Snedeker emerging as an American star (The Associated Press)

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Brandt Snedeker sat alone at the far end of a bar in Carmel called A.W. Shucks, the perfect name for an oyster bar, the perfect spot for a Tennessee golfer with his mop of strawberry blond hair and innocence to his freckled-face that belies how fiercely he wants to win.