Feb. 4, 2011
SATURDAY'S PLAN: From The TOUR Report:
By Friday afternoon, only six of the 130 players remaining in the field had completed the second round. And with a third straight frost delay anticipated on Saturday morning PGA TOUR officials announced that the 72-hole event was going to finish on Monday.
The second round will resume, (cold) weather permitting, at 11:30 a.m. ET (9:30 a.m. local). Those players who were part of the morning wave in the first round who didn't play at all on Friday will then begin their second rounds at noon ET (10 a.m. ET).
After everyone has completed two rounds on Saturday, the field will be cut to the low 70s and ties. The full 72 holes will be played, which necessitated the Monday finish.
Golf Channel will televise live action starting at 1 p.m. ET (11 a.m. local time), while CBS will televise beginning at 3 p.m. ET (1 p.m. local time).
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| Groups we're watching |
| Tee time |
Players |
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12:09 p.m. ET
No. 10 |
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Chris Couch, Kevin Na, Jeff Overton
Couch and Overton were strong in parts of their opening rounds; Na will look to get inside the cut.
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12:27 p.m. ET
No. 1 |
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Bubba Watson, Bill Haas, Phil Mickelson
This week's featured group contains last week's winner, a rejuvenated Mickelson and a red-hot Haas.
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12:36 p.m. ET
No. 1 |
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Jhonattan Vegas, Angel Cabrera
The New Breed vs. Establishment matchup
continues but the third man in the Latin American group, Camilo Villegas, withdrew after Round 1 with back pain. |
1:03 p.m. ET
No. 10 |
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Stephen Ames, Troy Matteson, Tom Lehman
Scottsdale resident Tom Lehman, 51, shot 6 under in his Thursday round. Can he do it again after a rest day?
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STORYLINES FOR SATURDAY:
• Waste Management has a number of eco-friendly initiatives planned for this week.
• Phil Mickelson will continue his quest to reach the 50-win milestone.
• The Par-3 16th at TPC Scottsdale is one of the TOUR's most intimidating holes.
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| Saturday weather forecast |
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Sunny
Temp: 64 high/29 low
There may be a frost period for a third consecutive morning, but afterward conditions will be sunny with variable winds of 4 to 8 mph. |
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| ShotLink player notes |
| Here are some of the players you'll see on CBS' coverage of Saturday's play |
| PHIL MICKELSON |
| Mickelson is making his 22nd start at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Mickelson won this event in both 2005 and 1996. In 2005, he shot a final-round 68 to win by 5 shots over Scott McCarron. In 1996, he shot a final round 67 and won in a playoff over Justin Leonard. |
| BILL HAAS |
| Haas is one of two players on TOUR this season with 3 top 10 finishes (Matt Kuchar also has 3). Haas has improved in each of the first four seasons of the FedExCup. In 2007, he finished 126th and most recently he finished 31st in 2010. At the 2010 BMW Championship, Haas missed the TOUR Championship by only 7 points or 1 stroke. |
| JHONATTAN VEGAS |
| Vegas took the early FedExCup standings lead with his T-3 finish at last weeks Farmers Insurance Open. In the four-year history of the FedExCup, Vegas is the only PGA TOUR rookie to have ever hold the top spot in the standings. In fact, Vegas is only the fourth rookie since 2007 to crack the top 10 in any week of the regular season. The last PGA TOUR rookie to crack the top 10 in the standings was Brandt Snedeker in Week 33 of the 2007 season when he won the Wyndham Championship (moved to 9th - finished 20th). |
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