PGA Tour under way at Colonial; follow Jordan Spieth, field live

Ray Slover

PGA Tour under way at Colonial; follow Jordan Spieth, field live image

Gunn Yang tees off at 2:29 p.m. ET today in the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. Well before that, Jordan Spieth, Adam Scott and other big names on the PGA Tour will be well on their way or through the tournament's first round.

No, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy aren't playing this tournament. But there are storylines to watch. Track the action on Sporting News' leaderboard, which is below.

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Scott is the defending champion and plays this weekend at Fort Worth, Texas, trying to regain his edge. He is playing with Patrick Reed and Jason Dufner in a threesome that should draw plenty of attention.

Spieth missed the cut two weeks ago at The Players Championship. Texas is his home, and he wants to play well in the Lone Star State.

McIlroy, meanwhile, is in London at the European Tour's BMW PGA Championship. Surprise, he's a 5-to-2 favorite to win.

Yang, a player from South Korea, is trying to make the cut at a PGA Tour event for the first time this season. His threesome is the last to start on Thursday. Just wanted you to know.

Ray Slover