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AIG Women’s Open final qualifying ended with 17 players qualifying for the year’s final major at Royal Porthcawl.
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Tom Abbott joins Golf Today to discuss Lottie Woad’s victory at the Women’s Scottish Open and how she’s playing her “best golf” right now, plus Abbott looks ahead to the AIG Women’s Open.
The Golf Today roundtable discusses Joaquin Niemann’s struggles in major championship play related to his five-win season with LIV Golf, the “buy-in” from Tour players in Happy Gilmore 2, among other topics.
Damon Hack and Eamon Lynch discuss Brian Rolapp beginning his first day as PGA Tour CEO, breaking down what the former NFL executive must tackle and the challenges he will face in his new role.
While the task of keeping one’s job extends through the fall, the big storyline this week at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, is which players will qualify for the FedExCup Playoffs.
Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner examine how the 3M Open affected the FedExCup standings, where Kurt Kitayama and Emiliano Grillo moved inside the Top 70 while the straits get dire for Chris Kirk and Keith Mitchell.