It's going to be much tougher than expected for Patton Kizzire to defend his title at the Procore Championship this week in Napa, Calif.

The first event of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Fall is normally skipped by players on Scottie Scheffler's level, but Scheffler and nine of his U.S. Ryder Cup teammates are on the property at Silverado Resort to use the event as a tune-up for the international competition later this month.

Kizzire is taking the suddenly stronger field in stride.

"I think it's great," Kizzire said Tuesday. "It's great for the tournament, it creates a lot of buzz. As the defending champion it's a little more incentive to play well and to get out there and do my best and play like I can play. It gives us an opportunity to win against a really strong field. I think it's fantas

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