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12:39 PM ET ATLANTA – Patrick Cantlay is the leader of the FedEx Cup heading into the final event of the season at the Tour Championship. Cantlay has a 2-shot lead on the field, including a 10-shot advantage over those who are at the bottom of the 30-player field. And he’s not a big fan

4:47 PM ET The FedEx Cup playoffs conclude this week with the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. Which players are the favorites this time around, who offers good odds and what props are worth considering? Sports betting deputy editor David Bearman and betting analysts Chris “The Bear” Fallica, Tyler Fulghum

1:26 PM ET ATLANTA — An updated fan conduct policy could see spectators ejected from PGA Tour events for disrespectful behavior, including shouts of “Brooksy” that have gained considerable attention recently because of an ongoing spat between Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka. “Fans who breach our code of conduct are subject to expulsion from the

11:29 AM ET ATLANTA — After being hospitalized with bilateral pneumonia last week, Patrick Reed said Tuesday via social media that he is planning to play this week’s Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. Reed, who missed both FedEx Club playoff events — the Northern Trust due to an ankle injury and then the

7:47 AM ET ATLANTA — The past two weeks saw a scramble for the last automatic places on the U.S. Ryder Cup team — and might have made captain Steve Stricker‘s job a bit easier. A good bit changed from the start of the FedEx Cup playoffs. Tony Finau won the Northern Trust in a

10:07 PM ET Associated Press OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Patrick Cantlay earned the sixth and final automatic spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team by winning the BMW Championship on Sunday. All that meant was avoiding a phone call from the captain, Steve Stricker, after the Tour Championship to inform him of being a pick.

8:10 PM ET Associated Press OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Patrick Cantlay had enough on his hands to keep his attention Sunday as he was locked in an epic battle with Bryson DeChambeau, a compelling contrast of styles and personalities Sunday in the BMW Championship. Even so, he couldn’t ignore what fans shouted from behind the

10:05 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Bryson DeChambeau was steaming. He had just missed a birdie putt that brought an end to one of the most memorable playoffs the PGA Tour has seen in recent years, and understandably, he wanted to get away. From everyone. The roars for Patrick Cantlay, the winner of the

7:28 PM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The top 125 players made the FedEx Cup playoffs. After the first event, the Northern Trust, the field was cut down to 70 players. After this week’s BMW Championship, won by Patrick Cantlay in an epic playoff over Bryson DeChambeau, only 30 advance to

5:31 PM ET Associated Press GRAND BLANC, Mich. — Joe Durant made a 5-foot bogey putt on the par-4 18th Sunday for a one-stroke victory over Bernhard Langer in The Ally Challenge. The 57-year-old Durant closed with a 4-under 68 to finish at 17-under 199 at Warwick Hills. He won for the fourth time on

2:54 PM ET Denmark’s Rasmus Hojgaard struck a bogey-free seven-under-par 63 to earn a one-shot victory at the European Masters on Sunday, finishing ahead of Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger who made a double bogey on the final hole. Hojgaard sank an eagle and five birdies on day four, including a nine-foot birdie putt on the par-four

9:08 AM ET Golf memorabilia continues to rise in popularity, especially anything related to Tiger Woods. Golden Age Golf Auctions saw that trend on Sunday, when its auction closed and Woods’ 2002 Scotty Cameron backup putter sold for a record $393,300. Scotty Cameron produced backup putters for Woods to practice with and test out and

7:55 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — In virtually every sport, when the playoffs begin, players know the intensity is going to rise. In football, defenses hit harder. Coaches treat turnovers by their own team like a tragedy. In basketball, you have to fight for every rebound. Postseason baseball at-bats often play out like a

5:48 PM ET Associated Press GRAND BLANC, Mich. — Bernhard Langer birdied the final hole for a 6-under 66 and a share of the second-round lead Saturday in The Ally Challenge. A day after shooting his age on his 64th birthday, Langer had six birdies in a bogey-free round at Warwick Hills to match Doug

8:57 PM ET Associated Press GRAND BLANC, Mich. — Bernhard Langer shot his age on his 64th birthday Friday for a share of the lead with Marco Dawson in the suspended first round of the Ally Challenge. “I was texting with my family this morning because of the rain delay and I said, ‘My goal

5:44 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Bryson DeChambeau Experience has, for quite some time, felt a bit like a spinning roulette wheel. It’s hard to predict what outcome might emerge, because virtually anything seems possible. His round on Friday at the BMW Championship was more proof of that, as DeChambeau flirted with becoming

3:25 PM ET South Africa’s Dean Burmester carded 65 to take the lead at the halfway stage of the Omega European Masters in Switzerland on Friday. Burmester carded a superb bogey-free 5-under-par 65 to claim a two-shot lead at the at the Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club. 1 Related “I’ve played well both days, today I was

8:18 PM ET Associated Press OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Rory McIlroy found his energy level low amid the busy schedule and stifling summer heat. A good night of sleep and posting his lowest start in nearly a year at the BMW Championship on Thursday seemed to do the trick. McIlroy holed an eagle putt from