The weather during the Pebble Beach tournament is often unsettled to downright nasty. Yesterday was wildly variable. Photo above of Phil Mickelson is early afternoon in wind, bit of showers, and cold. But photo at bottom is of Jordan Spieth during late afternoon finishing holes, when it had turned into a beautiful day. I can remember many years when the event was delayed due to nasty weather - including hail, graupel, and snow. Which leads to question: Why is a golf tournament scheduled so early in the year, during mid-coast California winter?
I checked around a bit and here's some history of the tournament. Originally this was the Bing Crosby Clambake sponsored by Crosby - featuring both amateurs and pros (which it still does). He had the early tournaments in San Diego. However, after several years the event became so popular that he had to move it so that it could be played out on several courses. Thus, he moved it north to Pebble Beach, where there were several championship courses very close to each other.
Forecast today: showers, wind, and high around 50 F.
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