It was only two weeks ago that Viktor Hovland won the Tour Championship/FedEx Cup title in a runaway by five strokes over Xander Schauffele. Well, now we’re back, the PGA Tour starting anew with the FedEx Cup Fall at the Fortinet Championship. Players status in the 2024 FedEx Cup points race isn’t at stake this week in Napa, Calif., but there is plenty on the line as our Joel Beall spelled out in this primer about the next seven tour events. For the first time the fall events serve as their own stand-alone series, with FedEx Cup points from earlier in the year carrying over. Tour pros who finished outside the top 70 on the FedEx Cup points list will use these events to make sure they stay inside the top 125 at fall’s end and keep their PGA Tour cards for 2024. And if those pros who finish the fall between 61st and 70th in the points earn spots into the first two “signature” events of the 2024 tour season.
He may not be playing for a card, but Max Homa is playing for something pretty rare at Silverado this week. The 32-year-old will have the chance to win his third straight Fortinet title. This would make Homa the first golfer since Steve Stricker at the John Deere Classic (in 2009-11) to win the same PGA Tour event three years in a row after down-to-the-wire victories over both Maverick McNealy in 2021 and Danny Willett in 2022. It’s also his chance to warm up before the Ryder Cup. He’ll be joined by fellow Americans Justin Thomas, Captain Zach Johnson and Vice Captain Stewart Cink.
WOW!
@MaxHoma23 chips in on 18 to put the pressure on @Danny_Willett.
Willett still has a 4-footer for the win. pic.twitter.com/NnmRBUIGPz
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) September 18, 2022
Five golfers, along with Homa, in last season’s top 50 will tee it up in Napa this week. Cam Davis, Sahith Theegala, Andrew Putnam, Brendon Todd and Eric Cole are all looking to stay sharp during what is otherwise their “off-season”.
The winner will receive 500 FedEx Cup points and a $1.512 million share of the $8.4 million purse.
Silverado Resort: North Napa, CA 3.1 73 Panelists Home to the PGA Tour’s annual Fortinet Championship, the North Course at Silverado Resort features narrow, tree-lined fairways and deep bunkers that force accurate approaches. This championship course is located in the heart of Napa Valley wine country and was designed by PGA Tour Hall-of-Famer Johnny Miller. View Course TV Schedule
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Tee times (all times EDT) THURSDAY/FIRST ROUND
First tee
9:55 a.m. — Arjun Atwal, Derek Lamely, Paul Haley II
10:06 a.m. — Dylan Frittelli, Wesley Bryan, D.A. Points
10:17 a.m. — Ryan Palmer, D.J. Trahan, David Lipsky
10:28 a.m. — Erik van Rooyen, Garrick Higgo, Brian Gay
10:39 a.m. — J.J. Spaun, Chad Ramey Luke List
10:50 a.m. — Lucas Herbert, Martin Laird, Andrew Landry
11:01 a.m. — Patton Kizzire, Hank Lebioda, S.H. Kim
11:12 a.m. — Kevin Tway, Jason Dufner, Henrik Norlander
11:23 a.m. — Scott Piercy, Ryan Moore, Kevin Stadler
11:34 a.m. — Ben Martin, Sangmoon Bae, Derek Ernst
11:45 a.m. — Matt NeSmith, Sam Stevens, Austin Smotherman
11:56 a.m. — Brandon Matthews, Trevor Werbylo, Ryan Gerard
12:07 p.m. — Hayden Springer, Fred Biondi, Preston Summerhays (a)
3:05 p.m. — Taylor Pendrith, Callum Tarren, MJ Daffue
3:16 p.m. — Austin Cook, Austin Eckroat, Zecheng Dou
3:27 p.m. — Aaron Baddeley, Greg Chalmers, Geoff Ogilvy
3:38 p.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Justin Thomas, Sahith Theegala
3:49 p.m. — Nick Hardy, Mackenzie Hughes, Cam Davis
4 p.m. — Stewart Cink, Brendon Todd, Lanto Griffin
4:11 p.m. — Jimmy Walker, Doug Ghim, Dylan Wu
4:22 p.m. — Eric Cole, Taylor Montgomery, Davis Thompson
4:33 p.m. — Cameron Percy, Robby Shelton, Vince Whaley
4:44 p.m. — Adam Long, Sam Ryder, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
4:55 p.m. — James Hahn, Mark Hubbard, Justin Lower
5:06 p.m. — Michael Gligic, Augusto Núñez, Brent Grant
5:17 p.m. — Devon Bling, Blake Hathcoat, Chase Sienkiewicz
10th tee
9:55 a.m. — Sean O’Hair, Beau Hossler, Carson Young
10:06 a.m. — Ricky Barnes, Kevin Yu, Harrison Endycott
10:17 a.m. — Kevin Chappell, Will Gordon, Tyson Alexander
10:28 a.m. — Max Homa, Cameron Champ, Joel Dahmen
10:39 a.m. — Kevin Kisner, Webb Simpson, Matt Kuchar
10:50 a.m. — K.H. Lee, Andrew Putnam, Zach Johnson
11:01 a.m. — Kelly Kraft, Doc Redman, Andrew Novak
11:12 a.m. — Chris Stroud, Kyle Stanley, Scott Brown
11:23 a.m. — C.T. Pan, Jonathan Byrd, Greyson Sigg
11:34 a.m. — Ryan Armour, Cody Gribble, Charley Hoffman
11:45 a.m. — Satoshi Kodaira, Alex Noren, Matti Schmid
11:56 a.m. — Carl Yuan, Trevor Cone, Kevin Roy
12:07 p.m. — Peter Kuest, Henry Chung, Morgan Deneen
3:05 p.m. — William McGirt, Brian Stuard, Max McGreevy
3:16 p.m. — Tommy Gainey, Matthias Schwab, Harry Hall
3:27 p.m. — Sung Kang, Peter Malnati, Ben Taylor
3:38 p.m. — Robert Streb, J.B. Holmes, Troy Merritt
3:49 p.m. — Chez Reavie, Tyler Duncan, Scott Stallings
4 p.m. — Nico Echavarria, Jim Herman, Richy Werenski
4:11 p.m. — Martin Trainer, Kevin Streelman, Stephan Jaeger
4:22 p.m. — Russell Knox, Zac Blair, Kramer Hickok
4:33 p.m. — Ted Potter, Jr., Chesson Hadley, Justin Suh
4:44 p.m. — Nate Lashley, Brice Garnett, Ben Crane
4:55 p.m. — S.Y. Noh, Nick Watney, Harry Higgs
5:06 p.m. — Scott Harrington, Tano Goya, Kyle Westmoreland
5:17 p.m. — Tom Johnson, Cyril Bouniol, Jacob Bergeron
FRIDAY/SECOND ROUND
First tee
9:55 a.m. — William McGirt, Brian Stuard, Max McGreevy
10:06 a.m. — Tommy Gainey, Matthias Schwab, Harry Hall
10:17 a.m. — Sung Kang, Peter Malnati, Ben Taylor
10:28 a.m. — Robert Streb, J.B. Holmes, Troy Merritt
10:39 a.m. — Chez Reavie, Tyler Duncan, Scott Stallings
10:50 a.m. — Nico Echavarria, Jim Herman, Richy Werenski
11:01 a.m. — Martin Trainer, Kevin Streelman, Stephan Jaeger
11:12 a.m. — Russell Knox, Zac Blair, Kramer Hickok
11:23 a.m. — Ted Potter, Jr., Chesson Hadley, Justin Suh
11:34 a.m. — Nate Lashley, Brice Garnett, Ben Crane
11:45 a.m. — S.Y. Noh, Nick Watney, Harry Higgs
11:56 a.m. — Scott Harrington, Tano Goya, Kyle Westmoreland
12:07 p.m. — Tom Johnson, Cyril Bouniol, Jacob Bergeron
3:05 p.m. — Sean O’Hair, Beau Hossler, Carson Young
3:16 p.m. — Ricky Barnes, Kevin Yu, Harrison Endycott
3:27 p.m. — Kevin Chappell, Will Gordon, Tyson Alexander
3:38 p.m. — Max Homa, Cameron Champ, Joel Dahmen
3:49 p.m. — Kevin Kisner, Webb Simpson, Matt Kuchar
4 p.m. — K.H. Lee, Andrew Putnam, Zach Johnson
4:11 p.m. — Kelly Kraft, Doc Redman, Andrew Novak
4:22 p.m. — Chris Stroud, Kyle Stanley, Scott Brown
4:33 p.m. — C.T. Pan, Jonathan Byrd, Greyson Sigg
4:44 p.m. — Ryan Armour, Cody Gribble, Charley Hoffman
4:55 p.m. — Satoshi Kodaira, Alex Noren, Matti Schmid
5:06 p.m. — Carl Yuan, Trevor Cone, Kevin Roy
5:17 p.m. — Peter Kuest, Henry Chung, Morgan Deneen
10th tee
9:55 a.m. — Taylor Pendrith, Callum Tarren, MJ Daffue
10:06 a.m. — Austin Cook, Austin Eckroat, Zecheng Dou
10:17 a.m. — Aaron Baddeley, Greg Chalmers, Geoff Ogilvy
10:28 a.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Justin Thomas, Sahith Theegala
10:39 a.m. — Nick Hardy, Mackenzie Hughes, Cam Davis
10:50 a.m. — Stewart Cink, Brendon Todd, Lanto Griffin
11:01 a.m. — Jimmy Walker, Doug Ghim, Dylan Wu
11:12 a.m. — Eric Cole, Taylor Montgomery, Davis Thompson
11:23 a.m. — Cameron Percy, Robby Shelton, Vince Whaley
11:34 a.m. — Adam Long, Sam Ryder, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
11:45 a.m. — James Hahn, Mark Hubbard, Justin Lower
11:56 a.m. — Michael Gligic, Augusto Núñez, Brent Grant
12:07 p.m. — Devon Bling, Blake Hathcoat, Chase Sienkiewicz
3:05 p.m. — Arjun Atwal, Derek Lamely, Paul Haley II
3:16 p.m. — Dylan Frittelli, Wesley Bryan, D.A. Points
3:27 p.m. — Ryan Palmer, D.J. Trahan, David Lipsky
3:38 p.m. — Erik van Rooyen, Garrick Higgo, Brian Gay
3:49 p.m. — J.J. Spaun, Chad Ramey Luke List
4 p.m. — Lucas Herbert, Martin Laird, Andrew Landry
4:11 p.m. — Patton Kizzire, Hank Lebioda, S.H. Kim
4:22 p.m. — Kevin Tway, Jason Dufner, Henrik Norlander
4:33 p.m. — Scott Piercy, Ryan Moore, Kevin Stadler
4:44 p.m. — Ben Martin, Sangmoon Bae, Derek Ernst
4:55 p.m. — Matt NeSmith, Sam Stevens, Austin Smotherman
5:06 p.m. — Brandon Matthews, Trevor Werbylo, Ryan Gerard
5:17 p.m. — Hayden Springer, Fred Biondi, Preston Summerhays (a)
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