Tournament Roundup: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

I know this is late, but I'm the captain of this ship and if you don't like it, you can take a swim.

Honestly, I didn't watch much of this tournament. Just like last year. I mean, I usually watch the first round or two, but that's about it. Pebble Beach is an absolutely beautiful course that produces some really entertaining golf, which doesn't really matter, considering CBS and the Golf Channel are just going to fill your screen with Chris Berman's fat face doing an on-course interview about how he just shanked his ball into the grandstand.

I don't care.

Look, I don't mind the interviews being a part of the broadcast, that's fine, but when Jim Nantz and Nick Faldo are interviewing everyone who walks off the 17th tee, its too much. I honestly couldn't care less what some 3-handicap country singer's golf swing looks like, and unless he has a hot take on Tiger Woods's back problem, he's pretty much useless as far as golf coverage goes. Show me the titans of the game fighting it out on a former U.S. Open Course. I watch golf to see golfers do things that I couldn't dream of doing on courses I know I'll never play.

It just feels like one of the best courses on the PGA Tour hosts one of the worst tournaments in terms of television viewing. When you have a course with holes like this...

...and this...

...and this...

...stop making me look at this.

Other Highlights

Since this blog is already late and I don't feel like going through all of the highlights from the two rounds I didn't see, here they are, presented mostly without comment.

It's good to see Sneds win again. He'd fallen out of the top 50 in the world and needed to get something going quickly, or else risk missing out on the Masters, a tournament he loves. If Sneds can carry some momentum into April, he could be a dark horse challenger for his first green jacket. 

Another thing I noticed was how little a factor the weather was this week. Usually, its about 40 degrees with a coastal fog. Not the case this week, with 70 degree temperature and sunny skies. This allowed players to be aggressive and challenge tight pin positions without worrying about the wind carrying your ball OB.

Looking ahead to next week, I like Bubba Watson defending. With a win, two runner-up finishes, and only one finish outside the top 10, he's already had a convincing season in only 5 starts.  Outside of him, don't sleep on Dustin Johnson. He finished T4 at Pebble and could look to build on that this week. 

Keep your head down.