World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler opens among worst rounds at Pebble Beach Pro-Am

PEBBLE BEACH – Two fans in puffy vests, with “transfusion” cocktails in hand, walked upstream among the 10th hole’s gallery as the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am opened Thursday.

“Ah, Scheffler. That’s why there is a crowd,” one of the middle-aged men said to the other.

Scottie Scheffler, the world’s No. 1-ranked golfer since May 2023, indeed should be the No. 1 attraction this week, aside from the heavenly landscape.

He was the odds-on favorite until his even-par debut sank him into a tie for 64th in the 80-man field...