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The FedExCup Playoffs continue today with Round 3 of the BMW Championship from Medinah. Here’s how to follow all the action. Round 3 leaderboard Round 3 tee times HOW TO FOLLOW TELEVISION: Thursday-Friday, 3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday, 12-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (NBC). Sunday, 12-2 p.m. (GC), 2-6 p.m. (NBC) PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday, 9:45 a.m.-7 p.m. (featured groups). Saturday, 8:15 a.m.-3 p.m. (featured groups), 3-6 p.m. (featured holes). Sunday, 8:15 a.m.-2 p.m. (featured groups), 2-6 p.m. (featured holes). International subscribers (via GOLF.tv): Thursday-Friday, 11:15 to 22:00 GMT. Saturday-Sunday, 12:30 to 22:00. RADIO: Thursday-Friday, 1-7 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 1-6 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com). FEATURED GROUPS Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson Tee time: 10:00 a.m. ET Justin Rose, Matt Kuchar Tee time: 10:40 a.m. ET MUST READS Hot putter helps Matsuyama set course record Tiger fights rust, uncooperative putter in second consecutive 71 Cantlay, Finau share second – and may share a Presidents Cup team room Hadwin aims to atone for BMW near miss Pan relishes rounds with Woods Thomas starts strong, ties course record Kokrak wants to concentrate on scores, not scenarios Rookie of the Year race down to five Tiger still showing rust Furyk flashes old form FedExCup Playoffs primer, new format detailed Insider: New format at East Lake to bring drama Seven things to know about Medinah CALL OF THE DAY

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AUSTIN, Texas — Scottie Scheffler delivered all the right shots Saturday and moved into the semifinals of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play by taking down Ian Poulter and Jon Rahm. Scheffler was the highest seed remaining at No. 30, which is just a number the way he handled Austin Country Club against two of Europe’s best in this format. RELATED: Bracket, Scoring | Things you may have missed, WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Day 4 The 24-year-old Texan made 15 birdies in the 31 holes required to get through his two matches. “Being able to take down those two guys, and Xander (Schauffele) in the final match on Friday, like I said before, I think my game’s trending in the right direction this week,” Scheffler said. He advances to a final day that features three Americans and one European — Victor Perez of France, who made short work of Sergio Garcia in their quarterfinal match. Matt Kuchar, the only player to win every match he has played in this most unpredictable event, pulled out a 1-up victory over Jordan Spieth in the morning and then kept Brian Harman from another amazing rally by rolling in a 10-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole of their quarterfinal match. Kuchar and Scheffler will meet in one semifinal match. Perez will face Billy Horschel, who never led in his quarterfinal match until Tommy Fleetwood sent his tee shot out of bounds on their 19th hole, the par-5 12th. Kuchar won the Match Play in 2013 and lost in the championship match two years ago to Kevin Kisner. With his five wins this week, he now has 33 in this tournament, second only to the 36 matches won by Tiger Woods. Scheffler knows Austin Country Club as well as anyone from his four years he spent playing for the Texas Longhorns, but this was more about the quality of his golf in the face of two intense competitors. He never gave Poulter, a Ryder Cup stalwart and past winner of the Match Play, much of a chance. Poulter didn’t win a hole as Scheffler made seven birdies in a match that ended on the 14th hole. Poulter holed a 40-foot birdie putt on the 11th hole and looked to cut the deficit to 2 down, only for Scheffler to hole a chip from behind the green. In the quarterfinal match, Rahm fell 3 down when his approach to the par-5 12th found the water. As usual, the Spaniard who reached the championship match in his 2017 debut mounted a charge. Rahm ran off four straight birdies — and he only picked up one hole. Scheffler matched him on the 13th and made a 10-foot birdie after Rahm chipped in on the 14th. “That was a big one,” Scheffler said. “I was standing there greenside and that was kind of the moment. It was kind of his do-or-die moment for the round, and I had a feeling he was going to hit a really good shot and it happened to go in. And I knew I had to roll that one in to keep things in check.” They matched birdies on the 16th, and Rahm conceded after failing to birdie the 17th. Horschel had never made it to the weekend in his four previous appearances, and this one looked doubtful, too, until he beat Max Homa on the third playoff hole to win his group. He dispatched Kevin Streelman in the fourth round Saturday morning, and never led against Fleetwood in the quarterfinals until they went extra holes. Fleetwood had gone 67 straight holes — starting with the 17th hole Wednesday — in which he never trailed. But after the Englishman missed a 12-foot birdie putt for the win on the 18th hole, they headed to the par-5 12th. Fleetwood hit his shot so far left that it went well out-of-bounds, and the best he could manage after re-teeing was a bogey. That almost was enough. Fleetwood hit into the water on the 13th and halved the hole with a bogey when Horschel took three putts from just off the green. Horschel went ultra conservative with Fleetwood out-of-bounds on No. 12 in extra holes. He laid up short of the water, hit a wedge 30 feet by the hole, left his birdie putt 5 feet short and had to make that to win. Kuchar was fortunate to make it through the morning. Spieth never trailed and wasted a chance to go 1 up on the par-5 16th hole. Kuchar was in grass so thick right of the fairway that he asked the marshal to let fans under the rope to help him find his ball. Then, he was given relief from a scoreboard in his line of the flag. He scrambled for par, and Spieth missed a 6-foot birdie putt. Kuchar won on the 18th hole in what amounted to a chipping contest. Spieth went 30 feet long, Kuchar was 6 feet short, and Kuchar won with a birdie. He built a 3-up lead over Harman, against whom no lead is safe. In the fourth round, Harman was 4 down to Bubba Watson through five holes until he made eight straight birdies and won seven straight holes, winning 2 and 1. Harman was 3 down with five holes to play when he won the 14th and added two more birdies, only for Kuchar to match him.

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Another week another stamp on the passport as the PGA TOUR shifts from the pink sands of Bermuda to the jungles and beaches of the Riviera Maya and Playa del Carmen Mexico. A field of 132 will tee it at El Camaleon Golf Course at Mayakoba for the 15th consecutive year. Greg Norman’s resort course opened for business in 2006 and stretches barely 7,000 yards (7,017) to a par 71. Navigating the lush jungles, avoiding the many canals running through the property and keeping the ball out of the wind are keys to success this week. Sea Isle Paspalum greens and rough will cover the property but neither cut will provide much headache. The greens will run around 11 feet and the rough won’t reach two inches. Remember, resort golf means plenty of room to LAND it and multiple chances to score. Errant shots, because of the room to move, can and will be penalized with canals, sandy waste areas and 36 bunkers. Oh, and you’re not finding any crooked ones in the mangroves either. There’s a reason veteran guys cash most of the checks here. Pumping the breaks and shot-making trumps brash bombing. The two lowest tournament totals are from Matt Kuchar (-22) and Pat Perez (-21) who are neither chickens of spring or guys who kill it. Viktor Hovland became the first 20-something to win last December since Harris English in 2013. As with most shootouts, nobody has defended the title and the event has not produced multiple winners. Speaking of 2013, that’s when the event moved to fall and became a primary event. This year the purse is $7.2 million with the winner taking $1.296 and 500 FedExCup points plus a trip to the Masters, Sentry Tournament of Champions and all of the perks of victory on TOUR. Recent Event Winners Stats Recent Winners Last year – Viktor Hovland (-20, 264) First winner to birdie the 72nd hole. … Closed with 7 Birdies and 1 Bogey for 65 to win by a shot. … Played the weekend 63-65 but trailed by 2 shots after 54 holes. … Sat 7 back after 36 holes. … Led the field with 25 birdies including 16 on his final 36 holes. … Led the field GIR. … Played the previous two editions and MC both times. … Rolled in on 17 straight made cuts. … Won on Paspalum in Puerto Rico earlier in the season. … Picks up his second TOUR win at age 23 in 35th start. Notables in the field this week: Aaron Wise (2nd) closed with 63 and was T9 GIR. … Tom Hoge (T3) began Sunday one shot back in the final group and closed with 69. … Adam Long (T3) has never finished off the podium in his two starts over the last two years. … Billy Horschel (T5) stormed home 65-64. … Tony Finau (T8) made an ace on Saturday and was T4 Putting. … Emiliano Grillo (T8) led by four after 36 holes and by one after 54 holes but shot 72 on Sunday, the only round above par in the top 10 for the week. … Carlos Ortiz (T8) was the best Mexican finisher for the second year running. … Brendon Todd (T8) set the mark for the best result of a defending champion. … Abraham Ancer (T12) made one bogey and one double on the week. … Justin Thomas (T12) posted the low round of the week with 62 in Round 3. … First round leader Russell Knox (T23) set the pace with 65. … Cut was 1-under. … Top 31 players were 10-under or better. … 23 bogey-free rounds. … Scoring average was 69.767. … First time event was held in December. … Preferred lies in closely mown areas in Round 4. 2019 – Brendon Todd (20-under, 264) 54 hole leader by one closed with 68 to win also by one. … Third consecutive winner in the top 10 (T3) GIR. … Third consecutive winner to lead or co-lead in birdies. … Fourth consecutive winner to lead or co-lead in Par-4 scoring. … Sat two back after 36 holes. … Opened with 63 to trail by a shot. … 63 was T2 round of the week. … Previous results here were MC-MC-T49. … Won for the second time on TOUR in 7 days. … First multiple winner in the fall portion of the schedule since it was formed. … Picks up third career victory in his 178th start at age 34. Notables in the field this week: Adam Long (T2) played the final 36 holes bogey free in his first appearance. … Carlos Ortiz (T2) won the previous week in Houston. … Joel Dahmen (T6) closed 66-65 and led the field in Putting. … Abraham Ancer (T8) made only one bogey and one double for the week (again!). … Billy Horschel (T8) was T9 GIR. … 2016 champ Pat Perez (T8) secured another top 10 paycheck. … First round leader Danny Lee (T26) opened with 62 and didn’t break 70 the rest of the week. … Defending champ Matt Kuchar (T14) raced up the leaderboard with 62, co-low round of the week, on Sunday. … Cut was 1-under. … Top 22 players were 10-under or better. … 27 bogey free rounds. … Scoring average 70.032. … Preferred lies used all four rounds. 2018 – Matt Kuchar (22-under, 262) Set tournament scoring record and won by a shot. … Led or co-led after every round. … Established 36 hole record on 14-under. … Added the 54 hole record on 20-under. … Opened with 64 to share the first round lead. … Co-led the field with 26 birdies. …T18 or better in four of five starts here including last season. … Won for the 8th time in start No. 428 at age 40. … Entered the week off T57 at Shriners. Notables in the field this week: Danny Lee (T2) circled 25 birdies and would have won or forced a playoff in every other edition of this event on 21-under. … JJ Spaun (T3) matched Kuchar with 26 birdies. … Richy Werenski (T3) only squared four bogeys. … Brice Garnett (5th) was T6 Putting. … Pat Perez (T6) led the field in Overall Putting. … Scott Piercy (T8) missed tying the course record by a shot with 62 on Sunday. … Harold Varner III (T6) opened and closed with 65. … Adam Hadwin (T10) circled two eagles. … Anirban Lahiri (T10) circled 21 birdies and an eagle. … Aaron Wise (T10) led the field in Putting. … Defending champ Patton Kizzire (T55) sat 11-under after two rounds but didn’t break on the weekend. … Co-first round leader Kramer Hickok (T29) stumbled with 74 on Saturday. … Cut was 4-under, tying the event record. … Top 40 players were 10-under or better. … 34 bogey free rounds. … Scoring average 69.247. … Absolutely perfect weather. Key stat leaders Top golfers in each statistic on the 2020-2021 PGA TOUR are listed only if they are scheduled to compete this week. Horses for Courses: World Wide Technologies Championship at Mayakoba

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