Genesis Open, Round 3: Leaderboard, tee times, TV times

Round 2 takes place today at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. Some of the big-hitters who are looking to hoist the trophy are Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau, Rickie Fowler and defending champion Viktor Hovland. Note: PGA TOUR LIVE will not be available for the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba. Leaderboard Full tee times HOW TO FOLLOW Television: Thursday-Friday, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday-Sunday, 2 p.m.-5 p.m. (Golf Channel) Radio: Thursday-Friday, 12 p.m.-6 p.m. ET. Saturday-Sunday 12 p.m.-5 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio). TOURCast: Get shot-by-shot info in real time with shot tracks and video with TOURCast. TOUR Pulse: Get the PGA TOUR app to utilize TOUR Pulse, which provides users the ability to experience a mix of content, such as video highlights, written hole summaries and stat graphics on every player after every hole they complete. FEATURED GROUPS Abraham Ancer, Carlos Ortiz, Sergio Garcia (Tee times) Viktor Hovland, Lucas Herbert, Patrick Reed (Tee times) Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau, Billy Horschel (Tee times) Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler, Joaquin Niemann (Tee times) MUST READS Viktor Hovland uses borrowed driver to open with 67 at Mayakoba Matthew Wolff leads by two, ties career-best 61 at Mayakoba Power Rankings Expert Picks

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DUBLIN, Ohio — Justin Thomas kept another clean card at Muirfield Village and had a 6-under 66 to turn a three-shot deficit into a two-shot lead Saturday in the Workday Charity Open. Thomas first had to run off a string of birdies to stay within range of Collin Morikawa. And when Morikawa began to fade with three bogeys in a four-hole stretch around the turn, Thomas converted on the par 5s and played wisely on the short par-4 14th for another birdie to hold off Viktor Hovland. RELATED: Full leaderboard | | How to give Muirfield a second identity The final group is a glimpse of golf’s next generation. Thomas is the proven star, already a major champion, FedExCup winner and former world No. 1 at age 27 as he goes after his third victory this season and the 13th victory of his career. Hovland and Morikawa had just left college at this time last year. Hovland, the former U.S. Amateur champion from Norway, had eight birdies in his round of 66 and was two shots behind. Morikawa had to birdie the 18th for a 72. Thomas figures it won’t be the first time they all play together. “It’ll be fun to hang with those guys tomorrow, but at the end of the day I’m worried about myself and trying to win a golf tournament and have a good round,” he said. Thomas was at 16-under 200. The final round will start early because of heavy storms in the forecast Sunday afternoon, with threesomes starting on both tees. Morikawa had the lead for 31 straight holes, dating to the 15th hole in the opening round, until missing the ninth green with a short iron, hitting a wild tee shot on the 10th that led to bogey, and sending his tee shot on the par-3 12th well over the green in such a bad spot that even making bogey was hard work. “I put myself in spots you couldn’t put yourself in,” Morikawa said. “Couldn’t really figure out wind directions, how much to adjust. But whole new day tomorrow, and kind of glad I fought it out through even par got myself three back. So that can change really quickly tomorrow.” Hovland, who won the Puerto Rico Open this year, got back in the game quickly by opening with a pair of birdies at the start and making birdie on all the par 5s. He also took on the 14th hole, where the tees have been moved up for this tournament to play at 310 yards — reachable from the tee, but with bunkers left and water to the right. Hovland hit his tee shot to 30 feet for a two-putt birdie. Thomas tried to drive the green with a 3-wood Friday and had to work for his par. With the wind slightly at his back, he opted for a 6-iron off the tee and a short iron into the green. That led to a 10-foot birdie putt. Morikawa went left of the bunkers off the tee and no chance to get it close with the green running away from him. Hovand was thrilled to be in this position, especially with how his week started. He was 3 over through 10 holes on Thursday and finished with six birdies over his last eight holes. He followed with rounds of 67-66. The spotlight will be on youth — Thomas is the veteran in this group — with a few others on the fringe of contention. Sam Burns, a 23-year-old from LSU, had a 70 and joined Kevin Streelman (71) five shots back at 11-under 205. Ian Poulter, back at Muirfield Village for the first time since 2009 because of the reconfigured schedule, had a 69 and was six shots behind, along with Rory Sabbatini, who had a 69. “It’s going to have to be a low one tomorrow,” Poulter said. The biggest surprise was M.J. Daffue, a 31-year-old from South Africa who played college golf at Lamar and has been struggling to make it as a pro. He was a Monday qualifier for the Workday Charity Open, getting into only his second PGA TOUR event. He had to birdie his final hole Saturday morning to make the cut. And then he made an 18-foot eagle putt late in his round of 65, the best score Saturday. He was seven shots behind and loving every minute of his time around the course Jack Nicklaus built. The TOUR needs this tournament to end before the weather. The course is to be closed on Monday to replace all the signage and remove the 10 electronic scoreboards for the Memorial. It’s the first time in 63 years the PGA TOUR has had back-to-back tournaments on the same course.

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ERIN, Wis. – Welcome to the Monday Finish, where we’re still digging out of Erin Hills’ famous fescue. We’ve freed ourselves from the thick stuff long enough to give you a deep look at Brooks Koepka’s dominant victory at Erin Hills. FIVE OBSERVATIONS 1. The plethora of low scores at this U.S. Open drew the consternation of those who like their fairways narrow and their rough thick. This definitely wasn’t Ben Hogan’s U.S. Open. But if you’re from the camp that thinks par, like age, is just a number, then you likely considered this U.S. Open a success. A dramatic finish ended with a deserving champion. The debate over an appropriate winning score at the U.S. Open truly is a par-tisan debate (excuse the pun), with passionate voices firmly entrenched on each side. Some think a 16-under-par winning score at their national championship is an abomination. Others say that par alone is not the judge of a suitable test. I lean toward the latter perspective. Would this really have been a better championship if the USGA had converted two par-5s into long par-4s? PGA TOUR players are always going to stray farther from par when there are more par-5s. This was the first par-72 to host a U.S. Open since 1992. Erin Hills’ wide fairways allowed players to attack the golf course. Koepka displayed impressive prowess from the tee, averaging 322.1 yards while missing just 10 fairways for the week. We got to watch a player win the golf tournament, instead of seeing someone lose it. A golf course that allows players to be aggressive, while still penalizing wayward shots, usually creates the best theater. It’s why we so often see an exciting finish to tournaments like THE PLAYERS Championship and the Masters. It should be remembered, too, that the weather didn’t come to the course’s defense until the final round. There’s nothing the USGA can do about that. Frustrated traditionalists should rejoice, though, because the lineup of upcoming U.S. Open venues includes classic courses like Shinnecock Hills, Pebble Beach, Winged Foot, The Country Club, Los Angeles Country Club and Pinehurst No. 2. 2.  Koepka’s path to the PGA TOUR and ultimately a major victory wasn’t a straight line – which should give hope to all players battling away on different tours around the world. The American plied his trade on the European Challenge Tour, where he won four times before jumping up to the main European Tour. He won events in Spain, Scotland, Italy and Turkey before earning his first PGA TOUR victory at the 2015 Waste Management Phoenix Open. He’s also won in Japan after claiming last year’s Dunlop Phoenix. His game truly does travel. He started to shift back to the States during the 2013-14 season, when he was able to accumulate enough non-member FedExCup points for 2014-15. He finished 24th in the FedExCup after winning in Phoenix, and was 35th last season. Now he has extended his TOUR status another five years with the U.S. Open win. So to all those players battling away on the Web.com Tour or the MacKenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada or PGA TOUR Latinoamerica or over in Europe, Asia or Australia… there is always much hope. A major championship could well be in the future. 3. Hideki Matsuyama shot the low score in two of the four rounds at Erin Hills, but it wasn’t enough to catch Koepka. Matsuyama was 13 under par in the second and fourth rounds. His 7-under 65 matched Chez Reavie for Friday’s low round, and his 66 was Sunday’s best. Matsuyama shot 74 and 71 in the other two rounds, though. “I learned that I have to put four good rounds together,â€� said Matsuyama, who moved to No. 2 in the FedExCup. “I played two good rounds, but it wasn’t enough.â€� The finish was another strong showing for Matsuyama in the majors. He has finished 11th or better in the past three majors (T4, 2016 PGA; T11, 2017 Masters; T2, 2017 U.S. Open). Like many of the players who are consistent contenders in the Grand Slam events, Matsuyama is known for his excellent ball-striking. He’s ninth in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee and 21st in Strokes Gained: Approach-the-Green. Here’s how he ranks in proximity to the hole from various distance intervals: 125-150 yards: 11th (20 feet, 6 inches) 150-175 yards: 7th (24’, 3â€�) 175-200 yards: 6th (29’, 2â€�) More than 200 yards: 16th (47’, 2â€�) The finish also moved Matsuyama to a career-best No. 2 in the Official World Golf Ranking, the highest ranking ever for a player from Japan. The 25-year-old also sits atop the International Team’s rankings for the upcoming Presidents Cup, which will be held Sept. 26-Oct. 1 at Liberty National in Jersey City, New Jersey. This will be his third Presidents Cup appearance. 4. Perhaps the biggest surprise on Sunday was the play of Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas. The pair looked primed for a breakthrough major victory. Thomas was quickly out of the mix after three early bogeys, but Fowler hung reasonably tough until the early stages of the back nine. He just couldn’t hit the gas. It marks the second straight major Fowler has been within two of the lead after 54 holes but failed to be a factor in the result. This was his fifth top-5 in a major. Perhaps he only needs to talk to his Zurich Classic teammate Jason Day about dealing with near-misses. Day had nine top-10 finishes in majors before winning one. So Fowler most certainly has time. Phil Mickelson didn’t get his major winning ways underway to well into his 30s. We have now had seven first-time major winners in a row so the trend is there for them to be part of at next month’s Open Championship. 5. Brian Harman was dominant as a junior golfer. His impressive resume in high school included the 2003 U.S. Junior Amateur. He also represented the United States in the Walker Cup before his freshman year of college, a feat later accomplished by Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth. Harman played on both the 2005 and 2009 Walker Cup teams, becoming the rare player in the past two decades to play on two teams in the amateur version of the Ryder Cup. “He hit every shot perfect. He was just a stud ball-striker when he came in. I just remember him always hitting flagsticks in practice rounds,â€� said his former Georgia teammate, Kevin Kisner. Harman is now 30 and having the best year of his career. His runner-up finish at the U.S. Open moved him to 10th in the FedExCup and ninth in the U.S. Team’s Presidents Cup standings. Harman has finished in the top 10 in three of his past five starts, including his victory over FedExCup leader Dustin Johnson at the Wells Fargo Championship. Harman has risen more than 100 spots in the world ranking since the start of the year, now sitting at a career-best 27th. “When I was a young junior golfer, I definitely perceived myself contending in majors,â€� Harman said Sunday. “Not that I’m an old man by any means, but I’m 30. So for me, I feel like I am trying to make up for some time lost. I don’t know why. I don’t know why I feel that way, but that’s just kind of the way I feel.â€� He may be doing that now. FIVE INSIGHTS 1. Koepka’s 16-under 272 tied Rory McIlroy’s record for low score (in relation to par) in a U.S. Open. McIlroy set the record in his dominant win in the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional. Erin Hills played to a par 72 while Congressional played to a par 71. All four major championships have now had scoring records either broken or tied in the last few years. Jordan Spieth tied the Masters’ scoring record when he shot 18-under 270 in 2015. Jason Day finished 20 under at the 2015 PGA Championship, setting the record for relation to par at any major. Henrik Stenson matched that with his 20-under total last year in Troon, a win that included the second final-round 63 for a major winner. Now Koepka tied the U.S. Open mark. It appears the modern golfer is very good. 2. Koepka’s victory came with an impressive display of distance and accuracy. He hit 49 of 56 fairways to rank fourth in the field and then hit 62 of 72 greens to lead the field. His driving distance of 322.10 ranked seventh. He managed to keep the big numbers off the card with bogey being his worst score of the week. 3. In terms of Strokes Gained, Koepka was on fire. He ranked first in the field in Strokes Gained: Approach-the-Green, besting the field average by 8.466 strokes, including being 3.030 strokes better on Sunday. He also ranked third in SG: Off-the-Tee (5.379), SG: Putting (7.110) and SG: Tee-to-Green (13.442). 4. Thomas might not have won the event but he did enter history with his third-round 9-under 63. Thomas became the 31st player to shoot 63 in a major championship but his was a record in relation to par at a U.S. Open. Johnny Miller (-8), Jack Nicklaus (-7), Tom Weiskopf (-7) and Vijay Singh (-7) had previously done it in America’s national championship. Not bad in a year where he became just the eighth player to shoot a 59 on the PGA TOUR. We’ve now seen four 63s in the past four majors (Thomas, 2017 U.S. Open; Robert Streb, 2016 PGA; Stenson and Phil Mickelson, 2016 Open Championship). 5. Koepka’s win rockets him to fifth in the FedExCup standings and Presidents Cup team standings. Matsuyama jumps to second in the FedExCup, and atop the International Team’s Presidents Cup standings. Harman moved to 10th in the Presidents Cup and ninth in the U.S. Team’s Presidents Cup standings. PGA TOUR rookie Xander Schauffele rode his T5 finish to move inside the all-important FedExCup top 125 at 108th, while fellow first-year player Trey Mullinax jumped up to 123rd courtesy of his T9 finish. TOP 3 VIDEOS 1. Relive the top shots from an exciting U.S. Open here: 2. Here’s the highlights from the final round: 3. And then there was this stylish finish to Thomas’ record-breaking 63. Only a handful of people in the world could hit that shot:

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