Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Patrick Cantlay Ties Tournament Record

Heading into this week’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, it was clear that Patrick Cantlay was the best player in the field. He was the highest-ranked player among the 156 golfers entered in this week’s event.

Cantlay wanted to make sure everyone knew that he was the best player in the event on Thursday, so he went out and proved it. And he tied a record in the process.

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The native Californian shot a 10-under par 62 at Pebble Beach on Thursday, tying the record for the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Only Tom Kite in 1983 and David Duval in 1997 have ever shot 62 at Pebble Beach during the event.

Cantlay made it clear from the very start that this would be his day. On the first hole, Cantlay drove it into the rough but hit a marvelous approach to about five feet. He made the putt for his first birdie of the round.

On the par-5 second hole, Cantlay found the fairway but his second shot landed in the rough near the green. He was able to get up-and-down for back-to-back birdies.

Cantlay made it three in a row on the third hole with an eight-foot birdie putt. He was 3-under through three holes.

He would par the fourth before he got rolling again. Cantlay made a 12-foot putt for birdie on the par-3 fifth hole. He made a three-foot birdie putt on the par-5 sixth hole. He made another 12-foot birdie putt on the par-3 seventh hole. Then he made an eight-foot birdie putt on the par-4 eighth hole. Four birdies in a row and seven in eight holes gave Cantlay the lead.

He closed his front nine with a par. That left him with a 7-under par 29.

Cantlay cooled off just a bit on the back nine. He would par 10 and birdie 11 to get to 8-under par. But from there, it was five straight pars, keeping him at 8-under through 16 holes.

But he closed things out in style. On the par-3 17th hole, Cantlay stuck his tee shot about seven feet from the cup. He made the putt to get to 9-under par.

Then on the course’s signature hole, the 18th, Cantlay drove it in the fairway before his second shot came up just short of the green. He would chip to within three feet and would make the putt to secure his 10-under par 62 and his place in Pebble Beach history.