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Vijay Singh is a winner again on the PGA Tour Champions when he least expected it. Singh was one shot behind Paul Goydos in The Ally Challenge.
English golfer Todd Clements has come through a bunched field to win the Czech Masters for his first European tour title after shooting a bogey-free 9-under 63 to seal a one-stroke victory.
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Finland’s Sami Välimäki and England’s Matt Wallace have shot 5-under 67s to share a one-stroke lead over another Ryder Cup hopeful, Nicolai Hojgaard, after the third round of the Czech Masters.
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Scores can look inflated at the Tour Championship because players start at various points under par. Collin Morikawa’s score was not deceiving.
Alexander Bjork, Nicolai Hojgaard and Ludvig Aberg delivered strong Ryder Cup auditions at the Czech Masters.
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Saturday, August 26

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Yuka Saso had a big second nine to shoot a 6-under 66 and take the first-round lead Thursday in the CPKC Women’s Open, while Canadian star Brooke Henderson struggled while playing in glasses for the first time on the LPGA Tour.
Rory McIlroy is playing through a bad back at the FedEx Cup finale. McIlroy hurt his lower right back at home and has been getting treatment.
Sami Välimäki shot a 9-under 63 to take a two-stroke lead after the opening round of the Czech Masters.
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Scottie Scheffler already has one small piece of history at the Tour Championship. He’s the only player to be the No. 1 seed going into the FedEx Cup finale in consecutive years.
Andy Ogletree played in the inaugural LIV event last June and then no longer had a tour to call his own. Now he does. He’s an alternate for LIV at times.
A PGA Tour season that began last September ends in Atlanta with the Tour Championship. It is the FedEx Cup finale, with the winner getting an $18 million bonus.
European team captain Suzann Pettersen has completed her Solheim Cup squad with Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom and Scotland’s Gemma Dryburgh.
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan has the same level of confidence he did last year at the Tour Championship. The difference was the topic.
Let the speculation begin. Six Americans have qualified for the Ryder Cup. Now it falls to Zach Johnson to make six captain’s picks.
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank is purchasing one of six teams in Tiger Woods’ new high-tech TGL golf league scheduled to launch in January.
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. (AP) — Viktor Hovland delivered the best round of his career at the right time, making birdie on all but two holes on the back nine Sunday for a 9-under 61 to break the course record at Olympia Fields and storm past Scottie Scheffler and Matt Fitzpatrick to win the BMW Champions
Ken Duke is finally a winner on the PGA Tour Champions. Duke was in a three-way tie for the lead in the Shaw Charity Classic when he made a 5-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole.
Xander Schauffele has nailed down the sixth and final automatic spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team. And that leaves Brooks Koepka on the outside. Not by much.
Nick Dunlap now has something in common with Tiger Woods. Dunlap never trailed in his 4-and-3 victory over Neal Shipley to win the U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills.
Viktor Hovland had the best round of his career at a good time. He set the course record at Olympia Fields with a 61.
American golfer Alexa Pano has celebrated her 19th birthday by beating Gabriella Cowley of England on the third hole of a playoff to win the ISPS Handa World Invitational.
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Max Homa says he’s worried about fans disrupting shots over a bet. He experienced such a moment on the 17th hole of the BMW Championship.
Scottie Scheffler and Matt Fitzpatrick are tied for the lead going into the final round of the BMW Championship.
English golfers Daniel Brown and Gabriella Cowley will take leads into Sunday’s final round of the ISPS Handa World Invitational.