JERSEY CITY, N.J. – It’s almost déjà vu for Dustin Johnson as he defends his Northern Trust title while ranked 17th in the FedExCup standings. He began the playoffs 15th in the standings a year ago before nearly sweeping the post-season.  …

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Chesson Hadley’s Sunday at the Wyndham Championship included a hole-in-one – his first-ever – a final-round 62 and a healthy amount of emotion. His tie for 15th was enough to jump Hadley to 125th on the FedExCup point …

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Earning a spot on a U.S. Ryder Cup team has always been a goal for Kevin Kisner. Talking about earning a spot on a U.S. Ryder Cup team, however, has never been a goal. “Shocking,” he …

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Vivienne Player, the wife of Hall of Famer Gary Player, died Wednesday following a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer. Gary and Vivienne were childhood sweethearts who met when he was 14. They were married for 64 years and, together, the …

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Former touring professional Jaxon Brigman died on Aug. 14 at age 50. No cause of death was mentioned in his obituary. Brigman played primarily on the Korn Ferry Tour (then known as the Nike Tour) in the mid-1990s through mid-2000s. …

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. – In the past 12 months, Collin Morikawa has put two major wins and a World Golf Championship victory on his resume – before his 25th birthday – and next up, his first Ryder Cup.  Morikawa, the regular-season …

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A lot has changed since Patty Tavatanakit made her AIG Women’s Open debut in 2020. It was just one year ago that Tavatanakit, a rookie on the LPGA Tour, carded rounds of 76-83 at Royal Troon, to miss the cut …

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The FedExCup Playoffs are here and the three-event, lucrative series begins at The Northern Trust. In this “Golf Central Podcast,” senior writers Ryan Lavner and Rex Hoggard draft a team of seven players each, fantasy style, to see who will …

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Make it two in a row for Japan. A year after Takumi Kanaya won the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the world’s top amateur, his countryman Keita Nakajima received the honor on Wednesday after keeping his No. 1 position in …

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The AIG Women’s Open will offer the largest purse among the five women’s majors, it was announced on Wednesday. The purse will increase by $1.3 million this year to $5.8 million. The winner will receive $830,000. This year’s U.S. Women’s …

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