The Procore Championship will kick off the Fall Series of the PGA Tour next week, the part of the American calendar that takes place in autumn and where it is finally decided which players keep the card and which ones get into the designated tournaments of the next year. There is a lot at stake, although usually the fan is caught off guard once the Majors, the Games, the festivities of the FedEx Cup are over and fully immersed in the most interesting part of the DP World Tour season.
Be that as it may, the first appointment of the PGA Tour’s autumn tournaments has its charm. The Procore Championship is the lifelong Safeway or Fortinet, what happens is that it has changed sponsor this year. It is therefore held in the Napa Valley, on the two courses of the Silverado Resort. Due to its location in the calendar, up to six players who will be present at the Presidents Cup in two weeks, are going to play in California, either, depending on the case, to stay in competition or to fine-tune their form.
On behalf of the United States, Sahith Theegala will play, who also acts as defending champion, Max Homa, who should be included in the section of those looking to fine-tune their form, and Wyndham Clark. In addition, Jim Furyk will be there, although he does not play, as well as his assistants Stewart Cink and Kevin Kisner, who will indeed be part of the game.
As for the International team, Min Woo Lee, Corey Conners and Mackenzie Hughes will be in Napa, as well as captain Mike Weir, who is going to play, unlike his American counterpart, and assistant Camilo Villegas.
Beyond the Presidents Cup contingent, the Napa tournament will be a magnificent stage to see the evolutions of young talents. One of them is Luke Clanton, World Number One amateur who has signed three top 10 this year on the PGA Tour, including a second place in the John Deere Classic. Michael Thorbjonsen also plays, winner of the PGA Tour University in May and who was also second in the John Deere Classic. In addition, we will be able to see Neal Shipley in action, best amateur of the Masters and the US Open, as well as Wenyi Ding, Number 4 in the world amateur and first classified in the Global Pathway, the ranking that will award a DP World Tour card in October.
Okay, they are not the FedEx Cup Play Offs, but it also has its charm…
