The 2020 Masters in a year unlike any other

Winner – PGA/U.S. Open Championship Jason Dufner Martin Kaymer Rory McIlroy Justin Thomas Jimmy Walker Winner – THE PLAYERS Championship Rickie Fowler Si Woo Kim Tiger Woods Winner – The Masters Sergio Garcia Adam Scott Winner – World Golf Championship Event Russell Knox Shane Lowry Winners of the Arnold Palmer Inv. & the Memorial (Last 3 Years) Matt Every David Lingmerth William McGirt Winner – FedExCup – Last Five Seasons Billy Horschel Tournament Winner in Past Two Seasons Ryan Armour Daniel Berger Wesley Bryan Greg Chalmers Austin Cook Bryson DeChambeau Fabián Gómez Cody Gribble Emiliano Grillo Brian Harman Russell Henley Mackenzie Hughes Billy Hurley III Smylie Kaufman Chris Kirk Kevin Kisner Patton Kizzire Peter Malnati Graeme McDowell Ryan Moore Grayson Murray D.A. Points Ted Potter, Jr. Patrick Reed Webb Simpson Brandt Snedeker Chris Stroud Brian Stuard Hudson Swafford Vaughn Taylor Jhonattan Vegas Gary Woodland Career Money Exemption Retief Goosen Sponsors Exemptions – Members not otherwise exempt Ben Crane Jim Furyk Sponsors Exemptions – Unrestricted Kiradech Aphibarnrat Sam Burns Dylan Frittelli Bernd Wiesberger PGA Section Champion\Player of the Year Andrew Filbert Past Champion of Respective Event Padraig Harrington Michael Thompson Life Member Vijay Singh Top 125 on Prior Season’s FedEx Cup Points List Louis Oosthuizen Charles Howell III Lucas Glover Keegan Bradley Luke List Anirban Lahiri Ian Poulter Stewart Cink Scott Brown Jamie Lovemark Sung Kang Ollie Schniederjans Rafa Cabrera Bello Sean O’Hair Robert Streb Bud Cauley Kevin Tway Danny Lee Kelly Kraft Patrick Rodgers Morgan Hoffmann Chad Campbell Cheng Tsung Pan Harold Varner III J.B. Holmes Camilo Villegas J.J. Spaun Scott Piercy Michael Kim Scott Stallings Byeong Hun An Martin Flores Luke Donald Richy Werenski Ryan Blaum Robert Garrigus Brian Gay Derek Fathauer Tyrone Van Aswegen Harris English Dominic Bozzelli Nick Watney John Huh Blayne Barber Ben Martin Rory Sabbatini J.J. Henry Top 125 (Prior Season Nonmember) Thomas Pieters Tommy Fleetwood Tyrrell Hatton Alex Noren Major Medical Extension Ryan Palmer Sangmoon Bae Jon Curran Bob Estes John Peterson Leading Money Winner from Web.com Tour & Web.com Tour Finals Chesson Hadley Top Finishers from Web.com Tour Prior Season (reordered) Alex Cejka Andrew Landry Peter Uihlein Tyler Duncan Ben Silverman Tom Hoge Martin Piller Nicholas Lindheim Jonathan Randolph Brice Garnett Aaron Wise Abraham Ancer Stephan Jaeger Talor Gooch Shawn Stefani Xinjun Zhang Adam Schenk Joel Dahmen Rob Oppenheim Corey Conners Bronson Burgoon Cameron Tringale

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CROMWELL, Conn. – If you’re thinking that 22-year-old Collin Morikawa – just three weeks into his pro career – looked comfortable sauntering along TPC River Highlands during the second round of the Travelers Championship, there’s a simple reason. “I was comfortable from the start,� said the University of California standout. “This is what I’ve wanted to do the entire time since I’ve been a little kid.� Now that he’s arrived, he looks prepared to take advantage of his opportunities. Having finished T-14 at the RBC Canadian Open and T-35 in the U.S. Open to start the professional chapter of his career, Morikawa maintained positive movement on Friday with a 3-under 67 at the Travelers to reach 7-under 133. As he signed his card, Morikawa knew he was four off Zack Sucher’s clubhouse lead, but the bigger takeaway was the opportunity to play on the weekend for a third consecutive week. “Just coming out here and living my dream,� he smiled. He wasn’t alone with that sentiment, because his collegiate friends, who also received sponsor’s exemptions, also seemed to be comfortable inside the TPC River Highlands ropes. Matt Wolff, 20, despite late turbulence, shot 68 to get halfway home in 2-under 138, which gives him a good chance to get into the weekend. Meanwhile, Wolff’s OSU teammate, Viktor Hovland, was in the afternoon wave and pushing to make the cut in his pro debut. Justin Suh of USC, playing as a pro for the second time, made just one birdie and shot 73-73 to miss the cut. “I made a lot of nice up-and-downs,� said Wolff, who started the day at level par, shot 3-under on the back, then got to 5-under with birdies at the second and sixth before he stumbled home with a bogey at the par-4 seventh and double at the par-4 ninth. The closing double left a bad taste in his mouth (Wolff drove out-of-bounds right), but the recent winner of the NCAA Championship from Oklahoma State said he was thankful for the chance to make the cut and get in two more rounds of competitive golf against the world’s best. Pleased as he was to survive the cut, Wolff knew he’d be well off the lead and not be in position to speak the way Morikawa could. “I’m out here to win,� said Morikawa, who has shot in the 60s six times in 10 rounds as a professional. He’s made just one bogey each day, but pointing to his miscues, Morikawa knows he’s played par-5s in level par and he needs to improve in that category. On the positive side of the ledger, he’s hit 11 of 14 fairways each day and 25 of 36 greens through two rounds. Morikawa has a firm grasp of the way this PGA TOUR business works. “I’m just trying to make as many birdies as I can out here.� With nine, he’s got that covered.

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Round 2 of the Rocket Mortgage Classic takes place Friday from Detroit Golf Club in Michigan. The field includes defending champion Bryson DeChambeau along with Phil Mickelson, Jason Kokrak, Hideki Matsuyama, Jason Day and Rickie Fowler. Here’s everything you need to know to follow the action, including Featured Groups for PGA TOUR LIVE. Leaderboard Full tee times 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). TOURCast: Get shot-by-shot info in real time with shot tracks and video with TOURCast. TOUR Pulse: Get the PGA TOUR app to utilize TOUR Pulse, which provides users the ability to experience a mix of content, such as video highlights, written hole summaries and stat graphics on every player after every hole they complete. FEATURED GROUPS Jason Kokrak, Patrick Reed, Webb Simpson (tee times) Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Champ, Kramer Hickok (tee times) Max Homa, Matthew Wolff, Bubba Watson (tee times) Phil Mickelson, Hideki Matsuyama, Rickie Fowler (tee times) MUST READS Davis Thompson leads after stellar 63 Bryson DeChambeau will have new caddie in Rocket Mortgage defense Davis Thompson: Five things to know What The Pros Are Playing: Rocket Mortgage Rocket Mortgage Classic bridging Detroit’s digital divide CALL OF THE DAY

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