PGSF FedEx Cup Week 15 The Workday Charity Open

[NoleinATL]

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  The origins of Muirfield Village Golf Club

The PGA TOUR and John Deere announced in May that this year’s John Deere Classic would be replaced by a new event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Enter the Workday Charity Open.

The Workday Charity Open will be the first of back-to-back events at Muirfield Village and will feature seven of the top 15 players in the world. The John Deere Classic is set to return to the TOUR schedule in 2021 for its 50th playing.

FIELD NOTES: Patrick Cantlay, who won last year’s Memorial Tournament, looks to continue the good vibes on Jack Nicklaus’ signature layout… Three of the top five in the world will tee it up at the Workday, including No. 2 Jon Rahm, No. 4 Justin Thomas, and No. 5 Brooks Koepka… Koepka returns after withdrawing from the Travelers Championship as a precautionary measure after his caddie Ricky Elliott tested positive for COVID-19… Koepka’s brother Chase – who Monday-qualified for the Travelers Championship but also withdrew as a precaution – received a sponsor exemption into the Workday… Denny McCarthy, Nick Watney, and Dylan Frittelli, who tested positive for COVID-19, will return to action… Other notables include Justin Rose, Phil Mickelson, Xander Schauffele, Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed, and Rickie Fowler.

FEDEXCUP: Winner gets 500 FedExCup points.

COURSE: Muirfield Village Golf Club, 7,392 yards, par 72. Jack Nicklaus’ hometown club opened in 1974. The longtime TOUR venue has also been the home of the 1987 Ryder Cup, 1998 Solheim Cup, and 2013 Presidents Cup. The TOUR will host back-to-back events at the course, located in Dublin, Ohio.

STORYLINES: Although spectators will be allowed in a limited capacity at next week’s Memorial, they will not be allowed at the Workday. … Bryson DeChambeau, who won the Memorial in 2018, will take his first week off since the TOUR’s Return to Golf. DeChambeau notched results of T3-T8-T6 in the first three events of the revised TOUR schedule… Nick Taylor, who won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February, will play in his first event since the TOUR’s Return to Golf. He has remained in Canada with his wife and young son for the last month… Including Cantlay and Spieth, the Workday will feature nine of the top 10 from last year’s Memorial, including 2014 Memorial winner Hideki Matsuyama… The Workday is a one-off event.


72-HOLE RECORD (Memorial): 268, Tom Lehman (1994)

18-HOLE RECORD (Memorial): 61, John Huston (2nd round, 1996)

LAST TIME: Debut event.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Television: Thursday-Friday, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday-Sunday, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (CBS).

PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday 6:45 a.m.-6 p.m. (featured groups), Saturday-Sunday 7:00 a.m.-3 p.m. (featured groups). Saturday-Sunday 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (featured holes).

Radio: Thursday-Friday, 12 p.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday 1 p.m.-6 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio).

Congratulations again to last weeks winner @seminoleed

@VaporNole holds his overall season lead heading into week 15

Good luck to everyone this week?

 

[NoleLizards]

Since there's no JDC this year, here's the obligatory tee marker pic we'd miss otherwise:

 

[Nolerball]

Since there's no JDC this year, here's the obligatory tee marker pic we'd miss otherwise:

Coolest one out there...who hasn't wanted to give one of those babies a spin around the hay bales...?

 

[NoleLizards]

Ed did well picking first last week, so I'll give it a try:

Cantlay
Morikawa
Niemann
Rahm

 

[NoleinATL]

Not surprise , but now official. Although I will say I have enjoyed not having fans except for the occasional homeowner

 

[fsukenny]

Okay here we go...... Cantlay, Matsuyama, Wolff, Brooks.

 

[Bill From Tampa]

Since there's no JDC this year, here's the obligatory tee marker pic we'd miss otherwise:

Mrs BFT's fav tee markers on the tour.

 

[seminoleed]

Going with a few fliers on some lesser knowns, just for grins.

Cameron Champ
James Hahn
Hideki Matsuyama
Brian Stuard

 

[Tom81]

Cantlay
Koepka
Hovland
Schauffele

 

[NoleinATL]

 

[Nolerball]

VaporNole said:
@PGSFFedExCup JT, Cantlay, Xander, Spieth

(Gutiest move I ever saw, Vap...)

 

[Nolerball]

Patrick Cantlay
Cameron Champ
Hideki Matsuyama
Xander Schauffele

 

[NoleLizards]

VaporNole said:
@PGSFFedExCup JT, Cantlay, Xander, Spieth

(Gutiest move I ever saw, Vap...)

 

[Bobcat07]

Patrick Cantlay
Justin Thomas
Hideki Matsuyama
Xander Schauffele

 

[fsukenny]

OK guys. Explain the fascination with Xander. Generally plays okay but looks to me to have issues right now. It’s like he’s waiting for disaster to strike. Are you seeing something I’m not ?

 

[NoleLizards]

OK guys. Explain the fascination with Xander. Generally plays okay but looks to me to have issues right now. It’s like he’s waiting for disaster to strike. Are you seeing something I’m not ?

I made the mistake of picking him a few weeks ago. Now watch him go shoot in the 60's all four days....

 

[FSUdawg]

Patrick Cantlay
Hideki Matsuyama
Justin Thomas
Cameron Champ

 

[Nolerball]

OK guys. Explain the fascination with Xander. Generally plays okay but looks to me to have issues right now. It’s like he’s waiting for disaster to strike. Are you seeing something I’m not ?

Kenny - just like Liz said, he may shoot low now. I've had him on my watch-list each week (except when he's not scheduled-though I have been known to choose a guy that wasn't playing...), and though I am no swing-analyst or PGA putting expert nor do I profess to know much of analytics, stroke variables or stimp-measurements, I do watch a lot of the Golf Channel now and just had an itch (to choose Zander, that is). It'll probably blow up in my face this week and, if so, I will console myself with watching swing & grip technique videos of Paige Spiranac.

 

[Bill From Tampa]

Patrick Cantlay
Hideki Matsuyama
Xander Schauffele
Justin Thomas

 

[Bobcat07]

I made the mistake of picking him a few weeks ago. Now watch him go shoot in the 60's all four days....

I picked him, so don't expect that!

 

[NoleinATL]

J Thomas
M Leishman
J Niemann
P Cantlay

 

[fsu67810]

Brooks Koepka
Viktor Hovland
Hideki Matsuyama
Justin Thomas

 

[cmanole]

Rahm, Rose, Thomas, Cantlay (he will play like ass now for sure!)

 

[NoleinATL]

 

[fsukenny]

Thanks Brooks. Nice front nine of 41. Not going to pick him for a long time. Koepka brothers combined +8 so far.

 

[NoleinATL]

Very rough start for Brooks

 

[NoleinATL]

Quite a few big names with rough starts. Bubba fired a 43. Yikes

 

[NoleLizards]

Sepp Straka is 4 under thru his front nine...Looks like I was a week early again!

 

[Nolerball]

Sepp Straka is 9 under thru his front nine...Looks like I was a week early again!

( on the front Nine...!?!?! Dang...).

 

[NoleLizards]

( on the front Nine...!?!?! Dang...).

Fixed it.

 

[Bill From Tampa]

Thanks Brooks. Nice front nine of 41. Not going to pick him for a long time. Koepka brothers combined +8 so far.

Has he ever played the course? I did not see him listed in any of Jack's tournament.

 

[Nolerball]

Fixed it.

Liz - no worries Brother......when I saw it, I had to go find a leaderboard to see it. Still - 4 under is a pretty good start. Especially if you measure it against Bubba's prob-blims...

(Had BW in my finals six picks and opted for Champ instead...thought I'd take a flyer on him or as Ed says, for laughs. Probably picked a good week not to go with Bubba...).

 

[seminoleed]

Liz - no worries Brother......when I saw it, I had to go find a leaderboard to see it. Still - 4 under is a pretty good start. Especially if you measure it against Bubba's prob-blims...

(Had BW in my finals six picks and opted for Champ instead...thought I'd take a flyer on him or as Ed says, for laughs. Probably picked a good week not to go with Bubba...).

Well, my "fliers" have crashed...so much for my grins.

 

[Bobcat07]

Well all my picks are under par after day one. With how this season has gone, I'm going to consider that a moral victory!

 

[Nolerball]

Ed did well picking first last week, so I'll give it a try:

Cantlay
Morikawa
Niemann
Rahm

Dang, Liz - Morikawa literally is tearing it up! Great pick it would seem. Hopefully Rahm will make a jump.

My guys all appear in (at least I hope with Xander at minus 3). But my guy, Spieth, gagged away the back Nine and, well, he'll be watching from the couch until next week.

 

[Bill From Tampa]

Amazing how Spieth has just lost it.

 

[NoleinATL]

I can say did not have Morikawa in top 15 guys I was considering

Spieth is very surprising
He was not good in a couple areas he was so good at previously
130th in shots gained approach to green
60th in shots gained putting


Glad to see Phil rebound and make the weekend

 

[NoleinATL]

Good story about a golfer from FAMU

 

[NoleinATL]

 

[NoleLizards]

OUCH!! Seven out of our combined sixteen picks missed the cut.