* After 16 players in their 20s accounted for 18 victories in 2011,
Kyle Stanley (24 years, 2 months, 17 days) became the first player
in his 20s to win in 2012 at last week’s Waste Management
Phoenix Open. Stanley became the first player to make the Waste
Management Phoenix Open his first PGA TOUR win since J.B. Holmes in
2006. * Two players on the road to recovery from injuries are in
this week’s AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am: * Former
Masters champion Mike Weir is making his first start since
withdrawing in late July 2011 from the RBC Canadian Open. He
underwent surgery on the extensor tendon of his right elbow on
August 18. In 14 starts at the AT&T Pebble Beach event, Weir
has four top-4 finishes, including runner-up finishes in 2005 and
2009 and third-place showings in 2003 and 2006. * Dudley Hart will
play on TOUR for the first time since the 2009 Crowne Plaza
Invitational at Colonial. Hart underwent spinal fusion surgery in
June of 2009, but his first comeback attempt at the 2010 Australian
Open was thwarted when he was forced to withdraw after three
rounds. Hart has two top 10s in 13 previous starts at the AT&T
Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, including a T3 in 2008 where he held
a share of the 54-hole lead. * Phil Mickelson is the leader among
active players with PGA TOUR victories at multiple-course events
with 12, followed by Tiger Woods (11). Here’s a breakdown of
Mickelson’s multiple-course wins: 3—AT&T Pebble
Beach National Pro-Am; 3—Chrysler Classic of Tucson;
3—Farmers Insurance Open; 2—Humana Challenge;
1—HP Byron Nelson Championship.