Three players who won PGA TOUR events in 2011 are among the names ranked No. 81-90 that were unveiled Friday on PGATOUR.COM’s Top 100 Players to Watch in 2012.

Scott Piercy (Reno-Tahoe Open), Chris Kirk (Viking Classic) and Harrison Frazar (FedEx St. Jude Classic) each won for the first time on TOUR in 2011.

Below is a link to each of the 10 players who were revealed on Friday. PGATOUR.COM will countdown the players for the rest of December, with No. 1 unveiled on Dec. 30.

Be sure to check out this year’s new addition of the Three Wise Men – Chris DiMarco, Arron Oberholser and Craig Perks, who offer their takes on each of the players on the list .

Let’s us know how you think these players will perform in 2012 and whether we ranked ‘em too high, too low or just right.

No. 81: Scott Piercy

No. 82: Chris Kirk

No. 83: John Senden

No. 84: Carl Pettersson

No. 85: Chad Campbell

No. 86: George McNeill

No. 87: Harrison Frazar

No. 88: Jeff Overton

No. 89: Chris Stroud

No. 90: Kevin Streelman

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If anyone is hoping to make a move at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, now is the time. The final groups have reached what PGA TOUR Network’s Bob Stevens is calling “the Las Vegas strip.” Holes 13 through 16 at TPC Summerlin are four of the six easiest holes on the course, playing an average of 1.483 strokes under par for the week. That’s a substantial number considering the overall average score for the first three rounds was fractions of a stroke better than 2-under par. Here’s a look at how the top players on the leaderboard have fared this week on the Strip: Kevin Na: 7 under Tim Herron: 4 under Nick Watney: 8 under Carl Pettersson: 6 under Kris Blanks: 9 under Paul Goydos: 7 under Jhonattan Vegas: 6 under

There has been a Nick Watney sighting in Las Vegas. The highest-rated player in this week’s field (No. 3 on the money list) has been as under-the-radar as possible during the first two rounds in Las Vegas. His first-round 65 left him two shots out of the lead Thursday and, after starting 1-over through six holes, Watney has turned things around with tap-in birdies on the drivable par-4 14th and the par-5 15th to reach 3 under on his round. Watney, Carl Pettersson and Boo Weekley are the top three on the course, all tied at 9 under, three shots off the pace. Six others on the course are at 8 under with opportunities to gain ground before the weekend in Vegas.

Chrysanthemums, or mums for short, are a staple of Southern plant life as fall approaches. Carl Pettersson met some up and close and personal on Sunday.

His opening drive went so far left that his ball landed in a row of potted mums. After a lengthy search, his ball was found ... and he was able to get his ball near the green. From 18 yards out, Pettersson chipped in for birdie to get to 13 under, only two back of Webb Simpson.

Petersson birdied the first hole three times this week.

VIDEO: Pettersson's all-world birdie on No. 1

By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Carl Petterson didn't miss a fairway on Saturday, and he was handsomely rewarded during the third round of the Wyndham Championship.

Petterson fired a bogey-free 63 that included five birdies and one eagle. He was 12 under and one shot off the lead when he finished shortly after the leaders teed off =- and at the very least, Pettersson should be within striking distance when the final round begins on Sunday.

"I think the golf course is quite a bit tougher than in years past," said Petterson, who won the 2008 Wyndham Championship. "I was disappointed with shooting even but thrilled with 63 today. It's nice, I've put myself back in the tournament. I don't know what's going to happen today. I've done my bit and I probably got to shoot a low one tomorrow again."

Pettersson, who shot a 61 in the second round the year he won at Sedgefield, said the key this week is hitting fairways. He only hit six on Friday but managed all 14 in the third round. He also wielded a hot putter with just 25.

"If you put it in play, there's a ton of birdies," he said. "The golf course is in great shape. The greens are good. Hot. The ball is going a million miles.  You just get it in play, you still got to make a putt. That's what I managed to do today."

Pettersson was born in Sweden but attended Grimsley High School in Greensboro after his father, who works with Volvo, was transferred to North Carolina. He played collegiately at N.C. State and has settled in Raleigh, which is about 70 minutes away.

“I was home last night,” Pettersson said. “Played with my kids and, yeah, I'll do the same thing tonight, just hang out, be home and drive up here tomorrow morning.”

He could use the same kind of round, as well.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Carl Pettersson knows better than most that you have to go low, low, low to win the Wyndham Championship.

After all, he set the tournament record of 21 under when he won the tournament in 2008 -- the first year it was played at Sedgefield Country Club.

So Pettersson, who went to high school in Greensboro and attended N.C. State, couldn't have been happy with the round of 70 he shot on Friday. When the rest of the field was moving forward, the Swede was stuck in neutral.

Pettersson is making up for lost time on Saturday, though. He has just made the turn in 31 after making two birdies and an eagle when he rolled in a 14-footer at No. 5.

Pettersson is now tied for second at 9 under. But Webb Simpson, Stuart Appleby, Ernie Els and Daniel Summerhays have yet to tee off -- and ditto for the leader, Tommy Gainey, who starts the day at 12 under.

By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- To say Carl Pettersson has a comfort zone at the Wyndham Championship would be an understatement.

He went to high school in Greensboro, played golf at N.C. State and now lives about 75 minutes away in Raleigh. Most importantly, at least as far as the Swede's golf is concerned, Pettersson is a former champion at Sedgefield Country Club in his adopted hometown.

"The golf course is pretty much the same," said the man who won the 2008 Wyndham Championship, the first time it was played on the Donald Ross layout. "The rough is up a little bit this year. It's nice to play somewhere where you've done well. I always enjoy coming here and playing here. I grew up in Greensboro. I got good mojo."

Pettersson said he "didn't do anything spectacular" on Thursday. He did get that mojo working with a birdie on the first hole, though. He went on to play his first 12 holes in 5 under and didn't drop a shot to par all day.

"I gave myself decent chances," Pettersson said of the homeward stretch. "I didn't make the putts. Tough to make them all. I played good. I stayed aggressive and kept firing at pins and couldn't get the ball in the hole last couple of holes but made a nice up-and-down on 18 for par which is nice."

Pettersson planned to work on his short game after lunch before making the drive home to Raleigh. He's got an afternoon starting time for Friday so he'll have a more leisurely time prior to the second round.

Pettersson came to the Wyndham Championship ranked 69th in the FedExCup -- the highest of any of the players in the top 10 on the leaderboard when he finished. He's made three of the four previous Playoffs but only once has advanced to THE TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola.

"I'd like to do better, obviously," Pettersson said. "Everybody does. I think I'm in the first two but I might have a great finish here and play well in the Playoffs. I haven't really done too good in the Playoffs in the past and I'm coming off two weeks off. I'm well rested for this event and the upcoming playoffs which I think will be nice."

Kris Blanks posted two birdies and an eagle on his final eight holes early Thursday to take the round lead at the RBC Canadian Open. Blanks’ 3-under 67 held up as the day’s low round on a very tough Shaughnessy layout, but not without a few scares. Both Matt Kuchar (1 over) and Ben Martin (2 under) were tied with Blanks at one point but could not maintain their positions atop the leaderboard. Sean O’Hair briefly took the lead from Blanks, reaching 4 under after 14 holes, but he closed with three consecutive bogeys and posted a 1-under 69. Martin is part of a group of 11 players tied for second, one shot off Blanks’ pace. Among the others at 2 under are Kodak Challenge leader Bill Lunde, Canadian Matt McQuillan, Paul Goydos and Bo Van Plet. Ernie Els, who traveled to Canada as one of two players from last year’s TOUR Champisonhip by Coca Cola field currently outside the top 125 in the FedExCup standings, is also at 2 under. Defending RBC Canadian Open champion Carl Pettersson opened with a 4-over 74 and is tied for 90th.

Carl Pettersson hit 10 under in just one round last year at the RBC Canadian Open. From listening to him speak, the defending champion isn't sure anyone will reach 10 under over four rounds at the par-70 Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club.

As for shooting 60, Pettersson joked that he'd have 60 strokes "after 14 holes."

That's because the rough is as thick as he's seen this year. It rivaled the nasty rough seen two weeks at the AT&T National at Aronimink Golf Club, another old-school track that kept scores in check. Nick Watney won with a 13 under total.

"We used to play on thick rough like this two or years back all the time, and the TOUR's kind of gone away from it a little bit," Pettersson said. "But I think this golf course sets up well for it. It's very challenging off the tee. You have to hit the fairways and it's just an old-style golf course, and I think it suits it with thick rough."

And Thursday morning rain might make it worse. The forecast is good all week, but there's a good chance of light rain early in the first round. It might make the rough even tougher.

"If it rains, the rough will play -- it becomes even more lush and thick and tough to get out of, and the course [plays] longer tee-to-green obviously," Pettersson said. "I would love to see this golf course play firm and fast, but I don't know if that's ever the case here."

On the competition side, Pettersson comes into his title defense 62nd in FedExCup points. Call it a so-so year: He has three top-10s in 19 starts, but nothing has really stood out. He'd also had three top-10s before last year's RBC Canadian Open, which he won by a shot when 54-hole leader Dean Wilson faded to a 72 in the final round.

Pettersson has been working extensively with Florida-based Jeff Leishman, who is credited with turning around the career of 43-year-old Tom Gillis, who had his best year on TOUR in 2010.

"I still haven't played as well as I wanted to this year, but I'm getting back to how I played in 2006, 2007, 2008, when I played pretty solid out here," Pettersson said. "But it's getting there."

By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Before the horn blew Saturday afternoon, six players were fortunate to finish the third round. Of course they were only able to do so because they were well off the lead and had an early tee time.

Of those already in the clubhouse, Aussie Matt Jones had the best round, a 3-under 69, to jump 22 spots on the leaderboard and into a tie for 38th at the moment.

Zach Johnson also finished his round, shooting a second straight 70, while Scott Verplank and Carl Pettersson each shot 71.

Last year’s Kodak Challenge winner Troy Merritt shot 73, while Kevin Chappell, who got into the tournament when Jeff Maggert withdrew with an injury, struggled to an 80.