AT&T Pro-Am

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AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

The AT&T National Pro-Am is a PGA Tour golf tournament that is held every year at Pebble Beach, California. The tournament is typically held during the month of February on three different courses, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Poppy Hills Golf Course and Spyglass Hill Golf Course.

In 1937, Bing Crosby hosted the first National Pro-Amateur Golf Championship at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, California, the event's location prior to World War II. Sam Snead won the first tournament, in which the first place check was for $500. After the war, the event resumed play in 1947 on golf courses in Pebble Beach, where it has been played ever since. Beginning that year, it was played at Pebble Beach Golf Links, Cypress Point Club and Monterey Peninsula Country Club until 1966.

In 1967 Spyglass Hill replaced Monterey Peninsula Country Club as the third course (with the exception of 1977, when it returned to MPCC). In 1991, Poppy Hills Golf Course replaced Cypress Point Club to finalize the current roster of tournament venues.

Notable professionals in recent years have included Tiger Woods, Mark O'Meara, Davis Love III, and Vijay Singh. Notable celebrities have included fan favorite Bill Murray, Kevin Costner, Steve Young, and Carson Daly.

The tournament continues to be a success every year despite the rain fall that typically slows down play. The tournament has only been postponed one year, in 1999 when the final round was delayed until April.

The equivalent celebrity pro-am event on the European Tour is the Dunhill Links Championship.

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