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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 ...

Jordan Spieth insists the USA Ryder Cup team return to Europe next week in a better place four years on after the Gleneagles  ‘negativity’ and also one of the most public character assassination’s ever in sport. Those assembled, including defeated USA Captain, Tom Watson along with Spieth and five of his losing team-mates, in the Gleneagles media centre that Sunday afternoon were in shock after Phil Mickelson spoke. In being asked what the USA Team had done well in winning the 2008 Ryder Cup ...

European Ryder Cup captain, Thomas Bjorn has responded to Rory McIlroy’s Ryder Cup cryotherapy pranks suggesting the four-time Major winner could find himself side-lined to the Sunday Singles at Versailles. McIlroy was seemingly at the heart of a prank orchestrated last week during the rain-affected BMW Championship in suburban Philadelphia. McIlroy, Henrik Stenson, Ian Poulter and Tommy Fleetwood were all staying at the Marriott West hotel in the ‘City of Brotherly Love’ and unveiled their ...

Harry Diamond’s first taste of the Ryder Cup was a dozen years ago and the joy from behind the ropes when Europe swept the States aside to win at the K. Club. Now in just over a week, Diamond will be by Rory McIlroy’s side walking the Le National fairways as Europe look to extend a ‘home soil’ dominance to 29-years. For the ‘Best Man’ at McIlroy’s wedding it promises the journey of a golfing lifetime and the Belfast-born caddy can’t wait. “I’m really excited to be heading to what ...

Super-talented Irish golfer Robin Dawson will make his professional debut after accepting an invitation to contest next week’s prestigious Portugal Masters. The 22-year old Tramore golfer indicated some time ago he would be turning professional following his appearance in the Ireland Home International side and with Ireland, who had lead on day two, overhauled by England by just half-a-point in the closing Singles in a dramatic closign day today (FRD) at the Conwy club in North Wales. Dawson will ...