A few fall winners are looking for a repeat performance at this week’s inaugural Austin Championship.
Blades Brown is making the quick turnaround after his historic win in Cabo San Lucas on Sunday. He’ll be playing the first 36 holes alongside Andrew Novak, who rode a blazing hot putter to the winner’s circle in Mexico less than two weeks ago.
And then there’s Austin Smotherman, a two-time winner this fall and looking to make it a streak of three straight victories since taking a break after his back-to-back triumphs in Utah and Bermuda. Smotherman is playing with local legend Tommy Morrison and pretournament favorite Jackson Koivun.
The action tees off Thursday, with Golf Channel’s opening round coverage set to begin at 2 p.m.
Here are Round 1 pairings and tee times: