2018 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Broadcast Window & Pre-Tournament Notes. ShotLink Keys to Victory for Jordan Spieth

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2018 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Broadcast Window & Pre-Tournament Notes ShotLink Keys to Victory for Jordan Spieth Jordan Spieth picked up his ninth PGA TOUR victory becoming the second youngest player

Spieth moved from 16 th to third in the FedExCup standings with his win at the 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Strokes Gained Statistics* Jordan Spieth vs.

243 *2 rds on Pebble Beach GL Jordan Spieth tied with Dustin Johnson for the most victories since the start of the 2013 PGA TOUR season (11).

Since the 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach-Pro Am, Spieth picked up his 10 th career victory at (2017 Travelers Championship) and 11 th career victory (2017 Open).

1 2018 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Broadcast Window & Pre-Tournament Notes ShotLink Keys to Victory for Jordan Spieth Jordan Spieth picked up his ninth PGA TOUR victory becoming the second youngest player to win nine times on TOUR since WWII (Tiger Woods (23,5) 1999 Memorial Tournament, Jack Nicklaus (24) 1964 WMPO))). Spieth moved from 16 th to third in the FedExCup standings with his win at the 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Strokes Gained Statistics* Jordan Spieth vs. The Field Category Rank Average Off-the-Tee 45 th Approach-the-Green 12 th Around-the-Green 33 rd Putting 4 th Total 5 th *2 rds on Pebble Beach GL Jordan Spieth tied with Dustin Johnson for the most victories since the start of the 2013 PGA TOUR season (11). Jordan recorded his ninth victory in his 100 th professional start on TOUR at this event last year. Since the 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach-Pro Am, Spieth picked up his 10 th career victory at (2017 Travelers Championship) and 11 th career victory (2017 Open). On Pebble Beach GL (two rds), Jordan Spieth outperformed the field by strokes on the greens in SG: Putting. In round three, Jordan only needed 23 putts, which marked the 17 th time in his career where he had 23 or fewer putts in a round on TOUR. Most Victories PGA TOUR Since 2013 Player Starts # of Wins Spieth, Jordan Johnson, Dustin Day, Jason Thomas, Justin 96 7 McIlroy, Rory 77 7 Jordan Spieth PGA TOUR Events with 4 or Fewer Bogeys (4 round events) Year Tournament Finish Bogeys For the week, Jordan Spieth only recorded 4 bogeys 2016 Sentry TOC Won Sentry TOC 2 nd Houston Open T Puerto Rico Open T AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Won PGA Championship Dell Technologies Champ. T4 4 including his bogey-free final round 70. His bogeyfree final round marked his 35 th bogey-free round in his PGA TOUR career & the 2 nd time he has won and made 4 or fewer bogeys in a 4 round PGA TOUR event.

2 Course & Hole Statistics Pebble Beach GL, Spyglass Hill GC & Monterey Peninsula CC Shortest Courses on PGA TOUR Last Season Rank Course Par Yardage Last season, all three courses at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am ranked inside the top-five in shortest course on the 1 Pebble Beach GL 72 6,816 PGA TOUR. Pebble Beach GL (host course) was the 2 TPC River Highlands 70 6,841 shortest course on TOUR playing at 6,816 yards (scorecard 3 Spyglass Hill GC 72 6,953 yardage). 4 Monterey Peninsula CC 71 6,958 5 El Camaleon GC 71 6,987 Last season, the field averaged yards from the tee, ranking as the shortest Driving Distance (all drives) of any course. Pebble Beach GL was one of two courses (Stadium Course) where the field hit less than 10.0% of the drives over 300 yards. Players hit 8.96% (of) of the total drives over 300 yards at Pebble Beach GL during the 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Courses with the Shortest Drives (All Drives) PGA TOUR Last Season Rank Course All Drives 1 Pebble Beach GL Stadium Course Harbour Town GL Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead) PGA National (Champion) Lowest % of Drives Over 300 Yards PGA TOUR Last Season Rank Course % 1 Pebble Beach GL Stadium Course Harbour Town GL Torrey Pines GC (South) Sea Island Resort (Seaside) Courses with the Easiest Fairways to Hit PGA TOUR Last Season Rank Course % Last season, two of the three courses at the AT&T Pebble Beach 1 Monterey Peninsula CC Erin Hills Pebble Beach GL Plantation Course at Kapalua TPC Deere Run Pro-Am ranked inside the top-five in Easiest Fairways to hit. Monterey Peninsula CC ranked as the easiest course to find the fairway with players hitting the fairway 75.02% of the time and Pebble Beach GL ranked third on TOUR last season (74.03%). Last season, Monterey Peninsula CC had the lowest One-Putt Percentage of any course (31.67%) and was one of five courses where the field averaged less than 35.0% in one putts. Courses with the Lowest One-Putt % PGA TOUR Last Season Rank Course % 1 Monterey Peninsula CC Plantation Course at Kapalua Torrey Pines GC (South) Sea Island Resort (Seaside) Sedgefield CC %: Players on the Pebble Beach GL made 48.8% of their putts from five to 10 feet, marking the lowest putts made percentage of any course from this distance.

AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Past Champions FedExCup Finishes Since 2007 Year

2017 Spieth, Jordan 2 nd 2016 Taylor, Vaughn 62 nd 2015 Snedeker, Brandt 23

103 rd 2007 Mickelson, Phil 3 rd champions have advanced to the TOUR

Defending champion, Jordan Spieth finished second in the final FedExCup

Championship finished the season inside the top-five of the FedExCup that

1,695 Points: Since 2009, Dustin Johnson has earned 1,695 FedExCup points at

player at this Most FedExCup Points Earned AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Since

Jordan 1,695 1,217 1,030 910 756 West Coast Swing: Last season, four of the

3 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Past Champions FedExCup Finishes Since 2007 Year Past Champion FEC Finish Since 2007, eight of the 11 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2017 Spieth, Jordan 2 nd 2016 Taylor, Vaughn 62 nd 2015 Snedeker, Brandt 23 rd 2014 Walker, Jimmy 7 th 2013 Snedeker, Brandt 12 th 2012 Mickelson, Phil 5 th 2011 Points, D.A. 56 th 2010 Johnson, Dustin 5 th 2009 Johnson, Dustin 14 th 2008 Lowery, Steve 103 rd 2007 Mickelson, Phil 3 rd champions have advanced to the TOUR Championship. Defending champion, Jordan Spieth finished second in the final FedExCup standings, marking the best finish in the FedExCup by a past winner of this event. Five of the eight winners of this event that advanced to the TOUR Championship finished the season inside the top-five of the FedExCup that season. 1,695 Points: Since 2009, Dustin Johnson has earned 1,695 FedExCup points at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, marking the most FedExCup points earned of any player at this event. Most FedExCup Points Earned AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Since 2009 Johnson, Dustin Snedeker, Brandt Mickelson, Phil Walker, Jimmy Spieth, Jordan 1,695 1,217 1, West Coast Swing: Last season, four of the five winners on the West Coast Swing on the PGA TOUR finished inside the top-10 of the FedExCup. FedExCup Finishes by West Coast Swing Winners CareerBuilder Challenge Farmers Insurance Open AT&T Pebble Beach Waste Management Genesis Open Hudson Swafford Jon Rahm Jordan Spieth Hideki Matsuyama Dustin Johnson 38th* 5 th 2 nd 8 th 4 th *Career Best FEC Finish

Broadcast Window Notes 2018 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (featured groups) Jordan Spieth 2015 FedExCup Champion & 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Champion, Jordan Spieth is set to make his 131 st career

33 60 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach 3rd 79.17 57 2015 U.S. Open 5 76.39 55 2015 Masters Tournament 2 75 54 out his win at the 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro- Am.

4 Broadcast Window Notes 2018 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (featured groups) Jordan Spieth 2015 FedExCup Champion & 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Champion, Jordan Spieth is set to make his 131 st career start on TOUR. Jordan Spieth Most Greens in Regulation En Route to Victory on the PGA TOUR Year Tournament Rank % GIR's Jordan Spieth hit 18 of his last 20 GIR s to close 2016 Sentry TOC AT&T Pebble Beach 3rd U.S. Open Masters Tournament out his win at the 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro- Am. For the week, Spieth hit 57 of 72 greens in regulation marking the 2 nd most GIR s en route to victory of his 11 wins on TOUR. Jordan Spieth & Dustin Johnson are the only two players on TOUR who have finished inside of the top-10 of the FedExCup standings in each of the last three PGA TOUR seasons. Players ranked inside Top-10 Every Season FedExCup Standings Since 2015 Jordan Spieth nd th 2015 Won Dustin Johnson Most Top-Five Finishes PGA TOUR Since 2013 Player Top 5's Since 2013, Jordan Spieth has the t-most wins with Dustin Johnson with 11. In Spieth, Jordan 35 Johnson, Dustin 33 Day, Jason 29 Kuchar, Matt 25 Fowler, Rickie 25 this timeframe, Jordan Spieth has accumulated 35 top-five finishes in 122 starts. His 35 top-five finishes are 2 more than Dustin Johnson with 33 and six more than the third highest player Jason Day with 29. Jordan Spieth has finished inside of the Top-25 in every start at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. This event is one of three events on TOUR with five starts where he has not finished outside of the top-25. Jordan Spieth Top-25 Finishes In Every Start Played on TOUR Event Starts Top 25s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 5 5 Dean & DeLuca Invitational 5 5 BMW Championship 5 5

Jimmy Walker 2014 AT&T Pebble Beach champion, Jimmy Walker has ranked #1 in the FedExCup for 48 weeks, the second most weeks on top of the FedExCup standings of any player (Woods, 85).

par at this event with a score to par of 66-under. His 66-under par at this event is the best of any player by eight shots.

5 Jimmy Walker 2014 AT&T Pebble Beach champion, Jimmy Walker has ranked #1 in the FedExCup for 48 weeks, the second most weeks on top of the FedExCup standings of any player (Woods, 85). Most Weeks Ranked #1 in FedExCup Since 2007 Player # of Weeks Tiger Woods 85 Jimmy Walker 48 Dustin Johnson 29 Jordan Spieth 25 Ernie Els 22 Since 2011, Jimmy Walker has played 18 of 28 rounds under par at this event with a score to par of 66-under. His 66-under par at this event is the best of any player by eight shots. Most Under Par AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Since 2011 Player Score to Par Walker, Jimmy -66 Spieth, Jordan -58 Johnson, Dustin -52 Snedeker, Brandt -50 Day, Jason -50 Matt Kuchar Matt Kuchar is set to make his fourth start of the PGA TOUR season and 12 th at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro- Am. Matt is coming off a T5 place finish at last week s Waste Management Phoenix Open and currently ranks 77 th in the FedExCup standings. Kuchar is one of two players (Paul Casey) that have advanced to the TOUR Championship without a victory in each of the last three seasons. Players to Advance to TOUR Championship Without a Victory in Each of Last 3 Seasons Kuchar, Matt Season Casey, Paul 14 th Last Season 11 th 18 th th 19 th th Most Top-10s PGA TOUR Since 2010 Player # of Top 10s 37.7%: Since 2010, Matt Kuchar has finished inside the top-10 in 37.7% of Kuchar, Matt 75 Johnson, Dustin 71 Day, Jason 59 Fowler, Rickie 58 McIlroy, Rory 57 events played on TOUR. Kuchar has the most top-10s of any player, accumulating a total of 75 top-10s in 199 PGA TOUR events played.

6 Jon Rahm Jon Rahm currently ranks second in the FedExCup standings on the strength of one win (CareerBuilder Challenge), two top-10s and three top-25 finishes this season. Since the start of last season, no other player has been inside the top-10 after any round in a stroke play event on TOUR than Jon Rahm. Jon Rahm has been inside of the top-10 of the leaderboard a total of 46 times. Most Times Inside Top-10 of Leaderboard after any Round PGA TOUR Since Start of Last Season Player # of Times Rahm, Jon 46 Fowler, Rickie 44 Thomas, Justin 41 Spieth, Jordan 38 Harman, Brian 38 Jon Rahm has dominated the par 5s this season, playing them to a cumulative total of 39-under. Rahm has made birdie or better on 44 of 76 par 5s played this season ranking 6 th in par 5 birdie or better percentage. Jon Rahm Par 5 Breakdown PGA TOUR This Season Stat Rank Value Par 5s Played Putt Birdies - 14 Birdie or Better % 6 th 57.89% Par 5 Scoring Average 12 th 4.49 Performance T28-39 Gary Woodland Gary Woodland is coming off his third PGA TOUR win at last week s Waste Management Phoenix Open. Gary is set to make his fourth start at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Woodland s best finish at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am came last year where he finished T5. At this event last year, Gary Woodland posted his best rounds three & four cumulative score to par on TOUR since the 2012 PGA TOUR season. Woodland went from a T56 after round two to T5 finish after a 12-under par weekend at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Gary Woodland Best Score to Par in Final Two Rounds PGA TOUR Since 2012 Year & Event Score to Par 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am CareerBuilder Challenge Waste Management Phoenix Open CIMB Classic TOUR Championship WMPO Champion: Gary Woodland led the field in total birdies making a total of 26, including nine in the final round making birdie on four of his last six holes played in regulation. Woodland recorded nine birdies in the final round marking the sixth time where he has made 10 or more birdies in a round on TOUR. Gary Woodland was the first winner since Russell Henley (2017 Houston Open, 10 birdies) to make nine or more birdies in a final round and go onto win. Gary Woodland Career Most Birdies PGA TOUR Event (Four Rd Stroke Play Event) Year Tournament Total 2017 RBC Canadian Open Waste Management PO CareerBuilder Challenge 25 Total Birdie Leaders 2018 Waste Management Phoenix Open Player Rank Total Woodland, Gary 1 26 Schniederjans, Ollie 2 22 Laird, Martin 2 22 Kuchar, Matt 2 22

7 Jason Day Jason Day is coming off his 11 th PGA TOUR win at the 2018 Farmers Insurance Open. Jason Day is set to make his ninth start at this event and has recorded four top-10 finishes at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Jason Day is one of four players who have qualified for the season ending TOUR Championship in each of the last five PGA TOUR seasons. Players to Qualify for TOUR Championship Every Season of FedExCup Since 2013 Player Day, Jason 18 th 6 th 3 rd 10 th 17 th Johnson, Dustin 4 th 2 nd 7 th 30 th 13 th Spieth, Jordan 2 nd 9 th 1 st 15 th 7 th Kuchar, Matt 14 th 18 th 19 th 8 th 6 th On the Greens at 2018 Farmers Insurance Open: : Day made of putts in the final round, marking the fourth winner of the Farmers Insurance Open to make over 90 feet of putts in the final round en route to victory since Jason Day On the Greens Comparison First 2 Rds vs. Final Rd on Torrey Pines South Stat First 2 Rds Final Rd Jason Day had two different results on the greens SG: Putting One Putts Putting Feet 0 of 7 3 of 4 Feet of Putts Made 115' 6" 95' 10" at Torrey Pines (South) in his first two rounds (rd 1 & 3) compared to the final round. Day outperformed the field by strokes in SG: Putting in the final round compared to losing strokes in rounds one and three. Adam Scott Adam Scott is set to make his 284 th start of his PGA TOUR career and his third start this season. Adam Scott s last start came at the WGC-HSBC Champions in October. Adam Scott currently ranks 160 th in the FedExCup standings, in his only start at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am he finished T52. Adam Scott's Lowest FedExCup Position Thru Week #12 of any FedExCup Season Year Lowest Position FEC Finish Adam Scott s 160 th position in the FedExCup standings th?? rd 106 th th 19 th th 25 th is his lowest position at this point of the season in his PGA TOUR career. When ranked over 100 th in the standings at this point in the PGA TOUR season his best final FEC finish was 19 th in Adam Scott Tee-to-Green vs. On the Greens Last 2 PGA TOUR Seasons Stat Last Season One of the best players from tee to green in his SG: Tee-to-Green 1 st 19 th Driving Distance 13 th 15 th SG: Approach-the-Green 1 st 25 th SG: Putting 129 th 89 th Putting 4-8 Feet T131 T131 Putting Feet T th PGA TOUR career and in the last couple of seasons, Adam Scott has ranked inside of the top-25 in several tee to green statistics. However, on the greens Adam Scott is seeking to find his form like he did in season where he ranked T54 in SG: Putting.

8 Dustin Johnson Dustin Johnson is coming off his ninth consecutive season where he has qualified for the TOUR Championship. Dustin has qualified for the TOUR Championship more than any other player on TOUR since Dustin is in great position this season currently ranked seventh in the FedExCup standings. Most Years Qualifying for TOUR Championship PGA TOUR Since 2007 Player Years Qualified Johnson, Dustin 9 Rose, Justin 8 Kuchar, Matt 8 Furyk, Jim 8 Mickelson, Phil 8 Mahan, Hunter 8 Dustin Johnson has recorded his last 11 seasons (including this season) on TOUR with at least one victory. The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am accounts for two of his three wins in the 2009 & 2010 PGA TOUR seasons. Dustin has recorded seven top-10s at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, tying his career most top-10s in an event on TOUR with seven (Genesis Open). The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am accounts for one out of five events on TOUR where he has recorded multiple wins. Dustin Johnson Most Top-10s in an Event PGA TOUR Career Event # of Top 10s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 7 Genesis Open 7 Sentry TOC 6 THE NORTHERN TRUST 5 Dustin Johnson Events with Multiple Wins on TOUR Event # of Wins AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2 BMW Championship 2 WGC-Mexico Championship 2 Sentry TOC 2 THE NORTHERN TRUST 2 Dustin Johnson has consistently improved many areas of his game, including Strokes Gained: Around-the-Greens going from T160 losing strokes per round in the PGA TOUR season to eighth this season gaining strokes per round. Dustin Johnson SG: Around-the-Green Ranks PGA TOUR Since Stat Rank Value This Season 8 th Last Season 67 th th T Dustin Johnson Key Stat Ranks PGA TOUR This Season Stat Rank Currently seventh in the FedExCup, Dustin Johnson leads the SG: Off-the-Tee 1 st TOUR in several statistical categories including three-putt SG: Tee-to-Green 1 st avoidance. Dustin is yet to record a three-putt this season (stretch of 144 holes). Driving Distance (All Drives) 1 st Going for the Green 1 st 3-Putt Avoidance 1 st Birdie or Better Conversion % 1 st Birdie Average 1 st Scoring Average 1 st

9 Bubba Watson Bubba Watson currently ranks 175 th in the FedExCup standings and is set to make his fourth start at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is one of four active events on TOUR where Bubba Watson has had three starts or more and has not recorded a top-25 finish. Watson s best finish at this event came in 2007 where he finished T44. Bubba Watson Career Most Starts Without a Top-25 Finish Event Top 25s Total Starts THE PLAYERS 0 10 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 0 3 Wyndham Championship 0 3 Safeway Open 0 3 Most Drives Over 330 Yards PGA TOUR Since 2008 Player # of Drives Since 2008, no other player has more drives of 330 yards or Watson, Bubba 1,567 longer on the PGA TOUR. Bubba has ranked inside of the Holmes, J.B. 1,510 top- Johnson, Dustin 1,480 Garrigus, Robert 1,043 Woodland, Gary 903 Since 2008, Bubba Watson has played 8,699 par 4 s and 5 s on the PGA TOUR. Of those 8,699 holes played he has hit 4,910 (56.5%) drives 300 yards or longer. Bubba Watson Driving Distance Breakdown PGA TOUR Since 2008 Yardage Drives % Under % 250 to 299 3, % 300 to 329 3, % 330 Plus 1, % Since 2007, Bubba Watson has recorded 127 total eagles on the PGA TOUR. His 127 total eagles are six more than Dustin Johnson with 121 and 19 more than the player with the third most Charley Hoffman with 108. Most Eagles PGA TOUR Since 2007 Player # of Eagles Watson, Bubba 127 Johnson, Dustin 121 Hoffman, Charley 108 Howell III, Charles 107 Garrigus, Robert 101 Watney, Nick 100

10 Phil Mickelson Four-time Champion of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Phil Mickelson is set to make his 22 nd start at this event. Phil is coming off a T5 at last weeks Waste Management Phoenix Open marking his second top-five finish this season compared to last season where he recorded only one at the 2017 WGC-Dell Match Play Championship. Phil Mickelson Career Most Wins at an Event on TOUR Event # of Wins AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 4 Masters Tournament 3 Farmers Insurance Open 3 Waste Management Phoenix Open 3 Tucson Chrysler Classic 3 Bellsouth Classic 3 Since 2000, there have been a total of 852 winners on the PGA TOUR. Of those 852 champions, only 17 (2%) have been over the age of 47 years old. Percentage of Winners by Age (4 years apart) PGA TOUR Since 2000 Age Wins % % % % % % % % % Winners by Age Group PGA TOUR Since 2000 Age Groups Wins % 20's & younger % 30's % 40's % 50's 3 0.4% Rory McIlroy 2016 FedExCup Champion, Rory Mcllroy is set to make his first start of the PGA TOUR season this week. Rory is making his AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am debut, the last event on TOUR where he competed for the first time was the 2017 Travelers Championship where he finished T17. Rory McIlroy Best Finish in a PGA TOUR Tournament Debut Year & Event Finish Rory McIlroy has four top-5 finishes in tournaments where he 2010 Wells Fargo Championship Won has played for the first time, including a win at the 2010 Wells Fargo Championship Valero Texas Open PGA Championship T WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play T WGC-HSBC Champions T6 In only 119 starts since the start of the 2010 PGA TOUR season, Rory Mcllroy has recorded 13 PGA TOUR wins and has a winning percentage of 10.9%. Rory has the second most wins of any player in this timeframe behind Dustin Johnson with 15. Most Wins PGA TOUR Since 2010 Player # of Starts Wins Win % Johnson, Dustin % McIlroy, Rory % Day, Jason % Spieth, Jordan %

2017 Valspar Championship Broadcast Window & Pre-Tournament Notes. ShotLink Keys to Victory for Charl Schwartzel

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