Packed schedule to blame for lack of big names at Pebble Beach, says Patrick Cantlay

World number 11 Cantlay is the highest-ranked player in the field

Patrick Cantlay is the top-ranked player in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Picture: Richard Sellers/PA

Patrick Cantlay believes a packed schedule is to blame for the lack of big names in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Following world number one Dustin Johnson’s withdrawal on Monday there are no top-10 players in the field at Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill, with no amateurs partnering the professionals either due to the local Covid-19 conditions.