PEBBLE BEACH (Calif.) — The strong wind proved to be more than a threat at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The wind brought down the tournament on Saturday due to two holes at one of the courses. It also set up Monday’s finish without amateurs. Keith Mitchell managed to get through the windiest stretch at Pebble Beach. It was so strong that he hit an eight-iron on the hole number seven, which is 106 yards. Just as he thought he was done with the ocean holes, the whistle blew to end play. “Those were the hardest holes we knew going in today. Mitchell stated that this stretch was likely to be the most difficult of all week. “If we can make it through that stretch with a fairly good score, I’d be ready for the weekend.” After a long drive on No. With the wind in his back, he had the rest off the day. Peter Malnati was at the top of the leaderboard at 12 over with six holes remaining in his round at Pebble Beach. Play stopped at the end of the round as he was playing on the back nine, which runs along the ocean. He reached the fourth green and made three consecutive birdies. Mitchell was playing alongside Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills. Joseph Bramlett was playing with Gareth Bale, a Welsh soccer star, was at 10 under. Three shots behind were Kurt Kitayama and Hank Lebioda, 36-hole leaders. They were at Spyglass Hill. The Shore course at Monterey Peninsula was responsible, especially the section that runs along the coast. Gary Young, the chief referee of the PGA TOUR, started receiving reports about balls moving on the greens. One amateur putt, he said, and the wind started blowing it toward him. Play must stop at each of the three courses during a three-course rotation. The PGA TOUR was optimistic that play would resume later in the afternoon. However, the wind was strong and the forecast was not encouraging. Amateurs had the option of returning to play a 54-hole pro-am. The third round would resume on Sunday morning. Mitchell was asked whether he expected Allen would finish. He said, “I have not spoken to him.” He said that the man was outside practicing in the rain and wind when everyone was inside. He said, “I can’t see him not coming.” Tomorrow morning will be better than it is in Buffalo right now. I can assure you that. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay’s quarterback, was leading. He was accompanied by Ben Silverman from Canada and were at 25-under. This would indicate Rodgers’s amazing game of golf. He plays with a 10 handicap, and only a small amount of help from Silverman. Silverman was 2 over during the tournament. To account for the 25 amateurs, the 54-hole cut is typically top 60. It will now be top 65 with ties and professionals for the final round. Young predicts that the lead group will play nine holes. Pebble will not be decided on Monday for the first time since Tiger Woods won in 2000, when he was five shots behind. To win in 2019, Phil Mickelson had two holes to play Monday morning. Wind was expected to blow later in the day. This is why the starting times were moved up an hour. Pebble’s weather is unpredictable. It arrived three hours after the round started and was fierce. Mitchell hit a drive on par-5 sixth, had 235 yards up hill and was just 30 yards from the green. The chip 8-iron was then played down the hill to the par-3 seventh. The wind was blowing on the eighth shot, where the second shot is just over the corner of the ocean. Allen hit 6-iron off a tee and then hit another 6-iron to 12 yards on the fringe. Rodgers was six shots ahead of Mitchell and Allen. Others struggled to hold on. Jordan Spieth decided he needed to be at least 3-4 under for the first stretch at Pebble. Spieth made bogey when the wind blew on the par-3 fifth. Spieth finished the front nine with a par and a double for a 39. He was on the cut line. Mitchell was the most difficult player in the wind but it was tough all the way. Bramlett, a Stanford college golfer, was 136 yards into wind on No. 9 and hit an 8-iron just short of the green. With the wind at his back, he was able to climb 210 yards to the 14th par-5 and hit an 8-iron over it. Bramlett stated, “It’s a guessing sport.” “We are just trying our best.”
Title: Strong winds suspend third round as Peter Malnati leads AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
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Published Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2023 19:51:00 -0500
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