Topic: Nick Watney

Richy Werenski made a short birdie putt on his final hole for an 8-under 63 to take a one-shot lead in Thursday's opening round of the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn.

World No. 6 Webb Simpson and No. 80 Cameron Champ returned Thursday for the PGA Tour's Rocket Mortgage Classic after they withdrew from the Travelers Championship eight days ago due to coronavirus-related precautions.

Harris English withdrew from this week's Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit after he became the fifth player on the PGA Tour to test positive for the coronavirus.

Brooks Koepka has decided to withdraw from this week's Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn., after his caddie, Ricky Elliott, tested positive for the coronavirus.

Webb Simpson carded another 6-under 65 to take a 1-shot lead after the rain-delayed second round of the RBC Heritage on Friday at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, S.C.

Nick Watney withdrew from the RBC Heritage before his Friday tee time after becoming the first player on the PGA Tour to test positive for the coronavirus since golf resumed this month.

1. Tony Finau, United States -- After tying for 11th in the WGC-HSBC Champions, Finau made the long flight back from China to play this week in Las Vegas. A late bogey cost him a second top-10 result in three starts to open the 2017-18 season, as he also finished second to Brendan Steele in the Safeway Open and tied for 26th in the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges in South Korea. The strong start has placed Finau fifth in the early FedExCup standings after he wrapped up last season with ties for seventh in both the BMW Championship and the Tour Championship. That gave him eight top-10 finishes for the season and he wound up 19th in the final point standings. Finau, a native of Utah, gets close to a home game in his fourth start in Vegas, having tied for seventh in his first appearance in 2014 and tied for 16th two years ago before a 74 dropped in to a tie for 41st after he played the middle rounds in 65-65 last year.

A pair of wayward tee shots proved costly for Dustin Johnson on Friday in the second round of The Northern Trust in Old Westbury, N.Y.

The John Deere Classic is in an unenviable spot on the PGA Tour schedule, a week before the Open Championship, and every year it loses countless top players.

Tiger Woods has missed numerous tournaments over the past few seasons because of his ongoing back problems, and he wasn't going to play this week.