Thomas’ bid for No. 1 denied by loss to Watson

2021 Masters Tournament, Round 1 (Delayed) Scoring Conditions: Overall: -0.61 strokes per round Morning wave: -0.23 Afternoon wave: -1.32 Current cutline (top 50 and ties): 50 players at -1 or better (T34) Top 3 projected cutline probabilities: 1. Even: 37.0% 2. 1 under par: 30.6% 3. 1 over par: 17.6% Top 10 win probabilities: 1. Justin Thomas (T2, -5, 17.8%) 2. Dustin Johnson (T13, -3, 10.5%) 3. Xander Schauffele (T2, -5, 8.9%) 4. Jon Rahm (T13, -3, 6.8%) 5. Webb Simpson (T2, -5, 5.5%) 6. Paul Casey (1, -7, 5.4%) 7. Hideki Matsuyama (T5, -4, 4.5%) 8. Patrick Reed (T5, -4, 3.4%) 9. Adam Scott (T5, -4, 3.2%) 10. Patrick Cantlay (T21, -2, 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 Masters Tournament, 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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How the field qualified for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open as of 10/3/2020: Check here for updates. Winner – PGA/U.S. Open Championship Jason Day Bryson DeChambeau Collin Morikawa Jimmy Walker Winner – THE PLAYERS Championship Rickie Fowler Si Woo Kim Webb Simpson Winner – The Masters Sergio Garcia Winner – The Open Championship Zach Johnson Francesco Molinari Winner – World Golf Championship Event Hideki Matsuyama Winners of the Arnold Palmer, Memorial, Genesis (Last 3 Years) Patrick Cantlay Jason Dufner Tournament Winner in Past Two Seasons Ryan Armour Keegan Bradley Paul Casey Cameron Champ Stewart Cink Austin Cook Tyler Duncan Dylan Frittelli Brice Garnett Lanto Griffin J.B. Holmes Max Homa Charles Howell III Sungjae Im Sung Kang Michael Kim Patton Kizzire Russell Knox Satoshi Kodaira Matt Kuchar Andrew Landry Nate Lashley Troy Merritt Keith Mitchell Sebastián Muñoz Kevin Na Joaquin Niemann Ryan Palmer Cheng Tsung Pan Pat Perez Scott Piercy J.T. Poston Ted Potter, Jr. Andrew Putnam Chez Reavie Cameron Smith Brandt Snedeker Brendan Steele Hudson Swafford Nick Taylor Martin Trainer Kevin Tway Richy Werenski Aaron Wise Matthew Wolff Career Money Exemption K.J. Choi Luke Donald Hunter Mahan Bo Van Pelt Sponsor Exemptions: 2018-19 FEC / 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Category Chesson Hadley Kristoffer Ventura Sponsors Exemptions – Members not otherwise exempt Martin Laird Kyle Stanley Sponsors Exemptions – Unrestricted Parker Coody MJ Daffue Justin Suh Will Zalatoris PGA Section Champion\Player of the Year Craig Hocknull Past Champion of Respective Event Smylie Kaufman Top 125 on Prior Season’s FedExCup Points List Scottie Scheffler Harris English Tony Finau Abraham Ancer Kevin Streelman Byeong Hun An Brian Harman Joel Dahmen Jason Kokrak Mark Hubbard Danny Lee Tom Hoge Carlos Ortiz Adam Hadwin Harry Higgs Russell Henley Talor Gooch Louis Oosthuizen Robby Shelton Maverick McNealy Doc Redman Denny McCarthy Henrik Norlander Charley Hoffman Xinjun Zhang Sepp Straka Harold Varner III Cameron Tringale Cameron Davis Vaughn Taylor Patrick Rodgers Brian Stuard Emiliano Grillo Matt Jones Kyoung-Hoon Lee Scott Harrington Matthew NeSmith Ryan Moore Sam Ryder Adam Schenk Wyndham Clark Sam Burns Zac Blair Scott Brown Brian Gay Beau Hossler Lucas Glover Luke List Scott Stallings Rory Sabbatini Tom Lewis Bo Hoag Top 125 (Prior Season Nonmember) William Gordon Major Medical Extension Charl Schwartzel Kevin Chappell Kevin Stadler Graham DeLaet William McGirt James Hahn Sean O’Hair Jamie Lovemark Camilo Villegas John Huh Greg Chalmers D.A. Points 2018-19 Top 125 FEC/2019 Top Finishers Korn Ferry Tour Cat. Fabián Gómez Rafa Cabrera Bello Bronson Burgoon

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As we roll through the second half of the season, players look to make the final push for the FedExCup at Firestone. Round 4 tee times Round 4 leaderboard HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN PGA TOUR LIVE: Coverage – (9 a.m. – 6 p.m. ET). Telecast: Golf Channel (Noon – 1:30 p.m. ET), CBS (2 p.m. – 6 p.m. ET) Listen: PGA TOUR Radio (1 p.m. – 6 p.m. ET) NOTABLE PAIRINGS Jimmy Walker, Rickie Fowler 12:55 p.m. ET off the 1st tee Rory McIlroy, Russell Knox 1:35 p.m. ET off the 1st tee Scott Hend, Hideki Matsuyama 1:55 p.m. ET off the 1st tee Zach Johnson, Thomas Pieters 2:05 p.m. ET off the 1st tee

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