This week's field includes:
- The field includes only 4 of the top 25 in the latest Official World Golf Rankings, with three from the Top 10: Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk and Padraig Harrington. The other top 25 players in the field is Vijay Singh,.
- The field includes 10 of the Top 25 of this year's PGA Tour money list. The players in the field are J.B. Holmes, Daniel Chopra, D.J. Trahan, Justin Leonard, Phil Mickelson, Mike Weir, Steve Elkington, Kevin Na, Kevn Sutherland and Brandt Snedeker.
- The field includes 4 past champions: Phil Mickelson (2007, '05 & 1998), Vijay Singh (2004), Davis Love III (2003 & '01), and Peter Jacobsen (1995)
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: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | FBR | Buick | Hope | Sony | Mercedes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Sabbatini | T34th | T3rd | DNP | 2nd | 17th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Justin Leonard | T43rd | T3rd | 2nd | DNP | T8th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J.B. Holmes | Win | T44th | DNP | T17th | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K.J. Choi | T20th | Cut | DNP | Win | T28th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Elkington | T4th | T13th | T5th | DNP | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phil Mickelson | 2nd | T6th | DNP | DNP | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tiger Woods | DNP | Win | DNP | DNP | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Stricker | Cut | DNP | DNP | T4th | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D.J. Trahan | Cut | Cut | Win | T69 | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ryuji Imada | WD | 2nd | T16th | T69th | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Chopra | T43rd | DNP | Cut | T32nd | Win | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Who's Not: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | FBR | Buick | Hope | Sony | Mercedes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Demsey | Cut | Cut | Cut | Cut | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will MacKenzie | Cut | Cut | Cut | Cut | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brad Elder | DNP | Cut | Cut | Cut | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent Jones | DNP | Cut | Cut | Cut | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Hensby | Cut | Cut | Cut | DNP | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Lonard | Cut | Cut | DNP | Cut | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ron Whittaker | DNP | Cut | Cut | Cut | DNP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Who to Watch for at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am:
Best Bets:
| Phil Mickelson | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | T38 | Win | 3 | 64 | Cut | T3 | T61 | T21 | Win | T33 | - |
The weather is going to be good, you know his record in the AT&T makes him the easy favorite and his good play of late makes this look as easy as New England winning the Super Bowl, whoops, guess Phil is going to have to work hard this week.
| Jim Furyk | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T6 | T27 | T37 | - | T5 | T30 | - | T18 | Cut | T3 | 4 | - |
This is another of those events that he has a great record at and never won, putting is always a key and if he does well with the flatstick he will win.
| Daniel Chopra | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T11 | T5 | T16 | T25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Has done very well in this event, with his added momentum of winning let's see if that carries over to this week..
Best of the rest:
| Mike Weir | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cut | T3 | 2 | T4 | T3 | T52 | T8 | T7 | Cut | Cut | - | - |
Other than last year's missed cut, Weir has played very consistently and the best of any non-winner at Pebble Beach, yes he has been disappointing in '08 but look for him to snap out of it this week.
| Vijay Singh | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T11 | T7 | Cut | Win | T28 | T8 | 2 | T2 | T10 | WD | T15 | - |
A very disappointing year for him, still he plays well in this event and you have to think he will bounce out of this funk that he has been in.
| Kevin Sutherland | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | T68 | T16 | T54 | T15 | T24 | T20 | Cut | -T15 | T56 | T38 | - |
Has played well the last two weeks, comes to a site that he did well last year he could be a very good sleeper pick.
| Brandt Snedeker | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
This is an event he can do well in on courses that he could do well on.
| Tom Lehman | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T36 | T7 | Cut | T25 | 2 | T24 | Cut | T7 | - | T9 | T20 | - |
Don't laugh, he has a lot of experience in this event and he really wants to play well and qualify for the Ryder Cup team, this week is important in that quest.
| Jonathan Byrd | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | T3 | Cut | Cut | T62 | Cut | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Played good last week until the final round, played well at Pebble in 2006.
Long shot's that could come through:
| Steve Elkington | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cut | - | - | T69 | Cut | Cut | T69 | T46 | T15 | T6 | T15 | - |
He has a strong back so fantasy golf players should ride him this week and see how much longer Elkington can keep this good play going.
| Davis Love III | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T4 | T33 | T9 | Cut | Win | Cut | Win | T20 | T10 | T22 | T58 | - |
Everyone seems to root for Davis, playing a month early after getting over his injuries says that he is stronger than ever and hitting the ball well, just may be rusty and show the lack of competition .
Player to avoid:
| Padraig Harrington | |||||||||||
| 2007 | '06 | '05 | '04 | '03 | '02 | '01 | '00 | '99 | '98 | '97 | '96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Just starting to play again, has had Singles the last couple of weeks he is a longshot to make the cut let alone playing well, avoid taking him as a pick.
