The Starter: Rd. 4, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

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Feb. 16, 2009
By PGATOUR.COM staff

UPDATE: The final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am has been canceled due to weather. Dustin Johnson is the winner after 54 holes.

TEE TIME UPDATE: The start time has been delayed an hour. The first groups will now tee off at 11:30 a.m. ET.

TV NOTE: GOLF CHANNEL is scheduled to televise the final two hours of play, which is expected to be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. ET; however, if there are further delays, those airtimes could be pushed back to accommodate a later finish.

TICKET INFO: Tickets will be available for Monday's final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, at $60. In addition, fans who had tickets to Sunday's round will be able to use those tickets Monday. So will season ticket holders. Fans will be able to park inside 17-Mile Drive, with shuttles from the parking lots taking them to Pebble Beach.

EXPERT PREVIEW: PGA TOUR Network on-site correspondent Mark Carnevale gives his observations on Saturday's third round and looks ahead to Monday's final round:

The final round will be just like groundhog day. After calling play for the final round on Sunday at about 1 p.m. PT, the players will need to be ready to start the final round this morning at 7:30. Kudos to the PGA TOUR for calling play early in the afternoon. I can remember many times during my career having to wait all day for a decision to be made on play. This way as a player you have a chance to regroup rest and prepare yourself for the final round.

Monday's forecast

Rainy
Temp: 54 high/48 low
100 percent chance of rain. Winds up to 15 mph will come out of the south-southwest.

It was very interesting as high winds caused trees and towers to fall. Ultimately play was called because of dangerous conditions on the golf course, with the wind and rain continuing.

As a side note, because of the strength of field at the Northern Trust Open, there are 18 players still in the field who were planning on Monday qualifying for that event. It could be a tough choice for some, but if you ask me, keep your focus on what is at hand here at Pebble Beach. You have an opportunity to take care of some business that at the end of the year might determine whether or not you keep your TOUR card and exempt status for 2010.

I spoke with Dustin Johnson briefly after the day had been canceled. He said he, "basically relaxed back at the house, watched some TV, got on the computer and waited to see if they would play." His mindset was focused and he will be ready to go today. Either way he is in a good spot. He seemed relaxed and I would expect continued good play out of him for the final round. That is assuming there will be a final round. The forecast for Pebble Beach today is not good.

The Film Room

	PGA TOUR Today Win McMurry updates action from the third round of the 2009 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and previews what to watch for in the final round. Watch it
	Shot of the day Greg Kinnear and Kevin Chappell share a couple of fantastic shots on Celebrity Day at the 2009 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Watch it
	Dissecting Dustin's day A 5-under 67 at Poppy Hills gave Dustin Johnson a four-stroke advantage after three rounds. Afterward, Johnson spoke with Fred Albers from the PGA TOUR Network on SIRIUS XM Radio. Watch it

Stat of the day

Mike Weir and Dustin Johnson are the only two players to post three straight rounds in the 60s so far this week. Johnson also leads the field in driving distance with an average of 288 yards per drive, while Weir is 41st in driving distance with an average of 262.3 yards per drive.

Thus far at Pebble Beach

Round	Leader	Low round (par 72)	Key links
	Dustin Johnson, Robert Garrigus (-7)	65: Dustin Johnson, Robert Garrigus	Daily Wrap-Up \| Live Report McAllister column \| Notebook
	Retief Goosen (-12)	64: Retief Goosen	Daily Wrap-Up \| Live Report McAllister column \| Notebook
	Dustin Johnson (-15)	67: Five players	Daily Wrap-Up \| Live Report McAllister column \| Notebook