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Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg was scratched from his scheduled start against the Yankees on Saturday because of a nerve issue with his right hand. The World Series MVP said he wasn’t “extremely concerned” and doubts he will be sidelined for too long.
Brooks Koepka looks to get his 2019-20 season back on track at TPC Southwind, where he’ll defend his title at the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational title. FedExCup leader Justin Thomas and newly-minted world No. 1 Jon Rahm also headline the field. This is Rahm’s first start since his victory at the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. FIELD NOTES: With 550 FedExCup points available to the winner, there are three players who could supplant Thomas atop the standings: Webb Simpson, who was runner-up at TPC Southwind last year, Sungjae Im and Bryson DeChambeau. The top nine players in the FedExCup are in the field… The entire top eight in the Official World Golf Ranking will be in the field… In all, 45 of the top 50 players in the OWGR will tee it up at TPC Southwind – the most of any event during the 2019-20 TOUR season… Seventy-eight players from 19 countries will tee it up in Memphis… Henrik Stenson will make his first start since the TOUR’s Return to Golf in June… Puerto Rico Open winner Viktor Hovland is set to make his first career start at a WGC. FEDEXCUP: Winner gets 550 FedExCup points. COURSE: TPC Southwind, 7,238 yards, par 70. After 30 years as the host club of the FedEx St. Jude Classic, the Ron Prichard layout – southeast of Memphis – was elevated to a WGC host. Loren Roberts came on board in 2004 for the most recent upgrade. STORYLINES: Daniel Berger looks to continue his good vibes at TPC Southwind. He won back-to-back titles at the FedEx St. Jude Classic in 2016 and 2017 and returned to the winner’s circle for the first time since in the first event of the TOUR’s Return to Golf, the Charles Schwab Challenge… Collin Morikawa, who won last year’s Barracuda Championship played opposite the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, is now a two-time TOUR winner after recently beating Thomas in a playoff at the Workday Charity Open… Dustin Johnson returns to action after withdrawing from the 3M Open. Johnson, like Berger, is a two-time winner at TPC Southwind and a six-time WGC winner. 72-HOLE RECORD: 264, Brooks Koepka (2019) 18-HOLE RECORD: 62, Jon Rahm (2019, first round), Rory McIlroy (2019, third round) LAST TIME: Koepka won his first World Golf Championship by three shots over Simpson. It was Koepka’s third win of the season. In the process he became the PGA TOUR Regular Season leader in FedExCup points and also clinched top spot in the Wyndham Rewards Top 10. He also became just the sixth player to win a major championship and a World Golf Championship in the same year. March Leishman finished third while Tommy Fleetwood, Matthew Fitzpatrick, and Rory McIlroy finished T4, five shots back of Koepka’s winning total. HOW TO FOLLOW Television: Thursday-Friday, 2 p.m.-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday, 12 p.m.-2 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2 p.m.-6 p.m. (CBS). Sunday, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3 p.m.-7 p.m. (CBS). PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday 12 p.m.-7 p.m. (Featured Groups). Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (Featured Groups), 2 p.m.-6 p.m. (Featured Holes). Sunday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (Featured Groups), 3 p.m.-7 p.m. (Featured Holes). Radio: Thursday-Friday, 1 p.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, 2 p.m.-7 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio).
A collection of veterans and up-and-coming TOUR stars looking for a life-changing victory – not unlike Collin Morikawa a year ago – will compete at the Barracuda Championship. The event alternate to the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational will again be the TOUR’s only Modified Stableford event. FIELD NOTES: Will Gordon, who earned Special Temporary Membership at the end of June, will look to build on his successful summer so far. He can earn membership for the 2020-21 season if his non-member FedExCup points exceed or equal No. 125 in the FedExCup standings. Entering the 3M Open, where he missed the cut, Gordon had four more points than No. 96 Phil Mickelson… Two-time major champion Martin Kaymer is set to make his 2019-20 PGA TOUR debut… Washington State University standout Derek Bayley is among the sponsor exemptions… Other college stars that received exemptions include Peter Kuest and Sahith Theegala… Morikawa isn’t defending his title as he qualified for the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational… Troy Merritt looks to build off his runner-up in 2019. Merritt held the 54-hole lead before being clipped by Morikawa late Sunday. FEDEXCUP: Winner gets 300 FedExCup points. COURSE: Tahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood), 7,390 yards, par 71. The 2004 Jack Nicklaus design takes over as host venue from another Nicklaus design (the Blue Course at Montreux G&CC). Old Greenwood typically plays as a par-72, but the 10th hole has been changed from a par 5 to a par 4 for the TOUR. STORYLINES: Up for grabs at the Barracuda is a spot in the U.S. Open. The top two players, not otherwise exempt, in the top 10 and ties, will earn a place at Winged Foot later this year… This marks the ninth year for the Modified Stableford format. Eagles are worth five points, birdies are worth two points and pars are worth zero. Bogeys deduct one point while double bogeys cost three… Eleven winners, including Morikawa, have made the championship their first TOUR victory, including the last three in a row… Morikawa was also just the second Barracuda winner who didn’t have at least a share of the 54-hole lead… This is the first year at Tahoe Mountain Club. 72-HOLE RECORD: +49, Geoff Ogilvy (2014). Stroke-play record: 267, Vaughn Taylor (2005). 18-HOLE RECORD: +22, Kyle Reifers (4th round, 2015), Chad Campbell (3rd round, 2018). Stroke-play record: 61, Scott Piercy (3rd round, 2011). LAST TIME: Morikawa birdied four of his final five holes to win the 2019 Barracuda Championship for his first TOUR title. It was Morikawa’s third consecutive top-4 finish after making his first TOUR start as a professional at the RBC Canadian Open earlier in the summer. Troy Merritt finished three points back of Morikawa, while John Chin, Robert Streb, and Bronson Burgoon rounded out the top five. HOW TO FOLLOW Television: Thursday-Friday, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday-Sunday, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Frankie Dettori and his “favourite girl” Enable are targeting the “impossible” by winning a third Arc de Triomphe in October, fired up by a close bond and decent supply of mint sweets. The six-year-old mare won an historic third King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes on Saturday in sizzling style. “She has enormous mental strength,” said Gosden after her 5 1/2 length win in the King George.
The United States has scrapped its 14-day quarantine for overseas PGA Tour golfers, but that’s not enough to convince former world No. 1 Lee Westwood to get on an airplane and fly to America. The US federal government decided Friday that professional golfers no longer have to quarantine for two weeks because the USPGA Tour has put in place numerous health measures such as regular testing for the coronavirus. “I don’t feel it is right to jump on a plane for 12 hours,” the 47-year-old Westwood told reporters Saturday at the British Masters.
