Wyndham Championship 2015: Tee Times, Dates, TV Schedule and Prize Money
The Wyndham Championship doesn't typically carry so much media coverage. Placed a week after the year's final major and a week before the FedEx Cup gets underway, many of the world's top golfers decide to use this as one last chance to get a breather.
On paper, that's certainly the case this year. Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Jason Day and the entire top 10 will be sitting this weekend out. The top-ranked player in the field is Adam Scott, who sits in 12th after a miserable campaign that's seen him struggle mightily with his putter. Had Scott been in the midst of a better season, odds are he'd also have sat out in preparation for the FedEx Cup.
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There is, however, one exception: Tiger Woods.
Yes, known to children as That Guy Dad Said Used to Be Good, the world's most famous 286th-ranked anything will be making the trip. Barring something miraculous happening, it will be the last time Woods will be seen on the PGA Tour in 2015. Woods currently sits 187th on the FedEx Cup points list; only the top 125 make it into the four-event playoff.
Despite being healthy, the former world No. 1 has shown no real signs of improvement. Last week's cut at the PGA Championship was his career-worst fourth of 2015, three of which have come in major championships. Woods is now seven full years removed from his last major, and barring a win this week, he will be two years removed from his last win on tour.
"Well, it just takes time," Woods told reporters after missing the cut at the PGA Championship, per Joel Beall of GolfDigest.com. "Unfortunately, I hadn't played that much the last couple years, and I'm finally able to start playing. And unfortunately, I'm missing out on—potentially missing out on the playoffs."
Despite not being relevant on the leaderboard, Woods' presence alone has helped boost the Wyndham Championship's profile. About $40,000 in ticket sales came pouring in the day Woods entered his name into the tournament, tournament director Mark Brazil told Fox 8's Sarah Krueger. He did nothing to hide his excitement upon Woods' announcement, either:
| 10 | 7:50 a.m. | Tiger Woods, Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama |
| 1 | 12:40 p.m. | Ernie Els, David Toms, Davis Love III |
| 1 | 12:50 p.m. | Billy Horschel, Adam Scott, Luke Donald |
| 1 | 1 p.m. | Brandt Snedeker, Camilo Villegas, Webb Simpson |
| 10 | 1 p.m. | Jason Dufner, Martin Laird, Jerry Kelly |
| 1 | 1:20 p.m. | Jason Gore, Justin Thomas, Adam Hadwin |
Brazil told Helen Ross of PGATour.com:
"The thing I'm happiest about with this deal is that Piedmont Triad fans get to see Tiger Woods. … For him to come here to a course that pretty much has seen every great player in the history of the game from the late '30s on (is special).
It was almost like Tiger was the one who hadn't been here yet, and that's pretty gratifying that he's going walk the course that Hogan and Nelson and Snead (did). … A lot of great, great players have played here at Sedgefield.
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Woods will be paired with Brooks Koepka and Hideki Matsuyama in one of the two most notable groups of the weekday rounds. The 16th-ranked Matsuyama and 17th-ranked Koepka are the second- and third-best players in the event, using the WGR as a barometer. Three of PGATour.com's experts selected Koepka to win after his fourth-round 64 at the PGA Championship.
Scott, meanwhile, will be paired with Billy Horschel and Luke Donald. Horschel hasn't missed a cut since April, but he's managed only one top-10 finish in his last 11 tournaments. Donald has recovered since missing five cuts before May was over, but he continues to struggle with form and has not won a PGA event since 2012.
Other contenders in the field include Brandt Snedeker, Webb Simpson and Ernie Els.
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