Day: October 25, 2017

Fortunes can change quickly in the world of golfFortunes can change quickly in the world of golf

The final World Golf Championship of the year is a case study in how quickly the landscape can change. Jon Rahm had never played in one of these elite events and it wasn’t his highest priority a year ago because he had played only one PGA Tour event as a full member. Now he’s at the HSBC Champions as No. 5 in the world, making him the highest ranked European. Hideki Matsuyama was coming off a victory in the Japan Open and a runner-up finish in Malaysia, worthy of celebration because the Japanese star had moved into the top 10 in the world for the first time in his career. He won by seven shots at the HSBC Champions, part of an amazing stretch in which he won five times in nine starts. Patrick

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