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GREENSBORO, North Carolina (AP) - It's last-chance time on the PGA Tour.<br><br>The field at the Wyndham Championship is once again littered with players trying to earn their way into golf's postseason or earn full exemption on the tour for 2018.<br><br>When the tournament begins Thursday at par-70 Sedgefield Country Club, the focus - as it is every year - will be on those players on the bubble and those trying to improve their position for the playoffs.<br><br>"It's a great opportunity to put myself in a better spot heading into next week's playoffs," Henrik Stenson said Wednesday.<br><br>Stenson, who won the FedEx Cup in 2013, arrived at Sedgefield with security for next week at No. 75 on the points list.<br><br>Others have some work to do.<br><br>The top 125 on the points list qualify for The Northern Trust next week in Old Westbury, New York, and also will be fully exempt on the tour next year, if they aren't already.<br><br>Every player from No. 113 (Harris English) to No. 143 (Ricky Barnes) is in the Wyndham field. Among those directly on the bubble are No. 124 Daniel Summerhays, No. 125 Geoff Ogilvy and No. 126 Cameron Tringale.<br><br>"I guess that would consider me one of those bubble boys now," said Sam Saunders, the grandson of Arnold Palmer who's at No. 127.<br><br>Two players - Kyle Stanley and Shawn Stefani - cracked the top 125 here last year, and five did it in 2015.<br><br>"I need to play solid this week, but you know, my goal is not just to get into the FedEx Cup playoffs," he added. "My goal is to try and win a golf tournament this week. If I don't, and have a solid finish, that will take care of it as a byproduct. Can't get too hung up on trying to move up a couple spots. But obviously, that is of the utmost importance this week."<br><br>Some things to know about the PGA Tour's final regular-season tournament:<br><br>- FORMER CHAMPS: Only two of the past five winners of this tournament - Davis Love III (2015) and Camilo Villegas (2014) - are in this year's field. Si Woo Kim, who tied the event's 72-hole record with a 21-under 259 last year , is not here. In all, six of the eight players to win at Sedgefield since the tournament moved here in 2008 are playing, including local favorites Carl Pettersson (2008) and Webb Simpson (2011). Love, Simpson and Ryan Moore (2009) were placed in one threesome.<br><br>- FAVORITE? The only player here ranked in the top 15 on the points list is No. 9 Kevin Kisner, who led or shared the lead after each of the first three rounds of last week's PGA Championship in Charlotte before finishing in a tie for seventh place , four strokes behind winner Justin Thomas .<br><br>- PALMER'S WALL: This is the first Wyndham Championship without Palmer, who had five top-10 finishes in 13 appearances at what was then called the Greater Greensboro Open.  If you have any issues pertaining to where by and how to use bubble shooter pet, you can get hold of us at our page. A plaque commemorating Palmer's life and career was unveiled on the course's Wall of Champions behind the green at No. 9. Palmer, who died in September, also played college golf at nearby Wake Forest.<br><br>"The fact that I get to come and play a PGA Tour event where he competed and played is really special," Saunders said, "and really glad that he'll have a permanent mark here."<br><br>- LOTS OF LOVE: Davis isn't the only Love on the course this week. His son Dru, a former Alabama player in his first year on the tour, received a sponsor's exemption .<br><br>___<br><br>More AP golf: apnews.com/tag/apf-Golf
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This weekend the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is back in action at the Phoenix International Raceway. The eighth race of the 2009 season, things are beginning to heat up around the cut off for the top-35 in owner points. With forty-eight cars on the preliminary entry list for this weekend's Subway Fresh Fit 500, thirteen go-or-go-home cars will be vying for eight spots.<br><br>On the bubble this weekend is Raybestos Rookie of the Year contender Joey Logano. Following a 30th-place finish two weeks ago in Texas, the driver of the Joe Gibbs-owned No. 20 Home Depot Toyota dropped one spot in the owner standings. With only twenty-three points keeping him from being a go-or-go-homer, Logano is optimistic heading to one of his favorite tracks on the circuit.<br><br>"I love Phoenix," Logano explained. "It could be one of my favorite tracks, if not the favorite. There's just something about it -- I took to that place great. I ran the Camping World West race there and won. I should have won the Nationwide race there last year as we've been fast every time we've been there. I did the tire test there and it's just a place that I seem to take to real good. It's got two different ends -- one is real sharp and you have to keep working on your forward drive off that one, and the other is sweeping, more like a New Hampshire corner. It's cool and it wears out your tires quite a bit and you have to be smart out there with your tires. I enjoy that place a lot."<br><br>The man chasing Logano and looking to make his way back into the top-35 is David Gilliland and his TRG Motorsports team. Only twenty-three points separates Gilliland from the top-35.<br><br>Behind Gilliland in 36th is the No. 8 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet. Team officials announced recently the team has been shut down due to a lack of sponsorship funding. The iconic number made famous by Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be vacant from the track this weekend and the following weekends unless the team is able to find a company willing to support their cause. By not competing, this team will simply fall down the standings and allow others - like Scott Speed in 37th - a better shot at clawing their way back into the top-35.<br><br>For the other rookie contender, the season has not gone exactly according to plan. Speed has struggled in the opening stages of the season and was unable to make the show two weeks ago in Texas. Ninety-six points behind Logano in 35th, Speed needs to step it up as the season is about to enter a long stretch of racing. He is not out of the picture by any means, but better runs and more efficient qualifying efforts are in order if he wants to get the No.  Should you loved this information and you wish to receive details concerning bubble shooter please visit our own internet site. 82 Red Bull Toyota back in the top-35.<br><br>On the safe side of the top-35, Paul Menard was the big mover leaving Texas. A thirteenth-place finish bumped the driver of the No. 98 Yates Racing Ford up three spots in the owner standings to 32nd.<br><br>Coming off a disappointing 39th-place finish in Texas, owner/driver Robby Gordon fell three spots to 34th in the standings. Now just forty-four points ahead of Gilliland, Gordon has suffered back-to-back engine failures and is looking to turn his season around in the desert.<br><br>Those thirteen drivers required to qualify for Saturday night's race include; Brandon Ash, Trevor Boys, Sterling Marlin, Scott Riggs, Jeremy Mayfield, Dexter Bean, Todd Bodine, Dave Blaney, David Gilliland, Tony Raines, Regan Smith, Scott Speed and Joe Nemechek.<br><br>Qualifying for the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at the Phoenix International Raceway is scheduled for 7:10pm E.T.

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This weekend the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is back in action at the Phoenix International Raceway. The eighth race of the 2009 season, things are beginning to heat up around the cut off for the top-35 in owner points. With forty-eight cars on the preliminary entry list for this weekend's Subway Fresh Fit 500, thirteen go-or-go-home cars will be vying for eight spots.

On the bubble this weekend is Raybestos Rookie of the Year contender Joey Logano. Following a 30th-place finish two weeks ago in Texas, the driver of the Joe Gibbs-owned No. 20 Home Depot Toyota dropped one spot in the owner standings. With only twenty-three points keeping him from being a go-or-go-homer, Logano is optimistic heading to one of his favorite tracks on the circuit.

"I love Phoenix," Logano explained. "It could be one of my favorite tracks, if not the favorite. There's just something about it -- I took to that place great. I ran the Camping World West race there and won. I should have won the Nationwide race there last year as we've been fast every time we've been there. I did the tire test there and it's just a place that I seem to take to real good. It's got two different ends -- one is real sharp and you have to keep working on your forward drive off that one, and the other is sweeping, more like a New Hampshire corner. It's cool and it wears out your tires quite a bit and you have to be smart out there with your tires. I enjoy that place a lot."

The man chasing Logano and looking to make his way back into the top-35 is David Gilliland and his TRG Motorsports team. Only twenty-three points separates Gilliland from the top-35.

Behind Gilliland in 36th is the No. 8 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet. Team officials announced recently the team has been shut down due to a lack of sponsorship funding. The iconic number made famous by Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be vacant from the track this weekend and the following weekends unless the team is able to find a company willing to support their cause. By not competing, this team will simply fall down the standings and allow others - like Scott Speed in 37th - a better shot at clawing their way back into the top-35.

For the other rookie contender, the season has not gone exactly according to plan. Speed has struggled in the opening stages of the season and was unable to make the show two weeks ago in Texas. Ninety-six points behind Logano in 35th, Speed needs to step it up as the season is about to enter a long stretch of racing. He is not out of the picture by any means, but better runs and more efficient qualifying efforts are in order if he wants to get the No. Should you loved this information and you wish to receive details concerning bubble shooter please visit our own internet site. 82 Red Bull Toyota back in the top-35.

On the safe side of the top-35, Paul Menard was the big mover leaving Texas. A thirteenth-place finish bumped the driver of the No. 98 Yates Racing Ford up three spots in the owner standings to 32nd.

Coming off a disappointing 39th-place finish in Texas, owner/driver Robby Gordon fell three spots to 34th in the standings. Now just forty-four points ahead of Gilliland, Gordon has suffered back-to-back engine failures and is looking to turn his season around in the desert.

Those thirteen drivers required to qualify for Saturday night's race include; Brandon Ash, Trevor Boys, Sterling Marlin, Scott Riggs, Jeremy Mayfield, Dexter Bean, Todd Bodine, Dave Blaney, David Gilliland, Tony Raines, Regan Smith, Scott Speed and Joe Nemechek.

Qualifying for the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at the Phoenix International Raceway is scheduled for 7:10pm E.T.

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