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Willie Mack III builds experience ahead of The Genesis Invitational

SAN DIEGO - A few days back Willie Mack III was expecting to play Torrey Pines North on Saturday as part of the APGA (Advocates Professional Golf Association) schedule - instead he finished up his Farmers Insurance Open quest there on Friday. Mack III stepped in at the 11th hour for Kamaiu Johnson - his fellow APGA professional - as a sponsors invite into the PGA TOUR event after Johnson tested positive for COVID-19. Thankfully Johnson has only suffered mild symptoms and a scare that saw Johnson's mother rushed to hospital earlier in the week has somewhat abated. Mack acquitted himself well and actually sat 1 under through 14 holes on the tough South Course in Thursday's opening round before dropping three shots late to card a 2-over 74. On Friday, in tough weather conditions, Mack battled his way to a 75 to ultimately miss the cut. But with another start upcoming at The Genesis Invitational via the Charlie Sifford Memorial exemption, Mack III gained plenty of valuable experience at Torrey Pines. "It was exciting. It was a good week. I think I hit four fairways, so other than that, every other part of my game was pretty good," Mack said. "I can’t thank Jeff Dailey, the CEO or Farmers, enough for just letting me and Kamaiu have an opportunity to get out here. It’s our dream to be out here and I can’t wait for the Genesis in three weeks." Johnson will - health permitting - get his first TOUR chance at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in two weeks' time and has also been offered an invite to The Honda Classic. 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. 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. Mack's exemption was 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 on the North Course on Saturday. The 27-hole contest has an elevated $55,000 purse and begins at 7 a.m. local time. While Johnson and Mack are not in the mix others involved include Mulbe Dillard, a senior at Florida A&M. Dillard debuts at No. 1 in the newly formed APGA Collegiate Ranking created by the PGA TOUR and the APGA Tour aimed to help top Black college golfers' transition to the professional ranks by easing the financial burden of playing developmental tours and Korn Ferry Tour Q-School. Dillard leads the APGA Collegiate Ranking for Black golfers in NCAA Division I, II and III, with the top five seniors each year receiving summer status on the APGA Tour and an exemption into the pre-qualifying stage for Korn Ferry Tour Q-School. Kevin Hall, 37, is deaf and trying to pave the way for both the deaf community and African Americans. He played high school golf for Winton Woods (Ohio) while he attended St. Rita School for the Deaf. He went on to play at Ohio State, where he won the Big Ten Conference individual championship in 2004 by 11 shots and turned pro the following year. Hall has played several PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour events over the course of his career and was a former recipient of the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption at The Genesis Invitational. In recent years, he has won three times on the APGA Tour. His father, Percy Hall, caddies and signs for him, and will be joining Kevin at the 2021 Farmers Insurance Open Invitational.

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Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Matthieu Pavon+130
Max Greyserman-120
Tie+750
Requests
Type: Requests - Status: OPEN
1st/2nd Any Order Justin Thomas/Nick Taylor+75000
Final Round 2-Balls - S. Kyriacou / L. Duncan
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Lindy Duncan+105
Stephanie Kyriacou+105
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - L. Aberg / T. Pendrith
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Ludvig Aberg-120
Taylor Pendrith+135
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - P. Tavatanakit / A. Yubol
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Patty Tavatanakit-130
Arpichaya Yubol+145
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - C. Kirk / A. Hadwin
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Adam Hadwin+110
Chris Kirk+100
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - R. Yin / A. Kim
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Ruoning Yin-160
Auston Kim+180
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - W. Clark / L. Glover
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Lucas Glover+120
Wyndham Clark-110
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - L. Ko / S. Lee
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Lydia Ko-135
Somi Lee+150
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - A. Eckroat / R. Henley
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Austin Eckroat+150
Russell Henley-135
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - J. Lopez / E. Szokol
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Elizabeth Szokol-105
Julia Lopez Ramirez+115
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - M. Thorbjornsen / B. Harman
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Brian Harman-110
Michael Thorbjornsen+120
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - R. Takeda / K. Gillman
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Rio Takeda-200
Kristen Gillman+225
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - V. Hovland / N. Dunlap
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Nick Dunlap+185
Viktor Hovland-170
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - Y. Noh / C. Ciganda
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Yealimi Noh-105
Carlota Ciganda+115
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - D. McCarthy / T. Hoge
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Denny McCarthy+100
Tom Hoge+110
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - N. Korda / A. Lee
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Nelly Korda-145
Andrea Lee+160
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - M.W. Lee / M. McNealy
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Maverick McNealy-105
Min Woo Lee+115
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - J. Thitikul / C. Boutier
Type: Final Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Jeeno Thitikul-135
Celine Boutier+150
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - A. Novak / R. MacIntyre
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Andrew Novak+105
Robert MacIntyre+105
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - J. Highsmith / C. Bezuidenhout
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Christiaan Bezuidenhout+100
Joe Highsmith+110
Tie+750
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Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Carson Young+275
Mackenzie Hughes+425
Harry Higgs+550
Danny Walker+1200
Ryan Fox+1200
Victor Perez+1400
Alex Smalley+2200
Norman Xiong+2200
Davis Shore+2800
Ben Silverman+4500
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Final Round 2-Balls - E. Van Rooyen / W. Zalatoris
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Will Zalatoris-115
Erik Van Rooyen+125
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - A. Rai / B. Griffin
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Aaron Rai-110
Ben Griffin+120
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - C. Davis / A. Scott
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Adam Scott+100
Cam Davis+110
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - B. Campbell / P. Rodgers
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Brian Campbell+125
Patrick Rodgers-115
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - T. Detry / R. Gerard
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Ryan Gerard+100
Thomas Detry+110
Tie+750
Final Round 2-Balls - R. Hojgaard / A. Noren
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Alex Noren+110
Rasmus Hojgaard+100
Tie+750
Final Round 3-Balls - J. Svensson / A. Svensson / M. Manassero
Type: Final Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Jesper Svensson+150
Adam Svensson+180
Matteo Manassero+200
Final Round Match-Ups - G. Woodland / R. Hojgaard
Type: Final Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Rasmus Hojgaard-125
Gary Woodland+105
Final Round 2-Balls - G. Woodland / D. Thompson
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Davis Thompson-125
Gary Woodland+140
Tie+750
Final Round Match-Ups - D. Thompson / M. Fitzpatrick
Type: Final Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Davis Thompson-120
Matt Fitzpatrick+100
Final Round 3-Balls - S. Fisk / J. Bramlett / A. Rozner
Type: Final Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Antoine Rozner+175
Joseph Bramlett+175
Steven Fisk+175
Final Round 3-Balls - T. Humphrey / M. McGreevy / H. Springer
Type: Final Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Max McGreevy+130
Hayden Springer+145
Theo Humphrey+300
Final Round Score - Jordan Spieth
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 67.5-145
Under 67.5+110
Final Round 2-Balls - J. Spieth / J.J. Spaun
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
J J Spaun+130
Jordan Spieth-120
Tie+750
Final Round Match-Ups - B. Hun An / J.J. Spaun
Type: Final Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Byeong Hun An-110
J J Spaun-110
Final Round Match-Ups - D. Berger / J. Spieth
Type: Final Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Jordan Spieth-115
Daniel Berger-105
Final Round 3-Balls - C. Hadley / B. Silverman / W. Chandler
Type: Final Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Ben Silverman+130
Chesson Hadley+200
Will Chandler+210
Final Round 3-Balls - T. Kanaya / B. Haas / A. Albertson
Type: Final Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Takumi Kanaya+100
Anders Albertson+230
Bill Haas+240
Final Round 2-Balls - B. Hun An / M. Fitzpatrick
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Byeong Hun An+100
Matt Fitzpatrick+110
Tie+750
Final Round 3-Balls - F. Molinari / G. Duangmanee / L. List
Type: Final Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Luke List+130
Francesco Molinari+170
George Duangmanee+250
Final Round 3-Balls - N. Xiong / D. Walker / A. Smalley
Type: Final Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Alex Smalley+125
Danny Walker+185
Norman Xiong+230
Final Round Score - Collin Morikawa
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 67.5+125
Under 67.5-165
Final Round 2-Balls - X. Schauffele / C. Morikawa
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Collin Morikawa+100
Xander Schauffele+110
Tie+750
Final Round 3-Balls - V. Perez / R. Fox / D. Shore
Type: Final Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Victor Perez+135
Ryan Fox+145
Davis Shore+280
Final Round 3-Balls - A. Putnam / A. Tosti / M. Feuerstein
Type: Final Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Alejandro Tosti+120
Andrew Putnam+140
Michael Feuerstein+350
Final Round Score - Daniel Berger
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 67.5-145
Under 67.5+110
Final Round 2-Balls - S.W. Kim / D. Berger
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Daniel Berger-115
Si Woo Kim+125
Tie+750
Final Round Match-Ups - K. Bradley / S.W. Kim
Type: Final Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Keegan Bradley-120
Si Woo Kim+100
Final Round 3-Balls - C. Young / H. Higgs / M. Hughes
Type: Final Round 3-Balls - Status: OPEN
Mackenzie Hughes+110
Carson Young+190
Harry Higgs+260
Final Round 2-Balls - M. Homa / A. Bhatia
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Akshay Bhatia-110
Max Homa+120
Tie+750
Final Round Match-Ups - A. Bhatia / S. Stevens
Type: Final Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Akshay Bhatia-110
Sam Stevens-110
Final Round Match-Ups - M. Homa / R. Fowler
Type: Final Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Rickie Fowler-115
Max Homa-105
Final Round Score - Sam Stevens
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5+100
Under 68.5-130
Final Round 2-Balls - S. Stevens / S. Jaeger
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Stephan Jaeger+110
Sam Stevens+100
Tie+750
Final Round Match-Ups - C. Conners / S. Jaeger
Type: Final Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Corey Conners-140
Stephan Jaeger+120
Final Round Score - Keegan Bradley
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5+135
Under 68.5-175
Final Round Six Shooter - P. Cantlay / SJ Im / S. Burns / K. Bradley / K. Mitchell / T. Finau
Type: Final Round Six Shooter - Status: OPEN
Patrick Cantlay+320
Sungjae Im+400
Keegan Bradley+425
Sam Burns+425
Keith Mitchell+500
Tony Finau+500
Final Round 2-Balls - K. Bradley / J.T. Poston
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
J.T. Poston+120
Keegan Bradley-110
Tie+750
Final Round Six Shooter - J. Bridgeman / H. English / E. Cole / N. Taylor / R. Fowler / C. Young
Type: Final Round Six Shooter - Status: OPEN
Jacob Bridgeman+375
Eric Cole+400
Harris English+400
Nick Taylor+425
Cameron Young+450
Rickie Fowler+475
Final Round 2-Balls - C. Young / E. Cole
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Cameron Young+110
Eric Cole+100
Tie+750
Final Round Score - Corey Conners
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 67.5-145
Under 67.5+110
Final Round Score - Patrick Cantlay
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 67.5+105
Under 67.5-135
Final Round 2-Balls - P. Cantlay / C. Conners
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Corey Conners+115
Patrick Cantlay-105
Tie+750
Final Round Score - Harris English
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5+115
Under 68.5-150
Final Round Score - Rickie Fowler
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5-105
Under 68.5-125
Final Round 2-Balls - H. English / R. Fowler
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Harris English-105
Rickie Fowler+115
Tie+750
Final Round Match-Ups - K. Mitchell / H. English
Type: Final Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Harris English-110
Keith Mitchell-110
Final Round Score - Tommy Fleetwood
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 67.5-110
Under 67.5-120
Final Round Score - Jacob Bridgeman
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5+105
Under 68.5-135
Final Round Six Shooter - R. McIlroy / J. Thomas / T. Fleetwood / S. Straka / H. Matsuyama / S. Lowry
Type: Final Round Six Shooter - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy+260
Justin Thomas+400
Tommy Fleetwood+475
Hideki Matsuyama+500
Sepp Straka+500
Shane Lowry+500
Final Round 2-Balls - J. Bridgeman / T. Fleetwood
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Jacob Bridgeman+145
Tommy Fleetwood-130
Tie+750
Final Round Match-Ups - N. Taylor / J. Bridgeman
Type: Final Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Jacob Bridgeman-110
Nick Taylor-110
Final Round Score - Rory McIlroy
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 66.5-120
Under 66.5-110
Final Round Score - Tony Finau
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 67.5-135
Under 67.5+105
Final Round 2-Balls - T. Finau / R. McIIroy
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy-180
Tony Finau+200
Tie+750
Final Round Match-Ups - S. Burns / T. Finau
Type: Final Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Sam Burns-115
Tony Finau-105
Final Round Match-Ups - J. Thomas / R. McIIroy
Type: Final Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy-135
Justin Thomas+115
Final Round Score - Sungjae Im
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 67.5-155
Under 67.5+120
Final Round Score - Sam Burns
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 67.5-135
Under 67.5+105
Final Round 2-Balls - S. Burns / S. Im
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Sam Burns+110
Sungjae Im+100
Tie+750
Final Round Match-Ups - S. Straka / S. Im
Type: Final Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Sepp Straka-120
Sungjae Im+100
Final Round Score - Hideki Matsuyama
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 67.5-110
Under 67.5-120
Final Round Score - Nick Taylor
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5+115
Under 68.5-150
Final Round 2-Balls - H. Matsuyama / N. Taylor
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Hideki Matsuyama-135
Nick Taylor+150
Tie+750
Final Round Match-Ups - H. Matsuyama / S. Lowry
Type: Final Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Hideki Matsuyama-110
Shane Lowry-110
Final Round Score - Justin Thomas
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 67.5+135
Under 67.5-175
Final Round Score - Keith Mitchell
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5+100
Under 68.5-130
Final Round 2-Balls - J. Thomas / K. Mitchell
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Justin Thomas-150
Keith Mitchell+165
Tie+750
Final Round Score - Sepp Straka
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 67.5-120
Under 67.5-110
Final Round Score - Shane Lowry
Type: Final Round Score - Status: OPEN
Over 67.5-110
Under 67.5-120
Final Round 2-Balls - S. Straka / S. Lowry
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Sepp Straka+105
Shane Lowry+105
Tie+750
Major Specials 2025
Type: To Win A Major 2025 - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler+160
Bryson DeChambeau+350
Xander Schauffele+350
Ludvig Aberg+400
Collin Morikawa+450
Jon Rahm+450
Justin Thomas+550
Brooks Koepka+700
Viktor Hovland+700
Hideki Matsuyama+800
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PGA Championship 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy+450
Scottie Scheffler+450
Bryson DeChambeau+1100
Justin Thomas+2000
Ludvig Aberg+2000
Xander Schauffele+2000
Collin Morikawa+2200
Jon Rahm+2200
Joaquin Niemann+3500
Brooks Koepka+4000
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US Open 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy+500
Scottie Scheffler+500
Bryson DeChambeau+1200
Xander Schauffele+1200
Jon Rahm+1400
Ludvig Aberg+1400
Collin Morikawa+1600
Brooks Koepka+1800
Justin Thomas+2000
Viktor Hovland+2000
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The Open 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy+500
Scottie Scheffler+550
Xander Schauffele+1100
Ludvig Aberg+1400
Collin Morikawa+1600
Jon Rahm+1600
Bryson DeChambeau+2000
Shane Lowry+2500
Tommy Fleetwood+2500
Tyrrell Hatton+2500
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Ryder Cup 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
USA-150
Europe+140
Tie+1200

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