Live leaderboard: Rahm protecting lead

The PGA TOUR uses a standardized system for determining event fields, based off the current season’s Priority Ranking while also including additional exemption and qualifying categories. Field sizes can vary by event, as can the number of event-specific exemptions. Fully exempt PGA TOUR members are guaranteed entry into all full-field events, with various conditional categories subject to periodic reshuffles based upon FedExCup Points accrued throughout the season. Categories with ‘reshuffle’ notation indicate that a reshuffle period has occurred. Scroll below for the Sony Open field list as of Friday, January 6th at 5 p.m. ET. Check here for updates. Winner of PGA/U.S. Open Championship (five-year exemption) Gary Woodland Winner of THE PLAYERS Championship (five-year exemption) Si Woo Kim Webb Simpson Winner of Masters Tournament (five-year exemption) Hideki Matsuyama Winner of The Open (five-year exemption) Jordan Spieth Winner of World Golf Championships event (three-year exemption) Billy Horschel Winner of Arnold Palmer Invitational, Memorial Tournament and Genesis Invitational (three-year exemption) Adam Scott PGA TOUR tournament winner (two-year exemption) Keegan Bradley Ryan Brehm Stewart Cink Cam Davis Tyler Duncan Harris English Lucas Glover Russell Henley Jim Herman Tom Hoge Mackenzie Hughes Sungjae Im Tom Kim Matt Kuchar K.H. Lee J.T. Poston Chad Ramey Chez Reavie J.J. Spaun Robert Streb Adam Svensson Nick Taylor Michael Thompson Brendon Todd Richy Werenski Career money exemption Zach Johnson Ryan Moore Rory Sabbatini Jimmy Walker Sponsor’s exemption (members not otherwise exempt) K.J. Choi Jerry Kelly Sponsor’s exemption (unrestricted) Blaze Akana Keita Nakajima Kohei Okada Taiga Semikawa Designated sponsor exemption Kazuki Higa Yuto Katsuragawa Kaito Onishi PGA Club Professional Champion – 6 Events Jesse Mueller PGA Section Champion/Player of the Year Michael Castillo Past Champion of Respective Event Patton Kizzire Top 30 on prior season’s FedExCup Brian Harman Corey Conners Top 125 on prior season’s FedExCup Denny McCarthy Maverick McNealy Keith Mitchell Kurt Kitayama Andrew Putnam Christiaan Bezuidenhout Emiliano Grillo Brendan Steele Troy Merritt Chris Kirk Alex Smalley John Huh Brandon Wu Adam Long Ryan Palmer David Lipsky Adam Schenk Aaron Rai Stephan Jaeger Patrick Rodgers Russell Knox Kevin Streelman Mark Hubbard Peter Malnati Danny Lee Hayden Buckley Sam Ryder Nate Lashley James Hahn Greyson Sigg Scott Piercy Max McGreevy Chesson Hadley Kevin Tway Matthias Schwab Kramer Hickok Austin Smotherman Doc Redman Kelly Kraft # Major medical extension Nick Hardy Kyle Stanley Zac Blair Korn Ferry Tour Points winner (The 25 and The Finals 25) Justin Suh Top-10 and ties from previous TOUR event Cole Hammer Robby Shelton David Lingmerth Erik Barnes Korn Ferry Tour graduates via The 25 and The Finals 25 (reshuffled) Taylor Montgomery Tyson Alexander Ben Taylor Ben Griffin Will Gordon Kevin Yu S.H. Kim Byeong Hun An Davis Thompson Joseph Bramlett Harrison Endycott Ryan Armour Zecheng Dou Paul Haley II Harry Hall Austin Cook Brian Stuard Eric Cole Ben Martin MJ Daffue Scott Harrington Nico Echavarria Carl Yuan Kyle Westmoreland Austin Eckroat Michael Kim Brice Garnett Brent Grant Tano Goya Vincent Norrman Trevor Cone Brandon Matthews Kevin Roy Matti Schmid Michael Gligic Carson Young Samuel Stevens Trevor Werbylo Augusto Núñez Anders Albertson Nos. 126-150 on prior season’s FedExCup Points List (reshuffled) Harry Higgs # = Latest medical extension information can be found here.

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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. – Brooks Koepka’s quest to be the first player to win three consecutive U.S. Open’s since Willie Anderson over a century ago is well and truly alive. The PGA TOUR Player of the Year shot a 3-under 68 on Saturday at Pebble Beach to move to 7-under for the championship. It puts the four-time major winner into a tie for third place, four shots back of leader Gary Woodland. Not since Scotsman Anderson in 1903-1905 has anyone won America’s national championship three years in a row. But Koepka has made a habit of greatness in big events lately. Koepka claimed the PGA Championship last month, his fourth major in his last eight major starts. Should he claim a fifth in nine starts on Sunday he will be the first to do so since Tiger Woods won six majors in nine major starts between the 2000 and 2002 U.S. Opens. “I feel good. I feel like if I can just make a few putts, I feel like I could be right there, right next to Gary. And it’s been very close. I’m pleased how I’m playing. I’m pleased how I’m striking the ball,â€� Koepka said. “And I feel as confident as ever right now. It’s probably the best ball-striking week I’ve had… to hit as many greens as I have the last two days, the ball-striking is right where I want it. I feel like eventually these birdies have to come. I’ve hit so many good putts that just haven’t gone in.â€� Koepka has indeed hit the ball well. He leads the field in Greens in Regulation (76percent) and Strokes Gained: Approach (+6.97). While he believes that will continue to be an asset on Sunday, his biggest weapon will be his calm demeanor and experience in the hot seat. Woodland is yet to win a major and while 2013 U.S. Open champion Justin Rose is also three clear of Koepka the American likes his chances. “(My strength is) just having been in the position I’m in. Feels like almost every major right now. Second at Augusta. I felt like I’ve put myself in good chances where I’m very comfortable around that,â€� he adds. While the first seven holes at Pebble have been the place to grab the birdies this week Koepka says he won’t target them specifically in his chase to victory. Inside that stretch are the three easiest of the week – the par-5 6th, the par-4 4th and the iconic par-3 7th. The par-4 1st (13th hardest) and par-4 3rd (11th) have also been picked apart. In his four previous major wins Koepka has led by seven, led by one, been tied for the lead and been one behind at 54 holes. He’s not come from this far back before. “I don’t need to go out and chase. I don’t need to do much. Just kind of let it come to you,â€� Koepka claimed. “But it would be nice to get off to a good start, be 3-under through 7, somewhere around there, take advantage of those opening holes. And you never know what’s going to happen. “(I’ll be) trying to be three back going into the back nine, you never know from there, see what happens. Make a couple of birdies, put some pressure on guys. “And from there, if I win, great; if not, I felt I’ve given it all I had this week and it’s just not my week.â€�

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Colsaerts confident of claiming win in Turkey

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