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The Pebble Beach Pro-Am will look considerably different this week with no celebrities on the course due to COVID-19 concerns, but there’s still plenty of intrigue heading into the West Coast event.
The tournament will be televised on the Golf Channel (Thursday through Sunday) and CBS (Saturday and Sunday). But if you don’t have cable, here are some different ways you can watch a live stream of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am online for free:
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Amazon Prime’s PGA Tour Live Channel
Amazon Prime subscribers (Prime comes with a 30-day free trial) can watch daily, comprehensive coverage (featured groups, featured holes) of the Pebble Beach Pro through the PGA Tour Live Amazon Channel. This is different — and more extensive — than the TV broadcasts, as it has all-day coverage for all four rounds of the tournament:
Watch PGA Tour Live on Amazon Prime
Once you’re signed up for the PGA Tour Live Channel, you can watch the Pebble Beach Pro-Am live on the Amazon Video app on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Nvidia Shield, Xiaomi, Echo Show or Echo Spot, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, various Smart TV’s, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via the Amazon website.
FuboTV
If you want to watch a live stream of the TV broadcasts, you can watch CBS (live in most markets), Golf Channel and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which you can try for free with a seven-day trial right here:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch the Pebble Beach Pro-Am live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Samsung Smart TV, Android TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV also comes with cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch most games and events on-demand within three days of their conclusion, even if you don’t record them.
AT&T TV
Another option for the TV broadcasts, you can watch a live stream of CBS (live in most markets), Golf Channel and 90-plus other TV channels via AT&T TV’s “Choice” package. Plus, HBO Max and NBA League Pass are both included at no cost, and you try it out for free with a 14-day trial:
Once signed up for AT&T TV, you can watch the Pebble Beach Pro-Am live on the AT&T TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the AT&T TV website.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV also comes with 20 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours).
ESPN+
If you’re looking for weekend coverage, you can watch featured holes on Saturday and Sunday live on ESPN+:
ESPN+ is a streaming service that will have live coverage of two featured holes on Saturday and Sunday of every PGA Tour event in 2021, as well college basketball, UFC, international soccer, dozens of other live sports, every 30-for-30 documentary, and additional original content (both video and written) all for $5.99 per month.
Or, if you also want Disney+ and Hulu, you can get all three for $12.99 per month, which works out to about 31 percent savings:
Get the ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu Bundle
Once signed up for ESPN+, you can watch the Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Saturday and Sunday live on the ESPN app on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via ESPN.com.
Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2021 Preview
The Pebble Beach Pro-Am is usually one of the most entertaining events on tour, but will look significantly different this year with the lack of celebrities on the course with the pros. Tournament director Steve John knew it was a decision they had to make due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has shifted sports globally. The tournament will take a significant financial hit.
“It just didn’t feel right,” John told ESPN.com. “There have been minimal COVID positives, and we knew we could do this safely. But [to have amateurs], you start adding all the layers. More volunteers are needed. And at the end of the day, it didn’t make sense to continue with that model. No one really wanted it to come to that.
“Our revenue stream from ticket sales is roughly $2 million. That’s gone. But everyone suffers. Hotels, rentals cars. Nobody in the restaurants. The hit is beyond our tournament. Those ticket sales are a revenue stream we can’t recover. The whole thing is really strange. It’s weird to look out there and see nothing but the TV towers. But the golf course is spectacular.”
The tournament took another hit when it was announced this week that World No. 1 Dustin Johnson would not be playing this week, choosing instead to head home after a long trip home from the European Tour’s Saudi International.
“Following his successful week in Saudi Arabia, Dustin decided it would be best to enjoy a week at home before the Genesis Invitational and the WGC at The Concession,” Johnson’s agent David Winkle told Golfweek. “Other than being a bit jet lagged, he is feeling great and looking forward to the weeks ahead. While he is disappointed to miss the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which is always one of his favorite weeks, he feels his decision is for the best.”
With Johnson out, the attention turns to Jordan Spieth, who finished tied for fourth last week at the Phoenix Open.
“I’m really excited about the progress that has been made in the first two weeks,” Spieth said. “It is far from where I want it to be as far as how it feels, but, boy, I was debating not even playing this week, dropping out on Friday afternoon last week. I just wanted to potentially go home, and felt like I was really far from where I needed to be and this golf course in general isn’t a great golf course for me historically, so I thought I could then go in to Pebble a little fresher. Boy, I’m glad I came.”
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