Drew Smith is currently dealing with right shoulder soreness, and doesn’t have a timeline to return at the moment.
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Usually, when you get older, you slow down a bit. Not Jacob deGrom, who’s actually throwing harder now than ever before.
The Honda Classic was an opportunity for Erik Compton to make an impact - both on the course at PGA National, and off it. Compton, 41, Monday-qualified into this week's PGA TOUR event with a 7-under 65, earning his first TOUR start since he got into The Honda Classic in the same fashion two years ago. To those who know the two-time heart transplant survivor, unsurprisingly, there was more to the story. On Friday, as part of tournament week, Compton and the Erik Compton Foundation announced a $12,500 donation to the First Tee - Miami. Compton, who got his start in golf with the chapter as a kid, said the funds will be used to facilitate after-school programs and clinics. "I'm there every day," Compton said of First Tee - Miami, where he's been teaching for the last four months. "With COVID, we've had a rush of kids coming in and wanting to learn to play golf. We have to do more clinics for kids." For Compton, First Tee - Miami is now a family matter. His daughter, Petra, is part of the program, which is based out of Miami International Links. "I've been involved since I was nine years old," Compton said. "My daughter's 12 now, so, it's really neat to see it full circle." Today, Compton has full status on the Korn Ferry Tour. Making his first PGA TOUR start in years, he wanted to ensure his foundation - and, of course, his home First Tee chapter - were part of that story, too. "We haven't really been able to run events at the foundation in the last year or so because of the pandemic," Compton said, "but I'm committed to playing golf, and it raising money for transplant research and awareness, and for junior golf. "It works hand and hand. It's two things in my life that are very important."
The 64-player field is set, and the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play is ready to return to the TOUR schedule after being cancelled last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 16 groups will be filled out Monday and the draw can be watched live on the PGA TOUR's digital platforms beginning at 11 a.m. ET. Kevin Kisner returns to defend his title from 2019 after defeating Matt Kuchar 3 & 2 in the final. FIELD NOTES: Reigning FedExCup champion Dustin Johnson headlines the field. Johnson won the Match Play in 2017... Players who qualified but are not competing include Tiger Woods, Gary Woodland, Brooks Koepka, Justin Rose, and Adam Scott... Seventeen different countries are represented... Justin Thomas makes his first start since winning THE PLAYERS Championship... Jason Day hasn't won on the PGA TOUR since 2018, however, he is a two-time Match Play winner... Twenty-two golfers will be making their Match Play debuts including TOUR winners Sungjae Im, Viktor Hovland and Matthew Wolff alongside major champion Collin Morikawa and Korn Ferry Tour Points leader Will Zalatoris... All of the top-10 golfers in the Official World Golf Ranking are teeing it up in Austin. FEDEXCUP: Winner receives 550 FedExCup points. COURSE: Austin Country Club, par 71, 7,108 yards (yardage subject to change). This marks the fifth Match Play event for the Pete Dye design. Believed to be the oldest club in Texas, the course has roots dating back to 1899 but was relocated twice before coming to its current location. The front nine is on higher ground while the back nine is on lowland alongside Lake Austin. STORYLINES: Can Kisner continue his match-play prowess? The last two times the Match Play has been contested Kisner has finished 1-2... Former Texas Longhorn Jordan Spieth is looking for some Lonestar Love this week as he looks to continue his fine play this season. Spieth struggled Sunday at THE PLAYERS but came into that week finishing T4-T3-T15-T4... Morikawa is looking to become the first golfer since Johnson in 2017 to win the first two World Golf Championships of the calendar year. Johnson won the WGC-Mexico/Match Play double that season, while Morikawa is looking to back up his WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession win... Tiger Woods is the leader in all-time matches played at the Match Play with 48. However, that record will be eclipsed by Sergio Garcia this year after the round robin play. Garcia sits at 46 matches played. Ian Poulter is at 45 matches played and could pass Garcia depending on who goes further. LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: 9 & 8, Tiger Woods def. Stephen Ames (1st round, 2006 at La Costa Resort & Spa). LONGEST MATCH: 26 holes, Mike Weir def. Loren Roberts (1st round, 2003 at La Costa), Scott Verplank def. Lee Westwood (1st round, 2006 at La Costa) LAST TIME: Kevin Kisner birdied the first hole in the final match and never looked back, defeating Matt Kuchar 3 & 2. Kisner was 2-up through eight holes but lost the ninth to a Kuchar birdie. Kuchar made a double bogey on the par-3 11th and that sparked the beginning of the end, as Kisner won the par-4 15th. When Kuchar could only match Kisner's birdie on the par-5 16th, the victory was secured. Francesco Molinari defeated Lucas Bjerregaard (who had knocked off Tiger Woods 1-up in the semifinals) in the third-place match by a score of 4 & 2. The biggest upset came in the Round of 16 when the highest-ranked golfer left - No. 2 Justin Rose - was defeated 2-up by the lowest-ranked golfer left - No. 57 Kevin Na. HOW TO FOLLOW Television: Wednesday-Friday, 2-8 p.m. (Golf Channel). Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2-6 p.m. (NBC). Sunday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-7 p.m. (NBC). PGA TOUR LIVE: Wednesday-Friday, 10:15 a.m.-8 p.m. ET (featured groups). Saturday, 9:45 a.m.-2 p.m. (featured groups). Sunday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (Featured Groups) Radio: Wednesday-Friday, 2-8 p.m. ET. Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio).
What started as a field of 68 is down to 32. Here’s how we rank the teams that remain heading into Sunday’s action.
Krysten Peek recaps the stunning one-point game that sends ACU on to the next round, making them the only 14-seed to do so.
Jordan Poole’s not the only young Warriors guard trying to make the most of an opportunity.
First, they lost Anthony Davis. Now, LeBron James’ high-ankle sprain could take him out of the rotation for a bit. Where do the Lakers go from here? (Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports)
