Valspar Championship, Round 4: Leaderboard, tee times, TV times

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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Gary Woodland entered The Honda Classic this week riding a PGA TOUR-leading streak of 20 consecutive made cuts. With two holes left in Friday’s second round, that streak was in serious danger of ending. But Woodland took an aggressive line with his tee shot over the water at the par-3 17th, setting up his successful birdie putt from 4-1/2 feet. He followed with two great swings at the par-4 18th, then drained another birdie putt, this one from 15 feet, 10 inches, to keep his cuts streak alive at 21 straight. “I knew what I had to do those last two holes,â€� Woodland said. “That frees you up a little bit … knowing I had to make birdies, so I had to play more aggressive.â€� MUST READS: Round 2, The Honda Classic Keith Mitchell shares lead in return to Bermudagrass Justin Thomas struggles with ‘dead arm’, makes cut on the number Freddie Jacobson finds form after three hand surgeries In shooting an even-par 70, Woodland made the cut on the number at 2 over and will have an early start time for Saturday’s third round. He’s not in contention right now, but with fresh morning greens, a tough course and potentially windy conditions for the leaders, he’s not counting himself out just yet. If nothing else, drilling that final putt when he needed it might serve him well at some future point. “Knowing you have to make a putt and making it – whether it’s for anything – gives you confidence going forward,â€� he said. “It’s nice to be under the pressure. I’ll remember that putt when it means something a little more.â€� A total of 83 players made the cut, which means a secondary cut looms after the third round to the top 70s and ties.

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THREE TIED FOR THE LEAD Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka, and Matt Kuchar are tied for the lead after 18 holes at The Open Championship. All three opened with rounds of 5-under 65. Click here for Round 1 leaderboard Current scores at #TheOpen: T1. Kuchar -5 Spieth -5 Koepka -5 4. Casey -4https://t.co/hiL0Bw5QZY pic.twitter.com/NYdDXwqAYn— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 20, 2017 RORY’S RECOVERY If scorecards had pictures … pic.twitter.com/dZzaKTUeAw — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 20, 2017 Rory McIlroy carded five bogeys in his first six holes of Round 1 at Royal Birkdale. He’d recover by going bogey-free through his final 12 holes with a back nine that included four birdies for a 32. The 2014 Open Champion finished his day at 1-under (71) and six shots off the lead. Click here for more on Rory’s round WEATHER CENTER The 146th Open Championship teed off in cool temperatures with scattered rains and gusty winds. It ended with sunshine and a slight breeze.  Friday’s weather doesn’t look to be as promising, as there are expected winds of 20-25 MPH, up to 45-MPH gusts, and 90% chance of rain. True Open Championship weather.  Click here for the Weather Hub TAMING ROYAL BIRKDALE Royal Birkdale didn’t show its teeth like it did in Round 1 of the 2008 Open Championship when the first-round leader was only 1-under (winning score ended up being 3-over).  The first-round scoring average this year was 71.92, 1.92 strokes over par. In 2008, the first-round scoring average was 75.88, 5.88 strokes over par. The toughest hole in Round 1 was the par-4 sixth, playing at a scoring average of 4.500. The easiest hole was the par-5 17th with a scoring average of 4.538. Click here for The Upshot DRESSING TO IMPRESS The opening round of The Open Championship brought out the best attire from the closests of the biggest stars. Jordan Spieth showed off his vest game while his buddy Justin Thomas threw it back with the cardigan-tie combo. Meanwhile, Jason Day went his own way with the debut of his Air Jordan 1 golf shoes.  Click here for The Open Style Insider

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