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2022 Fortinet Championship prize money payouts for each PGA Tour player at Silverado Resort and Spa

Here’s the payouts for each golfer at the first of 47 events on the PGA Tour’s 2022-23 schedule.

The Fortinet Championship, the kickoff event to the PGA Tour’s 2022-23 season, drew five of the top 30 golfers who reached last season’s Tour Championship.

The included Hideki Matsuyama, who was also one of six golfers participating in Napa, California, this week who will be headed to Charlotte, North Carolina, for the 14th Presidents Cup, which starts Thursday.

Max Homa, the Fortinet defending champion, is also headed to the Presidents Cup, where he will be a first-time competitor. Homa was tied for the lead after 36 holes and was a shot back after 54. On Sunday, after he made birdie on the 18th hole, he watched Danny Willett three-putt from three feet, handing the win to Homa.

Here’s a look at the prize money payouts for each golfer at the 2022 Fortinet Championship, the first of 47 events on the PGA Tour’s 2022-23 schedule.

Fortinet Championship: Scores | PGA Tour all-time money list

Fortinet Championship 2022 prize money

Finish Player Score Earnings
1 Max Homa -16 $1,440,000
2 Danny Willett -15 $872,000
3 Taylor Montgomery -13 $552,000
T4 Byeong-Hun An -12 $360,000
T4 Justin Lower -12 $360,000
T6 Rickie Fowler -11 $270,000
T6 Nick Taylor -11 $270,000
T6 Sahith Theegala -11 $270,000
T9 Harris English -10 $218,000
T9 Davis Thompson -10 $218,000
T9 Brendon Todd -10 $218,000
T12 Zac Blair -9 $140,667
T12 Joseph Bramlett -9 $140,667
T12 Thomas Detry -9 $140,667
T12 Tom Hoge -9 $140,667
T12 Matt Kuchar -9 $140,667
T12 Brian Stuard -9 $140,667
T12 Adam Svensson -9 $140,667
T12 Harrison Endycott -9 $140,667
T12 Paul Haley II -9 $140,667
T21 Mark Hubbard -8 $87,200
T21 Robby Shelton -8 $87,200
T21 Matt Wallace -8 $87,200
T21 Zecheng Dou -8 $87,200
T25 Emiliano Grillo -7 $55,273
T25 Kramer Hickok -7 $55,273
T25 Beau Hossler -7 $55,273
T25 Mackenzie Hughes -7 $55,273
T25 Russell Knox -7 $55,273
T25 Hideki Matsuyama -7 $55,273
T25 Denny McCarthy -7 $55,273
T25 Cameron Percy -7 $55,273
T25 Austin Smotherman -7 $55,273
T25 Ben Taylor -7 $55,273
T25 Jimmy Walker -7 $55,273
T36 Will Gordon -6 $36,457
T36 Brandon Hagy -6 $36,457
T36 Seonghyeon Kim -6 $36,457
T36 Taylor Moore -6 $36,457
T36 Alexander Noren -6 $36,457
T36 Aaron Baddeley -6 $36,457
T36 Vincent Norrman -6 $36,457
T43 Wyndham Clark -5 $24,760
T43 Brice Garnett -5 $24,760
T43 Scott Harrington -5 $24,760
T43 Stephan Jaeger -5 $24,760
T43 Chris Kirk -5 $24,760
T43 Andrew Putnam -5 $24,760
T43 Alex Smalley -5 $24,760
T43 Chris Stroud -5 $24,760
T51 Christopher Gotterup -4 $19,480
T51 James Hahn -4 $19,480
T51 Matthias Schwab -4 $19,480
T51 Greyson Sigg -4 $19,480
T55 Jacob Bridgeman -3 $18,560
T55 Andrew Landry -3 $18,560
T55 Nate Lashley -3 $18,560
T55 Adam Schenk -3 $18,560
T59 Troy Merritt -2 $17,840
T59 Matthias Schmid -2 $17,840
T59 Brandt Snedeker -2 $17,840
T59 J.J. Spaun -2 $17,840
T59 Kevin Streelman -2 $17,840
T64 Austin Eckroat -1 $17,280
T64 Gary Woodland -1 $17,280
66 Lucas Glover E $17,040
T67 Nick Hardy 1 $16,720
T67 Ben Martin 1 $16,720
T67 Taylor Pendrith 1 $16,720
T70 Michael Thompson 2 $16,320
T70 Nick Watney 2 $16,320
T72 Doug Ghim 4 $16,000
T72 Cheng-Tsung Pan 4 $16,000

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Winner’s Bag: Max Homa, 2022 Fortinet Championship

Check out the clubs that got the job done in Napa.

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A complete list of the golf equipment Max Homa used to win the PGA Tour’s 2022 Fortinet Championship:

DRIVER: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus Black 6X shaft

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FAIRWAY WOOD: Titleist TSR3 (16.5 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8X shaft, Titleist TSR2 (21 degrees), with Graphite Design Tour AD XC 9 TX shaft

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IRONS: Titleist T100•S (4), T100 (5), Titleist 620MB (6-9), with KBS $Taper 130 X shaft

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WEDGES: Titleist Vokey Design Spin Milled SM9 (46 degrees), with KBS $Taper 130 X shaft, (50, 56, and 60 degrees), with KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 125 S shafts

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PUTTER: Scotty Cameron Phantom X 5.5 prototype

BALL: Titleist Pro V1

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GRIPS: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord

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Shocker: Max Homa defends at Fortinet Championship in stunning fashion

Trailing by one stroke on the final hole, Homa chipped in for birdie to steal the title.

Max Homa defended his title at the Fortinet Championship in stunning fashion.

Trailing by one stroke on the final hole, Homa chipped in for birdie and watched in amazement as leader Danny Willett took three putts from less than 4 feet.

“I don’t believe what I just saw,” Golf Channel announcer Terry Gannon said.

Neither could Homa, who closed in 4-under 68 at Silverado Resort’s North Course in Napa, California, and signed for a 72-hole total of 16-under 272. It was good enough for his fifth PGA Tour title and third in the Golden State.

“I still don’t know really know what happened,” Homa said. “The last three minutes are kind of a blur.”

On a cool, gusty, rainy day, Willett built a three-stroke lead early in the final round with birdies at Nos. 1, 4 and 8 but gave a stroke back with a bogey at the ninth. He pulled ahead again with an incredible birdie at 14, where he hooked his approach from behind a tree to 15 feet and canned the putt. Homa, a 31-year-old Cal-Berkeley grad, put up a valiant effort to defend his title, making three straight birdies beginning at No. 9.

“My coach (Mark Blackburn) said, ‘Just hang around, hang around, hang around,’ ” Homa recalled.

Homa did just that, and when he chipped in for birdie at 18 it forced Willett to hole from inside 4 feet for the trophy.

“I spun it and once it hit the pin, it almost like spun straight into the ground. It was just one of those things,” Homa said. “Golf’s a weird game, some crazy stuff happens on the last hole it seems like and that was very crazy.”

It was as clutch as clutch gets, and yet it didn’t appear to be enough until Willett hit his putt for the win too firmly and it lipped out. Willett’s miss of the 5-foot comebacker was even more shocking and gift-wrapped the trophy to Homa.

“This game never ceases to amaze me,” said Golf Channel’s Tom Byrum.

Rookie Taylor Montgomery shot a final-round 64 and finished alone in third. Justin Lower closed in 73, settling for a tie for fourth but notched his best career finish. Rickie Fowler, who tied for sixth, secured just his third top-10 finish in his last 59 starts. Making his first Tour start since the 2013 Wyndham Championship, a span of 3,315 days, Paul Haley II finishes T-12.

Homa’s second shot at the par-5 18th caught the left green side bunker, leaving himself an awkward 30-yard shot from the sand.

“I kind of had to assume he was going to make it and I kind of went for the hero bunker shot and didn’t quite catch it,” Homa said.

He exploded 33 feet short of the green before holing out for the eventual winning birdie.

“I expected him to do it,” Willett said, “but then it’s still a bit of a shock when it happens.”

For the week, the 34-year-old Englishman had holed more than 96 percent of his putts from inside 10 feet, including a clutch 9-foot par putt at 17 to maintain his lead. But his first putt from 4 feet rimmed out on the left side and he faced a longer par putt to force a playoff than his previous attempt. Willett was attempting to win his first PGA Tour title since the 2016 Masters, but it wasn’t to be.

“Just a shame how I finished but that’s golf,” Willett said. “Yeah, we’ll live to fight another day.”

Homa heads to his first appearance representing the United States on its 12-man team in next week’s Presidents Cup, a biennial team match-play competition against the world’s best 12 non-European players, with an extra boost of confidence.

“I’m just happy to be in form, to represent my country, play with those boys. They’re some good golfers, so I just wanted to come in in form,” he said. “I know this is Twitter, but I’ve had a lot of people tell me if the LIV guys wouldn’t have left, I wouldn’t have made the Presidents Cup team, so I had a little bit of a chip on my shoulder this week.”

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2022 Fortinet Championship tee times, TV info for Sunday’s final round

Everything you need to know for Sunday’s final round.

The 2022 Fortinet Championship at Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, California, is 18 holes away from crowning a champion. The event was formerly known as the Safeway Open. It kicks off the PGA Tour’s 2022-23 season.

Justin Lower bounced back from his Friday 71 with a Saturday 69 and is in solo possession of the lead at 13-under 203. He’s one stroke ahead of the defending champion, Max Homa, who couldn’t get much going during the third round shooting an even-par 72. Danny Willett is tied with Homa at 12 under.

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Tee times for the final round of the 2022 Fortinet Championship were moved up due to rain in the forecast. They are playing in threesomes and using split tees in hopes of beating the worst of the weather. All times listed are ET.

Sunday tee times

1st tee

Tee time Players
11 a.m.
Aaron Baddeley, Beau Hossler, Doug Ghim
11:11 a.m.
Ben Taylor, Scott Harrington, Ben Martin
11:22 a.m.
Thomas Detry, Austin Eckroat, Will Gordon
11:33 a.m.
Wyndham Clark, Jimmy Walker, Vincent Norman
11:44 a.m.
Brandon Hagy, Brendon Todd, Denny McCarthy
11:55 a.m.
Tom Hoge, S.H. Kim, Taylor Moore
12:06 p.m.
Mackenzie Hughes, Kramer Hickok, Joseph Bramlett
12:17 p.m.
Brian Stuard, Nick Taylor, Chris Kirk
12:28 p.m.
Rickie Fowler, Zac Blair, Zecheng Dou
12:39 p.m.
Mark Hubbard, Austin Smotherman, Sahith Theegala
12:50 p.m.
Adam Svensson, Matt Kuchar, Harrison Endycott
1:01 p.m.
Byeong Hun An, Davis Thompson, Paul Haley II
1:12 p.m.
Justin Lower, Max Homa, Danny Willett

10th tee

Tee time Players
11 a.m.
Russell Knox, Adam Schenk, Alex Smalley
11:11 a.m.
Alex Noren, Troy Merritt, Chris Gotterup
11:22 a.m.
Taylor Montgomery, Matthias Schwab, Brandt Snedeker
11:33 a.m.
Kevin Streelman, James Hahn, Robby Shelton
11:44 a.m.
Harris English, Taylor Pendrith, Nick Hardy
11:55 a.m.
Andrew Landry, Emiliano Grillo, Stephan Jaeger
12:06 p.m.
J.J. Spaun, Nate Lashley, Brice Garnett
12:17 p.m.
Nick Watney, Matt Wallace, Chris Stroud
12:28 p.m.
Greyson Sigg, Matti Schmid, Jacob Bridgeman
12:39 p.m.
Andrew Putnam, Cameron Percy, Gary Woodland
12:50 p.m.
Michael Thompson, Hideki Matsuyama
1:01 p.m.
Lucas Glover, C.T. Pan

How to watch

You can watch Golf Channel for free on fuboTV. ESPN+ is the exclusive home for PGA Tour Live streaming. All times Eastern.

Sunday, Sept. 18th

TV

Golf Channel: Tape-delayed from 6-9 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 4-9 p.m.

STREAM

PGATour.com, Golfchannel.com and NBC Sports app: 3-6 p.m.

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2022 Fortinet Championship tee times, TV info for Saturday’s third round

Everything you need to know for Saturday’s third round.

After a brief two-week break following the Tour Championship, the PGA Tour is back in action with a new season.

The 2022-23 season, the final to feature a wraparound schedule, teed off on Thursday with the 2022 Fortinet Championship at Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, California. The event was formerly known as the Safeway Open.

Max Homa is off to a great start trying to defend his title. Danny Willett fired an 8-under 64 on Friday to tie Homa at 12 under for the lead. On the other foot, some golfers are working on their final tune ups before the Presidents Cup next week, with some making the cut while others will head to Quail Hollow Club early. The cut was 2 under.

Fortinet: PGA Tour on ESPN+ | Yardage book | Leaderboard

From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s what you need to know for the third round of the 2022 Fortinet Championship. All times listed are ET.

Saturday tee times

1st tee

Tee time Players
10:40 a.m.
Harrison Endycott
10:45 a.m.
Nick Taylor, Aaron Baddeley
10:55 a.m.
Jacob Bridgeman, Michael Thompson
11:05 a.m.
Brandon Hagy, Nate Lashley
11:15 a.m.
Lucas Glover, Brendon Todd
11:25 a.m.
Andrew Putnam, Chris Kirk
11:35 a.m.
Cameron Percy, Brice Garnett
11:45 a.m.
Beau Hossler, Nick Watney
11:55 a.m.
Matt Wallace, Mackenzie Hughes
12:10 p.m.
Harris English, Taylor Pendrith
12:20 p.m.
Denny McCarthy, Hideki Matsuyama
12:30 p.m.
Wyndham Clark, Doug Ghim
12:40 p.m.
Chris Stroud, Kramer Hickok
12:50 p.m.
Nick Hardy, Davis Thompson
1 p.m.
Russell Knox, Jimmy Walker
1:10 p.m.
C.T. Pan, Gary Woodland
1:25 p.m.
Paul Haley II, Adam Schenk
1:35 p.m.
Mark Hubbard, Alex Smalley
1:45 p.m.
Greyson Sigg, Alex Noren
1:55 p.m.
Troy Merritt, Chris Gotterup
2:05 p.m.
Austin Smotherman, Andrew Landry
2:15 p.m.
Joseph Bramlett, Vincent Norrman
2:25 p.m.
Emiliano Grillo, Taylor Montgomery
2:40 p.m.
Rickie Fowler, Matthias Schwab
2:50 p.m.
Adam Svensson, Brandt Snedeker
3 p.m.
Thomas Detry, Stephan Jaeger
3:10 p.m.
Austin Eckroat, Will Gordon
3:20 p.m.
Kevin Streelman, Zac Blair
3:30 p.m.
Tom Hoge, James Hahn
3:40 p.m.
Ben Taylor, J.J. Spaun
3:55 p.m.
Matti Schmid, S.H. Kim
4:05 p.m.
Zecheng Dou, Scott Harrington
4:15 p.m.
Ben Martin, Robby Shelton
4:25 p.m.
Sahith Theegala, Brian Stuard
4:35 p.m.
Taylor Moore, Matt Kuchar
4:45 p.m.
Justin Lower, Byeong Hun An
4:55 p.m.
Max Homa, Danny Willett

How to watch

You can watch Golf Channel for free on fuboTV. ESPN+ is the exclusive home for PGA Tour Live streaming. All times Eastern.

Saturday, Sept. 17th

TV

Golf Channel: 6-9 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 4-9 p.m.

STREAM

Peacock: 6-9 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 18th

TV

Golf Channel: 6-9 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 4-9 p.m.

STREAM

Peacock: 6-9 p.m.

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2022 Fortinet Championship: Presidents Cup golfers who made, missed the cut in Napa

Some players didn’t do too well in the Presidents Cup tune up.

If the PGA Tour’s season-opening Fortinet Championship is foreshadowing anything, next week could be rough for the International team at the Presidents Cup.

The United States is heavily favored at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte in an event it has lost only once in its history. The International team, which features plenty of talent but a lot of newcomers after the losses of Cameron Smith and Joaquin Niemann, among others, to the LIV Golf Series, would pull off a huge upset if it were to find a way to be victorious.

Yet members of the International team struggled at Silverado Resort’s North Course while the lone U.S. member sits in the lead.

Fortinet: PGA Tour on ESPN+ | Leaderboard

Max Homa, the defending champion, is tied for the lead at 12 under. The other U.S. connection is assistant captain Webb Simpson, who is a member at Quail Hollow. He missed the cut, which was at 2 under, after rounds of 70-74 put him at even par.

For the Internationals, Cam Davis and Corey Conners can head east early. Davis, from Austrailia, shot 2 under in the second round, but a 74 on Thursday had him in an early hole. Conners, a Canadian who has one PGA Tour victory, birdied four of his last five holes on the front nine to make the turn at 3 under for the day and 5 under for the tournament, but he had two bogeys, a triple bogey and no birdies on the back nine to miss the cut.

Hideki Matsuyama was below the cut line with only three holes to play, but he birdied Nos. 16 and 18 to make the cut at 3 under.  Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters champion, has the second-most experience among International Presidents Cup members, trailing only Adam Scott on this year’s team.

Taylor Pendrith, the 31-year-old Canadian making his first Presidents Cup appearance, made the cut. He was on the number until a birdie on the 18th, moving him to 3 under for the tournament.

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Max Homa tied for lead in title defense at Fortinet Championship

Max Homa is looking to defend his title.

NAPA, Calif. – Max Homa isn’t a superstitious guy, the type of defending champion that gets the same room number and eats at the same restaurants as the previous year when he shot a pair of 65s on the weekend at Silverado Resort’s North Course to win the Fortinet Championship by one stroke.

“I just go wherever my wife tells me,” he said. “I guess I’ve kept that the same.”

After 36 holes, he’s putting up a strong title defense, racing to a share of the lead with Englishman Danny Willett at 12-under 132.

“I’m very proud of one bogey,” Homa said. “I was hoping for no bogeys, but I’m very proud of one bogey, so that’s kind of how I try to go about and play golf.”

He’s seven strokes better through two rounds of this event than he was when he lifted the trophy a year ago, but Homa said his game doesn’t feel too different this go-round.

“I drove the ball unbelievable last year, if I remember right. This year, my mid irons have been really good, but it’s not too far off,” he said. “My game from last year all the way to now, from this event last year to now feels very similar, which is great. It’s just a testament to my coach, Mark Blackburn. It feels like I’m doing the same stuff, I’m just getting a little better at it, so it feels quite similar. I get on these greens and I feel like I read them really well.”

Fortinet: PGA Tour on ESPN+ | Leaderboard

Always a strong iron player, Homa ranked second in proximity to the hole in the first round (25’3”) en route to making birdies on five of his first 10 holes and shooting 65 on Thursday. He matched his hot start on Friday, including a 15-foot eagle at the par-5 16th. So far, he’s finding fairways to set up plenty of wedge shots, a part of his game that he says is vastly improved the last few years.

“I didn’t launch it low enough, so it made my dispersion on accuracy a little bit off and it makes getting the number a bit harder, not as much spin when it goes that high, so change in technique,” he said. “That’s just my favorite thing to practice now. I like talking the launch monitors out and just grinding those. I do it when I’m home, I do it when I’m on the road. It’s kind of a fun game to play, so I enjoy working on it. Give me I guess a year now, year and a half now working on that has got me quite a bit better and I think a lot of it is just the joy of practicing it.”

Of those games he likes to play, he said, “I usually give myself a three-yard margin on the carry, and sometimes when I’m home I’ll try to hit little hooks, little cuts, just whatever, and pick numbers in my head, random. Just little stuff like that.”

Homa, who represented the stars and stripes in the Walker Cup in 2013, is counting the days until he makes his debut representing Team USA at the Presidents Cup.

“I’m proud that I haven’t jumped ahead a week and I told myself to get in some good form going into next week at the least,” he said.

He’s done better than that, so far. Homa is a Southern California native, who grew up on poa annua greens and gained nearly three strokes on the field with his putter on Friday. As a Cal Bears grad, he is cheered as well in the Napa Valley, which is situated 46 miles northeast of San Francisco, and has evolved into one of America’s greatest lures for those who count food and wine as passions. Homa already has joined his wife for meals at Ad Hoc, Botega and French Laundry.

“That one’s pretty darn good,” he said.

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2022 Fortinet Championship tee times, TV info for Friday’s second round

Everything you need to know for Friday’s second round.

After a brief two week break following the Tour Championship, the PGA Tour is back in action with a brand new season.

The 2022-23 season, the final to feature a wraparound schedule, teed off on Thursday with the 2022 Fortinet Championship at Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, California. The event was formerly known as the Safeway Open.

So far, so good for Rickie Fowler, who posted a bogey-free 5-under 67 to open his season.

Justin Lower holed out on Nos. 5 and 7 en route to making birdie on the half the holes and opening a three-stroke lead when was play was suspended due to darkness in the first round.

Fortinet: PGA Tour on ESPN+ | Yardage book | Leaderboard

From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s what you need to know for the first round of the 2022 Fortinet Championship. All times listed are ET.

Tee times

1st tee

Tee time Players
10 a.m. Kyle Stanley, Beau Hossler, Justin Lower
10:11 a.m. Brice Garnett, Ryan Moore, Austin Smotherman
10:22 a.m. Adam Long, Andrew Putnam, Adam Schenk
10:33 a.m. Garrick Higgo, Martin Laird, Andrew Landry
10:44 a.m. Chez Reavie, Lucas Glover, Brendon Todd
10:55 a.m. James Hahn, Brian Stuard, Brandon Hagy
11:06 a.m. Nate Lashley, Austin Cook, Russell Knox
11:17 a.m. Jimmy Walker, Danny Willett, Ben Martin
11:28 a.m. Seung-Yul Noh, Zac Blair, Nick Hardy
11:39 a.m. Michael Gligic, Brent Grant, Austin Eckroat
11:50 a.m. Dylan Wu, MJ Daffue, Taylor Lowe
12:01 p.m. Robby Shelton, Trevor Cone, Jacob Bridgeman
12:12 p.m. Augusto Nunez, Kyle Westmoreland, Scott de Borba
3:10 p.m. Chris Stroud, Kramer Hickok, Lee Hodges
3:21 p.m. Kevin Chappell, Wyndham Clark, David Lipsky
3:32 p.m. Alex Noren, Denny McCarthy, Matthew NeSmith
3:43 p.m. Luke List, Stewart Cink, Robert Streb
3:54 p.m. Hideki Matsuyama, Cam Davis, Corey Conners
4:05 p.m. Harris English, Joel Dahmen, Rickie Fowler
4:15 p.m. Sahith Theegala, Davis Riley, Taylor Pendrith
4:27 p.m. Brendan Steele, Matt Wallace, Byeong Hun An
4:38 p.m. Aaron Baddeley, Maverick McNealy, Brandon Wu
4:49 p.m. Harry Higgs, Scott Harrington, Taylor Montgomery
5 p.m. Tyson Alexander, Matti Schmid, Nico Echavarria
5:11 p.m. Paul Haley II, Sam Stevens, Harry Hall
5:22 p.m. Eric Cole, Ben Taylor, John Augenstein

10th tee

Tee time Players
10 a.m. Ryan Armour, Nick Watney, Cameron Percy
10:11 a.m. Sung Kang, Henrik Norlander, Taylor Moore
10:22 a.m. C.T. Pan, Chris Kirk, Kelly Kraft
10:33 a.m. Webb Simpson, Gary Woodland, Jason Day
10:44 a.m. Trey Mullinax, J.J. Spaun, Tom Hoge
10:55 a.m. Max Homa, Cameron Champ, Michael Kim
11:06 a.m. Kevin Streelman, Chesson Hadley, Sam Ryder
11:17 a.m. Troy Merritt, Charley Hoffman, Callum Tarren
11:28 a.m. Peter Malnati, Doc Redman, Justin Suh
11:39 a.m. Brandon Matthews, Ben Griffin, Carl Yuan
11:50 a.m. Kevin Yu, Davis Thompson, Trevor Werbylo
12:01 p.m. Tano Goya, Philip Knowles, Will Gordon
12:12 p.m. Thomas Detry, Zecheng Dou, Chris Gotterup
3:10 p.m. Stephan Jaeger, Adam Svensson, Greyson Sigg
3:21 p.m. Patrick Rodgers, Doug Ghim, Vince Whaley
3:32 p.m. Dylan Frittelli, Mark Hubbard, Max McGreevy
3:43 p.m. Chad Ramey, Jim Herman, Brandt Snedeker
3:54 p.m. Michael Thompson, Nick Taylor, Matt Kuchar
4:05 p.m. Ryan Brehm, Richy Werenski, Tyler Duncan
4:15 p.m. Kevin Tway, Danny Lee, John Huh
4:27 p.m. Scott Piercy, Patton Kizzire, Matthias Schwab
4:38 p.m. Emiliano Grillo, David Lingmerth, Alex Smalley
4:49 p.m. Jason Dufner, Mackenzie Hughes, Hayden Buckley
5 p.m. Joseph Bramlett, Kevin Roy, Anders Albertson
5:11 p.m. Harrison Endycott, S.H. Kim, Vincent Norrman
5:22 p.m. Erik Barnes, Carson Young, Alex Lee

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Saturday, Sept. 17th

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Sunday, Sept. 18th

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Rickie’s reboot: Fowler tries to get back on track at start of new PGA Tour season in Napa

If anyone needed a re-boot, it was Fowler, who last won the Phoenix Open and barely snuck into the first playoff event.

NAPA, Calif. – New season, new equipment, new caddie, new coach and a strong start at the Fortinet Championship for Rickie Fowler.

The five-time PGA Tour winner announced last month that he parted ways with Joe Skovron, his caddie of 13 years. Last week, Fowler confirmed reports that he also ended a relationship of more than three years with swing instructor John Tillery, and he switched into a more forgiving version of Cobra irons this week for good measure.

If anyone needed a re-boot, it was Fowler, who last won at the 2019 WM Phoenix Open and barely snuck into the first playoff event at No. 125 (out of a field of 125) in the standings last season. When his season ended in Memphis, he decamped to Baker’s Bay in the Bahamas and decompressed for five days.

So far, so good. Fowler showed up at this week’s season opener of the 2022-23 PGA Tour campaign with renewed purpose and played the brand of golf he’s more accustomed to – a bogey-free 5-under 67 at Silverado Resort’s North Course.

“I missed a 10-foot putt on No. 18, my ninth hole, otherwise I would have what I would consider a perfect card with no bogeys and no fives on the card,” Fowler said.

Fowler is one stroke off the early lead set by S.H. Kim and Ben An, who opened the new season with three birdies in his return to the Tour after a season spent on the Korn Ferry Tour.

Fowler was accompanied by veteran looper Ricky Romano for his splendid start.

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“He’s about my size,” said the 5-foot-9 Fowler. “So, I won’t look too small out there, which is a good thing.”

Romano, who played at the University of Houston before turning to caddying, grew up in Fowler’s hometown of Murrieta, California, and is four years older than him.

“He’s a good fit for me just because he’s someone I know, someone I know is a good player and I can trust his insight from the get-go,” Fowler said.

Fowler had only kind words for Tillery, his former swing coach.

“I couldn’t love the guy anymore, and we gave it a good run but it was almost like speaking another language in a way and it never really clicked,” Fowler said. “I’ll take a lot out of the time we spent together. It’s not like the last few years were for nothing. I gained a lot of knowledge and I feel like I’m in a very good spot.”

Fowler will be relying on his former coach Butch Harmon for swing advice.

“I love it,” said Webb Simpson, a fellow Harmon disciple. “What Butch does is he keeps it so simple for us. Every time I’ve gone to see Butch, he makes me feel like I’m playing better than I am, swinging better than I am and I leave with two or three things to think about. That’s it.”

Fowler always had remained in contact with Harmon, who he last spent time with ahead of the CJ Cup last October. Fowler held the 54-hole lead before finishing T-3, his best result of the season. So far, they have been working together via video and phone and will spend time together next month in Las Vegas.

“It’s going to take some time,” Fowler said before what he’s working on at the range translates to the course. “The way I hit some shots and drove the ball today, it’s good feedback to just build more confidence.”

As if Fowler hadn’t shaken things up enough, he also inserted the latest version of Cobra’s CB irons into his bag this week.

“I figure if I was getting all the same numbers but they were more forgiving, why make it any harder on yourself?” he said. “Kind of check the ego at the door and play what works.”

The tournament was delayed 90 minutes due to morning fog. Fowler wasn’t the only one to get off to a hot start at the Robert Trent Jones Jr.-designed layout. Sahith Theegala, who made the Tour Championship last season, and Greyson Sigg — who said he spent two weeks sitting on the couch, got married last week in North Carolina and had barely touched a club during his three-week off-season — were among nine players who shot 5-under 67 and trailed Justin Lower (63) by four shots.

“There’s something to be said with coming out to a tournament with really no expectations and coming out and playing good,” said Sigg of his bogey-free start.

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Photos: Check out the merchandise the 2022 Fortinet Championship, the first event on the PGA Tour’s 2022-23 schedule

Check out this gallery of the hats, shirts and more at the PGA Tour’s 2022-23 season opener.

The 2022 Fortinet Championship is the first event on the PGA Tour’s 2022-23 schedule, which is the last time there will be a wrap-around format. Starting in 2024, the Tour returns to a calendar year schedule.

Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, California, is the host venue once again. The course first opened in 1955.

Max Homa has returned to defend his title. Two of his four PGA Tour wins have come in his home state of California. He also won the 2021 Genesis Invitational in Los Angeles.

As the Tour returns from a two-week break since the end of last season, the merchandise tents are loaded up for fans. Check out this gallery of the hats, shirts and more.