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Jay Monahan: PGA Tour, PIF in position to bring golf's best together
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan presented a united front with players, sponsors and investors, saying Wednesday the mission is to build the best experience for fans and grow the game through re-imagining the schedule and embracing change.,Monahan said the priority level in negotiations with the Sa...
PGA Tour's best arrive at new-look East Lake to decide FedEx Cup
ATLANTA -- Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele have been the two best golfers in the world in 2024, head and shoulders above their competition. But neither of their decorated resumes includes a FedEx Cup.,That's something both men will try to change this week at the Tour Championship at East Lak...
Forget Xander Schauffele's East Lake success: 'It's just that different'
Xander Schauffele has enjoyed past success playing at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, including a second-place finish in last year's Tour Championship.,But now he barely recognizes the course two days before the start of this year's Tour Championship, when he will take aim at winning the FedEx Cup.,...
Scottie Scheffler bids to turn great regular season into FedEx Cup title
There isn't anything Scottie Scheffler can do about the Tour Championship's format, at least not for this year.,For all the times Scheffler has been asked if he thinks the season finale's "staggered scoring start" is a fair method to help decide the FedEx Cup winner, he has remained consistent in hi...
Defending champ Viktor Hovland 'shocked' by East Lake redesign
There is plenty Norway's Viktor Hovland will not forget about winning the 2023 Tour Championship as he begins his defense of his FedEx Cup title this week at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.,There is a significant portion that will not benefit him to remember.,Course changes at East Lake have been we...
Golf Glance: Scottie Scheffler seeks elusive FedEx Cup title
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: BMW Championship (Keegan Bradley),THIS WEEK: Tour Championship, Atlanta, Aug. 29-Sept. 1,Course: East Lake Golf Club (Par 71, 7,490 Yards),Purse: $100M (Win...
Presidents Cup qualifiers locked in for U.S., International teams
Half of the U.S. Team and half of the International Team for the 2024 Presidents Cup are now secured while some Americans are making a late push for their captain's consideration.,Six players for both the U.S. and International teams qualified for the biannual team event Sunday following the conclus...
Justin Thomas last man into Tour Championship field
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. -- One year after he was the first man out of the FedEx Cup playoff field, Justin Thomas squeaked into the Tour Championship field Sunday and will have a chance, even if it's only mathematical, to win the FedEx Cup.,Thomas placed No. 71 in the FedEx Cup standings after his difficu...
Keegan Bradley captures BMW, leaps to fourth in FedEx Cup race
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. -- Keegan Bradley rode patriotic cheers to victory at the BMW Championship as he shot even-par 72 in the final round Sunday for a 12-under-par 276 at Castle Pines Golf Club.,It capped a dramatic resurgence for Bradley, who was named the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup captain last month and w...
Keegan Bradley holds 1-shot lead at BMW Championship
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. -- A hot finish has Keegan Bradley in the lead by one stroke after the third round of the BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club.,The 2025 Ryder Cup captain birdied the last two holes to post a round of 2-under-par 70 and stand at 12-under 204 going into Sunday. The last man i...
Robert MacIntyre (back) withdraws from BMW Championship
Robert MacIntyre cited lower back pain in withdrawing midway through the third round of the BMW Championship on Saturday in Castle Rock, Colo.,The PGA Tour rookie from Scotland had bogeyed two holes on the front nine and was 1-over par for the tournament when he withdrew.,McIntyre, 28, entered the p...
Adam Scott shoots scorching 63 to take BMW lead
Adam Scott fired off a 9-under-par 63 Friday and leapt into the lead after two rounds at the BMW Championship in Castle Rock, Colo.,The 44-year-old Australian, who hasn't won on tour since February 2020, is an unlikely leader of the FedEx Cup playoffs' second leg. Scott made the field by ranking 41s...
Hideki Matsuyama (back) WDs from BMW Championship
Hideki Matsuyama withdrew from the BMW Championship prior to the start of the second round on Friday due to a lower back injury.,Matsuyama has dealt with back and neck injuries for the past few years. ,The 2021 Masters champion missed a short birdie putt on the 18th hole and carded a 5-under-par 67 ...
FedEx Cup No. 50 Keegan Bradley leads BMW Championship
Keegan Bradley, the last man into the BMW Championship field, shot a 6-under-par 66 to take the first-round lead Thursday at Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock, Colo.,Bradley's one-shot lead remained intact after a three-hour delay due to severe thunderstorms that forced eight players to put off ...
Keegan Bradley leads BMW Championship at weather delay
Keegan Bradley, the last man into the BMW Championship field, shot a 6-under-par 66 to take the first-round lead before a dangerous weather delay interrupted the end of the action Thursday in Castle Rock, Colo.,The weather delay kicked in at 3:33 p.m. local time with just eight players left on the c...
After so many highs this season, Scottie Scheffler makes altitude adjustment
No obstacle seems too large this year for Scottie Scheffler, the World No. 1 with six wins on the PGA Tour including the Masters, plus his gold medal at the Paris Olympics.,This week, however, he is in the mountains of Colorado. The BMW Championship, the PGA Tour's second event of the FedEx Cup play...
Defending Tour champ Viktor Hovland rides rebound into Rockies
Four holes from the finish during the opening round in Memphis last week, Viktor Hovland drifted one step beyond what was next. ,At 2-over-par through 15 holes in the St. Jude FedEx Championship, Hovland said he was calendaring practice time for the weekend under the presumption his form was trackin...
Final 50 take aim at record-long course at BMW Championship
Fifty golfers remain alive in the FedEx Cup playoffs, but when the BMW Championship tees off Thursday, the individual star power of Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele or Rory McIlroy will draw less focus than the uniqueness of the course itself., ,The PGA Tour has taken the penultimate playoff eve...
2024 BMW Championship: Preview, Prop Picks, Best Bets
The plot thickens as the FedEx Cup playoffs returns to Colorado for the first time since 2014 with this week's BMW Championship, which will take place at the longest course in PGA Tour history.,The top 50 advanced to the second leg, but only the top 30 after this week will move on to the season-endi...
Golf Glance: Top 50 tackle longest course in PGA Tour history
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: Wyndham Championship (Aaron Rai),THIS WEEK: BMW Championship, Castle Rock, Colo., Aug. 22-25,Course: Castle Pines Golf Club (Par 72, 8,130 Yards),Purse: $20...