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2021 Charles Schwab: Groups to Watch Thursday and Friday

By Tim Letcher

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MAY 12: Jordan Spieth of the United States and Phil Mickelson of the United States stand on the fifth tee during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship at the Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass on May 12, 2017 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MAY 12: Jordan Spieth of the United States and Phil Mickelson of the United States stand on the fifth tee during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship at the Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass on May 12, 2017 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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The PGA Tour stops at one of its most familiar sites, Colonial Country Club, this week for the Charles Schwab Challenge. While some players will take the week off after last week’s PGA Championship, there is still the star power in the field.

Here is a look at the top five pairings for Thursday and Friday in Fort Worth.

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Daniel Berger, Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth (Thursday, 9:16 ET; Friday, 2:06 ET) – Berger is the defending champion at this event and one of the Top 20 players in the world. Mickelson is coming off a historic victory at the PGA Championship and was the champion here in 2008. Spieth has won here before and finished second twice and has enjoyed his time in Texas this season.

Billy Horschel, Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas (Thursday, 2:06 ET; Friday, 9:16 ET) – Horschel is having a solid season on tour with four top fives including a win at the WGC-Match Play. Morikawa lost to Berger in a playoff here last year. He won at the WGC-Workday earlier this season. Thomas is the world’s second-ranked player and has a win at the Players Championship under his belt this season.

Joaquin Niemann, Patrick Reed, Justin Rose (Thursday, 9:05 ET; Friday, 1:55 ET) – Niemann has four Top 10s this season, including runner-up finishes at the Sentry Tournament of Champions and the Sony Open. Reed won at Torrey Pines earlier this season and four other Top 10s. Rose has just a pair of Top 10s this season but has played better lately.

Sergio Garcia, Kevin Kisner, Ryan Palmer (Thursday, 1:55 ET; Friday, 9:05 ET) – Garcia won here in 2001 (yes, 20 years ago). Kisner was the champion here in 2017. Palmer, a native Texan, saw his made cut streak end last week at 14 straight. He’ll be looking to start a new streak this week.

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Tony Finau, Jason Kokrak, Henrik Stenson (Thursday, 1:44 ET; Friday, 8:54 ET) – Finau continues to look for his first win in five years. Kokrak has four Top 10s this season, including his first PGA Tour win at the CJ Cup. Stenson has had his struggles this season but did make the cut at the PGA Championship last week.

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