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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - The PGA TOUR, in conjunction with AT&T, the Monterey Peninsula Foundation and Pebble Beach Company, today announced that the 2021 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am will be played without the traditional multi-day pro-am format due to local COVID-19 circumstances in the Monterey Peninsula. The professional portion, featuring 156 players, will be played as scheduled, February 8-14, 2021, and will be held on only two courses: Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill Golf Course. "We are incredibly grateful for the commitment of our title sponsor AT&T, corporate partners, PGA TOUR, Pebble Beach Company, Monterey Peninsula Country Club and volunteer community," said Steve John, Tournament Director and Monterey Peninsula Foundation CEO. "While we will truly miss watching the actors, musicians, athletes and other amateur participants that make this event so special, we are pleased to continue on with the professional competition, enabling the Foundation to support nonprofits in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties. Our charitable giving will target basic needs like food insecurity, educational inequities and health inequities brought on by the pandemic." The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which will celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2021, had previously announced spectators will not be on-site at this year's event. Through the unwavering support of AT&T, the second-longest running title sponsor on the PGA TOUR, the tournament will continue to maximize charitable contributions in the area. Since 1947, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am has generated more than $176 million for charities in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties. "While the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am may look different, AT&T is proud to continue our legacy of supporting the Monterey Peninsula Foundation and is committed to ensuring a positive impact on the local charities who benefit from the tournament proceeds each year," said Lori Lee, CEO of AT&T Latin America and Global Marketing Officer. "It's unfortunate that we won't be hosting the amateur portion of the tournament, but the safety of the fans, the players and the volunteers is our top priority. We look forward to welcoming the fans and the amateur players back next year." In addition, a pro-am will be conducted Wednesday morning to support local charitable giving. The ‘Every Shot Counts' pro-am will allow participants the opportunity to help drive grantmaking by targeting four key initiatives. Just as every shot counts, every dollar contributed will be invested by Monterey Peninsula Foundation in critical areas brought on by the pandemic. Over the last five months, the PGA TOUR has successfully hosted Wednesday pro-ams, an integral part of tournament week. With a limited number of amateur participants, the pro-am is conducted in accordance with a comprehensive health and safety plan, including COVID-19 testing. Since the tournament moved to the Monterey Peninsula in 1947, the final action has unfolded on the iconic holes of Pebble Beach Golf Links. The tournament plans to return to the traditional pro-am format - conducted over three courses - in 2022. "This was a very difficult decision, but the right one given the recent surge in COVID-19 cases," said Bill Perocchi, Chief Executive Officer of Pebble Beach Company. "Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have put the health and safety of our guests, employees and community first. We know this will create challenges for many local charities this year, but we are confident that the incredible giving associated with this event will continue well into the future. We appreciate the support from Monterey County and the State of California in helping to ensure a safe and successful professional tournament, as well as from our partners at AT&T, the PGA TOUR and the Monterey Peninsula Foundation." The 2021 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which was won by Nick Taylor in 2020, will be broadcast by CBS, Golf Channel, PGA TOUR LIVE, DIRECTV's "PGA TOUR Experience" and PGA TOUR Radio. Fans also can follow along the tournament's social media channels on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. "The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am's lineup of celebrities competing with the PGA TOUR's best players with the Monterey Peninsula as the backdrop has been a perfect marriage of sports and entertainment since 1947," said Tyler Dennis, Executive Vice President and President, PGA TOUR. "The PGA TOUR and our partners have maintained that the health and safety for all involved with our events and the communities in which we play is our No. 1 priority, and for that reason - together with AT&T, the Monterey Peninsula Foundation and Pebble Beach Company - we feel strongly this decision, while difficult, was the right call to make given the current environment. We thank our title sponsor AT&T for their support of this reimagined event and for the positive impact that will continue in the region through the charitable initiatives of the Monterey Peninsula Foundation." For more information about the tournament, visit www.attpbgolf.com. For more information about the Monterey Peninsula Foundation and opportunities to give, visit www.montereypeninsulafoundation.org.

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AVONDALE, La. – Jon Rahm and his teammate Ryan Palmer have increased their candy intake this week. For every birdie they make, Rahm’s caddie Adam Hayes feeds them one Skittle – a fun little reward that also has helped keep their sugar level intact during some long days at TPC Louisiana. The Rahm-Palmer team has made 24 birdies this week, which explains why they share the 54-hole lead at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with the team of Scott Stallings-Trey Mullinax. Of course, they may also want to avoid stepping on a scale anytime soon. “We’ve got to keep it going,� Rahm said. “It’s been working out pretty good.� “It’s only eight or nine Skittles a round,� added Palmer. The Skittles consumption, though, will likely be reduced Sunday, since the final round uses the Foursomes alternate-shot format. Unlike in Four-balls, in which birdies are plentiful and bogeys are rare, Foursomes produce fewer low rounds and more danger, as teams can easily go off the rails if both players are struggling. A year ago, the team of Kevin Kisner-Scott Brown entered the final round with the lead before stumbling to a 5-over 77. The two teams tied for second also shot over par. That opened the door for Billy Horschel-Scott Piercy, who carded a 67 – one of just seven rounds in the 60s that Sunday. In 2017, the first year of the team competition, Foursomes was played in the third round, with just five rounds posted in the 60s.Three of the teams near the top of the standings shot 74 or worse. “There’s a lot more opportunity for something disastrous to happen in Foursomes,� said Austin Cook, who is tied for sixth with teammate Andrew Landry. Indeed, while Four-balls is all about aggressiveness, Foursomes can leave players in a defensive posture, not wanting to make a mistake or an errant shot and leave his partner in a bind. “Stepping a little bit back, getting a little bit more defensive,� said Branden Grace, who is one shot off the pace with South African teammate Justin Harding after they posted 12 birdies in a third-round best 61. Grace-Harding have made 26 birdies this week. “I don’t think it’s defensive. I just think you’re playing more aware of the situation,� said Stallings. “The last thing you want to do is put your partner in a tough spot. “I don’t want to hear him be like, ‘Oh, man I didn’t want to hit a bad shot for you.’ We would rather be, ‘Man, I was trying to execute the shot and I didn’t do it.’ That’s a completely different mindset.� Related: Tee times | Rahm/Palmer an unusual partnership that works | Grace/Harding a potential International Team duo? | Day/Scott team misses cut at TPC Louisiana Several teams have no-apology agreements in order to avoid the guilt of a bad shot. One of those teams is Rahm-Palmer, whose second-round 65 is the lowest score in Foursomes in the three years of the Zurich Classic’s team format. “We were on fire at the right time, and that’s why the score was so low,� Palmer said. “Hopefully tomorrow we can do the same thing.� Of course, there is a strategic element with Foursomes, with teams having to alternate tee shots. Stallings, for instance, is determined to put driver in the hand of the longer-hitting Mullinax as many times as possible. The difference in their length was so evident on Saturday that Stallings noticed CBS on-course reporter Dottie Pepper laughing. Experience might also help out. Sergio Garcia and Tommy Fleetwood, who are tied for sixth, four shots back, were Ryder Cup teammates in Paris last year, with Fleetwood winning all of his matches with partner Francesco Molinari. Garcia, of course, has been a mainstay on the European team for years. Asked if they had the experience advantage, Garcia replied: “Maybe a little bit, but at the end of the day, it just comes down to playing. If you play well, (even) if you don’t have experience, if you keep hitting good shots, it’s going to work.� “It’s very, very different. The rhythm is different,� added Fleetwood. “If you’re not playing that great, it’s tougher to get back into a rhythm. … It’s a more difficult format. There’s less leeway. But I think that suits us.� Essentially, it’s about staying out of trouble. “The biggest thing tomorrow is just eliminating bogeys,� Landry said. “Tons of pars, tons of opportunity on every single hole to try to make a birdie. Just give ourselves good looks all day long.� Rahm-Palmer had seven birdies in Foursomes in the second round, so a low score could still be achieved. But the previous two years at the Zurich Classic have shown that weekend Foursomes can be nearly as eerie as the above-ground tombs that dot the local cemeteries. Best to step carefully and let others wade into the scary parts.

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