The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is a PGA TOUR event where PGA pros and amateurs (including some celebrities and wealthy invitees) compete together but on slightly different leaderboards.

Basic idea

  • 80 PGA Tour professionals and 80 amateurs start the week.
  • Each pro is paired with one amateur to form a two‑person team.
  • Pros are playing a regular stroke‑play tournament for official PGA TOUR money and FedExCup points, while the teams compete in a separate pro‑am competition.

Courses and schedule

  • The event uses Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill Golf Course.
  • Over the first two days, every two‑person team plays one round at Pebble and one at Spyglass (18 holes each day).
  • The tournament is now a “Signature Event,” so the professional field plays four rounds with no cut for the pros; they stay in for all four days.

Scoring formats

Pros

  • Pros play standard individual stroke play : count every shot, lowest total score wins the tournament.

Pro‑am teams

  • Each pro‑am pair plays “better ball” (also called four‑ball): on each hole, they take the lower (best) net score between the pro and the amateur as the team score.
  • The amateurs usually receive handicaps; their strokes are applied to certain holes so their “net” score can help the team even if the pro is much better.
  • There is a separate leaderboard for the pro‑am teams, and a different one for the solo pros. A team can win the pro‑am even if that pro does not win the professional tournament.

What happens after the early rounds

  • Earlier versions of the event had a cut after 54 holes that decided which teams played the final round, while the pros also had their own cut; recent changes as a Signature Event mean the pros no longer get cut, but the pro‑am portion is concentrated in the first part of the week.
  • By the weekend, the main focus is firmly on the professional leaderboard, though the pro‑am element is still part of the event’s identity.

Who are the amateurs and celebrities?

  • Amateurs include corporate executives, clients, and invited celebrities; the event has a longstanding reputation for mixing big‑name golfers with entertainers and business figures.
  • Spots for non‑celebrity wealthy amateurs are extremely expensive; commentary from locals and fans suggests they can run well into six figures, especially for high‑profile CEOs.

On‑site vibe and extra events

  • There is typically a “Community Day” or practice‑round day with more relaxed vibes, where pros and celebs sign autographs, take photos, and do charity‑related activities with fans.
  • Spectators can follow specific celebrity groups, camp out at scenic holes, or focus on the top pros—because everyone is spread across multiple courses in the first rounds, it feels more like a festival than a standard, tightly packed golf tournament.

In one sentence

The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am works by pairing each PGA Tour pro with an amateur partner in a better‑ball team game across Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill, while the pros simultaneously play their own four‑round stroke‑play tournament for the official title.

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