Zurich Classic’s strong field isn’t solely a New Orleans thing

The PGA TOUR’s first full-field event of 2022 takes place this week at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Round 2 gets underway Friday from Waialae Country Club. The deep field includes Cameron Smith, who won last week at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, Webb Simpson, Hideki Matsuyama, Sungjae Im, Marc Leishman, Corey Conners and Kevin Kisner. Here’s everything you need to know to follow the action, including Featured Groups for PGA TOUR LIVE and newly expanded and extended coverage on ESPN+. Click here for more details. Leaderboard Full tee times HOW TO FOLLOW Television: Thursday-Saturday, 7 p.m.-10:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Sunday, 6 p.m.-10 p.m. (Golf Channel). PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday, 12 p.m.-7 p.m. ET (Featured Groups), 7 p.m.-10:30 p.m. (Featured Holes). Saturday, 4 p.m.-7 p.m. (Featured Groups), 7 p.m.-10:30 p.m. (Featured Holes). Sunday, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. (Featured Groups), 6 p.m.-10 p.m. (Featured Holes). PGA TOUR LIVE is available exclusively on ESPN+ Radio: Thursday-Saturday, 5 p.m.-10:30 p.m. ET. Sunday, 5 p.m.-10 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio) FEATURED GROUPS Kevin Na, Cam Smith, Talor Gooch (Tee times) Marc Leishman, Sungjae Im, Matt Jones (Tee times) Hideki Matsuyama, Kevin Kisner, Webb Simpson (Tee times) Abraham Ancer, Billy Horschel, Harris English (Tee times) MUST READS Kevin Na shoots 61 to lead Sony Open in Hawaii Jim Furyk, 51, makes ace in opening 62 at Sony Open Five things to know about Waialae Country Club

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What were you reading in 2020? According to the metrics, it was a diverse lineup of stories that was by turns predictable (two of the top three stories featured Tiger Woods) and unpredictable (a feature about Rory McIlroy's reading habits). There was triumph (the astounding comeback of Brendon Todd, among others) and tragedy (the courage of Camilo Villegas, wife Maria, and their foundation Mia's Miracles). Here are the 10 most read stories of the year on PGATOUR.COM: 1. My first time playing with Tiger Woods One player nearly drove off the road upon learning that he would be playing his first round with Tiger Woods, whose legendary exploits attracted so many TOUR pros to golf in the first place. A future Hall of Famer recalled, "I've never said ‘good shot' as much in my life ... as I did that day." And yet a third player was so awed by Woods he reconsidered turning pro. Read the full story here. 2. How MJ became a golfer In this deep dive into the golf obsession of the most famous basketball player of all time, you'll learn the name Buzz Peterson; meet the man who taught Michael Jordan how to play (hint: it wasn't Davis Love III); and find out why Jordan's future in the game was so tied to North Carolina's loss to Indiana in the 1984 East Regional semifinals. Read the full story here. 3. Tiger's (arguably) greatest shot ever Grant Waite had already reached the par-5 18th green in two; now Tiger Woods had to do the same if he wanted to assure himself a birdie and a one-shot victory at the 2000 RBC Canadian Open. Between his ball and the pin: 218 yards, a row of bushes and a gaping water hazard. The lie: wet sand. What happened next was jaw-dropping even for longtime caddie Steve Williams. Read the full story here. 4. Rory McIlroy gets a good read "I spend enough time around a lot of impressive people," Rory McIlroy said in an interview at the WGC-Mexico Championship, "and one of the common denominators, always, is that they read a lot." Here, McIlroy details how he has improved his life by reading and in particular by embracing stoicism, which says to temper the big reaction and take the long view. Read the full story here. 5. The healing has begun Doctors couldn't save their daughter Mia, who died of cancer last summer, but Camilo and wife Maria Villegas are turning tragedy into something more hopeful and purposeful. They renamed their foundation Mia's Miracles, which will keep their daughter's memory alive as it supports families battling pediatric cancer in the United States and Colombia. Read the full story here. 6. Whatever happened to the right club today? "Be the right club today." The microphones caught Hal Sutton saying that to either his ball or the golf gods on the 18th hole as he won THE PLAYERS Championship in 2000. But what ever happened to the right club, the 6-iron he used to set up his tournament-clinching par? Where is it? And which of Sutton's clubs now lives in a time capsule? Read the full story here. 7. Collin Morikawa has a golf IQ beyond his years Collin Morikawa became golf's newest young superstar when he drove the par-4 16th hole at TPC Harding Park on the way to winning the PGA Championship last summer. But what really sets him apart is his head. The man who recruited him to Cal said he never once saw Morikawa pull the wrong club, while a former rival remarked, "There are no holes in his game - at all." Read the full story here. 8. The fabulous dad life of Mike Thomas In a lengthy interview with PGATOUR.com, Mike Thomas explains what it was like raising golf-obsessed Justin; explains why it's so vitally important to make it fun for kid golfers; and details why of all the famous people he's met through his son, it was a pair of guided tours of the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Houston that impacted him the most. Read the full story here. 9. The Super Bowl of Monday qualifiers The Honda Classic Monday qualifier has the deepest field of any PGA TOUR Monday qualifier, so it's beyond special to get through. In 2019, for example, the Honda's Monday sprint featured 24 players with at least one TOUR win. In 2020, there were 13 different TOUR winners in the Monday field with a combined 23 European Tour and 41 Korn Ferry Tour victories. Read the full story here. 10. The brotherhood of the slump Which player was so lost he resorted to hitting shots blindfolded on a driving range in Dubai? Which one consulted a book by a Major League pitcher who had been felled by the throwing yips? This story explains why slump-busting is a team effort (wives, coaches, psychologists) and why the ultimate victors are sometimes "the guys that can muster through it the longest." Read the full story here.

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It’s the final round of the Desert Classic in La Quinta, California, where Phil Mickelson looks to go wire-to-wire for the win. Here’s everything you need to know to follow the action Sunday at the Desert Classic. Round 4 tee times Round 4 leaderboard HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN (ALL TIMES ET) TELEVISION: Saturday-Sunday, 3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel) RADIO: Saturday-Saturday, 1-7 p.m.; Sunday, 2-7 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.COM) NOTABLE PAIRINGS (ALL TIMES ET) 1:20 p.m. ET: Dominic Bozzzelli, Jon Rahm, Sungjae Im (Stadium Course) 1:30 p.m. ET: Steve Marino, Micheal Thompson, Patrick Cantlay (Stadium Course) 1:40 p.m. ET: Phil Mickelson, Adam Hadwin, Adam Long (Stadium Course) MUST-READS Remembering David Duval’s 59 at Desert Classic José de Jesús Rodríguez overcame hardship and tragedy Mickelson tries to go wire-to-wire Hadwin chases second TOUR title Rahm eyes another comeback Reiter sets tournament course record CALL OF THE DAY For play-by-play coverage from the final round of the Desert Classic, listen on PGATOUR.COM. SHOT OF THE DAY

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