PGA Tour Lunch - Round 1
@PGATourLunch - First Round is Today
THEY’RE UNDERWAY - The last few PGA Tour events took place in the Pacific time zone, but today we have the Bermuda Championship which started this morning (7:35am (Local)/6:35am (ET) in the Atlantic time zone. The field size is 132.
It’s partly cloudy (78-80-degrees (F)) with only a 10% change of rain.
As of our Noon publication time, Peter Malnati is in the lead, shooting seven-under after a bogey on 17.
Leaderboard (link)
THIS WEEK on the PGA Tour: Bermuda Championship
COURSE: Port Royal Golf Club
ARCHITECT: Robert Trent Jones
YARDS/PAR: 6,828 yards/Par 71
PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $4,000,000/$720,000
DEFENDING Champion: Brendon Todd (2019 Leaderboard)
FEDEx CUP Points/Winner Share: 2,989/500
TV Coverage: Thursday-Saturday (12pm-3pm ET) - GOLF Channel; Sunday: (11am-2pm ET)
PGA Tour Radio Coverage: Thu-Fri (9am-3pm ET); Sat: (10am-3pm ET); Sun (9am-2pm ET)
Live Streaming: Via FUBO and NBC Sports apps
Tournament Notes
This is the eighth of a record 12 official FedExCup events held this Fall (2020-21 season). This Fall PGA Tour season has provided tour pros the opportunity to get off to a strong start in the FedExCup standings.
There are three Bermuda natives competing, (Anthony Phipps, Michael Sims, Camiko Smith). Phipps and Smith are making their first PGA Tour start while Sims played last year but MTC. Sims has five top-10 finishes in 111 career starts on the Korn Ferry Tour.
A look back at the 2019 Bermuda Championship
Brendon Todd 68-63-67-62—260 (-24)
Harry Higgs 66-65-65-68—264 (-20)
Brian Gay 69-65-65-67—266 (-18)
Hank Lebioda 66-70-67-63—266 (-18)
Scottie Scheffler 62-69-69-66—266 (-18)
Aaron Wise 67-65-69-65—266 (-18)
What They’re Saying
Zalatoris Aiming High at Bermuda (PGA Tour dot com)
Fathers & Sons; and Brothers
1). Funks: (link)
2). Schniederjans: (link)
Bermuda: Who Could Be This Year’s Brendon Todd (USA Today)
2020 Bermuda Championship odds (via William Hill)
Will Zalatoris 11-1
Brendon Todd 12-1
Harold Varner III 25-1
Doc Redman 28-1
Denny McCarthy 30-1
Emiliano Grillo 30-1
Henrik Stenson 33-1
Kristoffer Ventura 33-1
Rasmus Hojgaard 35-1
Charley Hoffman 35-1
Cameron Tringale 35-1
Luke List 40-1
Justin Suh 40-1
Aaron Wise 40-1
Henrik Norlander 40-1
Stewart Cink 40-1
Peter Malnati 40-1
Adam Schenk 40-1
Maverick McNealy 40-1
Pat Perez 45-1
Danny Willett 45-1
Sepp Straka 50-1
Scott Stallings 50-1
Tom Lewis 50-1
Scott Piercy 50-1
Patrick Rodgers 50-1
Rafa Cabrera Bello 50-1