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Northern Trust Round 3 tee times, TV and streaming info

Here’s everything you need to know for the third round of the PGA Tour’s The Northern Trust at TPC Boston.

It’s Moving Day at TPC Boston.

The field has been cut down to 70 at the Northern Trust, the first event of the PGA Tour’s season-ending FedEx Cup Playoffs, and the race for those last valuable points to qualify for next week’s BMW Championship outside Chicago is on.

Scottie Scheffler carded just the 12th sub-60 round in Tour history on Friday with his 12-under 59. Dustin Johnson was 11 under through 11 holes and made seven consecutive pars to sign for a 60 and take the 36-hole lead at 15 under. Scheffler is T-2 with Cameron Davis at 13 under, followed by Danny Lee, Harris English, and Louis Oosthuizen all T-4 at 12 under.

Check out the tee times for the third round of the Northern Trust below.

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Tee times

Tee time Players
8:10 a.m. Justin Rose, Beau Hossler
8:20 a.m. Matt Jones, Cameron Tringale
8:30 a.m. Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods
8:40 a.m. Wyndham Clark, Andrew Landry
8:50 a.m. Xander Schauffele, Patrick Reed
9 a.m. Paul Casey, Hideki Matsuyama
9:10 a.m. Tyrrell Hatton, Troy Merritt
9:20 a.m. Maverick McNealy, J.T. Poston
9:30 a.m. Talor Gooch, Matt Kuchar
9:40 a.m. Zach Johnson, Chez Reavie
9:50 a.m. Tyler Duncan, Viktor Hovland
10 a.m. Patrick Rodgers, Mark Hubbard
10:10 a.m. Keith Mitchell, Rickie Fowler
10:20 a.m. Corey Conners, Cameron Smith
10:30 a.m. Alex Noren, Denny McCarthy
10:40 a.m. Brendon Todd, Robby Shelton
10:50 a.m. Jason Kokrak, Adam Schenk
11 a.m. Jon Rahm, Lanto Griffin
11:10 a.m. Sebastián Muñoz, Kevin Na
11:20 a.m. Richy Werenski, Adam Scott
11:30 a.m. Charles Howell III, Mackenzie Hughes
11:40 a.m. Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Keegan Bradley
11:50 a.m. Adam Long, Scott Piercy
Noon Brendan Steele, Justin Thomas
12:10 p.m. Tommy Fleetwood, Scott Harrington
12:20 p.m. Webb Simpson, Kevin Streelman
12:30 p.m. Charley Hoffman, Ryan Palmer
12:40 p.m. Ian Poulter, Harry Higgs
12:50 p.m. Brian Harman, Emiliano Grillo
1 p.m. Daniel Berger, Bubba Watson
1:10 p.m. Si Woo Kim, Matthew Wolff
1:20 p.m. Kevin Kisner, Russell Henley
1:30 p.m. Harris English, Louis Oosthuizen
1:40 p.m. Cameron Davis, Danny Lee
1:50 p.m. Dustin Johnson, Scottie Scheffler

TV, streaming information

All times are listed in Eastern.

Saturday, Aug. 22

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold: 7 a.m.-3 p.m. (featured groups)
PGA Tour Live on ESPN+: 3-6 p.m. (featured holes)
Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): 1-3 p.m.
CBS: 3-6 p.m.
PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 1-6 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 23

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold: 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (featured groups)
PGA Tour Live on ESPN+: 2:30-6:30 p.m. (featured holes)
Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): 12:30-2:30 p.m.
CBS: 2:30-6:30 p.m.
PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 2-7 p.m.

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Dustin Johnson stole the show, and the lead, at TPC Boston with 60 after Scottie Scheffler’s 59

The second round of the Northern Trust was a wild day of scoring, especially for Dustin Johnson and Scottie Scheffler.

NORTON, Mass. – Danny Lee walked off the golf course after shooting a 64, signed his scorecard and talked with a couple of media members. He was one of the first players to complete his loop of TPC Boston on Friday morning, and his name was at the top of the leaderboard. Anyone who shoots 66-64 to start a tournament has the right to pump out his chest a little and feel good about things, but by the time Lee’s rental car rolled down the driveway and turned onto Route 40, his fantastic start at the 2020 Northern Trust would be forgotten.

The course, originally designed by Arnold Palmer in 2002 and updated in 2017 by Gil Hanse, became an aviary on Friday. Birdies and eagles were flying everywhere, and Scottie Scheffler and Dustin Johnson were hunting.

Scheffler set a tournament course and posted the 12th sub-60 round ever on the PGA Tour, shooting a 59 in the morning wave that included 12 birdies. He finished at 13 under. But five hours after he holed a 4-footer on the 18th green, Johnson missed a 25-footer on the same hole for a 59. He tapped in from 2 feet for a 60.

At 15-under, Johnson will take a two-shot lead over Scheffler and Cameron Davis (who had a second-round 65) into the third round of the Northern Trust. He will have a three-shot lead over Lee, Louis Oosthuizen (65) and Harris English (66).

Northern Trust: Leaderboard | Best photos | Scheffler’s 59| DJ’s 60

“Today was obviously a good day on the course. I got off to a really good start and made a bunch of birdies on the front nine,” Scheffler said. “Had some key up-and-downs at the beginning of the round that kind of got me rolling, freed me up a little bit. Then the momentum just kind of kept going. I never really lost momentum, which was nice. A lot of times, when you’re playing well, you can lose that momentum toward the end of the round or have a hiccup here or there. The momentum stayed the whole time, and I made a lot of putts.”

After hitting 16 of 18 greens in regulation, Scheffler needed just 23 putts on Friday.

Johnson, who is ranked No. 4 on the Official World Golf Rankings and started the day at 4 under, surged up the leaderboard and set a front-nine tournament record by shooting 27. He made five birdies and two eagles and then birdied the next two holes to reach 11-under par for the day through 11 holes.

Had fans been lining the ropes lines and filling the bleachers, as there have been in past years, the noise would have rivaled the roars heard when the New England Patriots score at Gillette Stadium.

“Everything was going well today,” Johnson said. “Any time you’re that many under through 11 holes, you’re putting well. I made some nice putts, but also I hit some really good shots.”

After having a terrible putting day on Thursday morning, Johnson hit the practice green Thursday afternoon and found a spark using a drill that helps him position his right arm more effectively. He repeated the exercise on Friday before his round and utilized it before several putts on the course Friday. It paid off because Johnson made over 151 feet of putts in the second round and was the leader in strokes gained putting for the day, too (5.132).

Both Scheffler and Johnson said they were very aware that a 59 was possible as they came down the stretch, and they took similar approaches to handling it.

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“I wouldn’t say those thoughts are negative at all,” Scheffler said. “You obviously put them in the back of your head when you’re hitting shots, but as far as thinking about (shooting 59), it’s not necessarily a negative because it encourages me to continue to make birdies.”

Johnson also wanted to attack the course and said that he was looking to make birdies on every hole, but a couple of wayward tee shots on the back nine prevented him from attacking a few flags.

If there is one shot he regrets, it is the tee shot on 18.

“I should have hit 3-wood off the tee there because I could have had 3-wood and 6-iron on the green,” Johnson said. “If I had to do over again, I’d hit a 3-wood there.”

Two rounds of 59 have never been fired on the same day at the same PGA Tour event. However, this is the second time there has been a 59 and a 60. In 2010, Paul Goydos shot 59 and Steve Stricker posted the 60 in the first round of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run.

While plenty of low scores were posted at TPC Boston on Friday, several notable players struggled and missed the cut of 3 under (139). Jordan Spieth finished at 2 under, Tony Finau was 1 under, and Phil Mickelson, Patrick Cantlay, Gary Woodland and Bryson DeChambeau ended at even par. Collin Morikawa, the PGA Championship winner two weeks ago, struggled to a 1-over finish to miss his second career cut as a professional.

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Tiger Tracker: Woods ‘was close to snapping a couple clubs’ Friday at Northern Trust

Golfweek’s Adam Woodard discusses Tiger’s second round of play at TPC Boston for the Northern Trust.

Golfweek’s Adam Woodard discusses Tiger’s second round of play at TPC Boston for the Northern Trust.

59 watch? Dustin Johnson can play that game at Northern Trust at TPC Boston

Dustin Johnson stole the show in the second round of the Northern Trust with a 59 watch of his own at TPC Boston.

A day that started with a hopeful 59 watch for Scottie Scheffler may end with an entirely different player stealing all the headlines.

Dustin Johnson teed off in the afternoon wave right about the time Scheffler birdied the 18th hole at TPC Boston in the second round of the Northern Trust to bring in what was the 12th round of 59 in PGA Tour history.

Who knows what the inspiration factor was in that for Johnson, but the 21-time PGA Tour winner instantly started reeling off birdies and eagles of his own. He put together a tidy little pattern of birdie-eagle-birdie-eagle-birdie through the first five holes before adding birdies at Nos. 7 and 8 for a front-nine 27.

More: Players who have broken 60 in the history of pro golf

He doesn’t appear to be stopping anytime soon. Johnson’s back nine started with birdies at Nos. 11 and 12. He is 11 under through 13 holes.

At this rate, we could be in store for something much, much greater than a 59.

Johnson, the 2016 U.S. Open champion, entered the first FedEx Cup Playoff event after a T-2 at the PGA Championship and a T-12 the week before that at the World Golf Championships FedEx St. Jude Invitational.

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Scottie Scheffler posts a historic 59 at Northern Trust

Scottie Scheffler posted the historic number on Friday at TPC Boston for the Northern Trust, rocketing up the leaderboard in the process.

Add another 59 to the PGA Tour record books. Scottie Scheffler logged the iconic number at TPC Boston on Friday in the second round of the Northern Trust.

Scheffler’s round of 12-under 59 came after an opening 1-under 70. He rocketed more than 70 spots up the leaderboard, into the solo lead at 13 under.

The former Texas player’s first birdie came at the par-5 second hole. He added birdies at Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 to turn in 30, then kept it going on the back with birdies at Nos. 10, 11, 14, 15 and 16. For the final birdie on No. 18, he faced just more than 4 feet. He drained it make history.

It’s the 12th sub-60 score in PGA Tour history. Kevin Chappell was the last player to accomplish the feat at The Greenbrier in 2019.

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Tracker: Follow Tiger Woods on Friday at the Northern Trust, shot by shot

Follow Tiger Woods’ second round at the Northern Trust with shot-by-shot updates.

Tiger Woods has his old trusty Scotty Cameron (you know, the one he used to win 14 of his 15 major titles) back in the bag this week as he contends for a record third FedEx Cup title.

The 44-year-old is teeing it up this week at the Northern Trust, the first of three events in the PGA Tour’s season-ending FedEx Cup playoffs. Woods got hot down the stretch on Thursday, firing a 3-under 68 thanks to four birdies over his last seven holes.

Woods is back in action Friday afternoon, teeing off alongside Dylan Frittelli and Matthew Fitzpatrick off the first tee at TPC Boston at 1:17 p.m. ET.

Hole 2 – Par 5

YAHTZEE! Tiger smoked this one down the fairway and it got a big hop, too, running 314 yards. Not bad for a 44-year-old, eh?

Hole 1 – Par 4

Less than driver here off the first tee and TW carves it right down the middle like a Thanksgiving turkey. Showtime. Ooh baby we’re firing today. Tiger floats this one to the right side of the pin, about 15 feet away. That’s a birdie putt on No. 1 just minutes after Scottie Scheffler carded a 12-under 59. If 59 is out there for Scottie … what could the Big Cat do today? Birdie the first, that’s for sure. Canned it. NEXT.

TIGER ON THE DAY: 1 under thru 1 (4 under overall)

Breathe in, breathe out: Bubba Watson hires breathing coach, shoots 65 at Northern Trust

BubbaWatson is in contention at the Northern Trust after changing putters and working with a breathing coach to achieve a more relaxed state.

Bubba Watson is shaking things up lately and the results – at least in Round One of the Northern Trust – are hard to argue with, if you like shooting in the red.

On Monday, Watson began working with a breathing coach via Zoom. That’s right, Watson, who is self-taught, is trying to find a state of Zen at TPC Boston this week. Is Watson dancing around a putting green like Ty Webb of Caddyshack fame, putting to a chant of “Na–na–na–na–na?” Not quite.

“Have a thing hooked up to my finger, have a computer and have a belt around my stomach. And we’re working on it, trying to get my breathing, my heart rate to match up in a relaxed state,” he explained. “Off the course, I’m even-keeled. I can kind of relax, but on course is where I get headless and I start going, ramped up going too fast and so we are trying to slow down to where I am off the course and so that’s what we are working on trying to do that. And then finally I guess as I get older I get smarter, I realize maybe I should work on it. I work on putting and chipping. Maybe I can work on the mental part.”

Leaderboard | Best photos | Round 2 tee times, TV info

Watson, 41, carded seven birdies on Thursday en route to posting an opening-round 6-under 65 and trails a quartet of players by one stroke. Watson entered the first event in the three-week FedEx Cup Playoffs ranked 66th in the points standings.

As for the golf swing, Watson had just begun working with instructor Claude Harmon III three weeks ago in Memphis at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, calling him his “life coach,” but that experiment apparently was short-lived.

“He fired me. He said, ‘Man, you’re so mental, we can’t even work together,’ ” Watson said. “Claude is such a good friend. I reached out to him and I said, ‘Hey, is there any way you could just watch me for a few weeks and see if you see anything?’ Again I always thought it was not physical, it’s the mental and after two weeks I said, ‘Hey, it’s mental?’ And he goes, ‘Yeah, it’s mental.’ That was it. It wasn’t a thing that it was a long-term deal anything like that. It was asking a buddy if you could just look; see anything that me and (my caddie) Teddy are missing, and that’s what it was.”

Watson’s search for a better version of his golf game didn’t end there. He also consulted the engineers at Ping and switched from an Anser putter he’s used for most of his career to a B60 model with less toe hang, and it paid quick dividends: Watson gained more than a stroke and a half against the field in the Strokes Gained: Putting category.

“My first putter ever as a child was a B60,” he said. “Got it when I was eight years old and so I used that up till probably, gosh, 2004 or something. So, I used it until a little after I turned pro. So, to get a B60 back in the bag just feels like an old friend and it was nice to go out there and putt and be confident over it.”

Add it all up and Watson is confident that he could be on the cusp of something special. He earned the last of his 12 PGA Tour wins at the 2018 Travelers Championship.

“I’ve dabbled with some putters, and now I’ve got my breathing down so hopefully we’re off and running,” he said.

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The Northern Trust: Round 2 tee times, TV and streaming info

Check out the pairings and tee times, plus TV and streaming info, for the second round of the Northern Trust at TPC Boston.

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The FedEx Cup Playoffs have begun.

Among the four men in a tie for first after opening with 64 on Thursday at TPC Boston was Cameron Davis, who entered the week ranked No. 203 on the Official World Golf Ranking and No. 91 on the FedEx Cup points list. He has missed the cut in four of the seven PGA Tour events he has played since the Tour’s restart.

Kevin Streelman, Russell Henley and Harris English were also in a share of first. The name everyone was looking for, Tiger Woods, landed a few more spots down the leaderboard. Woods was T-30 after an opening 68.

Only players who finish ranked No. 70 or better on the point list after the Northern Trust’s conclusion will advance to the next round of the playoffs at the BMW Championship in Chicago next week.

Check out second-round tee times below for the Northern Trust.

The Northern Trust: Playoff guide | Photos

1st Tee

Tee Time Players
7:20 a.m. Troy Merritt, Robby Shelton, Si Woo Kim
7:31 a.m. Charles Howell III, Denny McCarthy, Bubba Watson
7:42 a.m. Paul Casey, Corey Conners, Max Homa
7:53 a.m. Nick Taylor, Joel Dahmen, Tom Hoge
8:04 a.m. Matthew Wolff, Tyler Duncan, Adam Scott
8:15 a.m. Viktor Hovland, Ryan Palmer, Cameron Smith
8:26 a.m. Kevin Streelman, Tony Finau, Scottie Scheffler
8:37 a.m. Tommy Fleetwood, Jason Kokrak, Cameron Davis
8:48 a.m. Zach Johnson, Keith Mitchell, Zac Blair
8:59 a.m. Graeme McDowell, Adam Schenk, Lucas Glover
9:10 a.m. Bo Hoag, Wyndham Clark
12 p.m. Ryan Armour, Brian Stuard
12:11 p.m. Harold Varner III, Bud Cauley
12:22 p.m. Xinjun Zhang, Sepp Straka, Harry Higgs
12:33 p.m. Michael Thompson, Carlos Ortiz, Andrew Landry
12:44 p.m. Abraham Ancer, Marc Leishma, Dustin Johnson
12:55 p.m. Daniel Berger, Rory McIlroy, Brendon Todd
1:06 p.m. Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Webb Simpson
1:17 p.m. Tiger Woods, Dylan Frittelli, Matthew Fitzpatrick
1:28 p.m. Brandt Snedeker, Louis Oosthuizen, Jordan Spieth
1:39 p.m. Scot Piercy, Rory Sabbatini, Beau Hossler

10th tee

Tee time Players
7:20 a.m. Patrick Rodgers, Alex Noren, Pat Perez
7:31 a.m. Phil Mickelson, Henrik Norlander, Brian Harman
7:42 a.m. Mackenzie Hughes, Danny Lee, Jim Herman
7:53 a.m. Kevin Kisner, Richy Werenski, Mark Hubbard
8:04 a.m. Sebastian Munoz, Kevin Na, Hideki Matsuyama
8:15 a.m. Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele, Lanto Griffin
8:26 a.m. Bryson DeChambeau, Sungjae Im, Patrick Reed
8:37 a.m. Emiliano Grillo, Matthew NeSmith, Scott Harrington
8:48 a.m. Russell Henley, Sam Ryder, Sam Burns
8:59 a.m. Luke List, Scott Stallings, Brice Garnett
9:10 a.m. Shane Lowry, Tom Lewis
12 p.m. Chez Reavie, Nate Lashley, Ian Poulter
12:11 p.m. Sung Kang, Talor Gooch, Matt Kuchar
12:22 p.m. Maverick McNealy, J.T. Poston, Doc Redman
12:33 p.m. Brendan Steele, Adam Hadwin, Jason Day
12:44 p.m. Byeong Hun An, Patrick Cantlay, Gary Woodland
12:55 p.m. Billy Horschel, Joaquin Niemann, Harris English
1:06 p.m. Tyrrell Hatton, Cameron Champ, Adam Long
1:17 p.m. Matt Jones, Cameron Tringale, Rickie Fowler
1:28 p.m. Scott Brown, Brian Gay, Justin Rose
1:39 p.m. Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Charley Hoffman, Keegan Bradley

TV/streaming information

All times are listed in Eastern.

Friday, Aug. 21

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold (featured groups): 7:10 a.m.-7 p.m.
PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 12-6:30 p.m.
Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): 3-7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 22

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold: 7 a.m.-3 p.m. (featured groups)
PGA Tour Live on ESPN+: 3-6 p.m. (featured holes)
Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): 1-3 p.m.
CBS: 3-6 p.m.
PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 1-6 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 23

PGA Tour Live on NBC Sports Gold: 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (featured groups)
PGA Tour Live on ESPN+: 2:30-6:30 p.m. (featured holes)
Golf Channel on fuboTV (watch for free): 12:30-2:30 p.m.
CBS: 2:30-6:30 p.m.
PGA Tour Radio on SiriusXM: 2-7 p.m.

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Cameron Davis turns heads with share of Northern Trust lead to start the playoffs

Cameron Davis’s name was probably never mentioned in discussions about potential winners, but he has a share of the Northern Trust lead.

NORTON, Mass. – The NBA Playoffs started this week, and in the opening game of their series against the Los Angeles Lakers, the eighth-seed Portland Trailblazers upset the Western Division’s top-seeded team. The Orlando Magic, another 8-seed, defeated the Eastern Division’s top team, the Milwaukee Bucks.

Like Lakers and Bucks fans, golf lovers probably assumed that one of the top-ranked players this week at TPC Boston would take command early at the Northern Trust. Justin Thomas tops the FedEx Cup point list and is ranked No. 2 in the world. Collin Morikawa arrived in Norton, Massachusetts, ranked second in FedEx Cup points thanks to winning the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park two weeks ago. Maybe Rory McIlroy, he’s won twice on this course.

Cameron Davis’s name was probably never mentioned in discussions about potential winners. Andy why should it be? Entering this week, he was 203rd on the Official World Golf Ranking, No. 91 on the FedEx Cup point list and he’s missed the cut in four of the seven PGA Tour events he has played since the Tour’s restart. But on a New England morning that was so beautiful James Taylor probably wrote a song about it, Davis, 25, lit up TPC Boston. He carded eight birdies en route to a 64 and a share of the first-round lead.

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“My swing was a little sloppy, and I wasn’t hitting the ball very solid on the range,” Davis said Thursday evening. “The start to this back nine, which is where I started my round, is very strong, and (I) hit a lot of good quality shots. I feel really proud of the way I dug in.”

Davis is joined by other players who did not get a lot of attention heading into the week: Harris English and Kevin Streelman.

“It helps when the greens are soft,” said English, who was a standout at the University of Georgia. “Five-iron into No. 11, then a really good shot, a 5-iron, at No. 12. (On) 13 I hit 8-iron and 14 I hit 7-iron. A lot of mid-irons, a lot of long irons and I feel like you’ve got to hit those clubs well. I felt like my iron game was on point.”

That’s one way to describe it. English hit 15 of 18 greens in regulation and finished the day ranked No. 1 in proximity to the hole and second in strokes gained approach the green, a stat that measures how much of an edge a player has on the field based on his iron game.

“I don’t swing it like everybody else, and other people don’t swing it like I do,” English said after being asked about switching coaches and searching for a better move. “I can’t look at how Rory swings it, how Dustin swings it, how Brooks swings it. I mean, everybody is different, and I’ve begun to realize that.”

Streelman, 41, came into the week ranked No. 22 in FedEx Cup points. He has two runner-up finishes this season but hasn’t won a PGA Tour event since the 2014 Travelers Championship. A strong showing here could put him in a position to reach his first Tour Championship since 2013.

“(I) just kind of did what I was supposed to today, and you’ve got to keep pushing,” Streelman said. “I think the wind is not going to be a major factor this weekend. The weather looks beautiful. The course in perfect shape. I’m excited to get out in the morning with even better greens than we had today.”

Another Georgia Bulldog who had a great day was two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson, who shot 65 in the afternoon wave.

“The problem that I’ve had over the last year or so is the mental part, the thinking,” Watson said. “I’ve been trying to work on that a little bit. I knew my ballstriking was in the right spot. We’ve got three more days, so I could shoot 102 tomorrow, but right now, I’m hitting the driver really nicely. I’ve got an old (Ping) B60 (putter) in the bag now from my junior days, so I rolled the ball nicely as well.”

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Other players who shot 65 on Thursday were Louis Oosthuizen, Scott Piercy, Kevin Kisner, Matthew Wolff and Charley Hoffman, who won on this course in 2010, and Sebastian Munoz, who birdied his first seven holes.

Among the notable players who also posted low scores are:

  • Daniel Berger, Adam Scott and Tommy Fleetwood (66)
  • Rickie Fowler and Dustin Johnson (67)
  • Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele and Tiger Woods (68)

Woods put his old Scotty Cameron putter in the bag on Thursday, taking out the longer and heavier putter that he used at the PGA Championship.

“I had a good feel today. I had nice pace, and I like the speed of these greens,” Woods said. ” They’re fast. Even though they’re soft, but they’re still quick.”

Brooks Koepka withdrew from the Northern Trust on Wednesday due to a hip injury, and on Thursday morning, Ryan Moore withdrew after playing seven holes in 2-over par due to a back injury. Neither player was already inside the top 70 spots on the FedEx Cup point list, so they are out of the playoffs.

Among the notable players who struggled on Thursday were Phil Mickelson (74), Marc Leishman (75) and Graeme McDowell (77).

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Tracker: Follow Tiger Woods’ first round at the Northern Trust shot by shot

Follow Tiger Woods’ Northern Trust first round at TPC Boston with shot-by-shot analysis.

Tiger Woods’ quest to make golf history once again begins this week at TPC Boston.

The 15-time major champion is teeing it up Thursday morning in the first round of the Northern Trust, the first of three events in the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Last year Rory McIlroy joined Woods to become just the second two-time winner of the PGA Tour’s season-ending playoff event. Woods won the inaugural FedEx Cup title in 2007 and again in 2009.

The 82-time winner on Tour will play alongside Dylan Frittelli and Matthew Fitzpatrick for the first two rounds this week, starting Thursday morning at 8:37 a.m. ET off the 10th tee. Follow along for shot-by-shot updates from his round.

Hole 12 – Par 4

Tiger went 3-wood off the tee on No. 10 so that means this is his first driver of the day at the 12th and it is absolutely nuked down the fairway. He’s on the right side of the fairway with about 220 yards left to the hole, which is nestled on the back of the green.

Hole 11 – Par 3

First par 3 of the day for the Cat, playing just over 200 yards. Tiger flights this one to the middle of the green, about 25 feet from the front-left pin. Useful. This was a good-looking miss, curling right around the back of the cup. Tiger had the break perfectly, just not the speed. Another par.

TIGER ON THE DAY: Even thru 2.

Hole 10 – Par 4

And we’re off! This one from Tiger starts off right down the middle but fades a bit to the right and rolls into the first cut rough. His approach was right on line but is pretty short of the hole. Either just a club short or the rough was that thick, either way, we’re putting on the first for birdie from about 40 feet. Birdie putt lags close to the hole for a tap-in par. Next.

TIGER ON THE DAY: Even thru 1.

Pre-round

Blue shirt. Black pants. The Big Cat looks comfortable warming up before his round.