Cut | Cut | Cut | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***Mathew Goggin | T44th | Cut | Cut | Cut | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ***D.J. Trahan | Cut | DNP | Cut | Cut | 32nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Who to Watch for at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am:
Best Bets:
| Luke Donald | ||||||||||
| 2006 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T7 | T11 | T17 | - | Cut | - | - | - | - | - | - |
This is the winner for sure, playing great right now, well rested after his big bachelor party bash in Vegas plus great record in this event. Bet the farm.
| Padraig Harrington | ||||||||||
| 2006 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playing in his first AT&T | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
This guy could be the sleeper pick. Yes he hasn't played in the AT&T but in the 2002 U.S. Open at Pebble finished T8th. The last tournament he won in European was the Dunhill Links, the European Tour's AT&T played with celebrities over three different courses. Look for him to do well this week.
| Mike Weir | ||||||||||
| 2006 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T3 | 2 | T4 | T3 | T52 | T8 | T7 | Cut | Cut | - | - |
Is there anyone more destined to win here? Great record in this event, seems to always shine no matter how he has played the weeks previous. This could be the week for Weirsy.
Best of the rest:
| Jim Furyk | ||||||||||
| 2006 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T27 | T39 | - | T5 | T30 | - | T18 | Cut | T3 | 4 | - |
These courses should be right up his alley, if the putter is rolling he will play well this week.
| Tim Herron | ||||||||||
| 2006 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | T51 | T69 | T3 | T39 | T13 | T61 | T10 | T19 | T38 | - |
Seems to be the best in nasty weather, if the weather gets bad look for him to shine.
| Vijay Singh | ||||||||||
| 2006 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T7 | Cut | Win | T28 | T8 | 2 | T2 | T10 | WD | T15 | - |
Great from tee to green, again needs to get the putter going to complete the deal. Has had lots of great memories in this event
| Davis Love III | ||||||||||
| 2006 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T33 | T9 | Cut | Win | Cut | Win | T20 | T10 | T22 | T58 | - |
Good record in this event, knows how to win and what it takes to play all three courses well.
| Jose Maria Olazabal | ||||||||||
| 2006 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T14 | T16 | Cut | - | T5 | T23 | - | - | - | - | - |
Knows how to contend in this event, seems to have gotten all the kinks out of his game after a poor start in San Diego. Seems to always contend at least once in February, this could be the place.
Longshot's that could come through:
| Phil Mickelson | ||||||||||
| 2006 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T38 | Win | 3 | 64 | Cut | T3 | T61 | T21 | Win | T33 | - |
Has been Jeckel and Hyde in this event. Doesn't seem to show any consistency, also should be worried about how he is playing right now. Still he could snap back on a moments notice that is what makes him such a threat.
| Nick Watney | ||||||||||
| 2006 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T7 | T65 | Cut | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2nd best putter on tour this year, played great at the Hope and has had some good moments in the FBR. Could be the sleeper of the week.
