The tournament now known as the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am started out in Rancho Sante Fe, California when Bing Crosby invited some friends to play golf, enjoy a clambake and a raise a little money for charity.
Monterey Peninsula Country Club replaces Poppy Hills.
Poppy Hills replaces Cypress Point.
Spyglass Hill replaces MPCC
Ted Durein and Dan Searle approach Crosby re reviving the tournament in Pebble Beach
Tournament suspended during WWII.
Bing Crosby hosts the first National Pro-Amateur Golf Championship in Rancho Sante Fe, California. Sam Snead wins first tournament – First place check is $500
Phil Mickelson wins the event for a fourth time and has this to say “It means a lot to me, it’s a special place for me, an emotional place… my grandfather having caddied here… the overall importance of the tournament to the game and how much I love the place. It just feels great to win this tournament.”
Dustin Johnson wins the tournament a second year in a row
Phil Mickelson wins the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am – First place check is $990,000.
Tiger Woods wins and goes on to win the U.S. Open also at Pebble Beach later that year.
AT&T becomes title sponsor. Fuzzy Zoeller wins the pro portion as well as the pro-am with partner Mike Evans.
Bing Crosby dies on a golf course in Spain
First Bing Crosby National Pro-Amateur Golf Championship on Pebble Beach, Cypress Point and Monterey Peninsula Country Club. Ed Furgol ties with George Fazio. Sam Snead and Roger Kelly win the pro-am portion.