A star-studded field headlines an event where Rory McIlroy will make his first start of the year on the PGA TOUR. World No. 1 Dustin Johnson tees it up, as well, where he will search for his third victory at Pebble Beach.
‘It’s going to be a really cool week for both of us,’ McIlroy said as he prepares to tee it up with his father Gerry, a five-handicapper. ‘… It will be a nice experience to hopefully play four rounds of golf with him. Obviously, first thing is to try and make the cut so he can play on Sunday.’
The last time McIlroy played a PGA TOUR event was in the FedExCup Playoffs last season, when he finished T-58 at the BMW Championship and failed to advance to the TOUR Championship, where he would’ve been the defending champ.
He’s made four European Tour starts since then, with three top-3 finishes along with a T-63 at the Dunhill Links (helping to explain to some degree why he and his dad failed to make the team cut). His last two starts was a T-3 in Abu Dhabi followed by a solo second in Dubai.
Credit: PGA TOUR
