ATLANTA – When Justin Thomas arrived at East Lake he didn’t have very high expectations. After injuring his right wrist during the final round of the BMW Championship he spent last week in south Florida getting therapy after being diagnosed with a case of tendinitis and little else. He said he didn’t hit a full […]
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ATLANTA – The most important member of Team USA at next week’s Ryder Cup may be the team trainer. Justin Thomas began the season finale nursing a case of tendonitis in his right wrist and Rickie Fowler skipped the first two playoff events after being slowed by a right oblique injury. Neither player seemed impacted […]
ATLANTA – Midway through Rickie Fowler’s post-round media obligations he was interrupted by a thunderous roar that echoed across East Lake. “I don’t know who it was. I just heard the roar,” Fowler said. Pressed on who might have caused such a distinct reaction, he shrugged, “no.” There was a time when only one player […]
ATLANTA – Bryson DeChambeau seems like he’s prepared for any and every circumstance golf can bring him. But he wasn’t ready for East Lake’s rough in Rd. 1 of the Tour Championship. “[T]he rough is brutal out there. I’ve never encountered something that thick,” he said. “It’s a zoysia and Bermuda blend, and new conditions […]
ATLANTA – The crowd at East Lake was larger and louder than it has been in five years, which was the last time Tiger Woods was at the Tour Championship. It was no coincidence. Woods played one of his best rounds of the year in his return to the FedEx Cup finale and caused the […]
Tiger Woods will go out last and Phil Mickelson will go out first in Rd. 2 of the Tour Championship. Woods and Rickie Fowler share the 18-hole lead. The field is re-paired after each round, according to their scores. Here’s a look at second-round tee times at East Lake Golf Club. (All times ET) 11:40AM: […]
ATLANTA – Bryson DeChambeau started the week in the No. 1 spot in the FedExCup standings. But after the first round of the Tour Championship, he’s surrendered his lead. Justin Rose, the current world No. 1, is the new projected winner of the $10 million bonus. Rose shot 4-under 66 in the first round and […]
ATLANTA – Tommy Fleetwood hit a handful of tee shots past Tiger Woods on Thursday at the Tour Championship. But Woods found more fairways [10 to eight] and shot four strokes lower [65 to 69]. Ever since making adjustments to his driver – which included adding loft and changing the shaft – at The Northern […]
Tiger Woods shot a 2-under 68 to finish in a tie with Justin Rose at 7 under par and two shots ahead of Rory McIlroy halfway through the Tour Championship. Here’s what happened on Friday at Bobby Jones’ old stomping grounds, East Lake in Atlanta, where with $1.62 million earmarked for the winner of the […]
Tiger Woods and Justin Rose are tied through two rounds of the Tour Championship, but it’s Rose who is projected to win the FedExCup. Here’s a look at the projected standings with 36 holes remaining at East Lake Golf Club. FedExCup Rank PLAYER NAME FedExCup Points PROJECTED OFFICIAL PROJECTED TOTAL 1 2 Justin Rose 3800 2 […]