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A handful of Olympians including Hideki Matsuyama, Patrick Reed, Tommy Fleetwood, and silver medalist Rory Sabbatini highlight the field at the Wyndham Championship, the final regular-season event prior to the FedExCup Playoffs. Jim Herman returns to defend his title from 2020, won in dramatic fashion. FIELD NOTES: Winners of THE PLAYERS Championship teeing it up at the Wyndham Championship include Rickie Fowler, Si Woo Kim (who tied for third last season), and Webb Simpson… Simpson won this tournament in 2011 and thrives in North Carolina… Like Simpson, Patrick Reed made the Wyndham his first TOUR title, winning a thrilling playoff over Jordan Spieth in 2013… Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama was a late commit coming off playing the Olympics and the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational… Sponsor exemptions include European Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington and Will Zalatoris, who as a Special Temporary Member on TOUR is not eligible for the Playoffs unless he wins the Wyndham… Bill Haas, former Walker Cupper Alex Smalley, 2014 winner Camilo Villegas, and former Georgia star Davis Thompson are also in the field as sponsor exemptions. FEDEXCUP: Winner gets 500 FedExCup points. COURSE: Sedgefield Country Club (Ross), par 70, 7,131 yards (yardage subject to change). Sedgefield, the only Donald Ross original that serves as a regular PGA TOUR venue, opened in the 1920s. The course boasts Ross’ signature small and undulating greens but has yielded five straight winning totals of 20-under or better. STORYLINES: It all comes down to this in terms of the FedExCup standings for 2020-2021. Rickie Fowler is right on the bubble (125th as of last week) and looking for a spot in the Playoffs. He has never failed to qualify for the Playoffs and finished a career-best fourth in the FedExCup in 2015… Patrick Rodgers and Camilo Villegas were 126th and 127th, respectively, just one FedExCup point back of Fowler… Olympian Rafael Campos sits at No.150 and at the Wyndham will look to improve his position or at least hang on to his spot in the 125-150 category for next season… Three golfers jumped inside the top 125 at last season’s Wyndham Championship, led by the surprise winner Jim Herman (192 to 54)… Rory Sabbatini, who won the silver medal in Tokyo after firing a sizzling 61 in the final round, will make his TOUR return at the Wyndham. 72-HOLE RECORD: 258, Henrik Stenson (2017), JT Poston (2019) 18-HOLE RECORD: 59, Brandt Snedeker (1st round, 2018). LAST TIME: Jim Herman, who had made just four cuts since the start of the year, fired a 7-under 63 in the final round of the 2020 Wyndham Championship to top Billy Horschel by one. It was his third PGA TOUR title. Herman, who finished at 21 under, trailed by four entering Sunday’s finale but leapfrogged Horschel with a birdie on 17. He earned a spot in the FedExCup Playoffs, jumping from 192nd to 54th in the standings. Two days earlier he’d had to birdie his final four holes just to make the cut, which led to his career-low 61 on Saturday. Kevin Kisner, Webb Simpson, Doc Redman, and Si Woo Kim tied for third, three back. HOW TO FOLLOW Television: Thursday-Friday, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday-Sunday, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (CBS). PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday 7 a.m.-6 p.m. (Featured Groups). Saturday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. (Featured Groups), 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (Featured Holes). Sunday, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (Featured Groups), 3 p.m.-6:30 p.m. (Featured Holes). 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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The PGA TOUR heads back to Detroit for the third edition of the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club. The tournament was one of the first in the TOUR’s Return To Golf in 2020 and saw Bryson DeChambeau win by three shots over Matthew Wolff. DeChambeau returns to defend his title alongside a field full of TOUR stars. FIELD NOTES: Reigning PGA Championship winner Phil Mickelson will make his tournament debut; it will mark his first start in Michigan since 2002… Players in the FedExCup top 10 include defending champ DeChambeau and Jason Kokrak, both two-time winners this season… Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama will play the Rocket Mortgage Classic for the third year in a row as 13 major champions are set to play including Jason Day, who held the 36-hole lead at the Travelers Championship… Sponsor Exemptions include college stars Austin Eckroat and Davis Thompson, plus Flint, Michigan native Willie Mack III. FEDEXCUP: Winner receives 500 FedExCup points. COURSE: Detroit Golf Club (North), par 72, 7,370 yards. Detroit GC’s North course, a Donald Ross design, was opened more than a century ago. The club underwent an upgrade recently as it prepared for the TOUR’s arrival in 2019. It’s the flattest course on TOUR, according to ShotLink data, and while the front-nine is tree-lined, the back nine is open for birdies in bunches – DeChambeau closed with three straight a year ago. STORYLINES: Matthew Wolff will be back in action in Detroit looking to improve on his runner-up result from a year ago. Wolff took two months away from golf to focus on his mental health but returned to finish T15 at the U.S. Open… PGA pro Jeff Roth, 63, will play after the Michigan PGA voted that his exemption for winning the 2019 Michigan PGA Professional Championship should carry over into 2021. The exemption was cancelled in 2020 because of COVID-19 protocols. Roth is a member of the Michigan Golf Hall of Fame, having won more than 70 pro tournaments… Fans return in 2021 after the event was held without them during the height of the pandemic… Nate Lashley, who had lost his parents and college girlfriend in a plane crash, won after being the last player into the field in 2019… DeChambeau emerged from the TOUR’s COVID-19 break 40 pounds heavier and considerably longer off the tee last year… Rickie Fowler looks to break a long winless drought, while Will Zalatoris aims for his first victory, which would give him full PGA TOUR status. 72-HOLE RECORD: 263, Nate Lashley (2019) 18-HOLE RECORD: 63, Nate Lashley (2019, first round), J.T. Poston (2019, second round) LAST TIME: DeChambeau, who had been playing better than anyone after the COVID break, won by three with a 7-under 65. Matthew Wolff birdied holes 12, 13, and 15 to cut the lead to one, but DeChambeau finished birdie, birdie, birdie to leave no doubt. It marked his sixth TOUR win and was his seventh straight top-10 finish. Kevin Kisner finished in solo third while Ryan Armour, Adam Hadwin, Tyrrell Hatton, and Danny Willet rounded out the top five. HOW TO FOLLOW (All times ET) Television: Thursday-Friday, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday-Sunday, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (CBS). PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday 6:45 a.m.-6 p.m. (Featured Groups), Saturday-Sunday 8:15 a.m.-3 p.m. (Featured Groups). Saturday-Sunday 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (Featured Holes). Radio: 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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