There were high winds, there was a flu outbreak, and there were withdrawals left and right. It was an adventurous weekend at Torrey Pines in San Diego, to say the least. Goodness, does the PGA Tour need the warm embrace of its most beloved golf course—and the presence of its No. 1 player.
Thankfully, the circuit gets both this week when it returns to Pebble Beach Golf Links for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Scheffler, who needed surgery after cutting his hand on Christmas day and has yet to play in 2025, has committed to compete in the PGA Tour Signature Event. The world No. 1 opened as the commanding +450 odds favorite to win at Sportsbook, well ahead of +1100 Rory McIlroy, who will also be making his 2025 debut on the PGA Tour.
PGA Tour AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Odds
| Golfer | Odds |
|---|---|
| Scottie Scheffler | +450 |
| Rory McIlroy | +1100 |
| Justin Thomas | +1400 |
| Collin Morikawa | +1400 |
| Ludvig Aberg | +1800 |
| Patrick Cantlay | +1800 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | +2200 |
| Sungjae Im | +2500 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | +3300 |
| Jason Day | +3500 |
| Sam Burns | +3500 |
| Viktor Hovland | +5000 |
Odds as of Jan. 27 at Sportsbook
A notable absence in the 80-player field is world No. 2 Xander Schauffele, who according to Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis is dealing with a rib injury he suffered late last year. It’s also worth keeping an eye on 2023 Pebble Beach runner-up Ludvig Aberg, who was clearly under the weather last week at the Farmers Insurance Open, where a flu outbreak among players contributed to a rash of withdrawals.
PGA Tour AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Best Bets
Collin Morikawa To Win (+1400) at Sportsbook
Morikawa has played just once previously this season, at the season-opening Sentry, where he finished second. He’s played just once previously at Pebble Beach, 2024, when he finished T14—but that event was riddled with weather problems, and the final round was canceled. Yet Morikawa was always in contention last season, even if he wasn’t able to break through and win. Maui offered a positive early sign that one of the steadiest swings in the game is ready to contend again.
Scottie Scheffler Top-5 Finish (+115) at Sportsbook
Scheffler is coming off a truly great season where he won eight times—including the Masters, in France in the summer, and the Tour Championship. But is it fair to expect him to pick up where he left off? His last event of any kind was the Hero World Challenge in early December, where he closed with a 63 to win.
He’s the best player in the world, so anything is possible. But a hedge still seems in order, so we’ll go with a top-five finish, even if the value isn’t exactly ideal.
Patrick Cantlay Top-10 Finish (+200) at Sportsbook
Cantlay didn’t finish worse than 17th in any of his final seven starts last season. Of course, he didn’t win, either, which is always the knock on the guy. But a T5 at the American Express two weeks ago was a good sign, and Cantlay is remarkably steady at Pebble—seven starts, seven cuts made, four finishes of T11 or better. He’s played 27 career rounds in this event and shot over par exactly twice, with both of those outliers being 1-over 73s. At a tournament known for unpredictable conditions, that’s tough to beat.
PGA Tour AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Betting Tips
Pebble Beach is the shining star of this event, of course, but players will rotate their first two rounds between Pebble and nearby Spyglass Hill before returning to Pebble for both weekend rounds. Since this tournament is now a Signature Event, there’s no cut, and the amateurs will compete only on Thursday and Friday. So if you’re looking for weekend antics from Bill Murray—sorry.
Wyndham Clark won last season’s weather-shortened event, the first time he’d finished better than T18 in four Pebble appearances. Of players who have made more than two career starts, Jason Day owns the best career average at 14.5, which includes a T6 in 2024. Scheffler also finished T6 last season in his first career appearance at Pebble Beach, which included a 64 that tied him for the lead after the second round. McIlroy, meanwhile, has posted a T66 and a missed cut in two previous Pebble starts.
And even in a limited field, Pebble presents some value options. Eric Cole, who finished solo fifth in the Sony Open in Hawaii, has placed T14 and T15 in two previous Pebble appearances and is +650 to snag a top-10 this week. Maverick McNealy, who placed T8 at The Sentry and has finished as high as runner-up at Pebble, is +450 for a top-10. Then there’s Jordan Spieth, in the field on a sponsor exemption, who owns six Pebble top-10s including a solo second in 2022—and is a +500 wager to add another top-10 this week.
