Day, Walker favored to win PGA AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

Solid field visits Pebble Beach
By Sportsbook.ag

Tournament: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
Date: Feb. 12 - 15
Venue: Spyglass Hill GC
Location: Pebble Beach, CA

In what is always a fun and eventful week, the PGA heads to Pebble Beach, CA for the AT&T National Pro-Am starting Thursday morning. The event is the most popular Pro-Am tournament in the history of the game and will draw some big celebrity names once again this year with the likes of Bill Murray, Wayne Gretzky, Don Cheadle, Andy Garcia, Buster Posey and Ray Romano all competing.

The player’s field will actually be pretty decent this year as well with nine of the top-25 golfers in the world playing across the three courses; including last week’s winner of the Farmer’s Insurance Open, No. 4 player in the world, Jason Day.

There will also be two multiple-time winners of the tourney playing this week as both Dustin Johnson (2009, 2010) and Davis Love III (2001, 2003) will attempt to grab a third victory here while Jimmy Walker looks to make it back-to-back wins after a score of 11-under last year despite a Sunday round of 74.

Let’s take a look at a few players who have what it takes to win at one of the more laid-back tournaments at these beautiful California courses.

Golfers to Watch

Jimmy Walker (7/1): Walker is once again putting together a huge season after winning three of his first eight tournaments last year as he leads the FedEx cup rankings with four top-10 finishes in his six events this season. He’s already earned a win (Sony Open) as well and will be defending his title from last year at Pebble Beach when he was able to rattle off three consecutive rounds of 69 or better to start the week before just holding off Dustin Johnson and Jim Renner after a rough final day. Walker has been solid in all facets of the game, ranking 14th in driving distance (302.4 yards per), 10th in strokes-gained putting (.914) and 29th in GIR (72.2%) as he looks to have another big week.

Dustin Johnson (14/1): Johnson had to shake of the rust in his return from a six-month personal absence this past week and despite missing the cut, showed some solid play as he crushed the ball for an average of 320.3 yards per and holed an eagle on his fourth hole to start the tourney. His history here is hard to ignore as he put together back-to-back wins in 2009 and 2010 and has continued to play well with a fifth-place finish in 2012 and a runner-up performance last year. He should be warmed up after last week and will be paired with his future father-in-law, Wayne Gretzky, allowing him to relax and compete for the top position once again come Sunday.

Kevin Na (35/1): Na is an incredible talent that has made the cut in each of his past five events and has had a round of 70 or better in seven of his past eight times on the course. He has just one PGA victory under his belt, but has been close to grabbing a trophy at Pebble Beach with a top-25 placing in each of the past three visits here which included a fifth-place in 2012 and a fourth-place last year when he shot eight-under. Look for Na to make a run this week and be near the top of the leaderboard.

Alexander Levy (75/1): Levy will come over from the European Tour to play his first PGA event since the WGC-HSBC Champions event where he finished 14th back in November. He has climbed up to 52nd in the world rankings after two victories and one lost playoff across the pond last season. He’s placed 30th or better in three of his four starts this year and should surprise many with some strong play on U.S. soil in this event.

Daniel Berger (140/1): Berger is one of five rookies amongst the top-50 in the FedEx Cup standings to start this year and he has done so behind four top-25 finishes with his best coming a few weeks ago when he placed 10th at the Waste Management Open. This California swing is a great opportunity for youngsters to get some rounds in without the pressure of a tremendous field and Berger should be able to put up another solid showing with his big drive (304.6 yards per, 9th on tour) this week.

AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Betting Odds - Provided by Sportsbook.ag

Jason Day 6/1
Jimmy Walker 7/1
Jordan Spieth 11/1
Dustin Johnson 14/1
Patrick Reed 15/1
Brandt Snedeker 21/1
Ryan Palmer 21/1
Hunter Mahan 22/1
Chris Kirk 30/1
Graham Delaet 30/1
J.B. Holmes 30/1
Jim Furyk 30/1
Nick Watney 30/1
Kevin Na 35/1
Billy Horschel 40/1
Shane Lowry 40/1
Brendon Todd 50/1
Ian Poulter 50/1
Jason Kokrak 50/1
Spencer Levin 70/1
Alexander Levy 75/1
Kevin Streelman 75/1
Sang-Moon Bae 75/1
Seung-Yul Noh 85/1
Kevin Chappell 95/1
Aaron Baddeley 100/1
Pat Perez 100/1
Rory Sabbatini 100/1
Bryce Molder 120/1
Daniel Summerhays 120/1
Ernie Els 120/1
Michael Thompson 120/1
Zac Blair 120/1
Daniel Berger 140/1
Alex Prugh 150/1
Jonas Blixt 160/1
Marcel Siem 180/1
Matt Jones 190/1
Colt Knost 200/1
Nick Taylor 200/1
James Hahn 210/1
Steven Bowditch 210/1
Brian Stuard 220/1
Chesson Hadley 220/1
Greg Owen 220/1
Charlie Wi 240/1
Michael Putnam 240/1
Padraig Harrington 240/1
William McGirt 240/1
Alex Cejka 250/1
Andres Gonzales 250/1
Andrew Loupe 250/1
Andrew Putnam 250/1
Ben Curtis 250/1
Billy Hurley III 250/1
Blake Adams 250/1
Blayne Barber 250/1
Bo Van Pelt 250/1
Brian Davis 250/1
Brice Garnett 250/1
Cameron Percy 250/1
Cameron Smith 250/1
Chad Collins 250/1
Charlie Beljan 250/1
Chez Reavie 250/1
Chris Stroud 250/1
D.A. Points 250/1
Danny Lee 250/1
David Hearn 250/1
David Lingmerth 250/1
Davis Love III 250/1
Derek Fathauer 250/1
Dicky Pride 250/1
Fabian Gomez 250/1
Fred Funk 250/1
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 250/1
Greg Chalmers 250/1
Heath Slocum 250/1
Hudson Swafford 250/1
J.J. Henry 250/1
Jason Bohn 250/1
Jason Gore 250/1
Jim Renner 250/1
John Huh 250/1
John Merrick 250/1
John Rollins 250/1
Johnson Wagner 250/1
Jonathan Byrd 250/1
Josh Teater 250/1
Justin Hicks 250/1
Ken Duke 250/1
Kenny Perry 250/1
Kevin Kisner 250/1
Kyle Reifers 250/1
Kyle Stanley 250/1
Mark Hubbard 250/1
Max Homa 250/1
Mike Weir 250/1
Nicholas Thompson 250/1
Oliver Goss 250/1
Richard Sterne 250/1
Ricky Barnes 250/1
Robert Garrigus 250/1
Roberto Castro 250/1
Rod Pampling 250/1
Scott Brown 250/1
Scott Langley 250/1
Scott Pinckney 250/1
Sean O'Hair 250/1
Steve Wheatcroft 250/1
Stuart Appleby 250/1
Sung Joon Park 250/1
Tommy Gainey 250/1
Trevor Immelman 250/1
Troy Merritt 250/1
Vaughn Taylor 250/1
Vijay Singh 250/1
Will Wilcox 250/1

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