The Starter: Round 4, Wells Fargo Championship

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May. 8, 2011

The fourth round of the Wells Fargo Championship is set to begin. The Golf Channel will televise live action from 1-2:30 p.m., while CBS will have coverage from 3-6 p.m. ET .

Groups we're watching
Tee time Players  
1:05 p.m. ET
No. 1
J.B. Holmes, Davis Love III
Can someone come from six shots back to win? Holmes showed he can go low at Quail Hollow with his albatross-aided 65 Saturday.
1:15 p.m. ET
No. 1
Bill Haas, Brian Davis
Jay Haas may have the best chance of winning in the family Sunday, but if Bill can rediscover his first-round magic he could be a factor.
1:45 p.m. ET
No. 1
Jonathan Byrd, Pat Perez
Byrd could win for the third time in seven months, while Perez is looking for his first win since 2009.
MORE ROUND 4: Tee times | TOUR Report

STORYLINES FOR SUNDAY:
• The Wells Fargo Championship will honor Seve Ballesteros with a minute of silence during play.
• Like Rory McIlroy last year, players are looking to post a number on Sunday.
Jonathan Byrd could climb near the front in the FedExCup race with a win.

Round 4 weather forecast
Scattered storms
Temp: 80 high/59 low
40 percent chance of rain with light winds at 5 mph.
Player notes
Here are some of the players you'll see on CBS' coverage of Sunday's final round
JONATHAN BYRD
Byrd has been solid around the greens of Quail Hollow Club salvaging par or better on 12 of 15 missed greens through 3 rounds ranking T-4th in scrambling (large improvement over his 2011 season scrambling average of 58 percent ranking 101st on TOUR). Currently ranked 18th in the FEC standings, Byrd is projected to move to 4th with a win tomorrow. Byrd led the FEC for the first 3 weeks of the 2011 season thanks to his win at the season opening Hyundai Tournament of Champions.
PAT PEREZ
Currently 63rd in the FedExCup standings, Perez is looking to move to 15th in the standings with a win on Sunday. Should he finish as the runner-up tomorrow he's projected to move inside the top 30 (27th). Perez struggled on the greens with the putter in the 3rd round. He converted just one putt over 3 ft today (5 ft 2 in on the 17th hole) making just 42 ft 6 in of putts for the day (79th for the day).
LUCAS GLOVER
This season, Lucas Glover ranks 5th on TOUR for strokes gained putting (gaining .878 strokes per round on the field). No one is putting the greens at Quail Hollow Club better than Lucas Glover through 3 rounds. He currently leads the field in strokes gained putting gaining over 8 strokes (8.034) on the field through 3 rounds.
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