The much-scrutinized FedEx Cup, the PGA Tour’s playoff series, begins to today with The Barclays Golf Tournament at Liberty National in Jersey City, N.J.
Revised this season, the playoffs, called the FedEx Cup, are comprised of four tournaments: The Barclays, Deutsche Bank Championship, BMW Championship and the Tour Championship.

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For the second time in three years, Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento, California, will play a pivotal role in the U.S. Open, according to a report in the Sacramento Bee. The 36-hole sectional qualifier, the only one in California, will be played June 7 as the final pre-tournament for the June 14-20 at Pebble [...]

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No one has done more for humor in golf than Bill Murray. Since the release of Caddyshack in 1980, Murray has helped bring levity to the sometimes serious nature of the sport. George Lopez arrived on the golf scene more recently, but he’s also a fan favorite.

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Y.E. Yang, who Sunday won the 91st PGA Championship over Tiger Woods, earned his second career PGA Tour victory and second this season with his three-stroke victory triumph over the world’s No. 1 player.

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Tiger Woods, continuing his exemplary recent play, shot a 5-under 67 and assumed a one-stroke lead over Padraig Harrington after the first round of the PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club. Woods, seeking his first major victory of the year and fifth PGA Championship, tallied five birdies and no bogeys on the private course [...]

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