Pebble Beach: Tom Hoge in Position for First PGA Tour Win

Tom Hoge finds himself in contention at the 2021 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am with just one round remaining. His job on Sunday will be to chase down one of the hottest players on tour at the moment.

Hoge, whose last name sounds like a delicious idea for lunch (it’s pronounced hoagie), has come close to winning on tour but has yet to get over the hump. His closest call came at the Military Tribute at the Greenbrier in 2020. There, he finished a career-best second, his only career runner-up finish at this point.

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This season, Hoge tied for third at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, his best finish of this season. However, since that finish, Hoge has missed four straight cuts (Sony Open, American Express, Farmers Insurance Open, Waste Management Phoenix Open).

Now, Hoge is in contention at one of the most famous stops on the PGA Tour. Just the name Pebble Beach brings up memories of the famous champions who have won here over the years. From Sam Snead to Ben Hogan to Jack Nicklaus to Tiger Woods, the list of champions at Pebble Beach is littered with Hall of Famers.

If Hoge were to be able to close out the win tomorrow, it would be a special one for sure. In addition to being his first PGA Tour win, it would come at a memorable venue.

Hoge has gotten to 11-under par through three rounds so far. He shot 67 at Pebble Beach on Thursday, followed by a 70 at Spyglass Hill on Friday. He was 7-under through 36 holes and tied for eighth place.

His Saturday round started about as well as anyone could imagine. He birdied the par-4 first hole, then eagled the par-5 second. He was 3-under par through two holes.

Hoge would birdie the fourth, sixth and ninth holes, briefly grabbing the lead in the process. He shot a 6-under par 30 on his front nine.

His back nine was a different story, although it wasn’t awful.

Hoge made zero birdies on his back nine. He bogeyed the par-3 12th and the par-4 15th holes. He ended the back nine with a 38, giving him a 4-under par 68 on the day.

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Now, Hoge finds himself two shots behind Jordan Spieth with 18 holes to play. Spieth nearly won last week in Phoenix and seems to have found his game. The 11-time winner on the PGA Tour is two shots clear of Hoge, Daniel Berger, Patrick Cantlay, Nate Lashley and Russell Knox.

Hoge’s job tomorrow is to catch Spieth and earn his first win. It will be a challenge but the 31-year-old Hoge seems ready to meet said challenge head on.

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