Campos, other TOUR pros lend support to the Bahamas

Tee times for Round 2 have been adjusted after the first round was suspended due to darkness. Justin Thomas, Matthew Fitzpatrick and Brooks Koepka will go right back out at 10:14 a.m. off the 10th tee followed by the group of Dustin Johnson, Patrick Cantlay and Rory McIlroy. Fresh off a bogey-free 68, Tiger Woods tees off on No. 1 with Shane Lowry and Andy Ogletree at 2:30 p.m. while Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and Louis Oosthuizen go half an hour earlier at 2:08 p.m. Full tee times & groupings below. * – Denotes amateur ROUND 2 TEE TIMES (ALL TIMES ET) 1st Tee 9:30 AM 1 86 Justin Harding (South Africa) 43 Shugo Imahira (Japan) 37 Nick Taylor (Canada) 9:41 AM 3 59 Chez Reavie 61 Sebastian Munoz (Colombia) 39 Byeong Hun An (Korea) 9:52 AM 5 29 Bubba Watson 56 Matthew Wolff 7 Tommy Fleetwood (England) 10:03 AM 7 74 Francesco Molinari (Italy) 53 Billy Horschel 47 Cameron Smith (Australia) 10:14 AM 9 81 Bernhard Langer (Germany) 60 J. T. Poston 4 Christiaan Bezuidenhout (South Africa) 10:25 AM 11 92 Fred Couples 63 Max Homa 19 Dylan Frittelli (South Africa) 10:36 AM 13 71 Jose Maria Olazabal (Spain) 23 Andrew Putnam 8 *James Sugrue (Ireland) 1:35 PM 15 80 Sandy Lyle (Scotland) 54 Jimmy Walker 14 *Yuxin Lin (China) 1:46 PM 17 83 Webb Simpson 77 Marc Leishman (Australia) 69 Hideki Matsuyama (Japan) 1:57 PM 19 2 Kevin Kisner 38 Adam Hadwin (Canada) 68 Scottie Scheffler 2:08 PM 21 55 Jon Rahm (Spain) 33 Bryson DeChambeau 46 Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) 2:19 PM 23 49 Patrick Reed 58 Paul Casey (England) 67 Tony Finau 2:30 PM 25 1 Tiger Woods 78 Shane Lowry (Ireland) 12 *Andy Ogletree 2:41 PM 27 17 Jordan Spieth 15 Gary Woodland 9 Ian Poulter (England) 2:52 PM 29 84 Graeme McDowell (Northern Ireland) 50 Si Woo Kim (Korea) 66 Nate Lashley 10th tee 9:30 AM 2 26 Sung Kang (Korea) 79 Erik van Rooyen (South Africa) 9:41 AM 4 36 Danny Willett (England) 24 Rickie Fowler 20 *John Augenstein 9:52 AM 6 13 Phil Mickelson 28 Abraham Ancer (Mexico) 27 Bernd Wiesberger (Austria) 10:03 AM 8 65 Adam Scott (Australia) 45 Collin Morikawa 91 Tyrrell Hatton (England) 10:14 AM 10 25 Justin Thomas 31 Matthew Fitzpatrick (England) 88 Brooks Koepka 10:25 AM 12 62 Dustin Johnson 48 Patrick Cantlay 16 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) 10:36 AM 14 75 Zach Johnson 35 Justin Rose (England) 40 Cameron Champ 10:47 AM 16 42 Victor Perez (France) 76 Sungjae Im (Korea) 6 Brendon Todd 1:35 PM 18 22 Lucas Glover 51 Corey Conners (Canada) 85 C. T. Pan (Chinese Taipei) 1:46 PM 20 57 Brandt Snedeker 70 Charles Howell III 3 Jazz Janewattananond (Thailand) 1:57 PM 22 90 Larry Mize 18 Andrew Landry 44 *Lukas Michel (Australia) 2:08 PM 24 89 Matt Kuchar 32 Lee Westwood (England) 34 Kevin Na 2:19 PM 26 52 Xander Schauffele 5 Jason Kokrak 72 Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 2:30 PM 28 21 Charl Schwartzel (South Africa) 82 Jason Day (Australia) 41 *Abel Gallegos (Argentina) 2:41 PM 30 87 Vijay Singh (Fiji) 73 Lanto Griffin 11 Tyler Duncan 2:52 PM 32 64 Mike Weir (Canada) 10 Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spain) 30 Matt Wallace (England)

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Here are nine tidbits from Saturday’s matches at the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play that gamers can use tomorrow, this weekend or down the road. The Austin Country Club plays 7,108 yards (par 71). We’ll start with the Sweet 16 and move forward. Perfection Pools It’s safe to say that NOBODY had a perfect bracket at the conclusion of pool play. Of the 16 predicted group winners by gamers, only FIVE hit. Of the 16 seeded pool favorites, based on OWGR, only FIVE advanced. Woof. Brackets Busted: Sweet 16 Of the five seeded winners advancing to the round of 16, exactly two of them made it to the quarterfinal round. The biggest fish to be fried in the morning session was local favorite Sergio Garcia (7). After washing out Xander Schauffele 3 & 1 to complete pool play with a perfect record, he crashed out to Kyle Stanley (45), 3 & 1. I didn’t see anything from Garcia that would chase me away in the coming weeks or months but I did notice the different color tape jobs his wrist each round. … Tyrrell Hatton (12) was six-under-par and lost to Cameron Smith (46) 2 & 1. This is a perfect example of why match play is both beautiful and ugly at the same time. Oh, and it’s almost impossible to project because this can happen in any and every match. … Matt Kuchar (16) wasn’t looking ahead to the round of 16 in pool play. If he was, he noticed early that he wouldn’t have to face Dustin Johnson in round 2. It wasn’t any easier with Kevin Kisner (32) as Kuchar’s six birdies weren’t enough to advance. Savage. Brackets Busted: Quarterfinal Edition Interestingly enough, the quarterfinal matches went according to seed, minus Kiradech Aphibarnrat (28) and Bubba Watson (35). The Thai knocked off annual upset specialist Charles Howell III (59) in the morning but ran out of magic against the two-time Masters champ. His perfect 4-0 week came to a crashing end as Watson rattled off four birdies in a row to open the back nine, winning eventually 5 & 3. The Final Four Watson hasn’t lost this week either as he stormed into the final four 4-0-1. Joining him will be the seeded favorite Justin Thomas (2), Alex Noren (13) and Kevin Kisner (32). Watson is the highest seeded player left but even if he wins, he won’t be the biggest underdog to lift the trophy. That honor belongs to Kevin Sutherland who was seeded No. 62 in the 2002 edition. … Kisner, like Watson, also enters the last four with a record of 4-0-1, has drawn Alex Noren, who similar to Thomas, is 5-0-0 on the week. The last three winners of this “new” format, Rory McIlroy (1), Jason Day (2) and Dustin Johnson (1) have all come from Tier 1 (top 16 seeds from the OWGR). Crystal Ball Thomas and Watson will kick off the final four and both are in flying form. Watson, who has notoriously struggled in this format, has changed his mind set to make birdies and the heck with the rest. Since his drought ended with a title at the Genesis Open, Watson won’t be chasing that angle and will be able to focus on just playing. …Thomas limped into the week after wisdom teeth surgery and has proceeded to blow the doors off every opponent he’s faced. He’s trailed for four holes all week but he’ll be the one dealing with the pressure in this match. With a win in the semifinals he knows he would go to No. 1 in the OWGR. Only 21 players before him have had that honor. I’m excited to see how he handles THAT pressure. Watson steals it. … Noren and Kisner make up the other side of the bracket. Noren is looking to join Sutherland, Shane Lowry and Russell Knox as making their first TOUR win a WGC event. He was knocked out in the quarterfinals last year and now has cleared that hurdle. … Kisner reaching the final four is a site for sore eyes in the gaming world. Many jumped on board after his career year in 2017 but it hasn’t gone according to plan in the new season. His only top 10 in eight events so far has been T4 at The RSM Classic in November. He’ll cash for more than that tomorrow regardless. Kisner needed eight birdies to beat Kuchar. He then thrashed Ian Poulter 8 & 6. He’ll need all of that AGAIN to beat Noren. Chalk final. Final Group: Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship Brice Garnett, two-time winner on the Web.com Tour from 2017, is looking to go wire-to-wire for his first TOUR win. He sits on 16-under-par 200 and has a two-shot lead over Corey Conners and four shot lead over third place. Conners, who has played on four different circuits over the last four years, has never won on any professional level and will look to break his duck Sunday. The top 10 this week will be eligible for the Houston Open on Thursday next. Moving Day Monday qualifier Tyler McCumber is looking to keep his momentum of the week moving in the right direction. The son of Mark McCumber is just four back after tying Conners and Harris English for the low round of the day (67) in windy conditions. This is his TOUR debut but he’s won three times on PGA TOUR Latinoamerica … While the above are looking for their first victory at this highest level, Harris English is looking to add to his collection. His 67 moved him up 30 spots to T8.Thanks to two late bogeys by Garnett he’ll begin Sunday seven back instead of nine. English has won on paspalum grass before at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba. … The last time this course hosted an event it was last May as a Web.com Tour event. Nate Lashley shot 20-under to win and those gamers backing him this week were happy to see him move up 15 places to T23. Moving Day: Wrong Way After qualifying on Monday at Valspar and cashing T8, the big-hitting Trey Mullinax was on the radar this week. He didn’t disappoint through two rounds and entered Saturday T6. After 76 of them on Saturday he dropped 22 spots to T28. … David Lingmerth’s 67 on Friday pushed him into the top 15 but his 75 in Round 3 saw him drop off to T36. Study Hall Kisner’s undressing of Ian Poulter 8 & 6 to reach the semifinals was the biggest margin of victory since Ben Crane beat Rory McIlroy 8 & 7 in the second round in 2011. Read that again slowly. … Watson is the only player remaining that has a WGC victory (2015 HSBC). … English and McCumber had the only two bogey-free rounds at Corales. … Corales played a shot harder and over-par on Saturday as the wind provided a stout defense.

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