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Camilo Villegas was close behind at 5 under
through 12 holes, while Xander Schauffele was 4 under through
12. Luke List was at 4 under through 11 holes.
Villegas was a modest 2 under through nine holes then birdied
each of his first three holes on the back nine.
The PGA Tour is moving back to a season contained with the same
calendar year, leaving its former "wraparound" schedule that
started its season in the fall and proceeded through the next
summer. To bridge the gap this past fall and winter, a FedEx Cup
Fall campaign was launched.
The event was previously known as the Sentry Tournament of
Champions and was only available to players who had won on tour
the previous season. Going forward, it's open to the top 50
finishers in the previous year's FedEx Cup standings, along with
anyone who won a tournament that year. The field will feature a
record 59 participants, with no cut.
Notably absent: 2023 Sentry champion Jon Rahm. The Spanish
two-time major winner sent shockwaves through the sport when he
changed allegiances from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf last month,
for a contract reportedly in excess of $300 million.
Rahm won this event last year with Morikawa as the runner-up.
Canadian Mackenzie Hughes only made the Sentry field because his
FedEx Cup finish was bumped up from No. 51 to No. 50 after the
PGA Tour suspended Rahm. Hughes was 2 under through nine holes
Thursday.
--Field Level Media
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