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Xander Schauffele birdied the last hole to shoot 68 and finish at 12-under 268 on Sunday, becoming the first rookie to win the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. Schauffele was tied for second place when the final round began and made a 4-foot birdie putt on the final hole to nail down…
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England's Paul Casey fired a 5-under 65 Saturday to take a two-shot lead after three rounds of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. Casey began the week in 10th place in the playoff standings, but could still win the FedEx Cup and the $10 million bonus if he wins the tournament and…
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Reigning PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas eagled the par-five 18 for a 66 on Friday, leaving him tied with England's Paul Casey and Webb Simpson at the halfway point of the Tour Championship. The trio is at seven-under 133 after the second round of the fourth and final tournament of the PGA Tour's 2017 playoffs. Simpson…
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ATLANTA -- Kyle Stanley shot a 6-under-par 64 to take the first-round lead in the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Thursday and put himself in contention to win the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Stanley is playing in the Tour Championship for the first time and was seeded No. 22 in the 30-man field. He…
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The PGA Tour's year-long schedule that began last October in California and featured tournaments that sent players from Hawaii to Mexico to Canada to England and back comes to a furious finish this weekend at the Tour Championship. The tournament, which begins on Thursday, will be contested at venerable East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. The…
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Justin Thomas fired a final round five-under 66 to win his fifth tournament of 2017, outduelling fellow American Jordan Spieth on the back nine at the Dell Championship on Monday. The two Americans battled hard down the stretch until Spieth saw his hopes dashed on the fairway at 18 when his approach sailed right and landed…
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Jon Rahm of Spain had an uneven second round at the Dell Technologies Championship in Norton, Mass., but he finished with a 5-under-par 65 on Saturday to give him a two-stroke lead heading into Sunday's third round. Rahm, who started on the back nine, had a bogey and a double bogey on his first seven holes,…
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Dustin Johnson recorded an eagle to highlight a 5-under-par 66 on Friday to seize a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the Dell Technologies Championship in Norton, Mass. The world's top-ranked golfer, Johnson overcame the early cold and steady wind at TPC Boston to hold a one-stroke edge over Masters champion Sergio Garcia and fellow…
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Three times, the second event of the PGA Tour playoffs gave a sneak preview of the FedExCup champion. Rory McIlroy captured the Deutsche Bank Championship, now the Dell Technologies Championship, by two strokes over Paul Casey of England last year. The North Irishman went on to win the year-long chase a few weeks later by capturing…
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World number one Dustin Johnson hunted down Jordan Spieth with a bogey-free round, and then beat the reigning British Open champion with a birdie at the first playoff hole of the Northern Trust on Sunday. Johnson, who started the day three shots behind overnight leader Spieth, set himself up with a monster drive at the first…
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1. Hideki Matsuyama, Japan -- Even though Matsuyama did not become the first Japanese player to capture a major title after tying for fifth in the PGA Championship in his last start, he is playing as well as anyone in the world. He has finished no worse than a tie for 14th in the Open Championship…
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World number four Rory McIlroy is in the field for next week's Northern Trust Open, first event of the US PGA's FedEx Cup playoffs won by the Northern Ireland star last year. McIlroy had indicated after a disappointing 22nd-place finish in the PGA Championship that he might sit out the rest of the year. He said…
