Spieth in good company at PGA Championship

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Editor’s note: In honor of what would have been Arnold Palmer’s 90th birthday this year, “90 for 90â€� is a celebration of 90 moments from Mr. Palmer’s incredible life – one highlighted each day, for 90 days, from June 13 until his birthday on September 10, 2019. More than just historical notes, the 90 moments showcase Palmer’s love of family and of aviation, his business acumen, his philanthropy via the Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation and other efforts and, of course, his incredible golf career. Each month, we will highlight stories that show the positive impact Palmer and the Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation have on local communities. We invite you to join the celebration at www.arnoldpalmer.com as well as via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and to share your thoughts and personal Palmer memories online using #AP90for90. Stories, photos and creative courtesy of www.arnoldpalmer.com. June 15 #3: Every Time Arnie Helped a Child There are few environments as thrilling as Pebble Beach Golf Links in the midst of a tournament, but for a young Roger Maltbie the crowds proved too much—until Arnold Palmer stepped in. In the early 1960s a 10-year-old Roger went to a tournament at the famed California course and become separated from his parents. He was standing behind the second tee looking worried when, as he explained to Golf Digest years later, Arnold Palmer looked over and saw him. Palmer, who was playing in the event, asked Roger if he was OK. Maltbie explained that he’d lost his parents and was scared, and Palmer took him by the hand and said, “Come with me. They’ll see you with me.â€� They did, and Maltbie treasures the memory of his mother yelling “ROGER!â€� from the gallery as he walked down the fairway with a legend. Maltbie eventually became a five-time winner on the PGA TOUR and a golf announcer, and when he recounted the “lostâ€� story to Arnold many years later, he said Palmer had no recollection of the event. “I think it says a lot about the man,â€� Maltibie said. “He’d done the same thing for other kids.â€� Quotes from Golf Digest “Life of the Partyâ€� by Craig Bestrom, June 4, 2008. June 18 #6: The Day He Said “We Can Do Better” In the mid-1980s, when Arnold and Winnie Palmer visited the neonatal intensive care unit and pediatrics wing of Orlando Regional Medical Center, they were impressed by the talent and dedication of the staff, but they were bothered by the modest facilities. “We can do better than this,â€� Arnold said. “We should do better than this, for the children of our community.â€� That statement led to what is today the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, the fourth-largest neonatal intensive care unit in the country, and Central Florida’s only pediatric Level One Trauma Center. With the Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, it’s just part of the Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation’s commitment to improving children’s health—and an inspiration to us all to “do betterâ€� whenever an opportunity presents itself.

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GREENSBORO, N.C. – This week’s Wyndham Championship is the last opportunity for players to secure a spot for the upcoming FedExCup Playoffs. The top 125 in points after this week advance to next week’s Playoffs opener at THE NORTHERN TRUST. That means there will be a tournament within a tournament at Sedgefield, as those inside the top 125 look to secure their spots while players outside the 125 hope to bust the bubble. PGA TOUR LIVE will offer streaming coverage of two morning Featured Groups on Thursday and Friday starting at 7 a.m. ET. Featured Hole coverage from the par-4 13th and par-3 16th will begin at 3 p.m. ET. Saturday and Sunday Featured Hole coverage begins at 1 pm. ET and will include the par-4 first. Facebook Watch will offer streaming coverage of this weekend’s action from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday. Sirius/XM PGA TOUR Radio coverage will begin at noon ET in the first two rounds. Here’s a look at the Featured Groups for each of the first two rounds (FedExCup rankings in parentheses). THURSDAY Billy Horschel (43), Brandt Snedeker (80), Hideki Matsuyama (88) – Horschel, the 2014 FedExCup champ, is pretty much a lock for the first three Playoffs events. Snedeker, the 2012 champ, is in good shape for the first two. Snedeker is a past Wyndham champ, albeit on a different course (2007 at Forest Oaks). Shockingly, Matsuyama’s last top-10 finish in a full-field PGA TOUR event was a year ago. Tee time: 7:40 a.m. ET off 10th tee Webb Simpson (12), Si Woo Kim (45), Sergio Garcia (131) – Two things that these three players have in common: they’ve each won THE PLAYERS Championship and they’ve each won the Wyndham Championship. Right now, though, only Simpson and Kim are guaranteed spots in the Playoffs. Garcia’s target finish this week is a solo 20th or better, which should give him enough points to move above the projected points total needed to make the Playoffs. He has never missed the Playoffs. Tee time: 7:50 a.m. ET off 10th tee FRIDAY Daniel Berger (83), Jason Dufner (86), Bill Haas (150) – Haas, the 2011 FedExCup champ, has never missed the Playoffs but he will need a big week at Sedgefield to keep that streak alive. Berger and Dufner are safely in but would love to improve their positions. Tee time: 7:40 a.m. ET off 10th tee Henrik Stenson (50), Ryan Moore (59), Jhonattan Vegas (122) – Stenson is the defending Wyndham champ, having won last year with a tournament-record total of 22 under. The 2013 FedExCup champ has five top-10 finishes this season. Moore also has experienced success at Sedgefield having won a playoff in 2009. Vegas is just inside the top 125, so he’ll be looking to secure his spot in the Playoffs this week. Tee time: 7:50 a.m. ET off 10th tee

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