WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS-DELL TECHNOLOGIES MATCH PLAY
Course: Austin CC in Texas. Yardage: 7,108. Par: 71.
Prize money: $20 million. Winner’s share: $3.6 million.
TV (EDT): Wednesday-Friday, 2-8 p.m. (Golf); Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon (Golf) and noon-6 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (Golf) and 3-7 p.m. (NBC)
STAT 8
That’s how many Georgia Bulldogs are in the 64-man field, or 12.5%, including Kevin Kisner, who has advanced to the championship match three times and won the title in 2019. Six of the eight Bulldogs have at least one win – Russell Henley (World Wide Technologies Championship) and Chris Kirk (Honda Classic) – or runner-up on tour this season.
Keep an eye on …
Jon Rahm, who is making his first start since withdrawing from The Players Championship due to stomach illness prior to the start of the second round two weeks ago. Rahm has made it out of his group three times in five starts at the WGC-Dell Match Play, highlighted by a runner-up finish in his debut in 2017.
FedExCup
Taylor Moore edged Adam Schenk by a stroke to win the Valspar Championship and collect 500 points. He jumped 49 spots to ninth in the season-long points race. The FedExCup will consist of 47 events and ends Aug. 24-27 at the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.
1. Jon Rahm .............................. 2,013
2. Max Homa ............................ 1,719
3. Scottie Scheffler ................ 1,630
4. Keegan Bradley .................. 1,077
5. Seamus Power ....................... 943
6. Kurt Kitayama ........................ 939
7. Chris Kirk ................................. 909
8. Tony Finau ............................... 893
9. Taylor Moore .......................... 847
10. Tom Kim ................................... 846