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2019 (The 43rd of 46 events in the 2018-19 PGA TOUR Season)

Greensboro, N.C. August 1-4, 2019 FedExCup Points: 500 (winner) Sedgefield Country Club Par/Yards: 70/7,127 Purse: $6,200,000

Final-Round Notes – Sunday, August 4, 2019

Weather: Partly cloudy, with a high of 88. Wind SW 4-8 mph.

Final-Round Leaderboard J.T. Poston 65-65-66-62—258 (-22) 64-65-65-65—259 (-21) Byeong Hun An 62-65-66-67—260 (-20) Viktor Hovland 66-66-64-65—261 (-19) Si Woo Kim 66-65-68-64—263 (-17)

Things to Know • J.T. Poston becomes first player since 1974 to win a stroke-play event without a bogey • Equaling the lowest final-round score by a winner at the event, Poston picks up first TOUR victory in his 77th career start • Webb Simpson picks up 10th runner-up finish of his career, including the 2018 and 2019 Wyndham Championships • Simpson’s runner-up finish, his third in his last five starts, earns a spot in the final Wyndham Rewards Top 10 • Players moving into the Top 125 to qualify for the FedExCup Playoffs: Patton Kizzire, • Players falling out of the Top 125 in the FedExCup: , Alex Noren • Brooks Koepka wins the top prize in the Wyndham Rewards Top 10 ($2 million) and Aon Risk Reward Challenge ($1 million)

J.T. Poston (1st/-22) Age: 26 (6/1/1993)

Following the week 27 FedExCup Top 80 OWGR (projected) 77 PGA TOUR starts 1 PGA TOUR win 6 PGA TOUR Top-10s 3 Starts at Wyndham Championship 1 Top-10s at Wyndham Championship (Previous best: T50/2017) 27 PGA TOUR starts in 2018-19 1 Win in 2018-19 3 Top-10s in 2018-19

Wins (1): 2019 Wyndham Championship Best 2018-19 results: Won/Wyndham Championship, T6/RBC Heritage, T7/

• Picks up his first PGA TOUR victory in his 77th start at the age of 26 years, 2 months, 3 days • Notches the seventh win (fifth player) of the event by a native of , joining (1979), Davis Love III (1992, 2006, 2015), (2001), Webb Simpson (2011) • Equaled Davis Love III (1992) for the lowest final-round score by a winner at the event (62) • Prior to winning, best finish on TOUR was T4 at the 2017 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open • Becomes first player since (1974 Zurich Classic of New Orleans) to win without a bogey in a 72-hole stroke-play event; Note: Jonas Blixt and won the 2017 Zurich Classic of New Orleans (team format) without a bogey • Moves from No. 83 to No. 27 in the FedExCup standings; here’s a look at his FedExCup standings the last two seasons (117/2018, 132/2017) • Led the field in Strokes Gained: Tee To Green (+10.455), Strokes Gained: Approach The Green (+6.821), Scrambling (10/10; T1), Putts/GIR (T1) • Won in his third start at the Wyndham Championship (Won/2019, MC/2018, T50/2017)

Webb Simpson (2nd/-21) • Picks up the 10th runner-up finish of his career, including the 2018 and 2019 Wyndham Championships • Three runner-up finishes this season have come in his last five starts (RBC , WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, Wyndham Championship) • Moves from No. 13 to No. 9 in the FedExCup, the only player to play their way into the final Wyndham Rewards Top 10; also moved into the top 10 at the 2018 Wyndham Championship (from No. 12 to No. 7) • Made his 11th consecutive start in the event, with top-3 finishes the last three starts (3rd/2017, T2/2018, 2nd/2019)

Additional Player Notes • After holding at least a share of the lead each of the first three rounds (including a one-stroke lead entering the final round), Byeong Hun An closed with a 3-under 67 to finish solo-third; after no bogeys on his first 68 holes, had two down the stretch (Nos. 15 and 18); fell to 0/3 when carrying the lead/co-lead into the final round on TOUR (2017 Waste Management /6th, 2018 RBC Canadian Open/T2, 2019 Wyndham Championship/3) • In his attempt to win to gain membership on the PGA TOUR, Viktor Hovland finished solo-fourth to earn ticket to the Korn Ferry Tour Finals • 2011 champion Si Woo Kim finished fifth in his attempt to become the 11th multiple winner of the Wyndham Championship • Josh Teater (T6) wrapped up conditional status for 2019-20, moving from No. 165 to No. 146 in the FedExCup; here’s a look at his last three starts on TOUR (T6/, T13/Barracuda Championship, T6/Wyndham Championship) • In his bid to join (1949-50, 1955-56) as players to successfully defend his title, 2007 and 2018 tournament champion finished T39 • Zach Johnson (T53) will miss the FedExCup Playoffs for the first time, finishing No. 154 in the FedExCup

FedExCup Notes As the final event in the PGA TOUR Season, the Wyndham Championship offered the final opportunity for players to improve their FedExCup positions heading into the Playoffs, or in some instances, move into the top 125 in the FedExCup standings and qualify for the first Playoffs event, .

Players moving into the Top 125 to advance to the FedExCup Playoffs: • Patton Kizzire (T13; 129th to 118th) • Andrew Landry (T19; 132nd to 123rd)

Players falling out of the Top 125 and failing to advance to the FedExCup Playoffs: • Robert Streb (MC; 124th to 128th) • Alex Noren (T60; 125th to 129th)

Nine players have advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs in each season since the inception of the FedExCup in 2007 (, Charles Howell III, , , , Justin Rose, Adam Scott, Brandt Snedeker, ).

Despite missing the cut, finishes No. 125 to earn the final spot in the FedExCup Playoffs, just two points ahead of Richy Werenski (No. 126).

Wyndham Rewards Top 10 The top 10 in the FedExCup after the Wyndham Championship share a $10 million bonus through the Wyndham Rewards Top 10 program. Here’s the final payout:

Pos. Player Points Wins Top-10s Starts Bonus 1 Brooks Koepka 2,887 3 8 18 $2 million 2 Rory McIlroy 2,315 2 12 16 $1.5 million 3 Matt Kuchar 2,313 2 8 19 $1.2 million 4 1,858 2 5 18 $1.1 million 5 1,795 1 8 21 $1.0 million 6 1,730 1 8 18 $850,000 7 Dustin Johnson 1,686 1 7 16 $700,000 8 Paul Casey 1,629 1 6 20 $600,000 9 Webb Simpson 1,619 0 6 18 $550,000 10 1,447 1 10 17 $500,000

Aon Risk Reward Challenge Brooks Koepka officially clinched the inaugural Aon Risk Reward Challenge Sunday and will collect a winner take all $1 million prize and the coveted Aon trophy. Koepka and Jason Day finished tied atop the Aon Risk Reward Challenge season-long standings, but Koepka won the tie-breaker based on their head to head performances on the Aon Risk Reward Challenge designated holes during the 2018-19 PGA TOUR Season which concluded at the Wyndham Championship. A presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 7 at THE NORTHERN TRUST, the opening event of the FedExCup Playoffs.

Course Statistics Toughest Hole Easiest Hole R1: Par-4 11th (4.168) Par-5 15th (4.335) R2: Par-4 18th (4.247) Par-5 5th (4.253) R3: Par-4 10th (4.120) Par-5 5th (4.349) R4: Par-4 11th (4.250) Par-5 5th (4.276) Cumulative: Par-4 11th (4.175) Par-5 5th (4.346)

Scoring Averages Front 9 Back 9 Total Cumulative R1: 33.568 34.419 67.987 --- R2: 33.604 34.851 68.455 68.220 R3: 33.819 34.675 68.494 68.278 R4: 33.158 34.487 67.645 68.175

Bogey-free rounds R1 (13): Byeong Hun An (62), Sungjae Im (62), (63), Brandt Snedeker (64), Seamus Power (64), Bud Cauley (65), Paul Casey (65), J.T. Poston (65), (66), Si Woo Kim (66), Satoshi Kodaira (66), Cameron Smith (66), Anirban Lahiri (67) R2 (14): Adam Svensson (61), Chesson Hadley (64), Brice Garnett (64), Hank Lebioda (65), Paul Casey (65), Byeong Hun An (65), J.T. Poston (65), Joaquin Niemann (66), Paul Peterson (66), Sepp Straka (66), Tyler Duncan (67), Anirban Lahiri (67), Talor Gooch (68), Dominic Bozzelli (69) R3 (8): Jason Kokrak (64), Byeong Hun An (66), Fabian Gomez (66), Carlos Ortiz (66), (66), J.T Poston (66), (66), Wes Roach (68) R4 (6): J.T. Poston (62), Si Woo Kim (64), Roger Sloan (65), Johnson Wagner (66), (67), Sam Ryder (67)