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If two trends continue on the PGA Tour and at the WM Phoenix Open, then expect a multiple-time Tour winner to claim the title in a playoff. Here's why: The respective winners of the Tour's first five tournaments of 2024 have multiple victories —
(Hideki Matsuyama, 11, The Sentry; Nick Taylor, 5, Sony Open; Sepp Straka, 3, The American Express; Harris English, 5, Farmers Insurance Open; and Rory McIlroy, 27, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am) — and six of the last nine WMPOs at TPC Scottsdale have been decided by a playoff.
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PGA Tour: WM Phoenix Open
Site: TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, 4-8 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6:30 p.m. (CBS); Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).
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LPGA Tour: Founders Cup
Site: Bradenton Country Club, Bradenton, Florida.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 2-3 p.m. (NBC Sports app), 3-5 p.m. (Golf Channel).
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LIV Golf League: LIV Golf Riyadh
Site: Riyadh Golf Club, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (FS2);
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Site: Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, 4-8 a.m. (Golf Channel), 8-9 a.m. (NBC Sports app); Saturday, 4:30-8 a.m. (Golf Channel), 8-9 a.m. (NBC Sports app); Sunday, 3:30-8:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).
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Site: Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Saturday, 8-11 a.m. (Golf Channel).
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