PGA Tour Brunch - Opening Round

@PGATourBrunch Looks at First Round of @CSChallengeFW at Colonial

@TerryLyons

May 27, 2021

COURSE: Colonial Country Club (Fort Worth, Texas)

ARCHITECT: John Bredemus/Perry Maxwell

YARDS/PAR: 7,209 yards/Par 70

PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $7,500,000/$1,350,000

DEFENDING Champion (June 2020) - Daniel Berger - (2020 Leaderboard)

PAST RESULTS: (link)

PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points Available/Winner: 2,989/500

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @CSChallengeFW

OFFICIAL SITE: (Charles Schwab Challenge) - (Official Tournament Site)

TV COVERAGE: Today and Friday, May 27 and 28: 4:00pm to 7:00pm (EDT) on Golf Channel. On Saturday, May 29 Golf Channel’s coverage runs from 2:00pm to 5:30pm EDT and CBS takes over from 5:30pm to 7:00pm EDT. On Sunday, May 30, Golf Channel’s coverage runs from 1:00pm to 2:00pm (EDT), then CBS takes over from 2:00pm to 6:30pm (EDT).

STREAMING: It’s back to usual with PGA Tour Live streaming coverage of Featured Groups on both today and Friday from 8:00am to 7:00pm (EDT). On the weekend, PGA Tour Live expands coverage with Featured Groups and Holes. On Saturday, Featured Groups runs from 9:00am to 5:30pm (EDT) and Featured Holes from 5:30-7:00pm (EDT). On Sunday, streaming coverage runs from 8:30am to 2:00pm (EDT) with Featured Groups, then finishes off with Featured Holes from 2:00pm to 6:30pm (EDT).

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: Beginning today, May 27 and continuing Friday, May 28, PGA Tour Radio coverage airs 1:00pm to 7:00pm (EDT). On Saturday, hear live hole-by-hole coverage from 2:00pm to 7:00pm (EDT) and Sunday’s final round will be covered 1:00pm to 6:30pm (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)

Welcome to PGA Tour Brunch - Charles Schwab Challenge

There are 121 players teeing-it-up at The Colonial CC today.

Kevin Na tied a tournament record by shooting a (61) in R-4 of 2018 and won the Charles Schwab Challenge in 2019. Na last won at the SONY Open, the second tournament of the current (winter/spring/summer) season and the first full field tournament of 2021.

Defending champion Daniel Berger currently stands as the No. 16 player in the world golf rankings and is No. 20 in FedEx Cup points with 1,114. Berger won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am earlier this season.

There have been just five first-time PGA Tour winners this season: Carlos Ortiz, Vivint Houston Open; Jason Kokrak, THE CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek; Joel Dahmen, Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship; Sam Burns, Valspar Championship; and K.H. Lee, AT&T Byron Nelson. The last time there were fewer than 10 first time winners in a season was 2012 when there were nine. The fewest in any season was only four (1992).

Michael Visacki, who received widespread attention after his Monday qualifying for the Valspar Championship, is in the field on a sponsor exemption this week. Visacki missed the cut at the Valspar Championship after carding scores of 74-71 (+3).

The Colonial CC is a living tribute to Ben Hogan:

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Ben Hogan’s advice to the future generation: Dedication.

The Basics:

TournamentTee Times begin today at 7:10am (local)/8:10am (EDT) through 1:39pm (local)/2:39pm (EDT).

Weather: Today’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the low 80s. Winds will blow at 14 mph with 69% humidity and a 10% chance of rain. The Friday forecast is calling for scattered thunderstorms and a 40% chance of rain in 80% humidity.

PGATourBrunch will be posting by 8:00am (EDT) on Friday.

Next Week: The Memorial, presented by Nationwide (Muirfield Village, Dublin, Ohio)

Field Update:

K.H. Lee (out)

Scott Piercy (in on his own number)

Tom Lewis (in on a sponsor's exemption)

The Field - (link)

Charles Schwab Challenge Odds:

Jordan Spieth 10-1

Justin Thomas 12-1

Collin Morikawa 14-1

Daniel Berger 18-1

Abraham Ancer 20-1

Tony Finau 22-1

Patrick Reed 22-1

Sungjae Im 25-1

Will Zalatoris 25-1

Corey Conners 25-1

Scottie Scheffler 25-1

Joaquin Niemann 30-1

Justin Rose 30-1

Gary Woodland 40-1

Billy Horschel 45-1

Charley Hoffman 45-1

Phil Mickelson 50-1

Brian Harman 50-1

Jason Kokrak 50-1

Kevin Na 55-1

Kevin Streelman 60-1

Emiliano Grillo 60-1

Matt Wallace 60-1

Sergio Garcia 60-1

Ryan Palmer 60-1

Chris Kirk 66-1

Brandt Snedeker 66-1

Matt Jones 66-1

Cameron Tringale 66-1

Matt Kuchar 66-1

Si-Woo Kim 70-1

Keith Mitchell 70-1

Branden Grace 70-1

Lee Westwood 70-1

Russell Knox 80-1

Kevin Kisner 80-1

Ian Poulter 90-1

Joel Dahmen 90-1

Harold Varner 90-1

Camilo Villegas 90-1

Brendon Todd 100-1

Doug Ghim 100-1

Carlos Ortiz 100-1

Cameron Champ 100-1

Patton Kizzire 100-1

Harry Higgs 100-1

Doc Redman 100-1

Jhonattan Vegas 100-1

Talor Gooch 100-1

Cameron Davis 100-1

Lucas Glover 100-1

Peter Uihlein 100-1

Rory Sabbatini 125-1

Luke List 125-1

Adam Hadwin 125-1

C.T. Pan 125-1

Scott Stallings 125-1

J.T. Poston 150-1

Kyle Stanley 150-1

Sepp Straka 150-1

Troy Merritt 150-1

Patrick Rodgers 150-1

Zach Johnson 150-1

Matthew NeSmith 150-1

Sebastian Munoz 150-1

Richy Werenski 150-1

Scott Piercy 150-1

Pat Perez 150-1

Joseph Bramlett 150-1

Wyndham Clark 150-1

Dylan Frittelli 150-1

Maverick McNealy 150-1

Henrik Stenson 175-1

Tom Hoge 200-1

Brice Garnett 200-1

Jason Dufner 200-1

Vincent Whaley 200-1

Mackenzie Hughes 200-1

Rafa Cabrera Bello 200-1

Nate Lashley 200-1

Adam Schenk 200-1

Michael Thompson 200-1

Byeong Hun An 200-1

James Hahn 200-1

Nick Taylor 200-1

Andrew Putnam 200-1

Sahith Theegala 250-1

Chase Seiffert 250-1

Will Gordon 250-1

Brian Stuard 250-1

Graeme McDowell 250-1

Danny Lee 250-1

Robert Streb 250-1

Tyler McCumber 250-1

Brandon Hagy 250-1

Anirban Lahiri 250-1

Denny McCarthy 250-1

Henrik Norlander 250-1

Scott Brown 300-1

Adam Long 300-1

Peter Malnati 300-1

Sung-Hoon Kang 300-1

Michael Gligic 300-1

Sam Ryder 300-1

Brian Gay 300-1

Cameron Percy 300-1

Mark Hubbard 300-1

Kramer Hickok 350-1

Andrew Landry 350-1

Austin Cook 400-1

Jimmy Walker 400-1

Hudson Swafford 500-1

Robby Shelton 500-1

Xinjun Zhang 500-1

J.J. Henry 1000-1

John Augenstein 1000-1

Erik Compton 1000-1

D.A. Points 1000-1

Michael Visacki 1000-1

Keith Clearwater 1000-1

TL’s Wedge for an Edge: For the PGA Tour Com game, I’m playing: Morikawa, Zalatoris, Horschel and Neimann with Scottie Scheffler and Carlos Ortiz on the bench. For my one and done, I still have Collin Morikawa available and he’s the play.

What They’re Saying:

Spieth, Brady Sing Praises of Mickelson (Golf Week)

PGA Tour Returns to Texas - (USA Today)

Charles Schwab Challenge Picks (CBS Sports HQ)

Charles Schwab Extends Title Sponsorship (Pro Golf Weekly)

#SportsBiz, Sports Gambling and Golf Industry News

Mickelson and Brady vs. DeChambeau and Rodgers (ESPN)

Scott Piercy Knocked Out of U.S. Open qualifier (Golf Digest)

Expert Picks for @CSChallengeFW - (PGATourCom)

Sleeper Picks for @CSChallengeFW- (PGATourCom)

After Range-Finder Experiment, What’s Next? (Golf Channel)

On This Day in Golf History:

May 27, 1982 - Jack Nicklaus won his 72nd and second to last PGA Tour event at his home tournament and the one he created - The Memorial. Nicklaus defeated Andy Bean on the third hole sudden death playoff as Nicklaus carded a par for the hole while Bean missed a four-foot putt for par at Muirfield Village, Ohio. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE

Parting Putt: