The third round of the WGC Mexico Championship was one of the most thrilling Saturdays on the PGA Tour in years. Sure, there have been major championship Saturdays with more entertainment, but this was as good as one could have hoped for at a new venue that’s been fantastic viewing in its first year.
WGC-Mexico 2017: Tee times, TV schedule for Sunday’s round
The first WGC Mexico Championship has been one of the best events on the PGA Tour in years.
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The WGCs will always draw loaded fields. It’s easy guaranteed money and free world rankings points. Only the top of the world rankings qualifies and you’d be stupid not to go. So the big names always show up to these things, but the way this leaderboard has coalesced over the last two days has been perfect. We’ve had Rory McIlroy dialed in, holing out from the fairway, hitting 360-yard bombs, and taking the 36-hole lead in his first event of year after suffering a rib fracture in January. We’ve had Phil Mickelson hanging on for dear life on a course that’s extremely tight with tree trouble everywhere. His entire Saturday round overwhelmed the broadcast, with miraculous recoveries, chip-ins, and out-of-the-box/insane strategy that only Phil could conceive.
Aside from the Phil show and occasional Rory interludes in that final grouping, there was also a Justin Thomas ace on a 232-yard hole. Some Dustin Johnson missile launches. And a Jordan Spieth round of 63 that was the low number of the day and shot him some 30 spots up the leaderboard.
The Saturday round had it all and Sunday could be just as good given what we’re left with on the leaderboard. Thomas is now in front, a shot clear of DJ, and trying to win for the fourth time this season. Phil’s round of missing almost every fairway and constantly playing from the trees still resulted in a flabbergasting 68, which leaves him right there within striking distance. And Rory, while not on the lead anymore, is still in the final group of the day.
It’s going to be fantastic and must-watch. The best players are all making noise and this super tight course with raucous Mexican crowds has been a total revelation in its first year hosting one of the more prestigious events on the PGA Tour.
Here’s the full tee sheet for the final round in Mexico:
Off No. 1 tee:
- 10:58 a.m.: Martin Kaymer, Justin Rose, Francesco Molinari
- 11:09 a.m.: Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Jason Dufner, Paul Casey
- 11:20 a.m.: Rickie Fowler, Roberto Castro, Chris Wood
- 11:31 a.m.: William McGirt, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Jhonattan Vegas
- 11:42 a.m.: Branden Grace, Hideki Matsuyama, Ben An
- 11:53 a.m.: Charl Schwartzel, Joost Luiten, Fabrizio Zanotti
- 12:04 p.m.: Jimmy Walker, Hideto Tanihara, Ryan Moore
- 12:15 p.m.: Kevin Kisner, Andy Sullivan, Brandt Snedeker
- 12:26 p.m.: Daniel Berger, Sergio Garcia, Ross Fisher
- 12:37 p.m.: Jordan Spieth, Matt Kuchar, J.B. Holmes
- 12:48 p.m.: Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Thomas Pieters
- 12:59 p.m.: Phil Mickelson, Lee Westwood, Jon Rahm
- 1:10 p.m.: Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy
Off No. 10 tee:
- 10:58 a.m.: Sam Brazel, Mackenzie Hughes, Pat Perez
- 11:09 a.m.: Brooks Koepka, Bubba Watson, Bernd Wiesberger
- 11:20 a.m.: Gary Woodland, Marcus Fraser, Zach Johnson
- 11:31 a.m.: Bill Haas, Kevin Na, Brendan Steele
- 11:42 a.m.: Russell Knox, Sean O’Hair, Scott Piercy
- 11:53 a.m.: Soren Kjeldsen, Adam Scott, Louis Oosthuizen
- 12:04 p.m.: Mike Hendry, Roberto Diaz, Jim Furyk
- 12:15 p.m.: Emiliano Grillo, Thorbjorn Olesen, Alexander Noren
- 12:26 p.m.: Patrick Reed, Kevin Chappell, Scott Hend
- 12:37 p.m.: Danny Willett, David Lipsky, Pablo Larrazabal
- 12:48 p.m.: Yuta Ikeda, Si Woo Kim, Brandon Stone
- 12:59 p.m.: Jeunghun Wang, Richard Sterne
- 1:10 p.m.: K.T. Kim, Matthew Griffin
And here’s your media schedule for the final round:
Sunday’s final-round coverage
Television:
Noon to 2 p.m. -- Golf Channel
2 to 6 p.m. -- NBC
Online streams:
Noon to 6 p.m. -- Golf Channel/NBC Sports LiveExtra simulcast stream
Radio:
1 to 6 p.m. -- PGA Tour Radio on Sirius-XM (Ch. 92/208 and streamed here)
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