Rickie Fowler is in an unfamiliar position come playoff time – with a few weeks off. For the first time in his PGA Tour career, Fowler will be at home when the FedExCup playoffs begin next week in New Jersey. …

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OAKMONT, Pa. – Georgia Tech head coach Bruce Heppler was closely monitoring the situation at Oakmont Country Club from back in Atlanta. His incoming transfer Ross Steelman had won again, and Heppler was one more Steelman victory from booking a …

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There has been nothing remarkable about Rory Sabbatini’s season – at least until the past few weeks. As he described Friday: “Started well, fell off quickly, and then did a nosedive and crashed and burned.” But Sabbatini dusted himself off and …

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Hideki Matsuyama’s hands are usually seen flying off the club handle, post-impact, as he one-arm-finishes his swing. Sometimes it’s a bad shot, sometimes it’s awesome. You never know with Matsuyama. But there was no doubt as to how Matsuyama felt …

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Hyperbole rules the media world. So when you read something in a tweet like, “The most BRUTAL near-ace you may ever see,” you tend to be a little suspect before you press play. But in the case of Austin Cook’s …

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OAKMONT, Pa. – Travis Vick can thank his caddie for helping keep his U.S. Amateur hopes intact. He can thank his caddie’s grandfather, too. As Brice Delaney, a rising sophomore at Ohio University, tells it, his grandfather, Jack, was an …

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Russell Henley rose to the top of the Wyndham Championship’s leaderboard with a first-round 8-under 62 behind motivation from his cell phone.  For several years, Henley has had an alert set on his phone that tells him every morning, “I’m a …

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FIFE, Scotland – Michele Thomson of Scotland shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour’s Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open. Thomson, the 33-year-old Ladies European Tour player from Aberdeen, rebounded from an opening …

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J.R. Smith had a 16-year NBA career that included two championships and a Sixth Man of the Year Award, and now he’s headed back to school with his sights set on becoming a student-athlete.  Smith, 35, is enrolling at HBCU North …

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OAKMONT, Pa. – Harrison Ott needed to bring an extra fire extinguisher. The Vanderbilt senior drew red-hot Michael Thorbjornsen in the opening round of match play at the 121st U.S. Amateur. Thorbjornsen entered the week at Oakmont Country Club as …

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