New season starts in Napa

The PGA TOUR kicks off the 2022-23 Regular Season at the Fortinet Championship in Napa, California. [View in browser]( [PGA TOUR Wire to Wire]() [fortinet-w2w.jpg]() The PGA TOUR kicks off the 2022-23 Regular Season at the Fortinet Championship in Napa, California. (Getty Images) TEEING OFF [TOUR SEASON STARTS IN WINE COUNTRY]() We’re back! The PGA TOUR kicks off the 2022-23 Regular Season at the Fortinet Championship in Napa, California. [Max Homa is the defending champion]() after holding off Maverick McNealy by one shot for his third PGA TOUR victory. The strong [field]()will have a great chance to start the season on a positive note and the winner will receive 500 FedExCup points and essentially a three-year exemption on the PGA TOUR. The Fortinet Championship will also see plenty of players who earned their TOUR cards recently via the [Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season]() and [Korn Ferry Tour Finals](). Once again, [Silverado Resort and Spa (North) will serve as the host course](). It’s a par 72 and measures 7,123 yards. The course opened in 1955 and was redesigned by Robert Trent Jones Jr. when the resort added the South course. Multi-time TOUR winner Johnny Miller freshened up the layouts about a decade ago. This year marks the seventh playing of the Fortinet Championship at Silverado, located in the heart of California’s wine country. [SCHEFFLER EARNS PLAYER OF THE YEAR HONORS]() [Scottie Scheffler won the Jack Nicklaus Award as the PGA TOUR Player of the Year]() and claimed the award live on ESPN's College GameDay Built by The Home Depot. The former Texas Longhorn had a [standout season winning four times](). A six week stretch in the spring saw Scheffler take top spot at the WM Phoenix Open, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play before claiming the Green Jacket at the Masters Tournament. Scheffler also was on the winning side at the Ryder Cup where he finished with a winning record of 2-0-1. [CAPTAIN’S PICKS IN FOR PRESIDENTS CUP]() The Presidents Cup begins next week at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the lineups are set. International Team Captain Trevor Immelman [made his six captain’s picks]() last week, and five will be first-time participants. Of the captain’s picks, only Si Woo Kim has prior Presidents Cup experience (2017). In total, seven countries are represented on the International Team: Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Japan, South Africa and South Korea. [The U.S. Team announced its six captain’s picks]() as well under Davis Love III. Rounding out his 12-player team will be Max Homa, Billy Horschel, Kevin Kisner, Collin Morikawa, Jordan Spieth and Cameron Young. Four of the six captain’s picks will be making their Presidents Cup debut (Homa, Horschel, Morikawa, Young), while Kisner and Spieth return for their second and fourth appearances, respectively. Now complete, the 2022 United States Team is the youngest in team history with an average age of 29.6 years old. VIDEO OF THE WEEK [scheffler-videoNEW.jpg]() Amazing hole-outs, clutch shots, awesome moments and more. Check out the best shots from the 2021-22 season, including Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth and Hideki Matsuyama. THE TURN MIC CHECK “From day one, Max (Homa) has made it his goal to make the Presidents Cup team in 2022, and I’m thrilled that he will be joining us in Charlotte. He is one of the most popular players on the PGA TOUR, incredibly talented, and a great guy to be around in any locker room, so I would imagine his addition to the team cabin at Quail Hollow will be well-received by everyone.” - Presidents Cup U.S. Team Captain Davis Love III BY THE NUMBERS 5 Players who had three or more victories on TOUR last season (4: Scottie Scheffler; 3: Sam Burns, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Cameron Smith). That’s the most since 2003 when Tiger Woods (5), Vijay Singh (4), Davis Love III (4), Kenny Perry (3) and Mike Weir (3) had three or more wins. 6 The largest margin of victory on the PGA TOUR last season came from [Ryan Brehm, who won by six shots at the Puerto Rico Open](). 72 The first-round score by [Xander Schauffele at the Genesis Scottish Open](). It was the highest opening-round by a player who went on to win last season. GET CONNECTED TO THE PGA TOUR [FB]() [TW]() [YT]() [IG]() [TT]() [SNAP]() [PHONE]() [FB MSG]() You are receiving this email advertisement because you registered to receive updates and promotional offers from the PGA TOUR. The PGA TOUR is not responsible for the advertiser's content and makes no warranties or guarantees about the products or services advertised. To remove yourself from all future PGA TOUR communications (including, but not limited to, tournament offers, partner promotions and/or television tune-in or special event updates), please click here to [unsubscribe]() at any time. PGA TOUR 1 PGA TOUR Boulevard Ponte Vedra, FL 32082 Attn: Marketing, Fan Engagement