In his first start of the season on the PGA TOUR, Rory McIlroy ran away from the field on the final nine at Pebble Beach Golf Links to capture his 27th victory on TOUR at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Part of a 500-acre residential compound 6 miles inland from Carmel toward Carmel Valley, this hotel, reached through a manned security gate, lies on a winding road with its buildings staggered for ...