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Three Possible Outcomes for the Postponed Pebble Beach Pro-Am

The signature event could end on Monday, Tuesday or not resume at all, in which case Wyndham Clark would be the winner.

Gabrielle Herzig

Three Possible Outcomes for the Postponed Pebble Beach Pro-Am
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Editor's note: The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am was shortened to 54 holes Sunday evening due to safety concerns.

The final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am has officially been postponed to Monday, Feb. 5, due to extreme and dangerous weather conditions. The iconic oceanside venue was hit with 60 mph wind gusts and heavy rain Sunday, prompting safety concerns for both players and spectators. 

PGA Tour officials initially postponed the round’s start time on Sunday morning, but subsequently determined that no golf would be played until the following day. Tee times for Monday are currently scheduled between 8 a.m. and 10:25 a.m. PT off the 1st and 10th tees.

There are several potential scenarios for how things could shake out, especially since the weather is also not looking clear for the start of the final round. Monday’s forecast calls for possible isolated thunderstorms and a 60% probability of rain. 

Here are three main possibilities for the conclusion of the 2024 Pebble Beach Pro-Am: 

  • The tournament finishes on Monday. The ideal outcome is that the entire 80-player field finishes Monday and a champion is identified after 72 holes. However, according to PGA Tour rules officials, this will only be possible if the course is playable at a time that would guarantee that the whole field can finish. 
    “We would not start play on Monday if we knew we couldn’t finish the round on Monday. So the drop-dead time on that would mean we would have to start play on Monday by 10:15 a.m. at the latest in order to complete play,” said Gary Young, chief PGA Tour referee. 
  • The tournament extends to Tuesday. The tournament will only be extended into Tuesday if more than half of the field finishes their rounds on Monday before inclement weather forces another suspension of play. Forty players would have to sign their scorecards for a Tuesday finish to be a possibility. 
  • The tournament is shortened to 54 holes. If less than half of the field finishes their rounds Monday, or if play cannot be resumed at all, then PGA Tour rules officials will be required to revert the tournament to just three rounds. In this case, Wyndham Clark—who shot a course-record 60 on Saturday—would be crowned the champion. The 2016 Zurich Classic was the last PGA Tour event shortened to 54 holes. 

Despite the tournament being postponed, the gnarly weather at Pebble Beach did prompt some entertaining social media content from players on site. Max Homa, Justin Thomas and others chimed in to comment on the “completely unplayable” conditions. 

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Gabrielle Herzig
GABRIELLE HERZIG

Gabrielle Herzig is a Breaking and Trending News writer for Sports Illustrated Golf. Previously, she worked as a Golf Digest Contributing Editor, an NBC Sports Digital Editorial Intern, and a Production Runner for FOX Sports at the site of the 2018 U.S. Open. Gabrielle graduated as a Politics Major from Pomona College in Claremont, California, where she was a four-year member and senior-year captain of the Pomona-Pitzer women’s golf team. In her junior year, Gabrielle studied abroad in Scotland for three months, where she explored the Home of Golf by joining the Edinburgh University Golf Club.

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