PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Missing the cut is bad enough.
Missing the cut on the Monterey Peninsula just makes it worse.
Driving away with the spectacular views fading in the rearview isn’t easy. Missing out on a final round at Pebble Beach has to hurt. And of course, not making a paycheck isn’t fun.
But after three Chamber of Commerce days in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, spread out over the stunning layouts at Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, and the Monterey Peninsula, many had to say goodbye.
The cut came in at 4 under, with 77 players making it to Sunday.
Here are some of the players among those who bid adios.
The actor and comedian, who teamed with D.A. Points to win the 2011 Pro-Am title (Points won the tournament, as well), played to and with the crowd as he always does as the tournament’s most beloved amateur. But he and Points didn’t play well this year and were never in serious contention to win – or make the cut – as 25 teams moved on to Sunday.
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The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am winner in 2013 and 2015 fell back with a 75 at Spyglass in the second round. Snedeker, who has battled a variety of injuries over the years, has now missed the cut in his last four trips to Monterey Peninsula.
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The struggles continue for the three-time winner on the PGA Tour, including last year’s 3M Open. Since that win, however, and as he’s dealt with an injured left wrist that forced him to miss the last three months of 2021, Champ’s best finish in seven starts is a tie for 27th in the Northern Trust.
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The four-time PGA Tour winner had been playing some solid golf with four top-30 finishes in four starts coming into the tournament but then ran into Spyglass and shot 81 in the second round.
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The four-time PGA Tour winner, who was coming off a tie for eighth in the Sentry Tournament of Champions and a tie for third in the Sony Open in Hawaii, was done in by a 76 at Spyglass.
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The all-time money winner on the PGA Tour among those without a victory rolled into the tournament off a tie for third in last week’s Farmers Insurance Open. But an opening 77 on the Shore Course at Monterey Peninsula – which included eight bogeys – damaged his chances.
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The former Players champion is confident a comeback year is in the air and it started well with a tie for seventh in his first start in 2022 in the Sony Open in Hawaii. But Kuchar, who had just one top 3 in 23 starts in 2021 and missed 10 cuts, never got going.