Written by Rob Bolton
On a day during which the extension of winter superstitiously hinged on whether an animal saw his shadow, Rory McIlroy emerged as a beast at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Not only did he overshadow everyone, but he also set the tone for his season a few hours after Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow to confirm that it’ll be another six weeks until spring arrives.
The tournament wasn’t expected to play out like this, of course, what with the anticipated returns of Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth, but that’s how it ended on a picturesque Sunday at Pebble Beach Golf Links. McIlroy posted 21-under 267 and prevailed by two strokes in his 2025 debut on the PGA TOUR.
The whole week was a special experience for the 35-year-old who was in just his third appearance in the tournament. On the eve of the competition, McIlroy was available at +1200 to win at FanDuel, second-shortest in the 80-man field. He aced the par-3 15th hole at Spyglass Hill Golf Course in his opening round. In his third round on the host course, he spun a field-low-tying, bogey-free, 7-under 65 and sat one back of the lead. On Sunday, he turned in a 6-under 66 with a bogey-free, 5-under 31 on the inward side.
McIlroy’s 27th PGA TOUR victory yields 700 FedExCup points and $3.6 million. Because the AT&T Pebble Beach is a Signature Event, he’d have secured exemptions into all of the remaining tournaments contributing to the series, but he’s already in them. Same goes for spots in the Masters and the PGA Championship.
Rory McIlroy taps in for par to secure win at AT&T Pebble Beach
Shane Lowry authored a brilliant narrative of his own. En route to a solo second, he holed his tee ball at the par-3 seventh hole at Pebble Beach in the opening round. The Irishman was +6500 to win. He and McIlroy are poised to defend their title at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in late April.
Lucas Glover (+20000) gave his investors a ride with four sub-70s before checking up in a share of third place with 2023 champion Justin Rose (+17000).
Elsewhere, Sepp Straka (+7000) was bidding for his second victory in as many starts (The American Express). He held the outright lead after the second and third rounds on the Monterey Peninsula before settling for a T7 after a Sunday 72.
Despite the relative unknown of how his right hand had recovered from injury, Scheffler was the tournament favorite at +400. He finished in a three-way tie for ninth place, six back of the champ.
Due to surgery on his left wrist, Spieth (+7000) was making his first start since mid-August and placed T69. After a third-round 79 in the most challenging conditions of the week, he rebounded wonderfully with a bogey-free, 5-under 67 in the finale.
Defending champion Wyndham Clark (+6000) landed at T73 among 78 who completed 72 holes.
NOTE: Points and Payouts cites pre-tournament odds to win at FanDuel for all golfers who made the cut. For live odds, visit FanDuel.
POSITIONGOLFER (ODDS TO WIN)SCOREFEDEXCUP POINTSEARNINGS1Rory McIlroy (+1200)267/ -21700.000$3,600,000.002Shane Lowry (+6500)269/ -19400.000$2,160,000.00T3Lucas Glover (+20000)270/ -18337.500$1,160,000.00T3Justin Rose (+17000)270/ -18337.500$1,160,000.00T5Cam Davis (+11000)271/ -17287.500$755,000.00T5Russell Henley (+6000)271/ -17287.500$755,000.00T7Tom Kim (+5500)272/ -16212.500$640,000.00T7Sepp Straka (+7000)272/ -16212.500$640,000.00T9Billy Horschel (+15000)273/ -15151.667$535,000.00T9Taylor Pendrith (+5500)273/ -15151.667$535,000.00T9Scottie Scheffler (+400)273/ -15151.667$535,000.0012Si Woo Kim (+11000)275/ -13120.000$455,000.00T13Jason Day (+3500)276/ -1295.000$368,500.00T13Austin Eckroat (+15000)276/ -1295.000$368,500.00T13Tony Finau (+8000)276/ -1295.000$368,500.00T13Andrew Novak (+12000)276/ -1295.000$368,500.00T17Tom Hoge (+8000)277/ -1160.000$272,000.00T17Min Woo Lee (+10000)277/ -1160.000$272,000.00T17Collin Morikawa (+1400)277/ -1160.000$272,000.00T17Seamus Power (+27000)277/ -1160.000$272,000.00T17Sam Stevens (+11000)277/ -1160.000$272,000.00T22Byeong Hun An (+6500)278/ -1038.273$158,272.73T22Akshay Bhatia (+8000)278/ -1038.273$158,272.73T22Sam Burns (+3500)278/ -1038.273$158,272.73T22Eric Cole (+12000)278/ -1038.273$158,272.73T22Tommy Fleetwood (+3300)278/ -1038.273$158,272.73T22Rasmus Højgaard (+6500)278/ -1038.273$158,272.73T22Viktor Hovland (+5000)278/ -1038.273$158,272.73T22Taylor Moore (+15000)278/ -1038.273$158,272.73T22Patrick Rodgers (+25000)278/ -1038.273$158,272.73T22Adam Scott (+7000)278/ -1038.273$158,272.73T22Gary Woodland (+15000)278/ -1038.273$158,272.73T33Patrick Cantlay (+2000)279/ -924.214$99,000.00T33Lee Hodges (+15000)279/ -924.214$99,000.00T33Sungjae Im (+2800)279/ -924.214$99,000.00T33Jake Knapp (+40000)279/ -924.214$99,000.00T33Keith Mitchell (+12000)279/ -924.214$99,000.00T33J.J. Spaun (+9000)279/ -924.214$99,000.00T33Nick Taylor (+8000)279/ -924.214$99,000.00T40Christiaan Bezuidenhout (+17000)280/ -817.625$66,375.00T40Mackenzie Hughes (+20000)280/ -817.625$66,375.00T40Stephan Jaeger (+12000)280/ -817.625$66,375.00T40Robert MacIntyre (+6000)280/ -817.625$66,375.00T40Maverick McNealy (+5500)280/ -817.625$66,375.00T40Aaron Rai (+10000)280/ -817.625$66,375.00T40Erik van Rooyen (+40000)280/ -817.625$66,375.00T40Jhonattan Vegas (+20000)280/ -817.625$66,375.00T48Thomas Detry (+9000)281/ -713.050$48,600.00T48Matt Fitzpatrick (+9000)281/ -713.050$48,600.00T48Hideki Matsuyama (+2500)281/ -713.050$48,600.00T48Justin Thomas (+1400)281/ -713.050$48,600.00T48Will Zalatoris (+6000)281/ -713.050$48,600.00T53Rickie Fowler (+11000)282/ -610.500$43,000.00T53Brian Harman (+17000)282/ -610.500$43,000.00T53Max Homa (+9000)282/ -610.500$43,000.00T53J.T. Poston (+9000)282/ -610.500$43,000.00T53Sahith Theegala (+7500)282/ -610.500$43,000.00T58Nick Dunlap (+12000)283/ -58.438$39,250.00T58Harry Hall (+9000)283/ -58.438$39,250.00T58Denny McCarthy (+7000)283/ -58.438$39,250.00T58Davis Thompson (+9000)283/ -58.438$39,250.00T62Chris Kirk (+25000)284/ -47.625$37,750.00T62Justin Lower (+25000)284/ -47.625$37,750.0064Kevin Yu (+25000)285/ -37.250$37,000.00T65Keegan Bradley (4400)286/ -26.750$36,000.00T65Corey Conners (+6000)286/ -26.750$36,000.00T65Adam Hadwin (+30000)286/ -26.750$36,000.0068Doug Ghim (+20000)287/ -16.250$35,000.00T69Ben Griffin (+11000)288/ E5.750$34,500.00T69Beau Hossler (+6500)288/ E5.750$34,500.00T69Jordan Spieth (+7000)288/ E5.750$34,500.0072Cameron Young (+10000)289/ 15.250$34,000.00T73Wyndham Clark (+6000)290/ 24.625$33,375.00T73Harris English (+8000)290/ 24.625$33,375.00T73Mark Hubbard (+15000)290/ 24.625$33,375.00T73Matthieu Pavon (+40000)290/ 24.625$33,375.0077Nico Echavarria (+17000)293/ 54.000$32,750.0078Brendon Todd (+75000)298/ 103.750$32,500.00
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Rob Bolton is a Golfbet columnist for the PGA TOUR. The Chicagoland native has been playing fantasy golf since 1994, so he was just waiting for the Internet to catch up with him. Follow Rob Bolton on Twitter.
