Ryo Hisatsune of Japan made 158 feet of putts on his way to a 10-under-par 62 to take the first-round lead at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the first signature event of 2026, on Thursday in Pebble Beach, Calif.
Compared to the field, Hisatsune lost strokes both off the tee and on approach. But his short game allowed him to make 10 birdies without a bogey at Pebble Beach Golf Links and finish his round with three birdies in a row. He carries a one-shot lead into Friday over Sam Burns (63, Pebble Beach) and Keegan Bradley (63, Spyglass Hill).
The field is playing one round apiece at Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill Golf Course before spending the weekend rounds at Pebble Beach. There is no 36-hole cut at the $20 million signature event.
Hisatsune, 23, qualified for the tournament via the Aon Swing 5 rankings, having earned enough FedEx Cup points in the first few weeks of the season to play his way in. Hisatsune tied for second at the Farmers Insurance Open and tied for 10th at last week’s WM Phoenix Open.
Tony Finau and Patrick Rodgers shot 8-under 64s at Spyglass Hill and Chris Gotterup opened with the same score at Pebble Beach. Gotterup, who birdied his first six holes of the day, is the surprising early leader of the FedEx Cup race as he already has notched two victories this year, the Sony Open in Hawaii and the Phoenix Open.
Akshay Bhatia, Andrew Novak and Tom Hoge (Pebble Beach) are tied at 7-under 65 along with Canada’s Nick Taylor (Spyglass Hill). Jordan Spieth shot a 66 at Spyglass Hill.
In his first start in the U.S. this year, Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy posted a 4-under 68 at Spyglass Hill with a roller-coaster card with one eagle and two double bogeys.
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler got off to a slow start, birdieing the final hole to salvage an even-par 72 at Pebble Beach.
