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Vegas withdraws from CIMB after passport issue

For the second time in less than three months, Jhonattan Vegas’ schedule has been impacted by a paperwork issue. The Venezuela native nearly missed The Open because of an expired visa, making it to Carnoustie via helicopter just minutes before his opening-round tee time. But there will be no last-minute theatrics this time around, as […]

British Masters host Rose can reclaim world No. 1

Justin Rose has a lot on his plate this week at the British Masters. The tournament host also has a chance to return to world No. 1. Rose’s stay atop the world rankings lasted only two weeks, after Dustin Johnson supplanted him at the Tour Championship. To return to the top spot, the newly minted […]

POY Koepka 'too lazy' to vote in POY race

After claiming a pair of majors in 2018, Brooks Koepka was a logical and deserving winner of the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year award, as announced by the Tour on Tuesday. He just didn’t benefit from a vote for himself. Koepka successfully defended his U.S. Open title in June, then added the PGA Championship […]

POY Koepka denies Ryder Cup dust-up with Johnson

Shortly after he was named PGA Tour Player of the Year for 2018, Brooks Koepka once again refuted the notion that there was any sort of incident between him and Dustin Johnson at the Ryder Cup. Koepka and Johnson came into the crosshairs of the post-Paris fallout when a report from the U.K. Telegraph cited […]

Thomas grouped with Perez, Moore in Malaysia

Among them, they’ve won this tournament each of the past five years, and this week in Malaysia they’ll share a single tee time. Here’s a look at some of the marquee, early-round tee times for the CIMB Classic in Malaysia, where defending champ Pat Perez, former world No. 1 Justin Thomas and Ryan Moore headline […]

Molinari battled bad back during 5-0 Ryder Cup

Francesco Molinari was in rough shape the Monday after the Ryder Cup – and not because of a post-victory hangover. Molinari revealed to reporters at the British Masters that he was dealing with a back injury during the Ryder Cup. He got through the event with anti-inflammatories, but the day after he completed his perfect […]

Fast start, strong finish fuel Thomas to 66

Justin Thomas will take the result, even if only the opening and closing acts were up to his standard. Thomas got off to a fast start, with birdies on three of his first four holes to open the CIMB Classic in Malaysia, and he closed with four birdies over his final five holes. While the […]