…It’s not anything Pebble Beach hasn’t seen before. “The staffing at Pebble Beach is second to none. John is certain Pebble Beach is in good hands. “It’s not looking like we’re going to repeat that.” 4) was a very strong, well-defined cold front moving with a lot of energy that saw that surge come through,” he continued. Brayden Murdock, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said the next couple of systems - the first coming through Saturday, followed by a stronger atmospheric river early next week - will “not bring much in the way of storm surge.” John said Pebble Beach “is fortunate that there wasn’t more carnage.”Īsked about the last stretch of tournament prep, keeping in mind that more storm systems are on the horizon, John said, “There’s always the possibility of more damage, but you can’t control Mother Nature.”įortunately, forecasters are not expecting as much of a storm surge in incoming systems as was experienced on Thursday. A Monterey Peninsula Country Club worker on site Friday said there was debris at the now-closed hole and that some of its bunkers were impacted. The course was primarily affected at its 14th hole bordering the ocean. John said Dunes “took a hit,” adding that long-term repercussions have yet to be determined. Some damage was sustained at the Monterey Peninsula Country Club’s Dunes Course, but that course is not part of the AT&T rotation. John assured all three courses “didn’t sustain much damage,” barring some patches of standing water. 5, competes on three courses, including Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill and the Monterey Peninsula Country Club’s Shore Course. The tournament, which stretches through Feb. John, who is also CEO of the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, which hosts the Pro-Am, said he is “confident that courses are going to be in fantastic condition” by the time this year’s Pro-Am begins Jan. (Staff) is highly qualified at addressing these issues and getting the course immediately back into shape.” “We’re ready to address any issues that result from what Mother Nature delivers our way,” said Steve John, tournament director for the Pro-Am. “ We currently do not expect the storms to have a material impact on setup or conditions for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am.” “Despite the intensity of the storm, damage to Pebble Beach Company facilities was relatively minor,” said David Stivers, CEO of the Pebble Beach Company. In all, however, impacts were minimal, especially on courses. The Stillwater Cove Pier at Pebble Beach is temporarily closed to allow for storm cleanup and repairs. The boardwalk by the Inn at Spanish Bay also was battered by the barrage of heavy wave activity. The most glaring storm aftermath was at the Stillwater Cove Pier, which was blocked off to the public Friday and has been temporarily closed. (17-mile Drive was closed through Thursday but reopened Friday morning.) PEBBLE BEACH – Like other coastal communities recovering from the torrent storm and ensuing swells of the last few days, areas in and around the golf courses at Pebble Beach are busy cleaning up debris and patching up damages.īut it’s nothing course officials aren’t confident can be cleared away well before the famed AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am takes place at the end of the month.īarraged by upward of 25-foot waves after a night of high winds and fast-moving rain, the Pebble Beach community came out of the midweek winter storm with a legion of fallen trees, downed power lines and debris across roads.
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