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Atlanta, GA … Tiger Woods delivered easily the loudest roar in ending his round with an eagle ‘3’ to share the lead on day one of the season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta. Woods found the green with his second shot into the par-5 18th and then brilliantly holed the near 30-foot putt in a round of a five-under par 65 to tie fellow American Rickie Fowler in heatwave conditions on the East Lake course. Woods is now projected to jump 18 places and into second place on the FedEx Cup standings. It ...

Atlanta, GA … The maths for FedEx Cup victory maths for Bryson DeChambeau is simple. If the recently-turned 25-year old wins the season-ending Tour Championship and he becomes FedEx Cup champion. The PGA Tour has worked out a winning scenario for all 30 players teeing up on the East Lake course in suburban Atlanta but realistically just six – DeChambeau, Justin Rose, who is lying in second place, Tony Finau (third), Dustin Johnson (fourth), Justin Thomas (fifth) and Keegan Bradley (sixth) ...

Atlanta, GA …. Rory McIlroy has done his maths and whether or not he captures a second FedEx Cup crown in three years he declares it’s more about what he learns in his career ‘journey’. McIlroy is going to need more than his best in coming from his current 17th place ranking to win for a second time this season. Two years ago, McIlroy was three shots behind with three holes to play before eagling the 16th and force a play-off with American Ryan Moore and eventually win with a birdie ...

Atlanta, GA … Tiger Woods has returned to the season-ending Tour Championship for a first occasion in five-years determined to also end a similar winless drought ahead of next week’s Ryder Cup. Woods got his first look at the host East Lake course on Tuesday playing what he thought was the front nine but was the indeed the back nine of the famed suburban Atlanta course, and in the company of USA Team rookies Bryson DeChambeau and Tony Finau. Woods and the 25-year old DeChambeau also look ...

Altanta, GA … Former World No. 1 Jordan Spieth appears to have avoided a possible $20,000 fine after coming to a ‘resolution’ with the PGA Tour to add events to his next season schedule. Spieth failed to qualify for this week’s season-ending Tour Championship by finishing 31st on the FedEx Cup standings and one place shy of teeing-up in Atlanta. And while Spieth will contest next week’s Ryder Cup and a 24th tournament of the year, he still falls short of contesting a mandatory 25 events ...

Atlanta, GA …. PGA Tour Commissioner, Jay Monahan insists the return to full-time competition of a fully-fit Tiger Woods has had a ‘tremendous and significant’ impact both on and off the golf course. Woods returns to the Tour at this week’s season-ending Tour Championship and crowning of the FedEx Cup champion at the historic East Lake club in suburban Atlanta. While the Tour Championship was first staged in 1987, the week marks the 12th staging of the FedEx Cup ‘Play-Offs’ finale ...

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan today formally confirmed major changes, and hinted recently, to the 2018/19 PGA Tour schedule with the Play-Off Series including reducing from four to three events and with a new final event scoring system. The will be a 50% increase in prize-money and with the winner to receive $15m as FedEx Cup champion while the FedEx Cup bonus pool is being increased from $25m to $60m. Also, there will be a new $10 Wyndham Rewards Top-10 with the leading 10 money winners up ...