PGA Tour Brunch - Opening Round

@PGATourBrunch Coverage of Opening Round at Palmetto Championship

Jun 10, 2021

PGA Tour Brunch: Opening Round at The Palmetto

The 2021 Palmetto Championship at Congaree runs from June 7-13, 2021 and is the 37th of 50 FedExCup events on the PGA Tour. The Congaree Golf Club in Ridgeland, South Carolina will host the new tour event.

Dustin Johnson, 36, of Coastal Carolina has 24 career PGA Tour wins but none have come in his home state of South Carolina. DJ is in search of first Top-10 on Tour since The Genesis Invitational. He holds the No. 1 position in the Official World Golf Ranking for 42nd straight week.

Brooks Koepka, 31, from Florida State is making first start on Tour since the PGA Championship when he was T-2 to Phil Mickelson. Koepka enters the week No. 17 in the FedExCup standings and No. 8 in the World. He has five Top-10s in 12 starts this season. Best: A win at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

Sungjae Im, 23, of South Korea current ranks No. 30 in the FedExCup, No. 25 in the Official World Golf Ranking after earning his first Tour title at The Honda Classic in 2020. He has missed the cut in each of his last two starts (first time since 2019).

The Palmetto Championship at Congaree fills the date on the PGA Tour previously held by the RBC Canadian Open (canceled due to COVID-19 and travel restrictions) and will be the third tournament of the season held in the state of South Carolina.

California (8) hosts the most PGA Tour events this season, while Florida and Texas each host (5). Georgia hosts (4).

COURSE: Congeree GC (Ridgeland, South Carolina)

ARCHITECT: Tom Fazio

YARDS/PAR: 7,655 yards/Par 71

PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $7,300,000 /$1,314,000

PAST RESULTS: New Course on Tour

PAST CHAMPIONS: New Course for Tour

FEDEx CUP Points Available/Winner: 2,989/550

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup

OFFICIAL SITE: (Palmetto Championship)

TV COVERAGE: Today and Friday, June 10 and 11: 3:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT) on Golf Channel. On Saturday, June 12 and Sunday, June 13, Golf Channel’s coverage runs from 1:00pm to 3:00pm (EDT) and CBS takes over from 3:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT) each weekend day.

STREAMING: PGA Tour Live offers streaming coverage of Featured Groups today and Friday from 7:05am to 6:00pm (EDT). On the weekend, PGA Tour Live expands coverage with Featured Groups and Holes. On Saturday, Featured Groups runs from 8:0am to 3:00pm (EDT) and Featured Holes from 3:00-6:00pm (EDT). On Sunday, streaming coverage runs from 8:00am to 6:00pm (EDT) with Featured Groups, then finishes off with Featured Holes from 3:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT).

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: Beginning today, June 10 and continuing Friday, June 11, PGA Tour Radio coverage airs 12:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT). On Saturday and Sunday, hear live hole-by-hole coverage from 1:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT) (or until completion of play). PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92) or online on PGATour.com.

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

The Basics:

Tournament Tee Times begin Today at 7:00am (EDT) through 2:27pm (EDT).

Weather: Today’s forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with temps in low 80s, but a 20% chance of rain with 68% humidity. Friday forecast is similar.

PGATourBrunch will be posting at 7:00am (EDT) Friday.

Next Week: U.S. Open, Torrey Pines (San Diego CA)

Field Update:

Friday-Sunday WDs:

Troy Merritt

Si Woo Kim

Kyle Stanley

Doug Ghim

Tommy Gainey

Charley Hoffman

Branden Grace

Monday:

Danny Willett (out) / Omar Uresti (in)

Tuesday:

Sung Kang (out) / Mark Hensby (in)

Nate Lashley (out) / Ted Purdy (in)

Peter Malnati (out) / Brendon de Jonge (in)

The Field - (link)

The Palmetto at Congaree Odds:

(Odds by William Hill)

Dustin Johnson 8-1

Brooks Koepka 8-1

Tyrrell Hatton 16-1

Matthew Fitzpatrick 18-1

Sungjae Im 20-1

Tommy Fleetwood 20-1

Harris English 28-1

Branden Grace 28-1

Keith Mitchell 35-1

Garrick Higgo 35-1

Brandt Snedeker 40-1

Patton Kizzire 40-1

Alex Noren 40-1

Ian Poulter 40-1

Lucas Glover 45-1

Kevin Kisner 50-1

Harold Varner 50-1

Danny Willett 60-1

Jhonattan Vegas 60-1

Doc Redman 60-1

Russell Knox 60-1

Ben Martin 66-1

C.T. Pan 66-1

Rafa Cabrera Bello 66-1

Martin Laird 66-1

Scott Stallings 70-1

Luke List 80-1

Matthew NeSmith 80-1

Pat Perez 80-1

Vincent Whaley 80-1

Erik Van Rooyen 90-1

Bo Hoag 90-1

Richy Werenski 100-1

David Lipsky 100-1

Scott Piercy 100-1

Camilo Villegas 100-1

Patrick Rodgers 100-1

J.T. Poston 100-1

Rory Sabbatini 100-1

Peter Uihlein 100-1

Seamus Power 100-1

Nate Lashley 100-1

Sepp Straka 100-1

Vaughn Taylor 125-1

Wilco Nienaber 125-1

Bronson Burgoon 125-1

Sung-Hoon Kang 125-1

Nick Taylor 125-1

Jason Dufner 125-1

Henrik Norlander 125-1

Hank Lebioda 125-1

Tom Lewis 125-1

Byeong Hun An 125-1

Satoshi Kodaira 125-1

Padraig Harrington 125-1

Brian Stuard 150-1

Kevin Chappell 150-1

Andrew Putnam 150-1

J.J. Spaun 150-1

Adam Schenk 150-1

Joseph Bramlett 150-1

Tyler Duncan 150-1

James Hahn 150-1

Roger Sloan 150-1

Mark Hubbard 150-1

John Huh 150-1

Will Gordon 150-1

John Pak 150-1

Robby Shelton 150-1

Brice Garnett 150-1

Kramer Hickok 150-1

Davis Thompson 150-1

Danny Lee 150-1

Xinjun Zhang 175-1

Tyler McCumber 175-1

Chez Reavie 175-1

Luke Donald 200-1

Chesson Hadley 200-1

Chase Seiffert 200-1

Scott Brown 200-1

Beau Hossler 200-1

Cole Hammer 200-1

Josh Teater 200-1

Cameron Percy 200-1

Rob Oppenheim 200-1

Sam Ryder 200-1

Sean O'Hair 200-1

Wes Roach 200-1

Michael Gligic 250-1

Peter Malnati 250-1

Ted Potter 250-1

Anirban Lahiri 250-1

Rafael Campos 250-1

D.J. Trahan 250-1

Grayson Murray 250-1

J.B. Holmes 250-1

Brian Gay 250-1

Scott Harrington 300-1

Fabian Gomez 300-1

Bryson Nimmer 300-1

Andres Romero 300-1

Aaron Baddeley 300-1

Roberto Castro 300-1

Kiradech Aphibarnrat 300-1

Austin Cook 300-1

Kevin Tway 300-1

Mark Anderson 300-1

Ryan Armour 300-1

Kris Ventura 300-1

David Hearn 300-1

Hudson Swafford 300-1

Nelson Ledesma 300-1

Bo Van Pelt 300-1

Shawn Stefani 350-1

Zack Sucher 350-1

Lucas Bjerregaard 350-1

Johnson Wagner 350-1

David Lingmerth 350-1

Ryan Brehm 350-1

Rhein Gibson 400-1

Michael Gellerman 400-1

Greg Chalmers 400-1

Arjun Atwal 500-1

Hunter Mahan 500-1

Jonas Blixt 500-1

Jonathan Byrd 500-1

Derek Ernst 500-1

Ryan Blaum 500-1

Nick Watney 500-1

Bill Haas 500-1

Smylie Kaufman 500-1

Sebastian Cappelen 500-1

Cody Blick 500-1

Robert Garrigus 750-1

Matt Every 750-1

Ben Taylor 750-1

Ricky Barnes 750-1

George McNeill 750-1

Kevin Stadler 750-1

Michael Kim 750-1

Dominic Bozzelli 750-1

Chris Baker 1000-1

Broc Everett 1000-1

Charlie Beljan 1000-1

Jim Knous 1000-1

D.A. Points 1000-1

Martin Trainer 1000-1

William McGirt 1000-1

Brant Peaper 1000-1

Harrison Frazar 1000-1

J.J. Henry 1000-1

Tain Lee 1000-1

John Rollins 1500-1

Richard S. Johnson 1500-1

Parker McLachlin 1500-1

Kelly Mitchum 1500-1

TL’s Wedge for an Edge: For the weekly PGA Tour Fantasy game, my starting foursome will include: Brooks Koepka, Ian Poulter, Brandt Snedeker and Matthew Fitzpatrick. The bench support: Tyrrell Hatton and Patton Kizzire. For my one and done, I’m going with Koepka.

What They’re Saying:

Canx RBC Canadian was Scheduled for This Week (Toronto Star)

Power Rankings (PGATourCom)

About the Palmetto at Congaree GC (PGATourCom) - (Course)

The Palmetto at Congaree - Info (Golf Week/USA Today)

How to Watch This Week (PGATourCom)

This Week in Golf (Golf Channel)

#SportsBiz, Sports Gambling and Golf Industry News

Expert Picks - (PGATourCom)

Sleeper Picks - (PGATourCom)

Odds, Predictions for The Palmetto (Golf Week/USA Today)

Lucas Glover, Congaree Saving Local Muni (Golf Channel)

On This Day in Golf History:

June 10, 1950 - Ben Hogan hit one of the most famous shots in golf history, largely remembered by one of the better golf photographs in history, when he hit a one-iron approach shot to within 40 feet on the final hole of the U.S. Open at Merion Cricket Club in Ardmore, Penn. Hogan two-putt for par and that forced a three-way playoff (held June 11) against George Fazio and Lloyd Mangrum. Hogan won by four shots. Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE