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2020 Charles Schwab Challenge, Round 1 Scoring Conditions: Overall: -0.52 strokes per round Morning wave: -0.8 Afternoon wave: -0.24 Current cutline (top 65 and ties): 77 players at -1 or better (T57) Top 3 projected cutline probabilities: 2 under par: 26.1% 1 under par: 24.9% 3 under par: 17.0% Top 10 win probabilities: Justin Thomas (T3, -6, 17.5%) Collin Morikawa (T3, -6, 8.9%) Xander Schauffele (T7, -5, 7.5%) Justin Rose (T1, -7, 5.9%) Bryson DeChambeau (T7, -5, 5.3%) Abraham Ancer (T3, -6, 4.8%) Harold Varner III (T1, -7, 4.5%) Rory McIlroy (T39, -2, 3.9%) Sungjae Im (T16, -4, 3.3%) Gary Woodland (T7, -5, 2.9%) 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 20K simulations. To follow live finish probabilities throughout the remainder of the Charles Schwab Challenge, 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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Round 1 of the Valero Texas Open takes place Thursday from TPC San Antonio. It’s the 100th anniversary of the event, and big names such as Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth are in the field. Spieth is also the defending champion. His win at last season’s Valero Texas Open marked his first victory on TOUR since 2017. Here’s everything you need to know to follow the action, including Featured Groups for PGA TOUR LIVE and newly expanded and extended coverage on ESPN+. Click here for more details. Leaderboard Full tee times HOW TO FOLLOW Television: Thursday-Friday, 4 p.m.-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday, 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3:30 p.m.-6 p.m. (NBC). Sunday, 1 p.m.-2 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2 p.m.-6 p.m. (NBC). Radio: Thursday-Friday, 1 p.m.–7 p.m. ET. Saturday, 3 p.m.–6 p.m. Sunday, 1 p.m.–6 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio) For outside of the U.S., click here for GOLFTV powered by the PGA TOUR PGA TOUR LIVE PGA TOUR Live is available exclusively on ESPN+ • Main Feed: primary tournament-coverage featuring the best action from across the course • Marquee Group: new “marquee group” showcasing every shot from each player in the group • Featured Groups: traditional PGA TOUR LIVE coverage of two concurrent featured groups • Featured Holes: a combination of par-3s and iconic or pivotal holes FEATURED GROUPS THURSDAY Marquee Group Rory McIlroy, Jason Day, Matt Kuchar Featured Groups Bryson DeChambeau, Gary Woodland, Luke List Rickie Fowler, Ryan Palmer, Ryan Brehm Featured Holes: No. 3 (par 3), No. 7 (par 3), No. 13 (par 3), No. 16 (par 3) ESPN+ BONUS COVERAGE Jordan Spieth, Corey Conners, Charley Hoffman Hideki Matsuyama, Hudson Swafford, Chad Rame Abraham Ancer, Tony Finau, Brandt Snedeker FRIDAY Marquee Group Jordan Spieth, Corey Conners, Charley Hoffman Featured Groups Hideki Matsuyama, Hudson Swafford, Chad Ramey Abraham Ancer, Tony Finau, Brandt Snedeker Featured Holes: No. 3 (par 3), No. 7 (par 3), No. 13 (par 3), No. 16 (par 3) ESPN+ BONUS COVERAGE Rory McIlroy, Jason Day, Matt Kuchar Bryson DeChambeau, Gary Woodland, Luke List Rickie Fowler, Ryan Palmer, Ryan Brehm MUST READS The First Look Power Rankings Expert Picks Top 10 Valero Texas Open events Inside the history of the Valero Texas Open Q&A: Ben Crenshaw

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