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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Gary Woodland beat Chez Reavie with a par on the first hole of a playoff Sunday in the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Woodland birdied three of the last four holes for a 7-under 64 to finish at 18-under 266 at TPC Scottsdale. Reavie closed with a 66. After a bogey on the par-3 16th, the former Arizona State player chipped to 3 feet for birdie on the short par-4 17th and ran in a 20-footer on the par-4 18th to force the PGA TOUR’s fourth straight playoff. In the playoff on the 18th, Woodland hit short of the green from the left fairway bunker and chipped to 2 feet to set up his third PGA TOUR victory. Reavie missed the green left and couldn’t get an 11-footer to fall. The crowd was estimated at 64,273 for a record weeklong total of 719,179. On Saturday, an estimated 216,818 jammed the grounds, the biggest turnout in golf history.

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• COURSE: Sedgefield Country Club (Ross), 7,127 yards, par 70. The 1925 Donald Ross design was one of two courses used for the Greater Greensboro Open’s 1938 debut and now stands as the lone Ross layout to serve as a regular PGA TOUR stop. Sedgefield later became an alternating site, before a 1961-76 run as host that included Sam Snead’s 1965 triumph that was the last of his record 82 TOUR victories. Sedgefield also holds a place in college sports history as the site where the Atlantic Coast Conference was founded in 1953. Following a 2007 restoration to its original specifications, the Greensboro event returned to its roots after a 31-year hiatus. • FEDEXCUP: Winner receives 500 points. • CHARITY: The Wyndham Worldwide Charitable Foundation, which supports enrichment of the lives of children around the world via education, wellness and conservation. Other beneficiaries include The First Tee of the Triad, the Crosby Scholars Community Partnership and the Piedmont Triad Partnership. • FIELD WATCH: Davis Love III, whose victory two years ago at age 51 made him the third-oldest winner in PGA TOUR history, and 2015 Open Championship winner Henrik Stenson top the marquee for the final event before the FedExCup playoffs. … Though the roster features just five of the current FedExCup top 30, all but 15 from Nos. 90-190 are entered. … Back woes will keep reigning champion Si Woo Kim from defending his title. The 22-year-old Korean withdrew after his opening round at the PGA Championship. … Kevin Kisner is the only entrant among the current top 10 in FedExCup points; Stenson is highest in the world rankings at No.8. … Haotong Li, third at last month’s Open Championship after a closing 63, tees it up on a sponsor invitation. So will Dru Love, the fifth time he joins his dad in the same PGA TOUR field. • 72-HOLE RECORD: 259, Carl Pettersson (2008), Si Woo Kim (2016). • 18-HOLE RECORD: 60, Si Woo Kim (2nd round, 2016). • LAST YEAR: Kim claimed his first PGA TOUR victory in record fashion, parlaying a second-round 60 into a five-shot romp. The Korean pro’s 10-under-par 60 established a new Greensboro record, just missing a 50-foot birdie putt at the finish that would have given him a historic 59. Kim took a four-shot lead into the final day, and a 14-foot birdie on the 72nd hole closed out a 67 allowed him to match Pettersson’s tournament record. At age 21, Kim also became the youngest TOUR winner of 2015-16, and second-youngest in Greensboro history behind 20-year-old Seve Ballesteros’ victory in 1978. The victory came just five weeks after Kim lost a playoff to Aaron Baddeley at the Barbasol Championship in Alabama. Luke Donald’s closing 67 was enough to finish second, one shot ahead of Hideki Matsuyama and Brandt Snedeker. • STORYLINES: It’s the final chance for players to crack the FedExCup playoffs lineup by moving into the top 125 on the points list. A year ago, Shawn Stefani and Kyle Stanley were the only men to make the move. … Daniel Summerhays (124th), Geoff Ogilvy (125th) and Cameron Tringale (126th) are the players currently on the bubble. … Farther back, former major champions Graeme McDowell (131st), Retief Goosen (161st) and Padraig Harrington (199th) are entered, along with Hall of Famer Ernie Els (213th). … Only three men have come to Greensboro at 140th or lower in the FedExCup standings and left with a playoff berth. • SHORT CHIPS: In the 10 years since the FedExCup playoffs debuted, an average of 2.6 players have booked a late playoff spot in Greensboro. Three editions have seen five punch their tickets, including two years ago. On the flip side, no one did it in 2013. … Kim was the sixth winner in the past nine editions to close out a 54-hole lead, though immediate predecessors Love III (2015) and Camilo Villegas (2014) did it in come-from-behind fashion. … Though winning scores have differed, four of the past five editions have seen the runner-up post 16-under 264. • TELEVISION: Thursday, 2-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Friday, 2-4 p.m. (GC). Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m. (CBS). • PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (featured groups), 3-6 p.m. (featured holes). • RADIO: Thursday-Friday, noon-6 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1-6 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com).

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Here are nine tidbits from the second round of the THE PLAYERS Championship that gamers can use tomorrow, this weekend or down the road. THE PLAYERS Stadium Course TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, has been the host since 1982 and plays 7,189 yards to a Par-72. PAIN OR GAIN These were the top-10 picked golfers in the PGA TOUR Fantasy One & Done presented by SERVPRO: The cut landed at 1-under-par 143 and will include 80 players in Round 3. After the round the field will be cut again (MDF) to the top 70 and ties. People’s Choice Playing with buddy Sergio Garcia and Jason Day, Henrik Stenson continued his excellent form on TOUR despite a triple-bogey eight on his second hole of the day. He rallied to post a clean card with five bogeys to remain in the hunt for the weekend (-6). The Swede has had two bad holes in his first 36 as he had only one bogey on Thursday. He’s T2 in GIR and T5 in scrambling. Wonderful Webb The second-round spotlight belonged to Webb Simpson and he didn’t have any competition. He stood on No. 17 tee on 11-under for THE ROUND. A birdie-birdie finish would have equaled 59 but sadly his tee ball bounced off the railroad ties and off the back of the green. Insert Pete Dye smiley face here. Simpson made double and parred 18 for 63, tying the course record set last by Colt Knost in 2016. He also tied the 36-hole scoring record (129, -15) set by Jason Day, who also shot 63 (Round 1), in 2016. Simpson gets to claim the biggest 36-hole lead, five shots, in history, all to himself. Brilliant. Fowl Moods Second choice Rickie Fowler had it to five-under on the day and three-under for the tournament before doubling consecutive holes (Nos. 6 and 7) and falling to 1 over, MC. Fowler has followed up his 2015 master class on Sunday with MC in 2016 and T60 last year. His lowest round in the last eight is 70. … Rory McIlroy birdied No. 16 and just needed to par the final two holes to earn a weekend tee time. He rinsed his tee shot on No. 17 and missed a six-foot putt to have a chance on the final hole. His streak of five consecutive weekends at TPC Sawgrass crashes out. Savage. … Francesco Molinari entered the week with second-best scoring average EVER. In his last three visits he posted T6, T7 and T6. Now in eight events, he owns four top-10 finishes and four MC. #AllOrNothing. I got nothing this week. Sad! Charl(es) Charging With only one bogey as his only blemish after 36 holes, South African Charl Schwartzel is keeping up his hot play. He was a last-minute replacement for countryman Branden Grace (#NappyFactor) at the Zurich Classic and finished third with Louis Oosthuizen. He collected T9 cash last week in Charlotte and now sits T2 after Friday. His best finish at TPC Sawgrass is T26 in 2011, the same year he won the Masters. … Charles Howell III also had a clean card on Friday as he backed up his 68 with 67 to sit T5. His best payday in 15 previous tries is T56 so his investors shouldn’t start lighting off any fireworks just yet. Movin’ On Up Jason Day posted a bogey-free 67 to move up from T27 to T8 in Round 2. He pegged 15/18 GIR after only splitting half of the fairways but he’s getting the ball in the hole. He’s seven back. … Bryson DeChambeau circled seven birdies and signed for 67 to climb 28 spots to T11. He’s not even the best of the bunch for maiden voyagers as that honor goes to Xander Schauffele (T8). Streaking Former World No. 1 and former champion Martin Kaymer finally MC in his 10th event. … New dad Branden Grace will cash for the fifth time in five tries. He’s currently T34 and that would be his best finish. … Rory Sabbatini collected T6 on his last visit in 2015. He hasn’t MC in 12 events in 2018 and checks in T17. … Emiliano Grillo is 13-13 on his own ball this season. … It’s seven consecutive weekends at TPC Sawgrass for 2004 champion Adam Scott after 69-68. He grabbed his broomstick putter again this week and reverted to a driver from 2010. Whatever is clever! His best finish this season is T13 at The Honda Classic, another tough Florida course. MC HOF In addition to the heavy hitters listed above, Hideki Matsuyama (79-69), Louis Oosthuizen (78-71), Cameron Smith (76-75), Phil Mickelson (79-73) and Brandt Snedeker (82-72) didn’t sniff the line. Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas are the marquee names who snuck in on the number. Study Hall Friday’s scoring average was 71.273 versus 72.014 in Round 1. … There were six bogey-free rounds on Thursday and six more on Friday. … Jamie Lovemark (67) and Patrick Reed (68) joined the bogey-free parade in Round 2. … #Area51 Steve Stricker backed up his opening round 67 with 69 in Round 2 and is T8. … Sean O’Hair WD after Round 1.

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