PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- The dateline is as famous as any in the game outside of St. Andrews and Augusta, and playing golf at any of the iconic courses along 17-Mile Drive is a treasured goal among avid players and hackers alike.
To do so in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am takes the experience to another level, and so it is this weekend for Gerry McIlroy, getting his first taste of golf on the Monterey Peninsula.
"I'm living the dream,'' McIlroy said between shots Thursday at Spyglass Hill, one of three courses used in the rotation for the annual PGA Tour event that got its start in the 1930s with the backing of entertainer Bing Crosby, an avid and excellent golfer in his own right.