Davis’ unlikely birdie on Sunday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am still might not be the craziest birdie in the history of Pebble Beach’s par-4 fourth hole.
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WhenitcomestomemorablemomentsonPebbleBeach’spar-4fourthhole,arguablynoneismoreremarkablethanViktorHovland’sup-and-downbirdiefromthesideofthecliffenroutetowinningthe2018U.S.Amateur.
HovlandwasplayingDevonBlinginthemorningportionofthescheduled36-holefinalwhenhepushedhisdriveright.Optingtoclimbdowntheembankment,Hovlandlocatedhisballsittinguponaniceplant,andafterhavinghiscaddie,OklahomaStateheadcoachAlanBratton,tosshimhis60-degreewedge,theNorwegianplantedhisspikesintothecliffsideandtookamightywhack,hisballsailingupandontothegreenbeforesettlinginsideof3feet.Hovland,whotalliedsixbirdiesinsevenroundsontheholethatweek,tooka1-upleadoverBlingandneverlookedback,ultimatelywinning,6and5.
Sevenyearslater,CamDavisdidhisbesttochallengeHovland.
WhileDavisdidn’tgotraversingthesteepterrainonSundayduringtheAT&TPebbleBeachPro-Am,hedidpulloffabir
