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2019 Waste Management Phoenix Open, End of Round 1: Overall scoring average: -0.61 strokes per round Morning wave: -0.67 Afternoon wave: -0.56 Current cutline: 70 players at -1 or better (T56th position) Top 3 most likely projected cutlines: 1 under par: 28.8% 2 under par: 22.8% Even par: 22.1% Notable players below the cutline: Tony Finau (+1, 63.3% Made Cut probability) Billy Horschel (E, 64.8%) Zach Johnson (E, 61.6%) Top 5 win probabilities: Justin Thomas (T1, -7, 20.6%) Rickie Fowler (T1, -7, 15.5%) Jon Rahm (T11, -4, 7.3%) Xander Schauffele (T11, -4, 4.9%) Harold Varner III (T1, -7, 4.7%) 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 Waste Management Phoenix Open, 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.

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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Brooks Koepka’s first tee shot at the 2019 U.S. Open rolled into a divot. It didn’t matter. Koepka has been unstoppable in this event. An imperfect lie wasn’t going to stop him. He birdied the hole, then added three more in the next five holes, including a chip-in, to quickly put his name on another leaderboard in a major championship. Koepka couldn’t keep up the pace after exiting Pebble Beach’s easy opening stretch, though. He struggled with his ball-striking and made three bogeys and just a single birdie the rest of the way. His 2-under 69 leaves him just four shots off Justin Rose’s lead, however. RELATED: Tee times | Tiger cards 1-under 70 | Calm conditions lead to low scores | Koepka chases three-peat | Fowler opens with 66 Koepka hit half his fairways Thursday and 12 of 18 greens. “It’s a battle if you’re not going to hit fairways. If you’re not going to hit greens, it’s going to be tough,â€� said Koepka, who’s seeking a third consecutive U.S. Open title. “I’m actually quite pleased. I don’t know how many fairways I hit from 8 on in. I didn’t hit many.â€� He was scheduled to start his second round at 8:02 a.m. Friday, some 13 hours after he signed his scorecard. “Considering how I hit it coming in, I’m pretty pleased,â€� Koepka said. “I didn’t shoot myself out of it. I’m right there. I feel like if I get off to a good start tomorrow, I’m right back into it.â€� Koepka is third in the FedExCup thanks to wins at THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES and PGA Championship. Last month’s win at Bethpage Black was his fourth major championship.

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