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AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Best prop bets

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4 years ago

Feb 2, 2022

The PGA Tour stays in the West Coast this week, moving to the iconic Pebble Beach which sees a host of top names in action.

Alongside Matt Vincenzi’s outright article, here’s my idea of the best side bets at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Lanto Griffin to beat Christiaan Bezuidenhout -120

When conditions get tough, and I mean really tough, look out for Bez. He’ll be high on any list at a windy Bay Hill, but his oh-so-tasty short game has left him for the moment, and that might just find him out on debut at Pebble.

The South African’s last two events have seen finishes of 40th and 46th at the American Express and Farmers and, whilst the shorter tracks will help, I’d like to be seeing much more going into this week.

33-year-old Griffin has far more going for him than the slight difference in price, and I’m confident he can back up the recent form of third at PGA Stadium West and 30th at last week’s event at Torrey Pines.

At both these correlated courses, the onetime caddie for Will Wilcox recorded positive figures for approaches, tee-to-green and around-the-green, all of which will give confidence coming into an event with a slightly lesser quality rating.

Had it not been for one strangely poor round at Houston and the RSM (75 and 78 respectively), we would look at an even more impressive run of form than 30/3/40/64/7/6, whilst nobody can argue with his ninth-place finish on his second and final start around here.

Tom Hoge – Top 5/Top 10 +1100/+550

The more dreamy pundit might go along with recent finishes of mc/2/mc/4 and believe that the destiny of 32-year-old Hoge is to win on his next start, but there is a lot of substance in thinking he’s the bet on the card.

With the small greens hard to find at Pebble, accuracy with the irons will be crucial, and Hoge has recorded green-finding rankings within the top-20 at Houston, Sea Island and at the American Express – the first two wind-affected and the latter a three-course event with poa anna greens.

If remaining unconvinced, Hoge not only has his irons dialled in but in his last couple of events, he ranked in the top-two for scrambling and in the top-10 both times for around-the-green, heading the field at PGA Stadium West.

Hoge seems to repeat form, especially in California and having recorded 12th and fifth at Torrey Pines amongst others, I expect him to at least challenge his best finish here, 12th last season.

Justin Rose Top 5/Top 10 +400/+200

Never did I see the day when I’d be backing JR at these prices, but sometimes you need to leave the past behind and look at what is in front of your eyes.

The likes of Phil Mickelson and Jason Day were popping up here every year, despite any regression in overall form at this level, and Rose can join the (slightly) older brigade with yet another top finish.

Amongst his 22 victories on all tours, the 41-year-old has wins at Muirfield, and Torrey Pines with his runner-up finishes at Augusta yet another link with the likes of Jordan Spieth, the pair of Taylor’s and, of course, Phil, amongst others.

Rose has made 11 cuts in a row since the Travelers last June, including top-10 finishes at Sedgefield and Wentworth whilst his last four lines of form read T6/T33/T9/T12, the latter at Torrey Pines when he ranked top-10 for strokes gained approach and tee-to-green.

In form, he was sixth here on his debut in 2016, top-40 a year later and third in the 2019 U.S Open and whilst he’ll be better if conditions get tougher, everything points to a decent run at the title.

Nick Taylor – Top 10/Top 20 +650/+300

There have been plenty of multiple winners of this event, so it isn’t impossible that Taylor can reproduce his shock of 2020.

More comfortable is the thought that he can build on some recent mid-30 finishes to finish slightly higher in an event he relishes.

In a tourny that correlates well with his form at the obvious tracks, as well as Sawgrass and Augusta – courses that appear in fellow surprise winner, Vaughn Taylor’s formline also.

His relatively short driving won’t matter around these sub-7000 courses and he has recently ranked top-30 in greens-in-regulation, a stat that seems vital looking at the recent leaderboards.

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Tour Rundown: Bend, but don’t break

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3 weeks ago

Aug 4, 2025

Ronald Montesano

I’m going to gush in this intro paragraph, to get the emo stuff done early. I’ve not pulled harder for a professional to win, than Cameron Young. I coach golf in New York state, and each spring, my best golfers head to a state championship in Poughkeepsie. I first saw Cameron there as a 9th grade student. I saw him three more times after that. I reconnecected with Coach Haas from Wake Forest, an old interview subject from my days on the Old Gold and Black, the Wake newspaper. He was there to watch Cameron. After four years at Wake Forest, Young won on the Korn Ferry Tour, made it to the big tour, almost won two majors, almost won five other events, and finally got the chalice about 25 minutes from the Wake campus. Congratulations, Cameron. You truly are a glass of the finest. #MotherSoDear

OK, let’s move on to the Tour Rundown. The major championship season closed this week in Wales, with the Women’s Open championship. The PGA Tour bounced through Greensboror, N.C., while the PGA Tour Americas hit TO (aka, Toronto) for a long-winded event. The Korn Ferry lads made a stop in Utah, one of just two events for that tour in August. The many-events, golf season is winding down, as we ease from summer toward fall in the northern hemisphere. Let’s bask in the glory of an August sunrise, and run down a quartet of events from the first weekend of the eighth month.

LET/LPGA @ Women’s Open: Miyu bends, but she doesn’t break

Royal Porthcawl was not a known commodity in the major tournament community. The Welsh links had served as host to men’s senior opens, men’s amateurs, and Curtis and Walker Cups in prior years, but never an Open championship for the women or the men. The last-kept secret in UK golf was revealed once again to the world this week, as the best female golfers took to the sandy stage.

Mao Saigo, Grace Kim, Maja Stark, and Minjee Lee hoped to add a second major title to previous wins this season, but only Lee was able to finish inside the top ten. The 2025 playing of the Women’s Open gave us a new-faces gallery from day one. The Kordas and Thitikulls were nowhere to be found, and it was the Mayashitas, Katsus, and Lim Kims that secured the Cymru spotlight. The first round lead was held at 67 by two golfers. One of them battled to the end, while the other posted 81 on day two, and missed the cut. Sitting one shot behind was Miyu Yamashita.

On day two, Yamashita posted the round of the tournament. Her 65 moved her to the front of the aisle, in just her fourth turn around a women’s Open championship. With the pre-event favorites drifting off pace, followers narrowed into two camps: those on the side of an underdog, and others hoping for a weekend charge from back in the pack. In the end, we had a bit of both.

On Saturday, Yamashita bent with 74 on Saturday, offering rays of hope to her pursuing pack. England’s Charley Hull made a run on Sunday closing within one shot before tailing off to a T2 finish with Minami Katsu. Katsu posted the other 65 of the week, on Saturday, but could not overtake her countrywoman, Yamashita. wunderkind Lottie Woad needed one round in the 60s to find her pace, but could only must close-to’s, ending on 284 and a tie with Minjee for eighth.

On Sunday, Yamashita put away the thoughts of Saturday’s struggles, with three-under 33 on the outward half. She closed in plus-one 37, but still won by two, for a first Major and LPGA title.

PGA Tour @ Wyndham: Young gathers first title near home

Cameron Young grew up along the Hudson river, above metro New York, but he also calls Winston-Salem home. He spent four years as a student and athlete at Wake Forest University, then embarked on tour. This week in Greensboro, after a bit of a break, Young opened with 63-62, and revved the engine of Is this the week once more. Runner-up finishes at the Open, the PGA, and a handful of PGA Tour events had followers wonder when the day would come.

On Saturday, Young continued his torrid pace with 65, giving him a five-shot advantage over his closest pursuer. Sunday saw the Scarborough native open with bogey, then reel off five consecutive birdies to remind folks that his time had, at last, arrived. Pars to the 16th, before two harmless bogeys coming home, made Young the 1000th winner of an official PGA Tour event (dating back to before there was a PGA Tour) throughout history. What’s next? I have a suspicion, but I’m not letting on. Mac Meissner closed with 66 to finish solo 2nd, while Mark Hubbard and Alex Noren tied for third.

Korn Ferry Tour @ Utah Championship: Are you Suri it’s Julian?

Who knows exactly when the flower will bloom? Julian Suri played a solid careet at Duke University, then paid his dues on the world’s minor tours for three years. He won twice on two tours in Europe, in 2017. Since then, the grind has continued for the journeyman from New York city. At age 34, Suri broke through in Beehive state, outlasting another grinder (Spencer Levin) and four others, by two shots.

Taylor Montgomery began the week with 62, then posted 64, then 68, and finally, 70. That final round was his undoing. He finished in that second-place tie, two back of the leader. Trace Crowe, Barend Botha, and Kensei Hirata made up the last of the almost quintet. As for Suri, his Sunday play was sublime. His nines were 32 and 31, with his only radar blip a bogey at ten. He closed in style with one final birdie, to double his winning margin. Hogan bloomed late…might Suri?

PGA Tour Americas @ Osprey Valley Open presented by Votorantim Cimentos – CBM Aggregates

Some tournament names run longer than others. This week in Toronto, at the Heathlands course at TPC Toronto, we might have seen the longest tournament title in recorded history. The OVOPBVCCBMA was a splendid affair. It saw three rounds of 62 on Thursday, but of those early risers, only Drew Goodman would stick around until the end. 64 was the low tally on day two, and two of those legionnaires managed to finish inside the top three at week’s end. Saturday brought a 63 from Patrick Newcomb, and he would follow with 64 on Sunday, to finish solo fourth.

Who, then, ended up winning the acronym of the year? It turns out that Carson Bacha had the right stuff in TeeOhhh. Bacha and Jay Card III posted 63 and 64, respectively, on day four, to tie for medalist honors at 23-under 261. Nathan Franks was one shot adrift, despite also closing with 63. If you didn’t go low on Sunday, it was about the check, not the championship.

Bacha and JC3 returned to the 18th hole twice in overtime. Card nearly chipped in from the thick stuff for birdie, while Bacha peeked and shoved a ten-feet attempt at the win. On the second go-round, Card was long with his approach, into the native grasses once more. He was unable to escape, and a routine par from the fairway was enough to earn the former Auburn golfers a first KFT title.

Card III and Bacha both miss their birdie tries on the first playoff hole.

We’ll play 18 again @OspreyOpen. pic.twitter.com/vNpHTdkHDg

— PGA TOUR Americas (@PGATOURAmericas) August 3, 2025

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Photos from the 2025 Wyndham Championship

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4 weeks ago

Jul 29, 2025

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is live this week from the final event of the PGA Tour’s regular season, the Wyndham Championship.

Photos are flowing into the forums from Sedgefield Country Club, where we already have a GolfWRX spirit animal Adam Schenk WITB and plenty of putters for your viewing pleasure.

Check out links to all our photos below, which we’ll continue to update as more arrive.

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BK’s Breakdowns: Kurt Kitayama’s Winning WITB, 3M Open

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4 weeks ago

Jul 28, 2025

Brian Knudson

Kurt Kitayama just won his 2nd PGA Tour event at the 3M Open. Kurt is a Bridgestone staffer but with just the ball and bag. Here are the rest of the clubs he used to secure a win at the 2025 3M Open.

Driver: Titleist GT3 (11 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD VF 7 TX

3-wood: Titleist GT1 3Tour (14.5 degrees, A3 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 TX

7-wood: Titleist GT1 (21 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 9 TX

Irons: TaylorMade P7CB (4), TaylorMade P7MB (5-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (52-12F, 56-14F), Vokey Design WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Style Newport 2 Tour Prototype
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy 1.0PT

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Ball: Bridgestone Tour B XS (with Mindset)

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