Wells Fargo Championship | Tournament Preview

POTOMAC, Maryland - Traditionally played at Quail Hollow Club, the Wells Fargo Championship moves for one year to TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm to accomodate the 2022 Presidents Cup, which will be contested at Quail Hollow this September.

This tournament will be the 22nd time TPC Potomac has hosted a Tour eventand first since the Quicken Loans National (2017, 2018). The Booz Allen Classic (formerly known as The Kemper Open, Kemper Insurance Open and FBR Capital Open) was held at TPC Potomac 20 times (1987-2006).

Francesco Molinari won the 2018 Quicken Loans National, the last PGA TOUR event held at TPC Potomac, and is in the field this week. Molinari, who won The Open Championship three weeks later, has one top-10 in 10 starts this season (T6/The American Express).

Three-time Wells Fargo Championship winner and defending champion Rory McIlroy seeks his first successful title defense on Tour. McIlroy, a 20-time PGA Tour winner, has played in 13 events to date as the defending champion and has finished in the top five twice (4th/2016 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, T-4/2016 Wells Fargo Championship).

Wells Fargo | Tournament Facts

COURSE: TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm

YARDS/PAR: 7,160 yards/Par 70

PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $9,000,000/$1,620,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Rory McIlroy

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @WellsFargoGolf

TV COVERAGE: The first two rounds (May 5 & 6) are scheduled for coverage from 2:00pm to 6:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel. On Saturday and Sunday, coverage is set for 1:00pm to 3:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel and 3:00 to 6:00pm (ET) on CBS.

PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING on ESPN+: Streaming coverage will be featured on ESPN-Plus Thursday and Friday with Main Feed, Featured Hole and Featured Groups from 6:45am to 6:00pm (ET). Weekend times include ESPN+ streaming from 7:00am to 6:00pm (ET).

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM Radio will have live radio coverage of the Wells Fargo Championship with Thursday and Friday broadcasts from 12:00 noon to 6:00pm (ET). Saturday and Sunday coverage on Sirius XM Radio runs from 1:00 to 6:00pm (ET) or completion of event. PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATourCom.

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

Wells Fargo Championship | The Basics:

Wells Fargo Tee Times start Thursday at 6:50am (ET) and go to 2:22pm (ET).

Weather: Thursday’s forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and 75-degree temps. There’ll be a 20% chance of rain and winds low in 7 mph range. Afternoon thunderstorms in the works for Friday and Saturday.

Tournament Web Site: (link)

FedEx Cup Standings: (link)

PGA Tour Brunch will post before 6:00am (ET) on Thursday.

Next Week: AT&T Byron Nelson Classic

Wells Fargo - Field and Tee Times:

The Field: (link)

Updates:

Saturday

Erik van Rooyen WD / Ryan Blaum in

Sunday

Mito Pereira WD / Jonathan Byrd in

Nick Hardy WD / Ben Martin in*

Kevin Chappell in (sponsor exemption)

Bryson Nimmer in (sponsor exemption)

Monday

Davis Riley WD / Kevin Chappell in*

Turk Pettit in (sponsor exemption)

Pat Perez WD / Tommy Gainey in

Tuesday

Seung-Yul Noh WD / Aaron Baddeley in

Tee Times: (link)

Wells Fargo Championship | The Odds

Source: CBS Sportsline

Rory McIlroy +700

Corey Conners +2000

Matt Fitzpatrick +2000

Tony Finau +2200

Tyrrell Hatton +2800

Abraham Ancer +3000

Russell Henley +3500

Patrick Reed +3500

Paul Casey +3500

Marc Leishman +3500

Gary Woodland +3500

Keegan Bradley +3500

Max Homa +4000

Si-Woo Kim +4000

Seamus Power +4000

Sergio Garcia +4000

Webb Simpson +4000

Cameron Young +4000

Jason Day +4500

Matt Kuchar +5000

Jhonattan Vegas +5000

Aaron Rai +5000

Brian Harman +5500

Keith Mitchell +5000

Kevin Streelman +6000

Davis Riley +6000

Matt Jones +6000

Sepp Straka +6000

Doug Ghim +6500

Brendan Steele +6500

Troy Merritt +6500

Matthew NeSmith +6500

C.T. Pan +7000

Brandon Wu +7000

Mark Hubbard +8000

Rickie Fowler +8000

Dylan Frittelli +8000

Francesco Molinari +8000

David Lipsky +8000

Denny McCarthy +8000

Alex Smalley +8000

Taylor Moore +8000

Russell Knox +8000

Lanto Griffin +8000

Adam Long +8000

Anirban Lahiri +8000

Matthias Schwab +8000

Joel Dahmen +6500

Luke List +9000

Cam Davis +9000

Lucas Glover +9000

Nate Lashley +9000

Kurt Kitayama +9000

Beau Hossler +10000

J.T. Poston +10000

Branden Grace +10000

Scott Piercy +10000

Martin Laird +10000

Stewart Cink +10000

Matthew Wolff +10000

Chad Ramey +10000

Tyler Duncan +12500

Sam Ryder +12500

Doc Redman +12500

Kyoung-Hoon Lee +12500

Sung Kang +12500

Adam Svensson +12500

Chez Reavie +12500

Brian Stuard +12500

Mackenzie Hughes +12500

Hank Lebioda +12500

Zach Johnson +12500

Austin Smotherman +12500

Greyson Sigg +12500

Pat Perez +12500

Stephan Jaeger +12500

Rory Sabbatini +15000

Joseph Bramlett +15000

Matt Wallace +15000

Ryan Armour +15000

Harry Higgs +15000

Danny Lee +15000

Brice Garnett +15000

Kiradech Aphibarnrat +15000

Charl Schwartzel +15000

Nick Taylor +15000

Andrew Putnam +15000

Kramer Hickok +15000

Lee Hodges +15000

Andrew Novak +15000

Peter Malnati +15000

Chase Seiffert +17500

Peter Uihlein +17500

John Huh +17500

Michael Thompson +17500

Justin Lower +20000

Charley Hoffman +20000

Hayden Buckley +20000

Vince Whaley +20000

Satoshi Kodaira +20000

Trey Mullinax +20000

Roger Sloan +20000

Cameron Percy +20000

Luke Donald +20000

Kevin Chappell +20000

Dylan Wu +20000

Adam Schenk +20000

Ben Martin +20000

TL’s Wedge for an Edge: Everybody and their Caddie is playing Corey Connors and its tough to argue with his four Top 12s in his last six starts. Aside from Connors? Rory McIlroy is ready and due. Russell Henley, and Marc Leishman round-out my starters. On the bench, Matt Fitzpatrick and Terrell Hatton. For my PGA Tour One and Done at Wells Fargo and some $, the pick is Henley.

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On This Day in Golf History:

May 4, 1959 -  Ben Hogan won his fifth championship at the Colonial Invitational with a four-shot win in an 18-hole playoff over Fred Hawkins. The title was Hogan’s 65th PGA TOUR event victory. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE

Parting Putt:

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May 2nd 2022

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