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2018 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Broadcast Window & Pre-Tournament Notes

ShotLink Keys to Victory for Jordan Spieth picked up his ninth PGA TOUR victory becoming the second youngest player to win nine times on TOUR since WWII ( (23,5) 1999 , 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 On Pebble Beach GL (two rds), Jordan Spieth outperformed the field Off-the-Tee 45 th -0.119 by +2.124 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 App roach -the -Green 12 th +1.293 he had 23 or fewer putts in a round on TOUR. Around-the-Green 33 rd -0.056 Putting 4th +2.124 Total 5th +3.243 *2 rds on Pebble Beach GL Most Victories PGA TOUR Since 2013 Jordan Spieth tied with for the most victories Player Starts # of Wins since the start of the 2013 PGA TOUR season (11). Jordan Spieth, Jordan 121 11 th recorded his ninth victory in his 100 professional start on TOUR Johnson, Dustin 104 11 at this event last year. Since the 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach-Pro Day, Jason 99 10 Am, Spieth picked up his 10 th career victory at (2017 ) and 11 th career victory (2017 Open). Thomas, Justin 96 7 McIlroy, Rory 77 7

Jordan Spieth PGA TOUR Events with 4 or Fewer Bogeys (4 round events) Year Tournament Finish Boge ys For the week, Jordan Spieth only recorded 4 bogeys 2016 Sentry TOC Won 2 including his bogey-free final round 70. His bogey- th 2014 Sentry TOC 2nd 2 free final round marked his 35 bogey-free round in his PGA TOUR career & the 2 nd time he has won and 2015 T2 3 made 4 or fewer bogeys in a 4 round PGA TOUR 2013 Open T2 3 event. 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro -Am Won 4 2015 PGA Championship 2 4 2013 Dell Technologies Champ. T4 4

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 264.9 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) Lowest % of Drives Over 300 Yards PGA TOUR Last Season PGA TOUR Last Season Rank Course All Drives Rank Course % 1 Pebble Beach GL 264.9 1 Pebble Beach GL 8.96 2 Stadium Course 272.8 2 Stadium Course 9.84 3 Harbour Town GL 273.4 3 Harbour Town GL 10.84 4 Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead) 273.6 4 Torrey Pines GC (South) 12.89 5 PGA National (Champion) 275.8 5 Sea Island Resort (Seaside) 14.87

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 75.02 Pro-Am ranked inside the top-five in Easiest Fairways to hit. 2 Erin Hills 74.61 Monterey Peninsula CC ranked as the easiest course to find the 3 Pebble Beach GL 74.03 fairway with players hitting the fairway 75.02% of the time and 4 Plantation Course at Kapalua 73.49 Pebble Beach GL ranked third on TOUR last season (74.03%) . 5 TPC Deere Run 72.33

Courses with the Lowest One-Putt % PGA TOUR Last Season Last season, Monterey Peninsula CC had the lowest One-Putt Rank Course % Percentage of any course (31.67%) and was one of five courses 1 Monterey Peninsula CC 31.67 where the field averaged less than 35.0% in one putts. 2 Plantation Course at Kapalua 32.38 3 Torrey Pines GC (South) 32.92 4 Sea Island Resort (Seaside) 33.68 5 Sedgefield CC 34.81

48.8%: 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 Past Champion FEC Finish Since 2007, eight of the 11 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2017 Spieth, Jordan 2nd champions have advanced to the . 2016 Taylor, Vaughn 62 nd rd Defending champion, Jordan Spieth finished second in the final 2015 Snedeker, Brandt 23 FedExCup standings, marking the best finish in the FedExCup th 2014 Walker, Jimmy 7 by a past winner of this event. 2013 Snedeker, Brandt 12 th 2012 Mickelson, Phil 5th Five of the eight winners of this event that advanced to the 2011 Points, D.A. 56 th TOUR Championship finished the season inside the top-five of 2010 Johnson, Dustin 5th the FedExCup that season. 2009 Johnson, Dustin 14 th 2008 Lowery, Steve 103 rd 2007 Mickelson, Phil 3rd

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 1,030 910 756

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 2016 -17 West Coast Swing Winners

CareerBuilder Farmers AT&T Waste Genesis Challenge Insurance Open Pebble Beach Manag ement Open Hudson Swafford Jon Rahm Jordan Spieth Dustin Johnson 38th* 5th 2nd 8th 4th *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 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 11 83.33 60 out his win at the 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro- 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach 3rd 79.17 57 Am. For the week, Spieth hit 57 of 72 greens in regulation marking the 2 nd most GIR’s en route to 2015 U.S. Open 5 76.39 55 victory of his 11 wins on TOUR. 2015 Masters Tournament 2 75 54

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 Dustin Johnson 2017 2nd 2017 4 2016 9th 2016 2 2015 Won 2015 7

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 this timeframe, Jordan Spieth has accumulated 35 top-five finishes in 122 starts. Johnson, Dustin 33 His 35 top-five finishes are 2 more than Dustin Johnson with 33 and six more than the third highest player with 29. Day, Jason 29 Kuchar, Matt 25 Fowler, Rickie 25

Jordan Spieth Top-25 Finishes In Every Start Played on TOUR Jordan Spieth has finished inside of the Top-25 in every start at Event Starts Top 25s the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. This event is one of three AT&T Pebble Beach Pro -Am 5 5 events on TOUR with five starts where he has not finished Dean & DeLuca Invitational 5 5 outside of the top-25. BMW Championship 5 5

Jimmy Walker 2014 AT&T Pebble Beach champion, 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 22

Most Under Par AT&T Pebble Beach Pro -Am Since 2011 Since 2011, Jimmy Walker has played 18 of 28 rounds under par at this Player Score to Par event with a score to par of 66-under. His 66-under par at this event is the Walker, Jimmy -66 best of any player by eight shots. Spieth, Jordan -58 Johnson, Dustin -52 Snedeker, Brandt -50 Day, Jason -50

Matt Kuchar is set to make his fourth start of the 2017-18 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 and currently ranks 77 th in the FedExCup standings.

Kuchar is one of two players () that have advanced to the TOUR Championship without a victory in each of the last three seasons.

Pla yers 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 2016 5th 19 th 2015 13 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 events played on TOUR. Kuchar has the most top-10s of any player, Johnson, Dustin 71 accumulating a total of 75 top-10s in 199 PGA TOUR events played.

Day, Jason 59 Fowler, Rickie 58 McIlroy, Rory 57

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, Bria n 38

Jon Rahm Par 5 Breakdown PGA TOUR This Season Jon Rahm has dominated the par 5s this season, playing them to a Stat Rank Value cumulative total of 39-under. Rahm has made birdie or better on 44 Par 5s Played - 76 th of 76 par 5s played this season ranking 6 in par 5 birdie or better 2-Putt Birdies - 14 percentage. Birdie or Better % 6th 57.89% Par 5 Scoring Average 12 th 4.49 Performance T28 -39 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 Sin ce 2012 Year & Event Score to Par 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro -Am -12 2014 CareerBuilder Challenge -11 2018 Waste Management Phoenix Open -11 2015 CIMB Classic -11 2014 TOUR Championship -10

2018 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 (2017 Houston Open, 10 birdies) to make nine or more birdies in a final round and go onto win.

Gary Woodland Career Most Birdies Total Birdie Leaders PGA TOUR Event (Four Rd Stroke Play Event) 2018 Waste Management Phoenix Open Year Tournament Total Player Rank Total 2017 RBC 27 Woodland, Gary 1 26 2018 Waste Management PO 26 Schniederjans, Ollie 2 22 2014 CareerBuilder Challenge 25 Laird, Martin 2 22 Kuchar, Matt 2 22

Jason Day Jason Day is coming off his 11 th PGA TOUR win at the 2018 . 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 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 Day, Jason 18 th 6th 3rd 10 th 17 th Johnson, Dustin 4th 2nd 7th 30 th 13 th Spieth, Jordan 2nd 9th 1st 15 th 7th Kuchar, Matt 14 th 18 th 19 th 8th 6th

On the Greens at 2018 Farmers Insurance Open: 95’ 10”: Day made 95’ 10” 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 2013.

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 -0.62 +2.69 at Torrey Pines (South) in his first two rounds (rd 1 & One Putts 13 11 3) compared to the final round. Day outperformed the field by +2.69 strokes in SG: Putting in the final round Putting 10-15 Feet 0 of 7 3 of 4 compared to losing -0.61 strokes in rounds one and Feet of Putts Made 115' 6" 95' 10" three.

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 Pos ition FEC Finish Adam Scott’s 160 th position in the FedExCup standings 2018 160 th ?? is his lowest position at this point of the season in his th 2015 153 rd 106 th PGA TOUR career. When ranked over 100 in the th th standings at this point in the PGA TOUR season his 2010 120 19 best final FEC finish was 19 th in 2010. 2012 108 th 25 th

Adam Scott Tee -to -Green vs. On the Greens Last 2 PGA TOUR Seasons Stat 2015 -16 Last Season One of the best players from tee to green in his SG: Tee-to-Green 1st 19 th PGA TOUR career and in the last couple of Driving Distance 13 th 15 th seasons, Adam Scott has ranked inside of the st th top-25 in several tee to green statistics. SG: Approach -the -Green 1 25 However, on the greens Adam Scott is seeking th th SG: Putting 129 89 to find his form like he did in 2013-14 season Putting 4 -8 Feet T131 T131 where he ranked T54 in SG: Putting. Putting 15 -20 Feet T115 149 th

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 2007. 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 Dustin Johnson Most Top -10s in an Event PGA TOUR Career Events with Multiple Wins on TOUR Event # of Top 10s Event # of Wins AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 7 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2 Genesis Open 7 BMW Championship 2 Sentry TOC 6 WGC- Championship 2 5 Sentry TOC 2

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Dustin Johnson SG: Around-the-Green Ranks PGA TOUR Since 2014 -15 Dustin Johnson has consistently improved many areas of his game, Stat Rank Value including Strokes Gained: Around-the-Greens going from T160 This Season 8th +0.576 losing -0.212 strokes per round in the 2014-15 PGA TOUR season Last Season 67 th +0.104 to eighth this season gaining +0.576 strokes per round. 2015 -16 75 th +0.070 2014-15 T160 -0.212

Dustin Johnson Key Stat Ranks PGA TOUR This Season Stat Rank Currently seventh in the FedExCup, Dustin Johnson leads the SG: Off -the -Tee 1st TOUR in several statistical categories including three-putt SG: Tee -to -Green 1st avoidance. Dustin is yet to record a three-putt this season (stretch of 144 holes). Driving Distance (All Drives) 1st Going for the Green 1st 3-Pu tt Avoidance 1st Birdie or Bette r Conversion % 1st Birdie Average 1st Scoring Average 1st

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 0 3 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

Bubba Watson Driving Distance Breakdown PGA TOUR Since 2008 Since 2008, Bubba Watson has played 8,699 par 4’s and 5’s on the Yardage Drives % PGA TOUR. Of those 8,699 holes played he has hit 4,910 (56.5%) Under 250 605 7.0% drives 300 yards or longer. 250 to 299 3,184 36.6% 300 to 329 3,345 38.5% 330 Plus 1,565 18.0%

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 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

Phil Mickelson Four-time Champion of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 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) Winners by Age Group PGA TOUR Since 2000 PGA TOUR Since 2000 Age Wins % Age Groups Wins % 19 -22 25 2.9% 20's & younger 284 33.3% 23 -26 127 14.9% 30's 458 53.8% 27 -30 171 20.1% 40's 107 12.6% 31 -34 219 25.7% 50's 3 0.4%

35 -38 153 18.0% 39 -42 96 11.3% 43 -46 44 5.2% 47 -51 17 2.0%

Rory McIlroy 2016 FedExCup Champion, Rory Mcllroy is set to make his first start of the 2017-18 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 Bes t Finish in a PGA TOUR Tournament Debut Year & Event Finish Rory McIlroy has four top-5 finishes in tournaments where he 2010 Won has played for the first time, including a win at the 2010 Wells Fargo Championship. 2013 Valero Open 2 2009 PGA Championship T3 2009 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play T5 2013 WGC-HSBC Champions T6

Most Wins PGA TOUR Since 2010 In only 119 starts since the start of the 2010 PGA TOUR Player # of Starts Wins Win % season, Rory Mcllroy has recorded 13 PGA TOUR wins and Johnson, Dustin 167 15 9.0% has a winning percentage of 10.9%. Rory has the second McIlroy, Rory 119 13 10.9% most wins of any player in this timeframe behind Dustin Johnson with 15. Day, Jason 161 11 6.8% Spieth, Jordan 130 11 8.5%