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Everyone says the Tour is in a ‘good spot,’ and judging by the record season by several young stars, it’s hard to argue.
Squarely in the category of things we’d never thought we’d hear Jordan Spieth say was a revelation that it was a “big change” with his putting that propelled him to the Tour Championship trophy and the FedEx Cup title.
Jordan Spieth’s Tour Championship and FedEx Cup triumph on Sunday effectively ended any lingering debate over just who should be named Player of the Year.
With his Atlanta double dip, Jordan Spieth completed a set of Georgia bookends that started with the Masters.
For the sixth consecutive Monday there will be a new name atop the Official World Golf Ranking.
Some view the PGA Tour’s finale as the end of a long road, but for Sangmoon Bae, who finished tied for 18th at the Tour Championship, it was the beginning of a much different journey.
Jordan Spieth and Henrik Stenson are not pleased with the setup of the fifth hole at East Lake, with Spieth calling it “very dumb.”
Forget all the projections. Jordan Spieth and Henrik Stenson have distilled the FedEx Cup race to its simplest form.
With just 18 holes remaining in the 2015-16 season Rickie Fowler figures it’s time to scrap the normal game plan and lean into the finish.
Rory McIlroy lamented his inability to get off to a fast start at East Lake on Friday, a problem compounded by bogeys on two of his first four holes on Day 3, but it was his final hole that truly stalled his FedEx Cup chances Saturday.
More rain fell overnight at East Lake, increasing the 48-hour total to 2.2 inches, but Saturday’s third round got underway on time at the Tour Championship.
Regardless of what happens this week at East Lake, Rory McIlroy already views 2015 as ‘a lost year.’
Henrik Stenson didn’t hit his driver at all during his opening round and just once Friday.
Mentally, Jordan Spieth played one of his best rounds of the year, and now he has a chance to chase down Henrik Stenson.
It’s tough to relate to Rory McIlroy’s indifference toward $10 million. That said, the Ulsterman was just being honest.
Rickie Fowler and Danny Lee have traded parking lot pranks against one another over the first two days of the season-ending Tour Championship.
Earlier this week at East Lake, Rory McIlroy caused a few double-takes when he said $10 million ‘doesn’t sort of mean much to me anymore.’
In his first round as the world’s top-ranked player, Jason Day looked the part early, but then things went sideways.
Henrik Stenson may not win a tournament and still win the FedEx Cup, but right now he leads by two over Paul Casey.
Ollie Schniederjans has played East Lake Golf Club dozens of times, one of the perks of being a member of the Georgia Tech golf team, but never under conditions like this.
Three weeks ago Paul Casey walked off the golf course at TPC Boston with an ailing back to add to an already lengthy list of health concerns. On Thursday at the Tour Championship he walked off East Lake trying to calculate his chances of winning the FedEx Cup and the $10 million jackpot following a first-round 65.
Louis Oosthuizen withdrew from the Tour Championship after 14 holes Thursday with a muscle strain in his right knee.
By almost every measurement the PGA Tour enjoyed one of its most successful seasons in 2014-15.
In the Player of the year race between Jordan Spieth and Jason Day, even Day thinks Spieth’s majors will trump Day’s end-of-year hot streak.