Max Homa is always a contender in events held in his home state of California. Last weekend proved to be no different as Homa trailed by five shots heading into Saturday's final round but overcame the deficit to win the Farmers Insurance Open by two strokes over Keegan Bradley and Collin Morikawa. Homa, who opened at 28-1, shot a 66 on Saturday and ended up leading the field for Strokes Gained: Approach and Strokes Gained: Tee-To-Green. Homa, at a career-high No. 13 in the OWGR, has four victories in his last 29 starts and now has to be considered a contender for majors going forward, most notably the U.S. Open later this summer in California at the Los Angeles Country Club.

The Saudi International, the Asian Tour's flagship event, has helped dilute the field at the PGA Tour’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am as all of LIV Golf is participating in Saudi Arabia. Dustin Johnson (7-1) is a two-time winner (2019, 2021) of this event. Cameron Smith (8-1), OWGR No. 4, finished fourth in the event last year. Joaquin Niemann (10-1) finished eighth and also third on this course in the LIV Jeddah event last October.

The PGA TOUR continues in California this week for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. For the second time in three weeks, we have an event that features a three-course rotation and 54-hole cut. Pebble Beach Golf Links is the host, and golfers will play each of the first three rounds at Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill and Monterey Peninsula, before returning to Pebble Beach for the final round. All three courses are under 7,100 yards and feature poa greens. Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill are both par 71s, while Monterey Peninsula is a par 72.