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Kurt Kitayama shoots 64 to lead The Honda Classic

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Kurt Kitayama came into The Honda Classic with 25 previous appearances on the PGA TOUR, most of them ending by missing the cut. RELATED: Full leaderboard | Former roommates Peter Uihlein and Brooks Koepka enjoy strong start at Honda He’s on track to do a bit better this week in The Honda Classic. Kitayama — ranked No. 289 in the world — was nearly flawless at PGA National on Thursday, shooting a 6-under 64 to take a one-shot lead over Daniel Berger, Chris Kirk and Rory Sabbatini. It was Kitayama’s best score in 69 rounds on the PGA TOUR, fueled by a career-best run of four consecutive birdies on his second nine. And he qualifies as a surprise leader, considering even he didn’t expect a start like this. “Maybe not a start like that, but I felt like I’ve been playing well, and I’ve started to figure out my putting to kind of find this kind of round,” said Kitayama, a California native and former UNLV player who has missed cuts 64 percent of the time — 16 out of 25 — in TOUR events. Berger also was bogey-free, and missed an 8-foot birdie try on the par-5 18th to settle for 65. Peter Uihlein, TOUR rookie Matthias Schwab and Danny Willett were among the group at 67. Brooks Koepka, a Palm Beach County native basically playing a home game this week, was in a group at 68. And Joaquin Niemann, the Genesis winner last week at Riviera in Los Angeles, was 4 under through 12 before giving it all back and settling for an even-par 70. “I didn’t do anything to really deserve to be 4 or 5 under,” Koepka said. “That’s a great score here. Just kind of ho-hummed it around.” Kitayama started on the back nine, opened with three consecutive birdies, then had the run of four consecutive birdies — capped by rolling in a 20-footer from just off the green on the par-4 6th, his 15th hole of the day. “Conditions of the course are perfect,” Kitayama said. “It’s just really tough.” He made it look easy. So did Sabbatini and Berger. Sabbatini, the 2011 Honda Classic winner, had a bogey-free round of 65 with four birdies on the back nine. It was the first time Sabbatini played PGA National as a pro without making a single bogey. “I’m very well aware of it,” Sabbatini said. Berger — whose back has been iffy in recent weeks — was 5 under through 11, then finished with seven consecutive pars. “It’s nice to get off to a good start,” said Berger, who grew up playing junior golf at PGA National. Neither Kitayama nor Sabbatini is a bomber; Kitayama entered the week tied for 74th in driving distance on TOUR, Sabbatini tied for 172nd. That makes PGA National to their liking, considering it’s not a course that gets overpowered. “I’m getting to that point in my game where I think I’ve gotten past where I feel like I’m, I hate to say it, truly competitive out here,” the 45-year-old Sabbatini said. “There’s too many guys out here that have much more firepower, so I’ve just got to kind of pick and choose my way around the golf course. To me, it’s become more of a chess game and less about throwing some darts out there.”

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3rd Round 2-Balls - M. Kim / J. Rose
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Justin Rose+115
Michael Kim-105
Tie+750
3rd Round Six-Shooter - Group A - S. Straka / S.W. Kim / S. Lowry / A. Bhatia / K. Mitchell / T. Finau
Type: 3rd Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN
Sepp Straka+335
Shane Lowry+335
Keith Mitchell+450
Si Woo Kim+450
Akshay Bathia+500
Tony Finau+550
3rd Round Six-Shooter - Group B - R. McIIroy / P. Cantlay / J. Thomas / X. Schauffele / C. Morikawa / V. Hovland
Type: 3rd Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy+240
Justin Thomas+400
Collin Morikawa+450
Patrick Cantlay+475
Xander Schauffele+475
Viktor Hovland+700
3rd Round Six-Shooter - Group C - S. Jaeger / H. English / T. Detry / G. Woodland / M. Homa / R. Fowler
Type: 3rd Round Six-Shooter - Status: OPEN
Stephan Jaeger+375
Harris English+400
Max Homa+400
Thomas Detry+400
Gary Woodland+475
Rickie Fowler+500
3rd Round Scores - Shane Lowry
Type: 3rd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5+105
Under 68.5-135
3rd Round Scores - Rory McIIroy
Type: 3rd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 67.5+115
Under 67.5-150
3rd Round Scores - Sepp Straka
Type: 3rd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5-110
Under 68.5-120
3rd Round Scores - Collin Morikawa
Type: 3rd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 67.5-130
Under 67.5+100
3rd Round Scores - Justin Thomas
Type: 3rd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5+120
Under 68.5-155
3rd Round Scores - Patrick Cantlay
Type: 3rd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5+115
Under 68.5-150
3rd Round Scores - Akshay Bhatia
Type: 3rd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5-125
Under 68.5-105
3rd Round Scores - Si Woo Kim
Type: 3rd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5-120
Under 68.5-110
3rd Round Scores - Xander Schauffele
Type: 3rd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 68.5+120
Under 68.5-155
3rd Round Scores - Max Homa
Type: 3rd Round Scores - Status: OPEN
Over 69.5+100
Under 69.5-130
Shane Lowry
Type: Shane Lowry - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish-200
Top 10 Finish-500
Top 20 Finish-2000
Keith Mitchell
Type: Keith Mitchell - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish-225
Top 10 Finish-600
Top 20 Finish-2500
Rory McIlroy
Type: Rory McIlroy - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish-150
Top 10 Finish-350
Top 20 Finish-1000
Sepp Straka
Type: Sepp Straka - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish-125
Top 10 Finish-350
Top 20 Finish-1000
Collin Morikawa
Type: Collin Morikawa - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+150
Top 10 Finish-175
Top 20 Finish-500
Justin Thomas
Type: Justin Thomas - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+180
Top 10 Finish-150
Top 20 Finish-500
Patrick Cantlay
Type: Patrick Cantlay - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+180
Top 10 Finish-150
Top 20 Finish-400
Si Woo Kim
Type: Si Woo Kim - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+350
Top 10 Finish+120
Top 20 Finish-250
Akshay Bhatia
Type: Akshay Bhatia - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+350
Top 10 Finish+130
Top 20 Finish-200
Xander Schauffele
Type: Xander Schauffele - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+600
Top 10 Finish+220
Top 20 Finish-150
Sungjae Im
Type: Sungjae Im - Status: OPEN
Top 5 Finish+700
Top 10 Finish+200
Top 20 Finish-125
3rd Round 2-Balls - W. Clark / L. Glover
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Lucas Glover+125
Wyndham Clark-115
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Kirk / W. Zalatoris
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Chris Kirk+120
Will Zalatoris-110
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - M. Pavon / T. Hoge
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Matthieu Pavon+145
Tom Hoge-130
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Theegala / M. Greyserman
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Max Greyserman+110
Sahith Theegala+100
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - R. Gerard / A. Hadwin
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Adam Hadwin+125
Ryan Gerard-115
Tie+750
Mizuho Americas Open
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Nelly Korda+260
Jeeno Thitikul+400
Andrea Lee+1100
Somi Lee+1100
Celine Boutier+1200
Stephanie Kyriacou+1600
Carlota Ciganda+1800
Lydia Ko+2000
Minjee Lee+2500
Yealimi Noh+2500
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3rd Round 2-Balls - B. Harman / A. Eckroat
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Austin Eckroat+125
Brian Harman-115
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - B. Campbell / P. Rodgers
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Brian Campbell+135
Patrick Rodgers-125
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - R. Henley / V. Hovland
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Russell Henley+105
Viktor Hovland+105
Tie+750
3rd Round Match-Ups - X. Schauffele vs V. Hovland
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Xander Schauffele-135
Viktor Hovland+115
3rd Round 2-Balls - B. Hun An / C. Davis
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Byeong Hun An-125
Cam Davis+135
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Conners / A. Scott
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Adam Scott+150
Corey Conners-135
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - J. Bridgeman / J. Highsmith
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Jacob Bridgeman-120
Joe Highsmith+130
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - N. Dunlap / G. Higgo
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Garrick Higgo-120
Nick Dunlap+130
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - M. Fitzpatrick / C. Bezuidenhout
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Christiaan Bezuidenhout+120
Matt Fitzpatrick-110
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - M. Thorbjornsen / J. Spieth
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Jordan Spieth-145
Michael Thorbjornsen+160
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - J.J. Spaun / A. Novak
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Andrew Novak+105
J J Spaun+105
Tie+750
3rd Round Match-Ups - A. Novak vs M. McNealy
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Maverick McNealy-116
Andrew Novak-105
3rd Round 2-Balls - D. Thompson / A. Rai
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Aaron Rai+105
Davis Thompson+105
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - N. Norgaard / S. Valimaki
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Sami Valimaki+100
Niklas Norgaard+110
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - D. Berger / R. MacIntyre
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Daniel Berger-105
Robert MacIntyre+115
Tie+750
3rd Round Match-Ups - D. Berger vs T. Fleetwood
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Daniel Berger-110
Tommy Fleetwood-110
3rd Round 2-Balls - H. Buckley / T. Phillips
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Hayden Buckley+100
Trent Phillips+110
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - L. Aberg / H. Matsuyama
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Hideki Matsuyama+120
Ludvig Aberg-110
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - E. Grillo / C. Young
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Emiliano Grillo+100
Carson Young+110
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - M.W. Lee / M. McNealy
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Maverick McNealy+110
Min Woo Lee+100
Tie+750
3rd Round Match-Ups - M.W. Lee vs K. Bradley
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Min Woo Lee-115
Keegan Bradley-105
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Hadley / T. Olesen
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Thorbjorn Olesen-160
Chesson Hadley+180
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Young / E. Cole
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Cameron Young+120
Eric Cole-110
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - R. Fox / T. Widing
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Ryan Fox-130
Tim Widing+140
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - R. Hojgaard / B. Griffin
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Ben Griffin+100
Rasmus Hojgaard+110
Tie+750
3rd Round Match-Ups - B. Griffin vs S. Jaeger
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Stephan Jaeger-115
Ben Griffin-105
3rd Round 2-Balls - X. Schauffele / T. Pendrith
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Taylor Pendrith+150
Xander Schauffele-135
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - K. Yu / A. Putnam
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Kevin Yu-125
Andrew Putnam+135
Tie+750
3rd Round Match-Ups - D. McCarthy vs T. Pendrith
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Denny McCarthy-110
Taylor Pendrith-110
3rd Round 2-Balls - B. Silverman / P. Kizzire
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Ben Silverman+100
Patton Kizzire+110
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - K. Bradley / T. Fleetwood
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Keegan Bradley+130
Tommy Fleetwood-120
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - D. Shore / N. Xiong
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Norman Xiong-120
Davis Shore+130
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - N. Taylor / E. Van Rooyen
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Nick Taylor-105
Erik Van Rooyen+115
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - N. Watney / W. Chandler
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Will Chandler-105
Nick Watney+115
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Burns / J.T. Poston
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
J.T. Poston+115
Sam Burns-105
Tie+750
3rd Round Match-Ups - S. Burns vs S. Im
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Sungjae Im-115
Sam Burns-105
3rd Round Match-Ups - S. Stevens vs J.T. Poston
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
J.T. Poston-115
Sam Stevens-105
3rd Round 2-Balls - H. Higgs / D. Walker
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Danny Walker-125
Harry Higgs+140
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Im / A. Noren
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Alex Noren+145
Sungjae Im-130
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - M. Hughes / C. Del Solar
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Mackenzie Hughes-185
Cristobal Del Solar+210
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Stevens / D. McCarthy
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Denny McCarthy+100
Sam Stevens+110
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - T. Finau / H. English
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Harris English+110
Tony Finau+100
Tie+750
3rd Round Match-Ups - A. Bhatia vs T. Finau
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Tony Finau-115
Akshay Bhatia-105
3rd Round 2-Balls - R. Fowler / G. Woodland
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Gary Woodland+100
Rickie Fowler+110
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - Y. Noh / K. Gillman
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Yealimi Noh-160
Kristen Gillman+180
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - T. Detry / S. Jaeger
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Stephan Jaeger-105
Thomas Detry+115
Tie+750
3rd Round Match-Ups - M. Homa / T. Detry
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Max Homa-110
Thomas Detry-110
3rd Round 2-Balls - J. Thitikul / H. Naveed
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Jeeno Thitikul-250
Hira Naveed+280
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - P. Cantlay / M. Homa
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Max Homa+170
Patrick Cantlay-155
Tie+750
3rd Round Match-Ups - P. Cantlay vs J. Thomas
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Justin Thomas-115
Patrick Cantlay-105
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Boutier / J. Lopez
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Celine Boutier-180
Julia Lopez Ramirez+200
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - A. Bhatia / S.W. Kim
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Akshay Bhatia+115
Si Woo Kim-105
Tie+750
3rd Round Match-Ups - S.W. Kim vs K. Mitchell
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Si Woo Kim-115
Keith Mitchell-105
3rd Round 2-Balls - C. Cinganda / J. Bae
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Carlota Ciganda-145
Jenny Bae+160
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - R. McIIroy / C. Morikawa
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Collin Morikawa+140
Rory McIlroy-125
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - A. Lee / S. Kyriacou
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Andrea Lee+105
Stephanie Kyriacou+105
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - S. Straka / J. Thomas
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Justin Thomas-130
Sepp Straka+145
Tie+750
3rd Round Match-Ups - S. Lowry vs S. Straka
Type: 3rd Round Match-Ups - Status: OPEN
Shane Lowry-115
Sepp Straka-105
3rd Round 2-Balls - K. Mitchell / S. Lowry
Type: Including Tie - Status: OPEN
Keith Mitchell+130
Shane Lowry-120
Tie+750
3rd Round 2-Balls - N. Korda / S. Lee
Type: 3rd Round 2-Balls - Status: OPEN
Nelly Korda-155
Somi Lee+170
Tie+750
Major Specials 2025
Type: To Win A Major 2025 - Status: OPEN
Scottie Scheffler+160
Bryson DeChambeau+350
Xander Schauffele+350
Ludvig Aberg+400
Collin Morikawa+450
Jon Rahm+450
Justin Thomas+550
Brooks Koepka+700
Viktor Hovland+700
Hideki Matsuyama+800
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PGA Championship 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy+450
Scottie Scheffler+450
Bryson DeChambeau+1100
Ludvig Aberg+1800
Justin Thomas+2000
Xander Schauffele+2000
Collin Morikawa+2200
Jon Rahm+2200
Joaquin Niemann+3500
Brooks Koepka+4000
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US Open 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy+500
Scottie Scheffler+500
Bryson DeChambeau+1200
Xander Schauffele+1200
Jon Rahm+1400
Ludvig Aberg+1400
Collin Morikawa+1600
Brooks Koepka+1800
Justin Thomas+2000
Viktor Hovland+2000
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The Open 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
Rory McIlroy+500
Scottie Scheffler+550
Xander Schauffele+1100
Ludvig Aberg+1400
Collin Morikawa+1600
Jon Rahm+1600
Bryson DeChambeau+2000
Shane Lowry+2500
Tommy Fleetwood+2500
Tyrrell Hatton+2500
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Ryder Cup 2025
Type: Winner - Status: OPEN
USA-150
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Xander Schauffele still has plenty to prove at the BMW ChampionshipXander Schauffele still has plenty to prove at the BMW Championship

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – It was still dark when Xander Schauffele made the extremely early trip Friday morning to Aronimink for his second round of the BMW Championship. On the way over, he decided to look at his statistics for this season, hoping to find something to get him pumped it. Then he looked at his final-round scoring average. Deflation followed. “Pretty bad, to be completely honest here,â€� he said. Schauffele ranks 183rd in the PGA TOUR in final-round average (72.39). Compare that to his first-round ranking (tied for 29th) or even the ranking for his middle two rounds (tied for 91st on Fridays; tied for 93rd on Saturdays). The first two rounds this week obviously have been no problem for Schauffele, who leads the BMW after backing up his opening 63 with a 6-under 64 on Friday. It’s just the ninth time this season that a player has posted consecutive rounds of 64 or better in the same event. 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The First Look: Corales Puntacana Resort & Club ChampionshipThe First Look: Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship

For the first time, the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship will offer full FedExCup points to the winner. The TOUR's stop in the Dominican Republic has continued to move up in stature since it debuted on the Korn Ferry Tour schedule in 2016. Graeme McDowell is back to defend his title from 2019 - his first TOUR victory in nearly five years. RELATED: Inside the Field | McDowell returns to winner’s circle FIELD NOTES: Will Zalatoris, who is tops on the Korn Ferry Tour's Points List and made the cut in the U.S. Open, is in the field on a sponsor exemption. Zalatoris is hitting a KFT-leading 81% of his greens this season. He has 11 straight top-20s on that circuit, the longest streak in KFT history... Past FedExCup champion Henrik Stenson makes his debut in the Dominican ... Graeme McDowell looks to become the first golfer to defend his title at Corales … The three other past champions - Brice Garnett, Nate Lashley and Dominic Bozzelli (the latter two were winners when the event was on the Korn Ferry Tour) will look to reclaim some Caribbean magic ... 18-year-old Akshay Bhatia will tee it up at Corales after his top-10 at the Safeway Open. He was the youngest player to finish in the top 10 of a stroke-play event on the PGA TOUR since Justin Rose at the 1998 Open Championship ... Rafa Campos - from nearby Puerto Rico - will be in the field. He teed it up at the Safeway Open for his first TOUR start since January because of injury ... Corales club pro Julio Santos will lead a nice contingent of Dominican golfers in the field. FEDEXCUP: Winner receives 500 FedExCup points. COURSE: Puntacana Resort & Club (Corales Golf Course), par 72, 7,666 yards (yardage subject to change). The Tom Fazio design from 2008 is a beautiful beast, culminating in the final three-hole stretch dubbed "The Devil's Elbow" with a dramatic forced carry over the Bay of Corales on 18. The front nine also wraps up along the coastline. While fairly open off the tee, when the wind blows it's difficult to nail down yardages into the difficult green complexes. STORYLINES: The event started as a Korn Ferry Tour event before becoming an opposite-field event in 2018. Now it offers full FedExCup points to the winner ... The Corales course is one of the longest the TOUR plays every season ... The event was originally scheduled for March 23-29 but was moved due to COVID-19 ... Mackenzie Hughes, who finished 14th on the FedExCup standings last season, will look to improve on his T2 from a year ago at Corales. He's the highest-ranked finisher from the 2019-20 FedExCup in the field. 72-HOLE RECORD: 264, Dominic Bozzelli (2016 Korn Ferry Tour). As PGA TOUR event: 270, Brice Garnett (2018), Graeme McDowell (2019). 18-HOLE RECORD: 62, Stephan Jaeger (2nd round, 2016 Korn Ferry Tour), Scott Harrington (2nd round, 2016 Korn Ferry Tour), Alexandre Rocha (3rd round, 2016 Korn Ferry Tour). As PGA TOUR event: 63, Brice Garnett (1st round, 2018), Chip McDaniel (4th round, 2019). LAST TIME: After struggling to an opening-round 73 Graeme McDowell's putter heated up through the weekend (he took only 20 putts on Saturday) and he captured his first PGA TOUR win since 2015. McDowell topped Mackenzie Hughes and Chris Stroud by one shot after a final-round 69 that included a key birdie on the penultimate hole. His birdie on the par-3 17th to Stroud's bogey was the late-round swing McDowell needed. Jonathan Byrd finished fourth, while Kelly Kraft and Monday qualifier Chip McDaniel rounded out the top five. HOW TO FOLLOW Television: Thursday-Friday, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday-Sunday, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (NBC) Radio: Thursday-Friday, 12 p.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio).

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