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Spyglass Hill GC …….. Phil Mickelson continued to set-up a possible 50th pro career victory moving into a share of the lead through two rounds of the storm-affected AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The 48-year old added a four-under par 68 at the Spyglass Hills course, and one of three host venues, to his opening 65 at Monterey Peninsula to move to 10-under par. Mickelson shares the lead in the $US 7.6m event with fellow Americans Lucas Glover (66), Scott Langley (69) and England’s Paul Casey ...

Graeme McDowell might now be suggesting ‘Beware the injured golfer’ after a second straight inspiring effort on day two of the AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. McDowell added a one-under par 70 in tougher second round conditions, and that included steady rain in the early afternoon, to Thursday’s opening four-under par 68 to be at five-under in total and just outside the top-20 in his opening event of 2019. Indeed, McDowell is just five shots from the lead held by four players – ...

Spyglass Hill, Monterey … Martin Laird was delighted to grab the early Spyglass Hill course lead with a four-under par 68 on the opening day of the AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The Scot didn’t drop a shot on the course named in honour of ‘Treasure Island’ famed Scottish novelist, Robert Louis Stevenson and a former long-time visitor to the region. Indeed, there is a copy of ‘Treasure Island’ on a shelf in the Spyglass Hill Pro Shop. Laird was first out at 8am local time ...

Monterey Peninsula GC, California … Phil Mickelson set-up a possible 50th pro career victory with a blistering 65 on day one of the AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The 48-year didn’t miss a fairway in managing seven birdies on the Monterey Peninsula course and again, one of three courses hosting the event. Mickelson, and a four-time winner of the event, ended the round sharing third place at six-under par and just a shot back of the leading duo of fellow Americans Scott Langley and Brian ...

Shane Lowry breathed a huge sigh of relief in finding the ‘side door’ with a closing round par putt on day one of the AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Lowry was teeing-up at nearby Spyglass Hill, and named in honour of Treasure Island author Robert Louis Stevenson who was a regular visitor to the region. The Offlay golfer, who had teed-off first from the 10th hole at 8am local time, ended his round some five-hours and 15-minutes later with a one-under par 71. This week’s event is Lowry’s ...

Pebble Beach, California …. Graeme McDowell, and with his left wrist still strapped, was just delighted to be back competing after a six-week injury absence than agonise over bogeying his final hole on day one of the AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. McDowell was lying at five-under par in his very first event since contesting last December’s QBE Shootout in playing the final hole at the Pebble Beach course. All the way around this famed course laid out along the Pacific Ocean McDowell was reminded ...

Padraig Harrington’s likely USA Ryder Cup rival captain and Wisconsin-native Steve Stricker joked Padraig Harrington will be in for a tough time when he leads his European Team into competition later next year in the Badger State. Stricker is widely-tipped to be handed the USA Captaincy reins possibly later this month when the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic returns to PGA National and where the PGA of America’s HQ is located. Like Harrington, Stricker ticks all the USA captaincy boxes and more. The ...