Set-up ahead of the 2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (KION-TV) -- Ahead of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am only days away, crews have begun setting up the golf grounds.
The sounds of birds filled the air Tuesday, but on Thursday, golf fans will fill the stands and cheer on their favorite golfers.
“So, last year leading into the tournament we basically had an atmospheric river, it was playable but challenging," said Steve John, CEO of the Monterey Peninsula Foundation and Tournament Director.
While there is some light rain in the forecast, this year's tournament is looking to be far more favorable than last year's
“The agronomy team from the PGA Tour works very closely with Pebble Beach Company at both golf courses, Spyglass and Pebble, to make sure the course conditions are perfect, and they couldn't be better right now,” said John.
What are considered favorable conditions for golfers while on the green?
"The greens are very firm, the fairways are fast, so we're in good shape," said John. "If we happen to have a little rain on the weekend, the course can take it."
Preparing and setting up for the 2025 AT&T Pro-Am began weeks ago; ground crews starting the set-up in December.
“Infrastructure move-in starts right after Christmas, so we have a full month of tents and platforms... things moving all around the golf course so our team works very closely with the set-up staff and the team," said Assistant Director of Agronomy and Superintendent of Pebble Beach Pete Bachman. "We have to mark all of our irrigation lines, conduit, power and things like that; anything that’s sub-surface so before they pound anything into the ground we need to know about it and make sure they won't hit anything.”
So far, the set-up has gone smoothly at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
“We had a really clean set-up and a lot of that has to do with the weather," said Bachman. "[It] hasn’t rained much in about a month, so the ground is very firm and dry and just makes set-up a breeze.”