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2020 (The final of 33 events in the 2019-20 Regular Season)

Greensboro, N.C. August 13-16, 2020 FedExCup Points: 500 (winner) Sedgefield Country Club Par/Yards: 70/7,131 Purse: $6,400,00 ($1,152,000/winner)

Third-Round Notes – Saturday, August 15, 2020

Weather: Cloudy. High of 80. Wind ENE 5-10 mph.

Third-Round Leaderboard Si Woo Kim 65-65-62—192 (-18) Rob Oppenheim 66-66-62—194 (-16) Doc Redman 67-64-63—194 (-16) 66-64-65—195 (-15)

Things To Know • Two of Si Woo Kim’s three 54-hole leads/co-leads on TOUR have come at the Wyndham Championship (2016/won, 2020/TBD) • With a victory, Si Woo Kim projected to move to No. 30 in the FedExCup standings • Five of the top eight players on the leaderboard either set or tied their career low rounds on the PGA TOUR: Rob Oppenheim (T2), Doc Redman (T2), (T5), Mark Hubbard (T5), Peter Malnati (T7) • Redman hopes to become the third North Carolinian to win the Wyndham Championship in the last six years • Zach Johnson and Jim Herman tie best third-round score in Wyndham Championship history with matching 61s • Players projected to move into the top 125 in the FedExCup standings: Rob Oppenheim, Zach Johnson, Peter Malnati • Players projected to fall out of the top 125 in the FedExCup standings: Fabian Gomez, Russell Knox, Charl Schwartzel • Top two players, not already exempt, in the top 10 and ties this week earn a spot into the U.S. Open • Preferred lies utilized during the first three rounds due to wet conditions

Third-Round Lead Notes 8 Third-round leaders/co-leaders to win since the event moved to Sedgefield Country Club in 2008 (most recent: /2018) 17 Third-round leaders/co-leaders to win on PGA TOUR in 2019-20 (most recent: Michael Thompson/)

(Top three players entering the week) Category Si Woo Kim Rob Oppenheim Doc Redman Age 25 (6/28/1995) 40 (1/12/1980) 22 (12/27/1997) FedExCup 121 145 84 OWGR 115 481 126 PGA TOUR starts 153 76 34 PGA TOUR wins 2 0 0 PGA TOUR top-10s 17 3 1 Wyndham starts 4 2 2 Top-10s at Wyndham 2 0 0 Starts in 2019-20 22 20 22 Top-10s in 2019-20 0 1 0

Si Woo Kim (1st/-18) • 2016 Wyndham Championship winner posts 8-under 62 to move out of a four-way tie into sole possession of the lead, two clear of Rob Oppenheim and Doc Redman • Takes 54-hole lead/co-lead for the third time on the PGA TOUR, with two coming at the Wyndham Championship (2016/won, 2020/TBD); other 54-hole lead/co-lead came at the 2019 (T4) • Leads the field in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee and Strokes Gained: Tee To Green • Winner of the 2016 Wyndham Championship and 2017 ; only K.J. Choi (8 wins) and Kevin Na (4) have more PGA TOUR wins among Korean-born winners; currently tied with Y.E. Yang, Sangmoon Bae and James Hahn with two wins • One of seven players to win both the Wyndham Championship and THE PLAYERS Championship since 2000 (, K.J. Choi, , Sergio Garcia, Davis Love III, Si Woo Kim, ) • Recorded his third hole-in-one on the PGA TOUR, acing the par-3 third hole with an 8-iron from 161 yards; nearly aced the par-3 12th hole, as his 5-iron from 197 yards lipped out, leaving a birdie putt from 14 inches • Last player to make an ace and go on to win that week was Webb Simpson (2020 Waste Management ) • Four previous starts at Wyndham Championship (MC/2013, 1st/2016, MC/2018, 5th/2019) • Sits at No. 121 in the FedExCup after notching three top-20 results in 22 starts this season (T11/, T18/the presented by Nationwide, T13/PGA Championship); currently projected No. 30

Rob Oppenheim (T2/-16) • Despite a bogey on the last hole, carded career-low 62; previous low round on TOUR: 64 (2019 /R1) • Holds best position after any round on TOUR (previous T3; most recently after R2 at the 2020 • Last 40-year-old (or older) to claim first PGA TOUR victory was Ryan Armour (2017 Sanderson Farms Championship) • Entered week at No. 145 in the FedExCup and projected to move to No. 77 • Massachusetts native seeks to advance to the FedExCup Playoffs for the first time; best finish (No. 158/2015-16 season) • Would become first player aged 40 or older to make FedExCup Playoffs debut since 2012 season (Dicky Pride, Gary Christian) • Best finish in 76 PGA TOUR starts: T8 (2017 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am) • Missed the cut in two previous starts at this event (2016, 2018)

Doc Redman (T2/-16) • Equaled career-low round with a 63 • Entered week at No. 84 in the FedExCup and projected to move to No. 50 • Chapel Hill native would become the third North Carolinian to win the Wyndham Championship in the last six years (Davis Love III/2015, J.T. Poston/2019) • Missed the cut in two previous starts at this event (2018, 2019) • Best finish in 34 TOUR starts is runner-up at the 2019

Miscellaneous Notes • Current position of four second-round leaders: Si Woo Kim (1st), Billy Horschel (4th), Talor Gooch (T9), (T36) • 2014 FedExCup champion Billy Horschel (4th/-15) posted a 65 for his 22nd consecutive round of par or better at Sedgefield CC; seeking sixth TOUR win in 250th start; last win came at 2018 Zurich Classic of New Orleans (teamed with ) • Jim Herman (T5/-14) turns in career-low 9-under 61 (tying lowest third-round score at the Wyndham Championship); round highlighted by five-consecutive birdies on Nos. 13-17 (third time in his career with five straight birdies); previous- best round was 63, set three times and most recently during the 2019 (R3); seeking third PGA TOUR victory in his 195th start (2016 , 2019 Barbasol Championship) • After nine pars to open his round, Mark Hubbard (T5/-14) had six birdies in his next seven holes (Nos. 10-12 and 14-16) en route to a 6-under 64; equaled his low round on TOUR (six instances; most recent in R1 at the 2020 RBC Heritage) • Seeking his third win of the season and fourth consecutive top-3 finish at the Wyndham Championship, 2011 champion Webb Simpson (T7/-13) added a third-round 5-under 65 to matching 66s during the first two rounds • First-round co-leader Harold Varner III (T9/-12) celebrated his 30th birthday Saturday with a 3-under 67 • Along with Jim Herman on Saturday, Zach Johnson (T9/-12) tied the Wyndham Championship record for lowest third- round score with a 61 (Kevin Na/2010); named the winner of the Payne Stewart Award earlier this week

Wyndham Championship and the FedExCup • Final chance for players outside No. 125 to qualify for FedExCup Playoffs, and for those inside to improve their position • Five of 13 winners of the Wyndham Championship during the FedExCup era have advanced to the season-ending (most recent: Si Woo Kim, 2016)

Players Projected to move into top 125 YTD Rank Proj. Rank Player Position Points Ahead 145 77 Rob Oppenheim T2 155 129 109 Zach Johnson T9 44 144 123 Peter Malnati T7 7

Players Projected to move out of top 125 YTD Rank Proj. Rank Player Position Points Behind 122 127 Fabian Gomez MC 3 124 129 Russell Knox T75 8 125 130 Charl Schwartzel MC 11

Course Statistics Toughest Hole Easiest Hole R1: Par-4 10th (4.256) Par-5 5th (4.462) R2: Par-4 14th (4.329) Par-5 5th (4.395) R3: Par-4 14th (4.286) Par-5 5th (4.494)

Scoring Averages Front 9 Back 9 Total Cumulative R1: 34.128 35.199 69.327 --- R2: 33.750 34.954 68.704 69.015 R3: 33.610 34.195 67.805 68.777

Bogey-free rounds R1 (6): Harold Varner III (62), (65), (67), Sebastian Munoz (67), Doc Redman (67), Matthias Schwab (67) R2 (10): Jason Kokrak (63), Chris Baker (63), Russell Knox (64), Doc Redman (64), Mark Hubbard (65), Peter Uihlein (65), Jason Dufner (65), Dylan Frittelli (65), Joaquin Niemann (66), (67) R3 (8): Jim Herman (61), Russell Henley (63), Mark Hubbard (64), (65), Sungjae Im (66), Dylan Frittelli (66), Seamus Power (67), Patrick Rodgers (67)