Pebble Beach has an elite field, no celebrities but the same old ‘Crosby’ weather | Sports

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (`) — Even with a smaller field and a bigger wallet, one aspect of Pebble Beach doesn't change.

Simply contact Tony Finau. He was on the seventh hole, one of the most famous par-3 holes in golf, measuring 106 yards down the hill to the waves crashing against the rocks.

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