The first of eight 2024 FedEx Cup Fall events takes place on the North Course at Silverado Country Club this week, with a packed field battling it out for the Procore Championship.
Previously known as the Fortinet Championship, Safeway Open and Frys.com Open, Silverado CC has hosted since 2015 and a low score has been required for success, with -16 or better winning the last five editions.
There is plenty on the line across the FedEx Cup Fall schedule, with top 125 eligibility for the next season being determined at the conclusion of the eighth and final event.
Defending champion Sahith Theegala is the +900 favorite to retain his crown, while two-time champion Max Homa (2021 and 2022) is +2200 to continue his love affair with this course.
The FedEx Cup Fall will head into a two-week break following the Procore Championship, with the Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal Golf Club, Quebec, Canada taking centre stage as the USA battles the International Team.
Mackenzie Hughes will be making his debut Presidents Cup appearance after being handed a captain's pick and he will be eager to head back to home soil with a positive showing this week.
The 33-year-old from Ontario qualified for the first FedEx Cup playoff tournament this season, finishing 58th at the St. Jude Championship, and he therefore has the opportunity to keep adding FedEx points across these eight Fall events to finalize eligibility for the 2025 campaign.
A solid short game has proven pivotal to success in recent years at Silverado Country Club and Hughes ranks highly in this area, as he is fourth in strokes gained for both putting and around the green and also 14th in scrambling.
It has been a disappointing year by Max Homa's high standards, with just one top five and two top-10 finishes to his name, but a trip to Silverado could provide the spark he needs ahead of the Presidents Cup.
The 33-year-old won this event in 2021 and 2022, both by one-stroke margins, and his game clearly suits this track as he also recorded a top-10 result last year.
Despite not hitting the heights of previous years, Homa still managed to make it to the penultimate FedEx Cup playoff event and anything close to his best this week would put him in contention.
Another interesting player to keep an eye on is Maverick McNealy, another who qualified for the first FedEx Cup playoff event and just missed out on the BMW Championship by three places.
The 28-year-old is yet to break his PGA Tour duck but there have been positive signs this season that a maiden win is not far away, with a tie for third at the 3M Open his best result of the year.
McNealy is 10th in scrambling and 25th in strokes gained putting, two areas that should prove vital this week, while his SG: total ranking of ninth is also pleasing.
The American came close to winning here in 2022, finishing second to Homa by just a shot, and he could put in a bold showing again at juicy odds.
Sahith Theegala | +900 |
Wyndham Clark | +1200 |
Corey Conners | +1600 |
Min Woo Lee | +2000 |
Max Homa | +2200 |
Maverick McNealy | +2200 |
Luke Clanton | +2200 |
J.J. Spaun | +2800 |
Keith Mitchell | +3000 |
Harris English | +3300 |
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