KEY STAT

11

Top-12 finishes in 13 Wells Fargo Championship starts for Phil Mickelson. He holds the tournament record for top-10 finishes with nine but has not won the event. He finished second in 2010, third in 2013, tied for third in 2007, tied for fourth in 2015 and 2016, tied for fifth in 2004 and 2009, tied for seventh in 2005 and tied for ninth in 2011.

KEY PAIRINGS

Defending champ James Hahn, who missed eight consecutive cuts before winning last year’s Wells Fargo Championship, anchors Thursday’s afternoon wave, alongside Mickelson and J.B. Holmes (1:06 ET). Rookies and PGA Tour winners this year Wesley Bryan and Jon Rahm are out with Paul Casey (12:55). World No. 1 Dustin Johnson highlights Friday’s afternoon wave, alongside Davis Love III and Bill Haas (1:06). Adam Scott plays with Patrick Reed and Jim Furyk (12:55).

FEDEXCUP

Jonas Blixt and Cameron Smith won the Zurich Classic team event, each earning two-year exemptions on the PGA Tour and 400 FedExCup points. Blixt moved up 113 spots to No. 40 while Smith jumped 47 spots to No. 20. The FedExCup Playoffs consist of four events and concludes in September at The Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.

1. Dustin Johnson ................ 1,903

2. Justin Thomas ................. 1,852 3. Hideki Matsuyama ........ 1,826 4. Jon Rahm ......................... 1,361

5. Adam Hadwin ................. 1,201

6. Jordan Spieth .................. 1,192

7. Pat Perez .......................... 1,096

8. Rickie Fowler ................... 1,069

9. Justin Rose ......................... 980

10. Brendan Steele ............... 964

WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP

Site: Wilmington, N.C. Course: Eagle Point GC. Yardage: 7,396. Par: 72. Purse: $7.5 million (first prize: $1,350,000). TV (ET): Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); SaturdaySunday, 1-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. (CBS Sports).