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Jul 30, 2019

Featured Groups: Wyndham Championship

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BLAINE, MN - JULY 07: Matthew Wolff walks off the fourth green during the final round of the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities on July 7, 2019 in Blaine, Minnesota. (Photo by Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)

BLAINE, MN - JULY 07: Matthew Wolff walks off the fourth green during the final round of the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities on July 7, 2019 in Blaine, Minnesota. (Photo by Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)

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    Wyndham Championship preview

    Wyndham Championship preview


    The regular season finale is already here, and the FedExCup Playoffs are right around the corner.

    The PGA TOUR visits the historic Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, for this week’s Wyndham Championship. In addition to a PGA TOUR victory, players will be jockeying for position in the Wyndham Rewards Top 10 and FedExCup this week.

    Related: Tee times | The First Look| Power Rankings

    This week’s Featured Groups include past Wyndham winners Brandt Snedeker and Webb Simpson, as well as rookie sensations Matthew Wolff and Collin Morikawa.

    PGA TOUR LIVE’s Thursday and Friday broadcasts will begin at 7:15 a.m. Eastern. The Saturday and Sunday coverage begins at 8:30 a.m. and will move to Featured Hole coverage at 3 p.m. Featured Hole Coverage consists of the 13th (Par-4) and 16th (Par-3) holes.

    Here’s a look at this Featured Groups and how you can follow them. (Note: all times Eastern; FedExCup ranking in parentheses):

    Patrick Reed, Webb Simpson, Si Woo Kim

    • Webb Simpson (13): Simpson could move as high as fifth in the Wyndham Rewards Top 10 with a win this week. He earned his first PGA TOUR victory at the 2011 Wyndham. He’s seeking his first win since the 2018 PLAYERS Championship. He has top-threes in his last two starts at Sedgefield and finished runner-up at last week’s World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational.
    • Patrick Reed (50): Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, has not missed the TOUR Championship since his rookie season of 2013. Like Simpson, he earned his first win at the Wyndham Championship.
    • Si Woo Kim (53): Kim is one of three winners of THE PLAYERS Championship in the field, along with Simpson and Martin Kaymer. Kim earned his first win at the 2016 Wyndham, where he shot a second-round 60.

    Tee times: 7:50 a.m. off No. 10 on Thursday; 12:50 p.m. off No. 1 on Friday.

    Brandt Snedeker, Billy Horschel, Chez Reavie

    • Brandt Snedeker (32): Snedeker won last year’s Wyndham Championship with a first-round 59. He also earned his first PGA TOUR title at this event. The former FedExCup champion now seeks a return to East Lake.
    • Billy Horschel (47): The 2014 FedExCup champion finished T9 at last week’s WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational to move to 47th in the FedExCup standings. It was his third top-10 of the season.
    • Chez Reavie (14): Reavie, who won the Travelers Championship in June for his first win since 2008, enters the week No. 14 in the FedExCup standings, 123 points outside the Wyndham Rewards Top 10.

    Tee times: 8 a.m. off No. 10 on Thursday; 1 p.m. off No. 1 on Friday.

    Matthew Wolff, Adam Long, Collin Morikawa

    • Matthew Wolff (72): Wolff won the 3M Open in his third start as a professional, holing an eagle putt from off the green on the 72nd hole to defeat Morikawa and Bryson DeChambeau by one stroke.
    • Adam Long (54): A 2018 Korn Ferry Tour graduate, Long earned his first career victory at the Desert Classic in January.
    • Collin Morikawa (46): Winner of last week’s Barracuda Championship, Morikawa enters the week with top-fives in each of his last three starts. He and Wolff could set the record for fewest starts needed to reach the TOUR Championship in the FedExCup era.

    Tee times: 12:50 p.m. off No. 1 on Thursday; 7:50 a.m. off No. 10 on Friday.

    Paul Casey, Charles Howell III, Jordan Spieth

    • Paul Casey (8): At No. 8, Casey is the highest-ranked player in the field in the FedExCup standings and, with a win, can reach as high as No. 4 in the Wyndham Rewards Top 10.
    • Charles Howell III (17): Howell, a winner this season at The RSM Classic, is making his ninth start at the event with his best result coming in 2011 (T4). Howell could move to sixth in the Wyndham Rewards Top 10 with a win.
    • Jordan Spieth (67): The 2015 FedExCup champion returns to Sedgefield, where he finished runner-up to Reed in his rookie season (2013); At No. 67 in the FedExCup standings, Spieth seeks a strong finish to avoid missing the TOUR Championship for the second consecutive season.

    Tee times: 1 p.m. off No. 1 on Thursday; 8 a.m. off No. 10 on Friday.

    FAN VOTE FRIDAY CHOICES:
    7:30 a.m.: Aaron Wise / Hideki Matsuyama / Chesson Hadley
    7:50 a.m.: Collin Morikawa / Matthew Wolff / Adam Long
    8:10 a.m.: Robert Streb / Alex Noren / Sebastian Munoz

    HOW TO FOLLOW

    TELEVISION: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday, 1-2:45 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (CBS). Sunday, 1-2:45 p.m. (GC), 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS).

    PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday, 7:15 a.m.-6 p.m. (featured groups). Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (featured groups), 3-6 p.m. (featured holes). Sunday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (featured groups), 3-6:30 p.m. (featured holes). International subscribers (via GOLF.tv): Thursday-Friday, 11:15 to 22:00 GMT. Saturday, 13:00 to 22:00. Sunday, 13:00 to 22:30.

    RADIO: Thursday-Friday, noon-6 p.m.; Saturday, 1-6 p.m. Sunday, 1-6:30 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com).

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