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Round 1 of the The Genesis Invitational begins today. Here’s everything you need to know to follow the action from historic Riviera Country Club. Round 1 leaderboard Round 1 tee times HOW TO FOLLOW Television: Thursday-Friday, 2 p.m.-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday-Sunday, 1 p.m.-2:45 p.m. (Golf Channel). Saturday, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (CBS). Sunday, 3 p.m.-6:30 p.m. (CBS).   PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday, 9:45 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, 11:15 a.m.-6:30 p.m. (Featured Groups and Featured Holes) Radio: Thursday-Friday, 12 p.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, 1 p.m.-6:30 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio). FEATURED GROUPS (ALL TIMES ET) Tiger Woods, Justin Thomas, Steve Stricker Thursday: 2:41 p.m. ET (No. 1 tee) J.B. Holmes, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose Thursday: 2:52 p.m. ET (No. 1 tee) Patrick Cantlay, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy Thursday: 10:16 a.m. ET (No. 10 tee) Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson Thursday: 10:27 a.m. ET (No. 10 tee) MUST READS Power Rankings Expert Picks Yes, JT admits, Tiger did carry his … Rory back at No. 1, but will he stay there? TOUR pros: My first time with Tiger Will Tiger return as Presidents Cup captain? Home on the range: Tiny Westlake’s big impact Special week for the APGA Tour Tiger chases record 83rd win at Riviera What you need to know ahead of The Genesis Invitational

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Every year for The Masters — due to its rich tradition and iconic green-and-yellow colors in the logo — golf companies design and release custom products in the event’s honor. Instead of singling out specific products, we wanted to highlight as many of the cool products as possible for The 2019 Masters. Below is a list of custom Masters-themed gear and equipment that we’ll continue to add to as products get unveiled to the public. Did we miss anything? Send your submissions to @andrewtursky on Twitter or Instagram. Enjoy! Limited-edition Bettinardi putter While Bettinardi doesn’t advertise the BB1 Copper Classic putter specifically as a Masters-themed putter, its “Spring Seasonâ€� limited release has an obvious Masters influence with the green-and-yellow colorway and special green grip. The special BB1 head model is made from 303 Stainless Steel with a copper, honeycomb-milled face insert, it weighs 355 grams, and it comes with a Lamkin Deep Etched Cord grip. The BB1 Copper Classic is being released on April 9 for $800, and only 250 putters will be available. It also comes with a quilted leather headcover. Jordan 11 Masters shoes These Jordan 11 Masters-inspired golf shoes are part of a Nike “Snake Packâ€� release. The Malbon Golf-collaborative shoes have green snakeskin on the upper, a reflective sole plate equipped with golf spikes, and Malbon’s prayer hands on the tongue colored yellow with hits of green, for obvious reasons. If you look closely, there is also a small red Nike logo on the tongue inside the yellow hands, a nice touch for fans of the Nike logo and brand. As per Jacques Slade’s updated report on Twitter, the Jordan XI shoes will be available on April 12 for $200. Cobra “Camoâ€� driver On the equipment side, Cobra has released a special-edition “Camoâ€� version of its new King F9 Speedback driver. Cobra also reports that Rickie Fowler will use a matching Camo-printed Vessel-collaborative staff bag at The 2019 Masters. The Camo pattern blends the outlines of the United States and the state of Georgia, a shoutout to both the Masters logo and Augusta National’s home state. The Cobra Camo driver, available in 9- and 10.5-degree lofts, comes equipped with a special military-green Project X Even Flow Blue shaft, and a Lamkin Crossline Cobra Connect black grip that also has military-green accents. The driver is currently available for purchase, selling for $499. Click here for more information regarding the Cobra King F9 Speedback driver’s technology.  Caddie Covers As per Masters tradition, the caddies wear white jumpsuits with green numbers on their chest. Swag Golf, a Chicago-based putter company who also makes custom putter covers used by TOUR players including Keegan Bradley, created a special Masters cover with a shoutout to the caddies and their uniforms. Each Swag headcover comes with a different number, and if the headcover purchased matches the winning caddie number for The 2019 Masters, a bigger surprise is in store. G*LF Lids Devereux, a company that makes apparel and accessories for more than just golf, is releasing Masters-themed G*LF and Augusta hats for The Masters. The hats were made in collaboration with New Era, and they’re available for $35 in various colorways — not just green-and-yellow – for a subtler Masters vibe. A bag and covers that cover it all TaylorMade’s custom staff bags and headcovers for The 2019 Masters have it all, with shoutouts to Augusta National’s native flowers, caddie jumpsuits, caddie numbers, and even the yardages of each hole. Scroll to the left on the embedded Instagram post above to see all of the custom Masters gear from TaylorMade. Leather-scented flowers For its 2019 Masters-themed headcovers, Callaway teamed up with Olivia Herrick Design and Seamus Golf. The design features the flowers for which each hole at Augusta National is named, including of course the famous Azalea.

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August and Everything After A bizarre 2020 continues as the PGA Championship will be the new lead-off major championship this week at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. Moved to May on a permanent basis last year, the PGA Championship this season will be the first of three majors to take place in the next three months as COVID-19 has rearranged the entire 2020 calendar. Believe it or not, after the Wyndham Championships next week, it’s on to the FedExCup Playoffs so there’s plenty on the line this week besides the Wannamaker trophy. The purse of $11 million ($1.98 winner) and the FedExCup points (600 winner) will help clear up the picture for the rest of the month. For the first time since 1998 (Sahalee, outside Seattle) the PGA Championship will be played west of the Rocky Mountains. The event returns to California for the first time since Riviera in 1995 and for just the fifth time overall. Celebrating year 95, TPC Harding Park will host its first major championship and join the small list of municipal courses to enjoy this honor but is no stranger to holding large events. After a massive restoration project involving the City and eventually the TOUR, the 2005 World Golf Championships American Express reintroduced this classic layout to the modern game. Following Tiger Woods’ playoff victory over John Daly in 2005, Woods and his American teammates won the 2009 Presidents Cup on this same track. The world would return again in 2015 after new Bentgrass greens were installed for the WGC Cadillac Match Play. The trophy was lifted by Rory McIlroy as he defeated Gary Woodland 4 & 2 in the final. RELATED: Power Rankings | Expert Picks TPC Harding Park was routed and designed by Willie Watson and Sam Whiting, the same pair who put together Olympic Club, site of five U.S. Opens, just across Lake Merced. The Par-70 will stretch 7,234 yards and will feature seven, Par-4 holes playing 460 yards or longer, a Par-5 hole over 600 and a Par-3 250 plus. Tight, Cypress tree-lined fairways will look great on television but the doglegs provided will be difficult to navigate. Over three inches of Bent/Poa/Fescue rough will swallow up errant tee balls but larger than average greens (7,000 square feet) will give glimmers of hope to recovery shots. The good news the green complexes are big targets. Once onboard the slightly sloping 007 Tyee Bentgrass should be prepped to run lightning quick so the premium putters will have a chance to shine this week. Major championship golf should require all 14 clubs plus the six inches between the ears and this week won’t be any different. The last five holes will have Lake Merced on the left so there’s only one bailout. Located just half of a mile from the Pacific Ocean sea breeze, fog and swirling winds will also factor into the decision making process this week. Temperatures can range from the high 40s in the morning to the low 70s in the afternoon but it looks like rain will stay away. Brooks Koepka looks to become the only player in the stroke-play era (1958 and on) to win for the third consecutive year. He leads a field of 156 professionals, including 20 Club Professionals and 92 of the top 100 players in the world. 2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play (Top finishers below; 43 of 64 in the field this week) 1 *Rory McIlroy 2 *Gary Woodland 3 *Danny Willett 4 *Jim Furyk 5 *Tommy Fleetwood 5 *Louis Oosthuizen 5 *Paul Casey 9 *Hideki Matsuyama 9 *Charl Schwartzel 9 *Rickie Fowler 9 *Gary Woodland 2009 Presidents Cup Participants USA Tiger Woods Phil Mickelson Steve Stricker Zach Johnson Jim Furyk Lucas Glover Internationals Adam Scott Ryo Ishikawa 2005 WGC-American Express Participants 1 *Tiger Woods 3 *Henrik Stenson 3 *Sergio Garcia 6 Graeme McDowell 11 Davis Love III 15 *Jim Furyk 18 *Ian Poulter 18 *Charl Schwartzel 29 *Phil Mickelson 29 *Adam Scott 32 Vaughn Taylor 43 *Zach Johnson 2019 Recap Brooks Koepka (-16) Started his defense opening with 63, a PGA record, and new course record at Bethpage Black. … Backed it up with 65 in Round 2 to set the major championship 36-hole scoring record. … Led by seven, another PGA record, after 54 holes. … Led the field in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green and Approach the Green. … Joined Tiger Woods as the only champion to defend in the stroke play era (1958 to present). … Became the first person since Hal Sutton in 1983 to go wire-to-wire (no ties). Notables: Dustin Johnson (2nd) put all four rounds in the 60s. … Patrick Cantlay shared third with Matt Wallace and Jordan Spieth. … Spieth can complete the career Grand Slam with a win this week. … Luke List (6th), Sung Kang (7th) followed by T8 crowd of Matt Kuchar, Shane Lowry, Rory McIlroy, Erik van Rooyen, Adam Scott and Gary Woodland. Key stat leaders Top golfers in each statistic on the 2019-2020 PGA TOUR are listed only if they are scheduled to compete this week. Strokes-Gained: Tee to Green (* – previous top 10 at PGA since 2015) 1 *Justin Thomas (2017 winner) 2 *Hideki Matsuyama 3 Sergio Garcia 4 Collin Morikawa 5 *Rory McIlroy 6 Xander Schauffele 7 *Patrick Cantlay 8 *Jon Rahm 9 Bryson DeChambeau 10 *Tony Finau 11 Viktor Hovland 12 Webb Simpson 13 Daniel Berger 14 *Tyrrell Hatton 15 Harold Varner III 16 Harris English 17 Corey Conners 19 Joaquin Niemann 20 Abraham Ancer 21 *Jason Day 22 *Adam Scott 23 Scottie Scheffler 24 *Shane Lowry 25 *Paul Casey Strokes Gained: Putting 1 Denny McCarthy 2 Matthew Fitzpatrick 3 Kevin Na 5 *Matt Kuchar 6 Bryson DeChambeau 7 Andrew Putnam 8 *Tyrrell Hatton 10 *Patrick Reed 11 Christiaan Bezuidenhout 13 JT Poston 14 Daniel Berger 16 Wyndham Clark (first major) 18 Mackenzie Hughes 19 Webb Simpson 20 Richy Werenski (first major) 21 Harris English 22 Billy Horschel 23 Ian Poulter 25 *Gary Woodland 26 *Jon Rahm Bogey Avoidance 1 Harris English 2 Bryson DeChambeau 3 *Tyrrell Hatton 4 *Justin Thomas 5 Webb Simpson 6 Xander Schauffele 8 *Jon Rahm 9 Abraham Ancer 11 Daniel Berger 13 *Rory McIlroy 14 Brendon Todd 15 Cameron Tringale 18 Brandt Snedeker 19 *Adam Scott 20 Bud Cauley 22 *Gary Woodland 23 Brian Harman 24 Kevin Na Major History Tiger Woods: Already has four of these on the shelf and is one of two players to win an event on this track. His record at Pebble Beach and Torrey Pines suggests he doesn’t mind a bit of California coastal golf. It will be interesting to hear what his back/body has to say this week after playing twice in six months. Brooks Koepka: The last 10 majors he’s entered he’s won four, finished second twice, a T4 and a T6. Burst in to life last week in Memphis as he nearly defended his WGC title at TPC Southwind. Rory McIlroy: His history is getting historical in the major championships since he hasn’t picked one off since the PGA Championship at Valhalla in 2014. The following spring he won the WGC Match Play on this track so he’ll have a serious point of reference this week. The final four from 2015 will have the most tournament reps at TPC Harding Park. Gary Woodland: Speaking of, most will remember that he picked up the U.S. Open down Highway 1 last summer at Pebble Beach. Webb Simpson: Last time San Francisco proper hosted a major it was the 2012 U.S. Open at Olympic Club. Simpson closed with 68 to pick up his first, and to this point only, major championship. Shane Lowry: The Northern Irishman won’t have any problems in cool, damp conditions just like he didn’t at Royal Portrush last summer in winning The Open Championship.

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