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Woods (65) leads by three over McIlroy, Rose

ATLANTA – Tiger Woods is three shots ahead and one round away from capping his comeback season with a moment that has defined his career. Winning. Woods played the most dynamic golf he has all year Saturday with six birdies in his opening seven holes to build a five-shot lead. He cooled from there with […]

Woods' dominance evokes an old, familiar feeling

ATLANTA – It felt so familiar – the roars, the fist pumps, the frenzied scramble to keep up with a leaderboard that was quickly tilting in Tiger Woods’ direction. For the handful of players who were around when Woods made a mysterious and maddening game seem simple, it was like old times, times that weren’t […]

FedExCup projections through Rd. 3 of the Tour Championship

Justin Rose remains the man to beat for the FedExCup title. Though he trails Tiger Woods by three shots through three rounds of the Tour Championship, he’s still the projected winner of the $10 million bonus. Woods can still win the cup if he wins the Tour Championship and Rose finishes in a three-way tie for […]

TT postscript: 'Good Lord' what a start to Rd. 3

ATLANTA – Sweet fancy Moses! That might be southern slang or just something heard on “Seinfeld,” but, holy moly does it apply to what we witnessed from Tiger Woods early Saturday afternoon. Here are some things I think I think after Round 3 of the Tour Championship. • I don’t just think that Tiger has a […]

Key stats: Woods 42 for 44 with 54-hole lead

Tiger Woods shot a 5-under 65 Saturday, and he will take a three-stroke lead into the final round at the Tour Championship as he looks for win No. 80. Here are the key stats for Woods’ round. • 12 under par; 65 in third round; lowest round by anyone in field on Saturday • Birdied […]

DEFCON Tiger: Woods' Saturday lights Twitter ablaze

Tiger Woods grabbed the Tour Championship lead and the sports world by the throat Saturday, making birdie on six of his first seven holes in his third round and sending social media into a frenzy. Here’s a sampling from athletes, journalists and celebrtiies, and we’ll start with two-time NBA MVP Steph Curry. .@TigerWoods I want […]

Rose tries to ignore scenarios, focus on winning

ATLANTA – No one has more to play for than Justin Rose on Sunday at the Tour Championship. The Englishman will begin the day three strokes behind front-runner Tiger Woods after a third-round 68 that could have been much worse after he began his day with back-to-back bogeys. Winning the tournament will be Rose’s top […]

Social media explodes over Tiger's 80th win

After a five-year hiatus, Tiger Woods made his triumphant return to the winner’s circle on Sunday at the Tour Championship. As evidenced by a quick look at social media, Woods’ win set the golf world on fire, with everyone from Jack Nicklaus to Michelle Wie sending their congratulations to the 42-year-old. Here are the best […]

Rose captures FedExCup, $10 million

ATLANTA – Like the “Price is Right” big wheel, $10 million spun around and around on Sunday, waiting to land on someone. It rolled past Dustin Johnson, looked like it was going to settle on Tiger Woods, and then made a final tick to rest on an ecstatic Justin Rose. Rose won the FedExCup title […]

Final FedExCup results and payout breakdown

Justin Rose two-putted the final hole on Sunday at the Tour Championship and captured the FedExCup title and its $10 million bonus. Here’s a look at how the top 30 players fared in the race and how much bonus money they earned. FedExCup Rank PLAYER NAME FedExCup Points FINAL STANDINGS FINAL TOTAL (Bonus money) 1 […]