SOTOGRANDE, Spain — American golfer John Catlin will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Andalucia Masters. Overnight leader Catlin carded two birdies and three bogeys in a third round 1-over 72 on Saturday, with Martin Kaymer (69) …

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Next week’s Sanford International on the PGA Tour Champions will be the first PGA Tour-sanctioned event to allow fans since the COVID-19 pandemic halted play. According to the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, fans will be permitted onsite at Minnehaha Country …

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ATLANTA – On Thursday, Justin Thomas said this year at East Lake would be different. As predictions go, he’s off to a good start. Thomas opened with a 4-under 66 to gain ground in the strokes-based event that seeds players …

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Life in the “bubble” isn’t for everyone. One European Tour player decided Thursday that he’d had enough. Jordan Smith withdrew from the Andalucía Masters at Valderrama after playing his first 14 holes at the difficult former Ryder Cup course in …

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ATLANTA – Dustin Johnson is probably tired of watching Jon Rahm sink birdie putts. Last week’s duel at the BMW Championship picked up again on Day 1 at the Tour Championship, where Rahm tied Johnson atop the leaderboard with an …

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ATLANTA – Abraham Ancer’s first trip to the Tour Championship last year was very much a learning experience, and the lessons went well beyond the quirky twists and turns of East Lake. But maybe the most important thing he discovered in …

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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Players can ride in carts during practice rounds and caddies can use them during the tournament to cope with the extreme heat expected for the ANA Inspiration next week in the California desert. The LPGA announced …

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ATLANTA – As the PGA Tour takes a metaphorical victory lap at this week’s Tour Championship following months of coronavirus-related uncertainty, the conversation predictably turned to when fans will be allowed back at events. “We need the fans back. Without …

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ATLANTA – Rory McIlroy arrived at East Lake on Thursday to prepare for this week’s Tour Championship, where he will be the defending champion, but his focus was understandably elsewhere. “I mean, emotionally drained, right,” said McIlroy following the birth …

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ATLANTA – Justin Thomas has 15 million reasons to keep his thoughts to himself. Thomas was the first player to take a lead into the first round of the Tour Championship with the introduction of last year’s staggered scoring system. But …

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