James Hahn’s ‘magical’ Sunday at 3M Open boosts FedExCup Playoffs push

A statement from Matt Kuchar: “This week, I made comments that were out of touch and insensitive, making a bad situation worse. They made it seem like I was marginalizing David Ortiz and his financial situation, which was not my intention. I read them again and cringed. That is not who I am and not what I want to represent. My entire Tour career, I have tried to show respect and positivity. In this situation, I have not lived up to those values or to the expectations I’ve set for myself. I let myself, my family, my partners and those close to me down, but I also let David down. I plan to call David tonight, something that is long overdue, to apologize for the situation he has been put in, and I have made sure he has received the full total that he has requested. I never wanted to bring any negativity to the Mayakoba Golf Classic. I feel it is my duty to represent the tournament well, so I am making a donation back to the event, to be distributed to the many philanthropic causes working to positively impact the communities of Playa del Carmen and Cancún. For my fans, as well as fans of the game, I want to apologize to you for not representing the values instilled in this incredible sport. Golf is a game where we call penalties on ourselves. I should have done that long ago and not let this situation escalate.”

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The final chance to make it into the FedExCup Playoffs is here as players tee it up at the Wyndham Championship and position themselves in the top 125. The past two winners of THE PLAYERS Championship Si Woo Kim and Webb Simpson tee it up alongside Sergio Garcia as Henrik Stenson tries to successfully defend his title. He will do so against a strong field that includes the 2012 and 2014 FedExCup champions, Brandt Snedeker and Billy Horschel respectively, Hideki Matsuyama and 2017 Masters winner Sergio Garcia. Facebook Watch will offer streaming coverage of this weekend’s action from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday. Here’s everything you need to know for Round 1: Round 1 leaderboard Round 1 tee times HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN (ALL TIMES ET) PGA TOUR LIVE: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. TELEVISION: 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Golf Channel) RADIO: 12 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (PGA TOUR RADIO on Sirius XM or at PGATOUR.COM) NOTABLE GROUPINGS 7:40 a.m.: Bill Horschel, Brandt Snedeker, Hideki Matsuyama 7:50 a.m.: Webb Simpson, Si Woo Kim, Sergio Garcia 12:40 p.m.: Daniel Berger, Jason Dufner, Bill Haas 12:50 p.m.: Henrik Stenson, Jhonattan Vegas, Ryan Moore MUST-READS Featured Groups TOUR Insider: Grading bold predictions Saving the best for last: Top performances to reach the FedExCup Playoffs Power Rankings

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After what has been a remarkable comeback season, our model estimates Woods has a 23 percent chance of finally re-entering the winner’s circle on Sunday afternoon. Rose, who had the 2nd highest pre-tournament win probability, has slightly better odds at 27 percent. Of course there is more than one trophy at stake this week as the season-long race for the FedExCup comes to a close. Here are the top-10 FedExCup win probabilities heading into the weekend: Rose is the heavy favorite to win the FedExCup at 63 percent. He began the week in one of the coveted top 5 spots, meaning a win this week will secure the title. In addition, many of the other top contenders have struggled thus far which has boosted Rose’s win probability even more. Hope is not lost for the rest of the field, including co-leader Tiger Woods, who still has a 4.3 percent chance of becoming the FedExCup champion. Bryson Dechambeau, who began the week in pole position (and the best chance to win the FedExCup according to our model) is 6 over par and tied for 27th, leaving him with just a 2.4 percent chance of winning the season-long race. NOTE: These reports are based off the live predictive model run by @DataGolf. The model provides live “Make Cut�, “Top 20�, “Top 5�, and “Win� probabilities every 5 minutes from the opening tee shot to the final putt of every PGA TOUR event. Briefly, the model takes account of the current form of each golfer as well as the difficulty of their remaining holes, and probabilities are calculated from 10K simulations. To follow live finish probabilities throughout the remainder of The TOUR Championship, or to see how each golfer’s probabilities have evolved from the start of the event to the current time, click here for the model’s home page. At the halfway point of the TOUR Championship, Justin Rose and Tiger Woods find themselves two strokes clear of the field at 7 under par. Here are the top-10 win probabilities according to our model:

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