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The city of Chicago and the Western Golf Association once again play host to the BMW Championship, the penultimate stop in the 2018-’19 PGA TOUR season. Results will go a long way toward determining who makes the all-important top-30 TOUR Championship at East Lake. Several players in the BMW field, such as reigning FedExCup champion Justin Rose and 2016 champion Rory McIlroy, last played the course at the 2012 Ryder Cup, a victory for Europe. A year ago, Rose lost a playoff at the BMW, but his 2-P2-T4 in his last three starts was good enough to win the FedExCup. He is trying to become the first to successfully defend his FedExCup title. FIELD NOTES: Tiger Woods, who withdrew from THE NORTHERN TRUST with a strained oblique, won the PGA Championship at Medinah in 1999 and 2006. He said on Twitter that he is still hopeful that he can play the BMW. … Ian Poulter, who was 60th in the FedExCup going into last week, went 4-0-0 for Europe as they came back from 10-6 deficit at the 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah.Justin Rose made putts of 12, 35 and 12 feet on the last three holes, respectively, to beat Phil Mickelson in singles. … Keegan Bradley, the defending BMW champion, partnered with Mickelson and went 3-1-0. … Bradley’s only loss came in singles to Rory McIlroy, who was almost late for their tee time and required a police escort. … Paul Casey is set to return after sitting out the first Playoffs event to see his family after a four-week stretch on the road. FEDEXCUP: Winner receives 2,000 points. STORYLINES: This is the last chance to crack the 30-man FedExCup Playoffs finale, and the results at Medinah could also determine who goes into the revamped TOUR Championship at 10 under par and with a two-shot lead over his closest pursuer before the tournament starts. … Players had just one week, as opposed to two, to work their way into the top 70 in the FedExCup to qualify for the BMW. … Jordan Spieth, the 2015 FedExCup champion who has gone over two years without a victory, was projected to move from 69th to third in the FedExCup as he went into the weekend atop THE NORTHERN TRUST leaderboard. … Proceeds from the BMW will help fund Evans Scholarships for caddies; since ’07, the BMW Championship has raised more than $30 million for college scholarships for caddies of modest means. COURSE: A Rees Jones redesign of a Tom Bendelow original, Medinah No. 3 is a 7,657-yard, par 72. This will mark the fourth time the WGA’s professional golf event will be held at Medinah No. 3, but the first since 1966. Founded in the 1920s by a group of Shriners, the club boasts three courses, all designed by Bendelow. The massive 120,000-square foot clubhouse designed by Richard Schmid is a unique architectural blend with Byzantine, Oriental and Louis XIV influences. Medinah is one of the Chicago area’s best known venues for championship golf. Course No. 3 has the Ryder Cup (2012), three U.S. Opens (1949, 1975, and 1990), two PGA Championships (1999, 2006), three Western Opens (1946, 1962 and 1966), and other events in the pre-PGA Tour era. Players who have won at Medinah include “Lighthorse” Harry Cooper, Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson, Billy Casper, Gary Player, Hale Irwin and Tiger Woods. For those visiting the Chicago area, must-play courses include Prairie Landing Golf Club, Ravisloe Golf Club, and Cog Hill Golf & Country Club. Make your reservations through TeeOff.com. 72-HOLE RECORD: 261, Marc Leishman (2017). 18-HOLE RECORD: 59, Jim Furyk (2nd round, 2013). LAST YEAR: After faltering on the weekend at THE NORTHERN TRUST, Keegan Bradley bounced back at the BMW, winning for the first time in over five years at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Bradley, who had used a belly-putter to win three times in his first two seasons, including the PGA Championship and a World Golf Championship event, had seen his career flatline as anchored putting was outlawed starting Jan. 1, 2016. He lost his full swing, as well, but pieced it together under coach Darren May and held off Justin Rose in a sudden-death playoff to advance to the TOUR Championship for the first time since 2013. HOW TO FOLLOW TELEVISION: Thursday-Friday, 3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday, 12-3 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (NBC). Sunday, 12-2 p.m. (GC), 2-6 p.m. (NBC) PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday, 9:45 a.m.-7 p.m. (featured groups). Saturday, 8:15 a.m.-3 p.m. (featured groups), 3-6 p.m. (featured holes). Sunday, 8:15 a.m.-2 p.m. (featured groups), 2-6 p.m. (featured holes). International subscribers (via GOLF.tv): Thursday-Friday, 11:15 to 22:00 GMT. Saturday-Sunday, 12:30 to 22:00. RADIO: Thursday-Friday, 1-7 p.m. ET; Saturday-Sunday, 1-6 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com).
Two days after Orioles first baseman Chris Davis had to be restrained from going after manager Brandon Hyde in the dugout, Davis said Friday that the two have talked and their relationship will be fine.
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Raiders receiver Antonio Brown has threatened to not play football if the NFL will not allow him to wear the same helmet he has worn throughout his career, even though it is no longer approved, sources told ESPN.
He won the Masters in April, a feat that should have led to a year-long celebration. Instead, it raised expectations. Then came injuries, absences, bad golf and, now, question marks.
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JERSEY CITY, N.J. – There are two ways to travel from Liberty National’s 16th green to 17th tee. Most players choose to walk along the grass behind the green. The shortcut is a path of uneven rocks that bisects the lake that adds some risk to this drivable par-4. Matthew Wolff isn’t afraid to take a path less traveled. His unique swing is immediately identifiable, and it’s led to quick success on the PGA TOUR. Wolff, 20, won in just his third start as a pro. He crossed the rocks first, then turned back to his playing partner, the former FedExCup champion Jordan Spieth. “Be careful, old man,â€� he jokingly said before Spieth safely traversed the rocky trail. Related: Leaderboard | Tiger withdraws from THE NORTHERN TRUST | How to make the top 70 Wolff and Spieth played together for the first time this week and became fast friends. They walked side-by-side down several fairways while engaging in conversation. Spieth called it a “good hang.â€� Wolff may have been the trailblazer on 16, but he is following in the footsteps of Spieth by winning shortly after turning pro to qualify for the FedExCup Playoffs and making a run at the Presidents Cup team. Spieth was quick to give advice, but he has learned from Wolff as well. Spieth just turned 26, but he’s seen a lot in his six-year career. He’s reached the heights of the game, winning the FedExCup and three major championships, but now is mired in a winless streak that recently crossed the two-year mark. He sees some of his old self in Wolff. The uninhibited freedom and lack of concern about a swing that deviates from the norms. Playing with Wolff for the first two rounds of THE NORTHERN TRUST was refreshing for Spieth, who’s still fighting his way out of a season-long slump. “We had a great time together,â€� Spieth said. “He swings his own swing, which I can certainly look at and say, maybe I don’t have to be perfect. “I can learn stuff from him. When you look back, it’s more similar to me when I was 20 than I am now. I can actually learn how to get back to that style of golf, which is a better way to play the game.â€� Wolff, who started this week on the BMW Championship bubble, shot 69-71 in the first two rounds. It looks like he will squeak inside the cut line to keep his Playoffs hopes alive. He is 70th in the FedExCup standings. The top 70 advance to next week’s BMW Championship. Spieth, on the other hand, held the 36-hole lead when the morning wave completed play. He sits at 11-under 131 after shooting 64 on Friday. He has just one bogey in two rounds. Even as Spieth has struggled this season, it’s not the weekdays that have been a problem. The biggest concern has been his weekend play. The next two days will offer another opportunity to rectify that trend. He’s in the top 10 of scoring on Thursdays and Fridays, but outside the top 170 in both weekend rounds. “I still have the firepower, but that consistency is what I’m trying to get back,â€� Spieth said. If there’s been a promising sign this week, it’s that Spieth hasn’t had to rely solely on his putter. That club has been a crutch while he’s struggled with his ballstriking. He’s had several of the best putting performances of his career this season. It’s how he contended at the PGA Championship and Charles Schwab Challenge and found himself on the leaderboard halfway through last week’s Wyndham Championship. He’s holed just one putt outside 20 feet this week, a 30-footer for birdie on the par-3 fourth hole Friday. He’s missed just seven greens through two rounds. He’s gaining strokes off the tee, as well. The real test will be this weekend, when the pressure increases and the tee times get later. Spieth’s weekend struggles this season have been well-documented. He also shot 131 in the first two rounds of the Wyndham Championship, but missed the 54-hole cut after shooting 77 on Saturday. Spieth hit three shots O.B. last week. “I think that the turnaround in ball-striking week-to-week is certainly awesome to see that it’s possible, that it was close,â€� he said. His driver has been the last club to come around, and he didn’t drive the ball as well as he’d like on his final nine. He was still able to shoot 32 on that side despite hitting just three fairways. He missed three of his final four fairways Friday. That’s when he called his putter into action. It’s a good safety net to have. He had to make an 11-footer for par on the eighth hole after he drove into a fairway bunker and his next shot landed in a bad lie in an old divot. He pushed his tee shot on his final hole right into a bad lie in the fescue, but was able to take a drop because his feet were on the cart path. That gave him a better lie, and he was able to hit his 200-yard approach to 19 feet. He ended the day by sinking the putt. “There were still some good shots,â€� Spieth said. “They were tighter than they have been, but I did get a little off on my back nine with the long clubs, so I’d really like to fine-tune that for tomorrow’s round. If I’m putting the ball in the right positions off the tee, I feel really confident about the rest of the game.â€�
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Abraham Ancer and C.T. Pan know the numbers are right there staring them in the face no matter how hard they try to ignore them. Both sit in or around important FedExCup bubbles and both are also in the mix for the International Presidents Cup team. Looking at projections and worrying about the scenarios though is not something they want to focus on. Good golf will take care of things. Finally, after what had been some lean times for the pair, they have kicked into gear when it counts. Ancer started the Playoffs in 67th in the FedExCup knowing he must play well at THE NORTHERN TRUST to stay inside the top 70 for the BMW Championship. Rounds of 67-65 have the Mexican at 10 under through two rounds, behind only Jordan Spieth in the clubhouse after the morning wave Friday. Pan has posted 68-67 to sit at 7 under and inside the top 10 at this stage. He started the Playoffs in 35th position knowing he has two weeks to push into the top 30 to ensure a place at the TOUR Championship. Furthermore, Pan (eighth) and Ancer (10th) now have an incredible chance to wrap up a spot in Ernie Els’ International Team for the Dec 12-15 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne. The top eight players secure spots after next week’s BMW Championship. With Jason Day (seventh) set to miss the cut and Cameron Smith (sixth) in danger of doing the same at THE NORTHERN TRUST Pan and Ancer are in position to jump the Australians on the points list. “Going into the tournament sitting at 67 I just have to play a solid tournament. That should be fine,â€� Ancer said. “But I don’t really think about it that much while I’m playing. I know if I just do a good job with my game plan, I should be just fine. “The Presidents Cup is definitely in the back of my mind as one of the goals for the whole year. But I think if I just keep thinking about it, it just adds pressure to what I’m doing and it’s not going to help. I just have to play solid golf and I’ll have a good chance to sneak in there.â€� Since winning the Australian Open and finishing runner up at the ISPS Handa Melbourne World Cup of Golf late last year Ancer has been on Els’ radar for the biennial teams competition. But with only one top 10 on the PGA TOUR since his victory down under he has slid out of the automatic zone. Els has made it known he’d like Ancer to play his way on to the team. Pan won the RBC Heritage in April and was third in the Charles Schwab Challenge in May but has not finished better than a T36 at the Travelers Championship since. “Getting into the top 30 has always been my goal. I haven’t done it yet but I won for the first time this year and that was a dream come true. Hopefully I can double down on that and make another dream come true,â€� Pan said. “The Presidents Cup is definitely on my mind but all we can do is hit one good shot at a time. I definitely want to be part of the team and play my best for captain Els.â€�
Bucs defensive tackle Vita Vea has a sprained LCL in his left knee but will not require surgery, a source told ESPN.
