The 17th Hole as seen at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach , California on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. (Copyright USGA/Fred Vuich)

The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament is teeing off this week in Monterey County, with returning champion Rory McIlroy making the first start of his PGA Tour season.

The four-day tournament starting Thursday is the first signature event of the tour’s 2026 season, meaning there is a limited field of only 80 players and a higher purse of $20 million. Along with McIlroy, other top players will include World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry and Jordan Speith.

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.