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Round 2 of the Sentry Tournament of Champions takes place Friday from the Kapalua Resort’s Plantation Course on Maui. Collin Morikawa, J.J. Spaun, and Jon Rahm are tied for the lead at 9-under par. A strong field and even stronger views are part of what make the Sentry Tournament of Champions a special week on the schedule. This year’s Sentry, which features 17 of the top 20 players in the world, also boasts an increased purse of $15 million and 550 FedExCup points to the winner. And now, the final hour of one of the year’s top events will be shown uninterrupted on Golf Channel and Peacock. It is the first time an NBC Sports primetime PGA TOUR broadcast will feature uninterrupted coverage. The uninterrupted hour, which is presented by Callaway, will begin at 7 p.m. Eastern on Sunday. Here’s everything you need to know to follow the action, including Featured Groups for PGA TOUR LIVE and expanded coverage on ESPN+. Leaderboard Full tee times HOW TO FOLLOW Television: Thursday-Friday, 6-10 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 4-6 p.m. (NBC), 6-8 p.m. (Golf Channel). Note: The final hour of Sunday’s final round (7-8 p.m. ET) on GOLF Channel and Peacock will be broadcast with no commercial interruptions and will be sponsored by Callaway. PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday, 2:15 p.m.-6 p.m. (Featured Groups). 6 p.m.-10 p.m. (Featured Holes). Saturday-Sunday, 12:45 p.m.-4 p.m. (Featured Groups), 4 p.m.-8 p.m. (Featured Holes). PGA TOUR LIVE is available exclusively on ESPN+ Radio: Friday, 4:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 3 p.m. – 8 p.m. ET (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio) FEATURED GROUPS Justin Thomas / Adam Svensson Jon Rahm / Tom Kim MUST READS Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa, J.J. Spaun share lead at Sentry Tournament of Champions Justin Thomas is using a Scotty Cameron that he’s owned since … high school Tom Kim joins Spieth family Christmas dinner before Sentry January promises star-studded fields across Hawaii and California

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FEATURED GROUPS The fight for positioning heading into the FedExCup Playoffs is beginning to intensify and this week’s PGA TOUR LIVE coverage sets us up with some bug guns trying to surge even further forward. We have proven winners on the dock with the likes of Justin Thomas, Patrick Reed, Marc Leishman and Rickie Fowler lined up among others at the Quicken Loans National – and there will also be featured hole coverage at TPC Potomac’s 14th and 17th holes. PGA TOUR LIVE will broadcast between 7 a.m. Eastern and 6:30 p.m. on both Thursday and Friday. The coverage will switch to Featured Holes at 3:30 p.m. Featured Hole Coverage consists of the 14th (Par-4) and 17th (Par-3) on Thursday and Friday.
 PGA TOUR LIVE also will be available on Twitter for approximately 90 minutes, beginning at 7 a.m. Here’s a look at this week’s Featured Groups. Click here to subscribe to PGA TOUR LIVE. (Note: FedExCup rankings in parentheses) Related links: Tee times | Field | Course THURSDAY Si Woo Kim (27), Jimmy Walker (99), Billy Hurley III (102): The PLAYERS Champion joins with the defending PGA Championship winner and the defending Quicken Loans National winner. Kim is always entertaining. You never know just which version of the young Korean star you’ll see. While he followed up his PLAYERS win with a missed cut and a WD he was in the thick of it at the U.S. Open before finishing T13. Walker has been putting fatigue issues behind him and building towards the major winning form of last year while Hurley III is looking to once again provide one of the more emotional performances of the season as he did on the way to victory last year. Tee time: 8:10 a.m. Eastern off 10th tee. Rickie Fowler (9), Marc Leishman (14), Adam Hadwin (12): Three winners this season headlined by Fowler who has been threatening to grab more trophies to go with his one from the Honda Classic. With two top-5’s in his last three starts, including contending heavily at the U.S. Open, Fowler is ready to go the extra mile. Leishman is desperate to make another statement in the FedExCup race as he takes his last start before the Open Championship. His third child, and first daughter, is due next week. He will take a mini break and as such wants to rack up another high finish. Hadwin continues to forge forward this season with the clear goal of making the Presidents Cup – Leishman is a likely teammate. Tee time: 8:21 a.m. Eastern off 10th tee. FRIDAY Patrick Reed (53), Billy Horschel (16). Bill Haas (26): Reed, fresh off a T5 finish last week, joins two former FedExCup champions in this exciting trio. Reed’s fireworks have been turning up of late, but only for three of four rounds. Is this the week he brings it together for all four? Six of his last seven results have been inside the top 25. We call that trending. Horschel is playing with a freedom after his win at the AT&T Bryon Nelson and the fact his off-course situation is more settled while Haas has quietly put together a consistent season and comes off a T5 at the U.S. Open. Tee time: 8:10 a.m. Eastern off 10th tee. Justin Thomas (3), Kevin Chappell (25), Wesley Bryan (24): Thomas will be ready to roll. The disappointment of missing out at the U.S. Open coupled with last week’s missed cut will have his competitive juices flowing. Not to mention he watched Jordan Spieth win again – and called the bunker shot – which will have him wanting to add a fourth win on the season. Three top-10s in his last five starts… expect great things. Joining Thomas are fellow winners this season in Bryan and Chappell. Chappell loves tough courses, Bryan loves using his imagination. Both sit inside the top 25 of the FedExCup looking to move in deeper. Tee time: 8:21 a.m. Eastern off 10th tee.

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