Fantasy Golf Sleeper Report – AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

The Sleeper Report: Fantasy Golf Sleepers, Long Shots, and Undervalued Picks for the 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

The 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Sleeper Preview

After a brief stop-off in Arizona last week it’s back to California for the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, another of the West Coast Swing’s rotational course tournaments.

This time it is the spectacular Pebble Beach, the leafy Spyglass Hill, and the beatable Monterey Peninsula.  All of these tracks measure in at sub-7000 yards, and so a low total is expected despite the Pro-Am nature of the event.

Those in attendance will be hoping for a repeat of last week’s drama at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, where Hideki Matsuyama successfully defended his crown despite needing four playoff holes to see off the charging Webb Simpson.  That is the Japanese ace’s fourth title win of the season across the globe, and he looks ready to challenge the likes of Dustin Johnson and Jason Day as golf’s dominant force.

Matsuyama is having a well-earned rest this week but DJ and Day will both be in attendance and looking to put behind them an abject showing at the Farmer’s Insurance Open.  They both missed the cut and failed to shoot lower than 72 across their rounds, so perhaps they are ones to avoid here.

There is a high quality feel to this tournament – surprising really given its Pro-Am status – with Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed, Jon Rahm, and Justin Rose in attendance alongside former Pebble Beach champions Brandt Snedeker, Jimmy Walker, and Phil Mickelson.  Ol’ Lefty has four titles to his name here, and after a decent showing in Arizona last time out will fancy his chances of adding a fifth to his cabinet.

They will all be looking to best reigning champion Vaughn Taylor, who bagged his first PGA TOUR win in more than a decade with a sneak attack on Mickelson 12 months ago.  His final round of 65 blitzed the field in difficult scoring conditions at Pebble Beach, with other contenders like Mickelson, Day, and Roberto Castro falling by the wayside.

With Matsuyama winning last time as a defending champion, what are the chances of Taylor repeating his success?  Low, according to Vegas, who have installed him as a 100/1 outsider, but these short courses are perfect for his green-hitting expertise.

The trio are all short tracks that feature smaller-than-average greens, and while Spyglass Hill offers some respite from the Californian wind with its tree-lined fairways, Pebble Beach leaves the players very much exposed to the conditions.  It played at a stroke average of just over par in 2016, so mastering this beast will be crucial to any hopes of success.  Monterey Peninsula is the track to score on, with numerous rounds of 65 and lower posted 12 months ago.

With all of the above in mind, which five players represent the pick of the sleepers this week?  Let’s dive in…

The 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Fantasy Sleeper Report

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