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Sunday 2 February 2025PGA TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California · Thursday 30 January to Sunday 2 February 2025 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 27 on the PGA Tour · purse $20,000,000 USD · AT&T
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 36° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R112°/7°C · wind 9 km/h W, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R213°/7°C · wind 8 km/h SSE, gusts 18 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/12°C · wind 13 km/h S, gusts 27 · 3.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/13°C · wind 13 km/h S, gusts 28 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Shane Lowry IRL · 269fell out of a share of the lead when his second shot went over the cliff at the par-5 6th; shot 31 on the back nine and birdied the last for a 68 and solo second Rory McIlroy overpowers Pebble Beach for 27th PGA Tour win (AP via ESPN)
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Same week
PGA Tour event
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Pebble Beach Golf Links (and Spyglass Hill Golf Course), Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory McIlroy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via ESPN
2 February 2025
To win at one of the cathedrals of golf is really cool
AP via ESPN
2 February 2025
I've had a few close calls at St. Andrews; Augusta National being another one. So, to be able to get a win on one of those iconic venues is awesome.
AP via ESPN
2 February 2025
I always say I believe when players like Rory McIlroy turns up and they have their 'A' game, they're pretty impossible to beat
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 66 · 70 · 65 · 66 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | Shane Lowry | 66 · 70 · 65 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| T3 | Lucas Glover | 66 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| T3 | Justin Rose | 65 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T5 | Russell Henley | 64 · 69 · 71 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Cam Davis | 65 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T7 | Tom Kim | 69 · 65 · 68 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T7 | Sepp Straka | 65 · 65 · 70 · 72 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Billy Horschel | 72 · 65 · 70 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | Scottie Scheffler | 67 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | Taylor Pendrith | 67 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 27; majors to date: 4; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile (https://www.owgr.com/playerprofile/rory-mcilroy-10091)).
What’s in the bag
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