PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) – The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am can be a tough place for a player to make his debut because of three courses that are different except for the views along the California coast. Justin Rose managed to play Pebble Beach and Monterey Peninsula ahead of the opening round.
He started on Spyglass Hill and had regrets about not playing it earlier.
He just didn’t have any regrets about his score.
Rose finished with a 50-foot birdie putt that banged into the back of the cup for a 6-under 66 and made him feel like he was among the leaders, even though he was two shots behind to par, three shots to score.
Chez Reavie opened with an 8-under 63 on Monterey Peninsula, which played 1 ½ shots under par and was the easiest of the three courses on Thursday. Cameron Smith and Bronson Burgoon were at 7-under 64 at Monterey Peninsula, while Freddie Jacobson shot a 7-under 65 at Pebble Beach, the only course to play over par.