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2019 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, End of Round 2. Top 10 win probabilities: Matthew Fitzpatrick (1, -9, 17.6%) Patrick Cantlay (T2, -7, 16.2%) Jon Rahm (T2, -7, 15.6%) Billy Horschel (T2, -7, 6.9%) Justin Rose (T7, -5, 5.3%) Brooks Koepka (T7, -5, 4.9%) Rory McIlroy (T13, -4, 4.5%) Webb Simpson (T7, -5, 4.2%) Cameron Smith (T2, -7, 4.1%) Hideki Matsuyama (T13, -4, 2.9%) Top strokes-gained performances: Putting: Matthew Fitzpatrick +3.2 Around-the-green: Bubba Watson +2.2 Approach: Jim Furyk +3.6 Off-the-tee: Rory McIlroy +1.8 Total: Matthew Fitzpatrick +6.1 NOTE: These reports are based off the live predictive model run by @DataGolf. The model provides live “Make Cut�, “Top 20�, “Top 5�, and “Win� probabilities every 5 minutes from the opening tee shot to the final putt of every PGA TOUR event. Briefly, the model takes account of the current form of each golfer as well as the difficulty of their remaining holes, and probabilities are calculated from 20K simulations. To follow live finish probabilities throughout the remainder of WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, or to see how each golfer’s probabilities have evolved from the start of the event to the current time, click here for the model’s home page.

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The Valero Texas Open, first played in 1922, is the third oldest tournament on the PGA TOUR; only the BMW Championship (1899) and RBC Canadian Open (1904) are older. Played in San Antonio every year, the Valero Texas Open also is the oldest professional golf tournament to have been held in the same city in its entire existence. One of the tournaments canceled by the PGA TOUR this season due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Valero Texas Open certainly has a rich history. Here’s a look at some of the milestones from San Antonio. RELATED: All-time Power Rankings: Valero Texas Open | Hogan vs. Snead free on PGA TOUR LIVE Five years ago … 2015: FedExCup points leader and Boerne, Texas, resident Jimmy Walker began the final round four strokes ahead of Texan Jordan Spieth and, despite a pair of early bogeys on Nos. 4 and 7, was never threatened. Walker shot a 2-under 70 and a four-stroke victory over Spieth for his second victory of the 2014-15 campaign. 10 years ago … 2010: Australian Adam Scott made his debut in San Antonio a successful one as he captured the first event held at the new TPC San Antonio Oaks Course with a one-shot victory over Sweden’s Fredrik Jacobson. The tough conditions pushed Scott’s winning score of 274, nine shots higher than in 2009, won by Zach Johnson. Scott trailed by five shots after the first day and didn’t take the lead until his final round 67, part of a rare 36-hole final day, thanks to a Friday rainout. 15 years ago … 2005: Robert Gamez, whose father attended high school in San Antonio and who has family in the area, shot an opening-round 62, the lowest first-round score by a winner in 50 years, to break a PGA TOUR record victory drought of 15 years, 6 months. It was the third TOUR win of his career, but the first since the 1990 Nestle Invitational. He defeated Olin Browne by three shots after shooting a final-round 64. 20 years ago … 2000: Dallas native Justin Leonard continued the long tradition of stellar Texas winners as he turned in four outstanding rounds to dominate another strong field at La Cantera for a five-shot victory over Mark Wiebe. Leonard, who had previously finished second twice in San Antonio, took control with a third-round 65 and cruised to victory, joining Lone Star heroes such as Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Lee Trevino and Ben Crenshaw as Valero Texas Open champions. 25 years ago … 1995: Duffy Waldorf, who played with his own personal messages of encouragement written on his golf balls, won in the first Valero Texas Open played at the new La Cantera Golf Club. Waldorf fired a final-round 66, two shots off the course record set by first-round leader Loren Roberts, to cruise to a six-shot victory over Justin Leonard. Waldorf led after the second round and never looked back for his first TOUR victory. 30 years ago … 1990: Mark O’Meara rallied from four shots off the pace with a final-day 63 for a one-shot victory over Gary Hallberg. O’Meara, who had finished earlier in the day, was on the Oak Hills Country Club driving range warming up for a possible playoff when he got the news that Hallberg three-putted the 18th green to hand him the victory. Nick Price started the final day with a two-shot lead over Hallberg. 40 years ago … 1980: Popular Texan Lee Trevino fired a final-round 65 to defeat Terry Diehl by a single shot. Fuzzy Zoeller was two shots back in third place. Bill Rogers led after 36 holes, only to have Zoeller go one up heading into the final day. The Dallas-born Trevino charged on the final day to gain his first San Antonio pro golf victory. 50 years ago … 1970: Ron Cerrudo captured the second and final victory of his TOUR career with a five-shot win over Dick Lotz. Cerrudo opened with an even-par 71, then fired three rounds in the 60s for the fairly easy victory. Miller Barber and Rod Funseth tied for third, six shots behind the winning pace. Cerrudo played 194 more TOUR events without a win. 60 years ago … 1960: Arnie’s Army was out in full force as Arnold Palmer took a two-shot win over Doug Ford and Frank Stranahan at Fort Sam Houston Golf Course. Palmer, the reigning Masters champion, overcame sub-freezing temperatures that froze the greens and delayed the start of Thursday’s first round. It was the last TOUR event held at an active-duty military golf course. 70 years ago … 1950: Sam Snead captured his second Valero Texas Open title with a pair of 63s in the final two rounds for a one-shot win over Masters champion Jimmy Demaret. Snead opened with a 71 but improved to 68 in the second round. He overcame a hailstorm on the final day for the win. 75 years ago … 1945: Sammy Byrd outdueled Byron Nelson by a single shot and Jug McSpaden by two. Byrd shot a final-round 66, which allowed him to overcome Nelson on the last day before large wartime crowds at Willow Springs. Six weeks later at a TOUR event in Miami, Nelson began his TOUR-record streak of 11 consecutive wins. The first Valero Texas Open … 1922: Scotsman Bob MacDonald won the first Texas Open by one shot over Cyril Walker at Brackenridge Park. Playing for an unheard of total purse of $5,000 and first place money of $1,500, the tournament attracted the best players of its era who were spending part of the winter in San Antonio. MacDonald fired a final-round 70 for the victory as Walker missed an 8-foot putt on the final hole.

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WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. - Kamaiu Johnson, a sponsor exemption, has withdrawn from the Farmers Insurance Open after testing positive for COVID-19. Officials from the Farmers Insurance Open and Century Club of San Diego announced that fellow Advocates Pro Golf Association (APGA) Tour player, Willie Mack III, will replace Johnson in the field as a sponsor exemption. Johnson, a Farmers® brand ambassador and winner of the 2020 APGA Tour Championship, reports feeling well and will have the PGA TOUR's full support throughout his self-isolation period under CDC guidelines. "To say that I'm disappointed would be a massive understatement. I've dreamed of playing on the PGA TOUR for a long, long time, but health and safety come first," Johnson said. "It's times like these where you have to keep focusing on the bigger picture at hand, and from my experience, a fork in the road often has an interesting way of leading to new opportunities. Getting a brief glimpse of the Farmers Insurance Open and what it would be like to play on the PGA TOUR only further ignites the fire inside me to work that much harder to chase the dream of playing on TOUR full-time. I am so thankful to Farmers Insurance and the entire team at the Century Club of San Diego for not only providing me with this opportunity, but also for all they're doing to promote diversity in golf and beyond. I will be Willie Mack's biggest fan this week. He's a good friend and an incredibly talented player." In March 2020, Mack became a Farmers Insurance® brand ambassador. He is a former Michigan Amateur champion and was the 2019 APGA Player of the Year, winning two of the seven events he entered. Mack currently leads the Florida Professional Golf Tour and will continue playing their events in addition to a full APGA Tour season in 2021. Last week, Mack was awarded an exemption to The Genesis Invitational, which will be played in the Los Angeles area in February. "This is a bittersweet moment. Kamaiu and I are very close friends and he has worked so hard to have this opportunity. There is no doubt that Kamaiu will get his chance, and when he does, he is going to do big things," Mack said. "To get two exemptions over the course of one week is incredible, with The Genesis Invitational awarding me the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption last week, and now to receive a spot in the Farmers Insurance Open from an organization that has already done so much for me. I will cherish this moment and forever be grateful for these incredible opportunities." Removing the financial burden associated with the game is a top priority for both Farmers and the APGA Tour. Ensuring players have access to the tools and support they need allows them to better focus on competing. For players like Johnson and Mack, the support Farmers provides APGA Tour athletes can be invaluable. "We understand what this week meant to Kamaiu and how hard he worked to get here. On behalf of everyone at Farmers, we wish Kamaiu the best and look forward to more opportunities for him to play PGA TOUR events in the near future," said Farmers Insurance CEO Jeff Dailey. "While these unfortunate circumstances do not allow Kamaiu to play at the 2021 Farmers Insurance Open, we wanted to extend an exemption to another Farmers brand ambassador, Willie Mack III. Our ongoing support of the APGA Tour and its players is just one of the ways we're reinforcing our commitment to help remove barriers and advance diversity in the game of golf." Mack's exemption is the latest example of Farmers support for the APGA Tour and its players in recent years. The national insurer has provided funding for APGA Tour events and the organization's athletes, sponsored players including Johnson and Mack, and for the second consecutive year will host an APGA Tour event in conjunction with the 2021 Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA TOUR. For more information about Farmers commitment to the game, visit Farmers.com/Golf.

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