The PGA Tour cranks back up in North Carolina this week as the top players in the world prepare for the next six weeks of golf, which include the Players Championship, the Memorial Tournament and the U.S. Open. The Wells Fargo Championship, this year held at Eagle Point Golf Club, kicks that stretch off.
World No. 1 Dustin Johnson returns to the Tour after an injury forced his withdrawal from the Masters. DJ, along with Phil Mickleson, Adam Scott and Patrick Reed will be featured on PGA TOUR LIVE this week, giving subscribers access to the best players in the world’s early-round coverage.
The Wells Fargo field includes 17 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking, nine past champions and 16 major championship winners. To catch those prestigious names as well as others, subscribe to PGA TOUR LIVE.
The Wells Fargo Championship is being played at Eagle Point Golf Club this week for the first time as a result of the tournament’s usual home, Quail Hollow, hosting the year PGA Championship later this year.
He returns this week.
First Look @WellsFargoGolf: https://t.co/Gh9g7nVpMz pic.twitter.com/zO9U4lnrn1
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 2, 2017
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A new venue brings unknown expectations for @WellsFargoGolf.
Webb Simpson shares his thoughts on Eagle Point.https://t.co/SA7MBIUfwu pic.twitter.com/kj9A3O0cUb
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 2, 2017
The first two days of the Wells Fargo Championship will be live streamed on PGA TOUR LIVE beginning at 7:00 a.m. EST, giving subscribers just shy of 12 hours of live golf that otherwise would go unseen. Through the Tour’s partnership with Twitter, the first hour-plus of the PGA TOUR LIVE broadcast can be seen for free.
Here is PGA TOUR LIVE’s schedule for the Wells Fargo.
Thursday:
Broadcast time: 7:00AM/ET – 6:00PM/ET
Twitter Window: 7:00AM/ET – Approx. 8:15AM/ET
Featured Groups – Off 10th Tee
7:45 AM/ET: Patrick Reed / Adam Scott / Jim Furyk
7:56 AM/ET: Dustin Johnson / Davis Love III / Bill Haas
Friday:
Broadcast time: 7:00AM/ET – 6:00PM/ET
Twitter Window: 7:00AM/ET – Approx. 8:15AM/ET
Featured Groups – Off 10th Tee
7:45 AM/ET: Wesley Bryan / Jon Rahm / Paul Casey
7:56 AM/ET: James Hahn / JB Holmes / Phil Mickelson
PGATL will move to Featured Hole coverage at 3:o0PM/ET on Thursday and Friday. Featured Hole Coverage consists of the 15th (Par-3) and 17th (Par-4) holes.
Last year’s Wells Fargo Championship title was taken down by James Hahn following a one-hole playoff with Roberto Castro. Hahn and Castro tied at 9-under par after 72 holes and a par on the first playoff hole was enough to seal the deal for Hahn’s second PGA Tour win
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