Jul. 29, 2011
The first round of The Greenbrier Classic is set to begin. The Golf Channel will televise live action on Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET, and replay coverage from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. ET.
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| Groups we're watching |
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7:40 a.m. ET
No. 1 |
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Chris Kirk, Brian Gay, Retief Goosen
Kirk is coming off his first career victory and joins two veterans in the top 25 in Strokes Gained - Putting.
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7:40 a.m. ET
No. 10 |
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Phil Mickelson, Stuart Appleby, Tom Watson
Even with the early tee time, our Featured Group is sure to draw a crowd. Appleby won this event last year with a closing 59.
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12 p.m. ET
No. 1 |
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Jeff Overton, Cameron Tringale, Michael Connell
Overton represents the TOUR's youth movement this week at a course he came oh so close to victory on last year.
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12:40 p.m. ET
No. 1 |
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Davis Love III, Sergio Garcia, John Daly
These three have flashed some of their old form lately. Love represents "The Establishment" this week.
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1:20 p.m. ET
No. 1 |
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Andres Romero, Charles Howell III, Kyle Stanley
The surging Romero and Howell were among our Expert Picks. Stanley has been solid and ranks 46th in the FedExCup standings. |
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WHAT TO WATCH IN ROUND 1
• Prognostication skills: Our experts made their selections for The Greenbrier Classic but you still have time to make yours. Let us know who you expect to win this week's event at The Old White TPC. Click here to pick
• Bubble vision: Of the 31 players within 15 spots of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup cut line, 25 are teeing it up this week at The Greenbrier Classic. Who will be making moves? Bubble Watch
• A man of his word: Tom Watson, a professional emeritus at The Old White TPC, promised Jim Justice, owner of The Greenbrier Resort, that he would play in this week's event. The 61-year-old is skipping the Senior U.S. Open to do just that. Insider
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| Round 1 weather forecast |
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Partly cloudy
Temp: 92 high/68 low
Partly Cloudy with winds coming from the west around 6 mph. |
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| Here are some of the players you'll see during Thursday's coverage on the Golf Channel: |
| CAMILO VILLEGAS |
| Villegas enters The Greenbrier Classic ranked 117th in the FedExCup standings on the strength of one top-10 finish in 19 starts. At this point last year, Villegas ranked 14th in the standings with a win and five top 10s. |
| JOHN DALY |
| Known as one of the original bombers on TOUR, John Daly attributed most of his success last week to his success from around the greens. Daly successfully salvaged par or better a field-leading 72 percent of the time at Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club last week. This was the first time in Daly's 462 career starts on TOUR where he led the field in scrambling. |
| JONATHAN BYRD |
| Byrd is looking to right the ship this week after missing three consecutive cuts in his last three starts on TOUR (he's dropped from 10th to 17th in the FedExCup standings in that span). Byrd is making his second appearance at The Greenbrier Classic. Last year, he finished tied for 21st with rounds of 69-65-64-70 on the par-70 layout. Byrd could move as high as 3rd in the FedExCup standings if he picks up his second victory of the season this week. |
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