
After taking a back seat to Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in the last two events, Brandt Snedeker had the spotlight to himself — well, he kind of shared it with his pro-am partner and friend Toby S. Wilt since the duo won that portion of the tournament. Snedeker, who has played solidly, ran into two guys who just happened to be unbeatable the last two weeks.
This week he was the one that was the man to beat, despite entering the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am tied for the lead with PGA Tour rookie James Hahn.
If anything, being the bridesmaid for two straight weeks made him even more hungry for the victory.
We saw some entertaining antics that veer from golf’s usual decorum at the Waste Management Phoenix Open last week. Well, the “fun” continues at Pebble Beach, where the rich and the famous play with the pros for the “pro-am” portion of the event.
It’s probably just me, but it seems like there are more bold-faced names than usual on this year’s list, which can be found here — though I have an updated version below, with additional entries, like Jim Harbaugh (the brother who was on the losing side of the Har-Bowl Super Bowl) and Condoleezza Rice. Also, I’ve noted their pro partner in parenthesis.
For whatever reason, this job (golf writer/blogger/entrepreneur/whatever) has presented lots of amazing opportunities in 2010. From the US Open at Pebble Beach to the Open Championship at St. Andrews, I can’t complain. In fact, I’m not sending Santa a wish list this year. After watching some friends earn their Tour cards last week, it was like Christmas kinda came a few weeks early.
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