“More focus here than golf” - F1 star Lando Norris ‘disappointed’ to not join Gareth Bale at Pebble Beach Pro-Am

In a recent interview with talkSPORT.com, British McLaren driver Lando Norris spoke about participating in the Pebble Beach Pro-AM.

The Pebble Beach Pro-Am is famous for having personalities from different fields compete alongside the top golf pros in the world. Norris expressed his disappointment about not making it to the tournament.

“I was disappointed. But it’s too close to the beginning of the season, sadly," said Norris jokingly.

"More focus here than on my golf career at the minute, " Formula 1 star added. "But I have plenty of years left to do it.”

Norris is often seen trying his hand at golf in his spare time.

During this year's Pro-Am, all eyes were on recently retired Real Madrid and Wales legend Gareth Bale, who partnered alongside Joseph Bramlett. Both finished in joint 16th place. Bale impressed everyone with his gameplay, stunning even the commentators with his shots.

Norris has quickly become one of the most prominent names in F1 and has achieved an impressive six-podium finish. In 2022, the 23-year-old was the second-best performing driver, only behind Max Verstappen. He also finished second in popularity in the F1 Global Survey commissioned by Motorsport Network.

Norris ended 2022 by being the only driver to secure a podium finish outside Red Bull, Mercedes, and Ferrari in Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

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AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2023 result

Justin Rose won the 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Justin Rose emerged victorious at this year's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, beating Brandon Todd and Bradon Wo by a margin of three strokes on Monday, February 6.

Rose finished the final round with a score of 6-under to claim his 11th career title. He hit five birdies, an eagle, and a bogey to finish the final round at 66. Todd and Wu finished in second position with a score of 15 under.

The win ended Rose's four-year drought and earned him an invitation to the Masters in April. Adding to that, Rose jumped to 35 from 71 after the victory.

Leaderboard

• 1. Justin Rose
• T-2. Brendon Todd, Brandon Wu
• T-4. Denny McCarthy, Keith Mitchell, and Peter Malnati
• T-7. Taylor Pendrith, Kevin Yu, Ryan Moore, and Joseph Bramlett
• T-11. Michael Kim, and Beau Hossler
• T-13. Ben Martin, Victor Hovland, Taylor Moore, Scott Stallings, Eric Cole, Seamus Power, and Hank Lebioda
• T-20. Garrick Higgo, Mark Hubbard, Martin Trainer, Richy Werenski, Nick Taylor, Andrew Novak, Jonas Blixt, Robby Shelton, and Brent Grant
• T29. Dylan Wu, Sung Kang, Kyle Westmoreland, Satoshi Kodaira, and Kurt Kitayama

In the pro-am portion, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Ben Silverman of Canada emerged as the winners, beating the pair of Peter Malnati and Don Colleran by a single-stroke margin. The amateur game was cut to 54 holes due to regular weather obstructions.

This was the NFL star's third title in golf as he won the fourth edition of Capital One's The Match alongside Bryson DeChambeau, beating Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady in 2021. The following year, he won the sixth edition of the Capital One exhibition against Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes.