Thursday offered tame conditions on the Monterey Peninsula, conducive to low scores. So did the first part of Friday, until about 1:30 or 2 p.m. Then the wind whipped, the temperature plunged and the ...

For Rory McIlroy, it's all about location. He won at Pebble Beach and that was important to him. He already was looking ahead ...

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hits to the first green at Pebble Beach Golf Links during the ... closed with a 67 and tied for ninth. McIlroy has talked about this being an important year ...

(AP Photo/Nic Coury) Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, right, waits to putt on the ninth green at Pebble Beach Golf Links ...

Recent history points to the chances of Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry at Pebble Beach but Matt Cooper is looking elsewhere.