Preview of THE NORTHERN TRUST

COURSE: Liberty National Golf Club - (Jersey City, NJ)

ARCHITECT(S): Robert E. Cupp/Tom Kite

YARDS/PAR: 7,410 yards/Par 71

PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $9,500,000/$1,710,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Dustin Johnson (2020)

PAST RESULTS: (link)

PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points / Winner: 2,000

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @TheNTGolf

OFFICIAL SITE: (The Northern Trust)

TV COVERAGE: Thursday, August 19 and Friday, August 20: Coverage from 2:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT) on Golf Channel.

On Saturday, August 21, Round 3 coverage 1:00pm to 3:00pm (EDT) on Golf Channel. Then, CBS takes over from 3:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT). On Sunday, August 22: Golf Channel opens final round coverage 12:00pm to 2:00pm (EDT) and CBS wraps it up from 2:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT).

PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING: Streaming coverage on Thursday and Friday, from 7:00am (EDT) to 6:00pm (EDT) on PGA Tour Live. Twitter coverage from 7:00am-8:40am on Thursday and Friday.

On Saturday and Sunday, PGA Tour Live will stream 8:00am (EDT) to 6:00pm (EDT). Twitter will stream 8:00am-9:15am (EDT) on Saturday and Sunday.

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM Radio will have live radio coverage of the The Northern Trust with Thursday and Friday broadcasts from 12:00pm Noon (EDT) to 6:00pm (EDT). Weekend coverage on Sirius XM Radio begins at 1:00pm (EDT) until 6:00pm (EDT) on Saturday and 1:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT) or conclusion on Sunday. PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92)

How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)

The Northern Trust/FedExCup Playoffs Notebook

2020 FedExCup Champion, Dustin Johnson became the first players since Tiger Woods (2009) to lead the FedExCup standings entering the TOUR Championship and win the FedExCup title. Johnson has six victories in the FedExCup Playoffs, the most all-time in the 14 seasons of the FedExCup Playoffs. Since 2007, only nine players have won multiple times in a single season during the Playoffs.

Six players have qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs in each season since the creation of the FedExCup in 2007. They are: Charley Hoffman (32), Phil Mickelson (58), Bubba Watson (71), Adam Scott (82), Brandt Snedeker (100) and Matt Kuchar (120). Mickelson and Kuchar have both qualified for the TOUR Championship nine times to lead the group, while Snedeker is only player among the six to win the FedExCup.

Collin Morikawa, who enters the FedExCup Playoffs at No. 1 in the FedExCup standings is set to make his third Playoffs appearance (59th/2019, 6th/2020). Morikawa has led the FedExCup in four of the 43 weeks this season and also leads the TOUR in SG: Tee-to-Green (1.956) and SG: Approach-the-Green (1.395).

Eight of the top 10 in the FedExCup standings entering The Northern Trust check in at 30 years of age or younger: No. 1 Collin Morikawa (24); No. 2 Jordan Spieth (28); No. 3 Patrick Cantlay (29); No. 5 Jon Rahm (26); No. 6 Abraham Ancer (30); No. 7 Bryson DeChambeau (27); No. 9 Justin Thomas (28); No. 10 Sam Burns (25).

Garrick Higgo, the winner of the 2021 Palmetto Championship at Congaree represents the lone PGA Tour rookie to qualify for the 2021 FedExCup Playoffs. At 22 years, 3 months, Higgo (104th) is also the youngest player to qualify for the Playoffs.

The Basics:

Tournament Tee Times begin Thursday at 7:20am (EDT) to 1:50pm (EDT). 

Weather: Morning thunderstorms are on the radar with a 40% chance of rain throughout the day. Temps 81-degrees+ with humidity 71% and winds at 12 mph.

PGATourBrunch will post at 7:00am (EDT) on Thursday.

Next Week: BMW Championship - The second round of FedEx Cup Playoffs (link)

Last Week: The Wyndham Championship (link)

Northern Trust - Field and Tee Times:

The Field - (link)

Tee Times: (link)

Odds for The Northern Trust

(Odds by William Hill)

Jon Rahm 10-1

Jordan Spieth 16-1

Collin Morikawa 16-1

Dustin Johnson 16-1

Xander Schauffele 20-1

Brooks Koepka 20-1

Rory McIlroy 22-1

Justin Thomas 25-1

Bryson DeChambeau 25-1

Daniel Berger 28-1

Abraham Ancer 28-1

Scottie Scheffler 30-1

Viktor Hovland 30-1

Hideki Matsuyama 33-1

Patrick Cantlay 33-1

Webb Simpson 35-1

Paul Casey 35-1

Cameron Smith 35-1

Adam Scott 40-1

Harris English 40-1

Patrick Reed 40-1

Tony Finau 50-1

Sam Burns 50-1

Matthew Fitzpatrick 50-1

Corey Conners 55-1

Tyrrell Hatton 55-1

Kevin Kisner 60-1

Joaquin Niemann 60-1

Jason Kokrak 66-1

Sungjae Im 66-1

Shane Lowry 66-1

Brian Harman 66-1

Ian Poulter 66-1

Russell Henley 66-1

Si-Woo Kim 80-1

Sergio Garcia 80-1

Branden Grace 80-1

Billy Horschel 90-1

Marc Leishman 100-1

Phil Mickelson 100-1

Jason Day 100-1

Kevin Streelman 100-1

Seamus Power 100-1

Cameron Champ 100-1

Maverick McNealy 125-1

Keegan Bradley 125-1

Alex Noren 125-1

Lee Westwood 125-1

Gary Woodland 125-1

MacKenzie Hughes 125-1

Matthew Wolff 125-1

Charley Hoffman 125-1

Brendon Todd 125-1

Stewart Cink 125-1

Garrick Higgo 125-1

Cameron Davis 125-1

Bubba Watson 125-1

Sebastian Munoz 125-1

Emiliano Grillo 125-1

Ryan Palmer 125-1

Roger Sloan 150-1

Matt Wallace 150-1

Brandt Snedeker 150-1

C.T. Pan 150-1

Max Homa 150-1

Aaron Wise 150-1

Carlos Ortiz 150-1

Chris Kirk 150-1

Charl Schwartzel 150-1

Jhonattan Vegas 150-1

Harold Varner 150-1

Erik Van Rooyen 150-1

Talor Gooch 175-1

Pat Perez 200-1

Troy Merritt 200-1

Patton Kizzire 200-1

Lucas Glover 200-1

Joel Dahmen 200-1

Kyoung-Hoon Lee 200-1

Zach Johnson 200-1

Doug Ghim 200-1

Brian Stuard 200-1

Chez Reavie 200-1

Hank Lebioda 200-1

Adam Hadwin 200-1

J.T. Poston 200-1

Scott Piercy 250-1

Brice Garnett 250-1

Matt Kuchar 250-1

Kyle Stanley 250-1

Sepp Straka 250-1

Keith Mitchell 250-1

Brandon Hagy 250-1

Luke List 250-1

Russell Knox 250-1

Andrew Putnam 250-1

Scott Stallings 250-1

Adam Schenk 250-1

Matt Jones 250-1

Brendan Steele 250-1

Dylan Frittelli 250-1

James Hahn 300-1

Henrik Norlander 300-1

Martin Laird 300-1

Matthew NeSmith 300-1

Lanto Griffin 300-1

Adam Long 300-1

Kramer Hickok 300-1

Sam Ryder 300-1

Chesson Hadley 300-1

Doc Redman 300-1

Denny McCarthy 300-1

Tyler McCumber 350-1

Harry Higgs 350-1

Richy Werenski 350-1

Robert Streb 400-1

Peter Malnati 400-1

Anirban Lahiri 400-1

Wyndham Clark 400-1

Hudson Swafford 500-1

Tom Hoge 500-1

Brian Gay 750-1

TL’s Wedge for an Edge: It’s FedEx Cup Playoff time! Players need to come hard with every GREAT player they have, or toss in one longshot? My PGA Fantasy game foursome will include: Harris English, Adam Scott, defending champ Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth. The bench players will be: Bryson DeChambeau and Sam Burns. For my one and done, I’m going with Harris English. (Last week we missed our One and done - Adam Scott - by a four-footer).

What They’re Saying:

The First Look at The Northern Trust (PGATourCom)

Power Rankings for The Northern Trust (PGATourCom)

Five Things to Know at Liberty National (PGATourCom)

How to Watch This Week (PGATourCom)

FedExCup Standings (PGATourCom)

#SportsBiz, Sports Gambling and Golf Industry News

(Fantasy) Insider for The Northern Trust (CBS Sports HQ)

Expert Picks for The Northern Trust - (PGATourCom)

Sleeper Picks for The Northern Trust - (PGATourCom)

Horses for the Course - Liberty National - (PGATourCom)

PGA Tour 2021-22 Schedule (PGATourCom)

On This Day in Golf History:

August 18, 2001 - David Toms scored one of the most memorable holes-in-one in major tournament history when he hit a 5-wood from 243 yards on the No. 15 hole at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Duluth, Georgia in third round of PGA Championship. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE

Parting Putt:

THE NORTHERN TRUST @TheNTGolf

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August 16th 2021

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