May. 25, 2011
The first round of the HP Byron Nelson Championship is set to begin. The Golf Channel will televise live action beginning at 3 p.m. ET .
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| Groups we're watching |
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8:53 a.m. ET
No. 10 |
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Dustin Johnson, K.J. Choi. Sergio Garcia
This is the Featured Group. Johnson has top-10s in the last two events here. For more on this group, click here.
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8:44 a.m. ET
No. 1 |
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Gary Woodland, Jason Day, Rory Sabbatini
Sabbatini and Day both live in the Dallas area. Woodland has been quiet winning the Transitions Championship.
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1:29 p.m. ET
No. 1 |
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Matt Kuchar, Nick Watney, Vijay Singh
Kuchar is in a mini-slump along with Singh. This is Watney's first start since his run at THE PLAYERS.
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2:45 p.m. ET
No. 1 |
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Bobby Gates, Daniel Summerhays, Jordan Spieth
The kid is back. One year after stunning the field by contending, the local 17-year-old is back for another attempt.
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WHAT TO WATCH ON THURSDAY:
• A year ago as a 16-year-old high school junior, he captured the fancy of the entire golf world by making the cut at the HP Byron Nelson Championship, then challenging for the lead late on Sunday and eventually finishing tied for 16th -- all the while trying to find time between rounds to study for final exams. Story
• Five players (Nick Watney, K.J. Choi, Rory Sabbatini, Gary Woodland and Matt Kuchar) could move atop the FedExCup standings with a victory this week. Bubba Watson has held the top spot for the last four weeks. Story
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| Round 1 weather forecast |
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Sunny
Temp: 83 high/66 low
Sunny and warm, with winds around 10-15 mph. |
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| ShotLink Player notes |
| Here are some of the players you'll see on the Golf Channel's coverage: |
| JASON DAY |
2010 HP Byron Nelson Championship winner Jason Day is the youngest winner of this event since Tiger Woods won in 1997. Jason Day currently ranks 25th in the FedExCup standings on the strength of five top-10s, including three of his last four. Day is one of just nine players on TOUR this season with five or more top 10s in 2011.
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| RORY SABBATINI |
Six-time PGA TOUR winner and 2011 Honda Classic champion Rory Sabbatini finished solo third three weeks ago at the Wells Fargo Championship, just one stroke out of the Lucas Glover-Jonathan Byrd playoff. No one has made more birdies in 2011 than Sabbatini, with 230 (TOUR average: 163). When Sabbatini won the 2009 HP Byron Nelson Championship, he put on a putting clinic, ranking sixth for strokes gained-putting and first for putts per green in regulation.
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| DUSTIN JOHNSON |
| Johnson currently ranks third on TOUR for driving distance and second on TOUR for birdie average (4.53 birdies per round). Johnson has ranks first on TOUR for par-4 birdie or better percentage, converting birdie or better on par-4s almost a quarter of the time. |
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