Justin Rose – who was playing alongside Justin Timberlake – is among seven players one shot further back on six under after ending his round by sinking a 50-foot birdie putt at Spyglass Hill.
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The leading duo have plenty of big names chasing them, starting with five-time major victor Mickelson – a four-time victor at Pebble Beach.
An opening eagle helped Paul Dunne card a four-under 67 in his opening round at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in California.
Tiger Woods is going to be nowhere near the place, so it was quite intriguing to hear AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am tournament director Steve John tell Golf Digest that the event this year will feature “the very best pro and celebrity field we’ve had in the history of the tournament”.
Reavie enjoyed the pure weather nearly as much as he enjoyed watching putts go in.
Phil Mickelson follows his shot out of a bunker on the sixth fairway of the Monterey Peninsula Country Club Shore Course during the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament Friday, Feb. 12, 2016…
World number one Jordan Spieth, meanwhile, finished the day at one under.
First-round scores: Gonzales shot a 3-under-par 69 at Spyglass, Stanley had a 1-under 71 at Pebble Beach, Moore shot a 1-over 73 at Spyglass, and Putnam had a 1-over 73 at Pebble Beach.
Freddie Jacobson turned in a 7-under 65 while Spencer Levin, Dawie van der Walt, Shane Bertsch and Roberto Castro each fired 66 at Pebble Beach. He was joined at seven under by Australian Cameron Smith and American Bronson Burgoon, who both shot 64 at Monterey Peninsula.
Justin Rose, Dawie van der Walt, Robbie Castro, Rickie Barnes, Shane Bersch, J.B. Holmes and Spencer Levin are all tied for fifth at six under. I didn’t expect to play one over (par) coming in. He was somehow allowed to play 18 holes on one of the world’s most chic golf courses in a tragic camouflage sleeveless vest that was accompanied by a matching peak cap! Just kind of a bit odd. Two-time victor Johnson shot 2-under 70, but two bogeys and a double bogey diminished an otherwise strong performance. Patrick Reed had a 72.
“There’s some strong holes on it”, he said. “I don’t really care”, Kang said of his par putt at the ninth. He chose to adjust his driver because he wanted more spin than he was getting in Phoenix last week.
“I drove the ball spectacular”, said Spieth, adding he’d made adjustments after Thursday’s erratic round.
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Said Kang: “He’s definitely a veteran, over 40 years, so I can definitely trust him”.
