It’s time again for the stars to shine this week at the 2006 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in beautiful Monterrey, California. The event dates back to 1937 with Bing Crosby hosting the “Crosby Clambake” and brings top pros from the PGA Tour and A-list celebrities together. Over the years the tournament has become wildly popular with fans as the tournament is a much of a show as it is a tournament with stars like George Lopez, Samuel L. Jackson, Ray Romano, Bill Murray and even The Donald. The tournament also allows the long ball hitters to shine and history tells us so since six of the last eight winners have been big hitters. After J.B. Holmes earned his first win at the FBR Open last week, fellow big hitters Bubba Watson and Camilo Villegas are chomping at this bit for their big break.
Pebble Beach Pro-Am Preview
Phil Mickelson has a chance to defend another title this week but must fight off many top player and rising rookies to do so.
Good table games based on golf are as hard to find as birdies on the Road Hole at St. Andrews. In fact, outside of the truly addictive 
ESPN writer Bill Simmons has one of my favorite sports phrases. He likes to watch for young players who are ready to “make the jump,” meaning they’re ready to take their game to the next level.
I loved watching J.B. Holmes win this weekend. It’s great for the game to see some young guns play well on the Tour. He and Bubba Watson have created what seems to be the beginning of a change in the game and it couldn’t be better in timing. Just think about how Tiger is 2-for-2 and these guys are starting to gain confidence and experience. This could get interesting.
Erik, Everardo, and Jeff weigh in on Tiger’s winning ways, Cambo’s frustration, a double cut, Monty’s ex-wife, and a variety of other issues. Erik places bets on the Super Bowl and Everardo dishes dirt in this week’s installment.
The media and fans alike are rabid with envy and gossip when it comes to the longest hitters in the field. Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Long John Daly, Tiger Woods, Hank Kuehne, and this year’s bomber “Bubba” Watson are center stage in the drama that is the PGA Tour. While the distance debate rages in the hearts and minds of avid golf fans some players make a pretty good living by keeping it in the first cut. 
There are a few things in golf that are considered – or better yet – assumed to be true. I thought it might be interesting to run down some of these items and find out if they really are true or if the numbers say otherwise. I’m not looking to single out one certain area, but cover a few things that one might take for granted without looking a bit deeper.
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