About time: U.S. Open ends 18-hole playoff format

The PGA TOUR announced today the four featured groupings for Thursday-Friday at the Workday Charity Open, to be contested at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. The Workday Charity Open is a one-year, full-field FedExCup event contested at Muirfield Village Golf Club the week immediately preceding the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. Thanks to title sponsor Workday, and the support of Muirfield Village Golf Club and the Memorial Tournament host, Jack Nicklaus, the tournament fills the week vacated by the cancellation of the John Deere Classic, which will return to the PGA TOUR schedule in 2021. Full groupings and starting times for the first two rounds of the Workday Charity Open will be released officially at approximately noon ET on Tuesday, July 7. HOW TO FOLLOW Television: Thursday-Friday, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday-Sunday, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (CBS). PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday 6:45 a.m.-6 p.m. (featured groups), Saturday-Sunday 7:00 a.m.-3 p.m. (featured groups). Saturday-Sunday 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (featured holes). Radio: Thursday-Friday, 12 p.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday 1 p.m.-6 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio). FEATURED GROUPS Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka, Jason Day • Thomas, No. 2 in the FedExCup standings, has two top-10s since the season resumed (T10/Charles Schwab Challenge, T8/RBC Heritage) • Koepka is making his first start since withdrawing before the start of the Travelers Championship out of an abundance of caution following his caddie testing positive for COVID-19. • Day, who resides just outside of Columbus, has made one cut in four starts since the season resumed (T46/Travelers Championship) Patrick Cantlay, Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth • Cantlay, who will be defending his Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide title next week at Muirfield Village, has not missed a cut in 15 starts since the 2019 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, tied for the longest active streak on TOUR (Tyrrell Hatton, Paul Casey) • In his most recent start, Mickelson held the 36-hole lead at the Travelers Championship before finishing T24, his first start since turning 50 on June 16 • Spieth enters the week No. 95 in the FedExCup standings; since 2009, he is one of only two players to stand outside the top 50 with six weeks remaining and finish the Regular Season inside the Wyndham Rewards Top 10, accomplishing the feat in 2013 Patrick Reed, Matthew Wolff, Rickie Fowler • Reed has one win (World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship) and one runner-up (Sentry Tournament of Champions) in 12 starts on the season • Wolff held a three-stroke lead heading into the final round of last week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic before finishing second to Bryson DeChambeau • Fowler enters the week No. 84 in the FedExCup standings and has never finished the season worse than 43rd in his career (2010-present) Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm, Gary Woodland • Hovland has finished in the top 25 at each of the four events since the season resumed (T23/Charles Schwab Challenge, T21/RBC Heritage, T11/Travelers Championship, T12/Rocket Mortgage Classic) • Rahm is currently No. 24 in the FedExCup standings and qualified for the TOUR Championship in each of his first three seasons on TOUR • With five top-10s in 11 starts, Woodland enters the week No. 38 in the FedExCup standings

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Patton Kizzire (+240 for a Top 20) … A field-low 65 in last year’s finale lifted him 30 places to T9 in what was his debut at TPC San Antonio. It’s a result that’s better than most alternatives, obviously, but it was an outcome of a well-placed punctuation mark. The message is that he has that kind of firepower, and now he returns on a mildly sizzling stretch of seven paydays in eight starts in 2022, three of which going for a top 25. So, it’d be surprising if he couldn’t keep the rally rolling on a track with the best of recent memories. Russell Knox (+225 for a Top 20) … One of the sexiest selections at THE PLAYERS delivered on the hype with a T6 in that home game. The 36-year-old isn’t as streaky as he can ride a wave for an extended period of time, and that’s precisely how he’s gliding along right now. Since the Sony Open in Hawaii, he’s 7-for-8 with a pair of top 10s. The Scot has proven to be emboldened by windy conditions. Currently second on TOUR in greens hit, 10th in proximity, 16th in Strokes Gained: Approach-the-Green and 21st in SG: Tee-to-Green. Branden Grace (+400 for a Top 20) … Despite him arriving on a 4-for-9 skid dating back five months, slotted 156th in the FedExCup and TPC San Antonio challenging as a par 72, he’s been quite comfortable in these climes and on this track. Since his debut in 2014, he’s perfect in five starts with a pair of top 10s and a T23 last year when he finished T5 in par-5 scoring. Players of his caliber always figure it out. Just like anyone, they have their favorite haunts. The Oaks Course lines up accordingly for the 33-year-old from South Africa. Greyson Sigg (+450 for a Top 20) … Only Sahith Theegala (12) has more cuts made among PGA TOUR rookies than his 11 (in 15 starts). Sigg has risen for three top 25s, but he’s yet to connect for a top 20, so he’s floating just above the waterline at 116th in the FedExCup at the midpoint of the season. Debuted at TPC San Antonio last year with a T59 thanks to the top-10 exemption secured at Corales (T9) the week prior. As he puts the grin in grind, compromise with a make-the-cut prop. Aaron Baddeley (+1200 for a Top 20) … Of course he’d rather have made the cut at Corales instead of getting snipped on the number, but that early exit affording more time to travel and prep for Monday’s open qualifier for the Valero Texas Open … where he emerged as the medalist with a 66-under 66 at Club at Comanche Trace in Kerrville, Texas. The 41-year-old Aussie is no stranger to this tournament and success in it. He’s 8-for-8 with a pair of top fives and another three top 20s. Odds were sourced on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. For live odds, visit BetMGM.

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