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To be one of the first to experience the new app, you can go to the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and search for “PGA TOUR.” From there you can manually update your app to the newest version. Immersive. Enhanced. Personalized. Connected. Seamless. Purposeful. Those are the characteristics we strove to build into our new website and app, which we are beginning to unveil on Nov. 15. The new PGA TOUR website will launch later this year, and a formal introduction of both products will start the new year at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. We’ve been working for more than a year on this project because we know you are the most passionate fans in the game, and we want to bring you closer to our players, tournaments and the courses where we play. Our new platforms will do that through a clean look and immersive feel, with rich visuals, deep data and enhanced storytelling – all tailored for and by the fan. But this is not just a redesign. It is a fresh start. Everything was rebuilt, including the technology that supports the app and website, which means bringing the TOUR’s unrivaled data and statistics to you faster than ever. Golf is a game of inches, so we know that when it comes to loading speeds, even the smallest margins can make a significant difference. These products were shaped by hundreds of interviews with fans and players. The feedback encouraged us to prioritize visual stories, strong imagery and video, and compelling stats. Our players take center stage, while the beauty of our courses is displayed in unprecedented ways. And it is easier than ever to find what you’re looking for and then dive even deeper. You’ll be able to see a Rory McIlroy highlight moments after it happens, relive Scottie Scheffler’s round through an Instagram-style story or use statistics to gain insights into the success of your favorite player. The new ‘story’ functionality gives you more engaging content about your favorite topics and Tours, and the ability to personalize the app means you’ll quickly receive the information you need to know. In the coming months, we’ll be adding even more features, including the ability to connect your accounts for tickets, streaming and gaming so that all those experiences will be consolidated on one platform. We’ll be adding new elements of TOURCast into the app, as well, putting even more of that award-winning product and its 3D shot trails in your pocket. You can follow a single player or a group, seeing the stats behind their shots just seconds after they’re struck. Future integration of augmented reality and new features will enhance your on-site experience, as well. So whether you’re at home or walking outside the ropes, these new products will bring you closer to the action. We had lots of help along the way, beginning with our partners at Adobe, AWS, CDW and Qualtrics. We enlisted the award-winning firm Work & Co – who has designed products for everyone from AB-InBev to Disney – as well as Captech, Ensemble and Shockoe. And this is just the beginning. We’ll continue to listen to feedback from fans and players and are prepared to quickly respond with enhancements to the app and website along the way. Expect more features to roll out regularly in the coming months.

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2021 TOUR Championship, Round 2 Top 10 win probabilities: 1. Jon Rahm (2, -16, 46.5%) 2. Patrick Cantlay (1, -17, 44.4%) 3. Bryson DeChambeau (3, -11, 3.2%) 4. Justin Thomas (4, -10, 1.5%) 5. Viktor Hovland (T5, -9, 1.0%) 6. Cameron Smith (T5, -9, 0.6%) 7. Harris English (T5, -9, 0.5%) 8. Tony Finau (T5, -9, 0.5%) 9. Rory McIlroy (T10, -8, 0.5%) 10. Louis Oosthuizen (T10, -8, 0.4%) Top Strokes-Gained Performers from Round 2: Putting: Hideki Matsuyama +2.9 Around the Green: Jon Rahm +2.4 Approach the Green: Louis Oosthuizen +1.9 Off-the-tee: Jason Kokrak +1.7 Total: Jon Rahm +3.7 NOTE: These reports are based off of the live predictive model run by @DataGolf. The model provides live “Make Cut”, “Top 20”, “Top 5”, and “Win” probabilities every 5 minutes from the opening tee shot to the final putt of every PGA TOUR event. Briefly, the model takes account of the current form of each golfer as well as the difficulty of their remaining holes, and probabilities are calculated from 20K simulations. To follow live finish probabilities throughout the remainder of the TOUR Championship, or to see how each golfer’s probabilities have evolved from the start of the event to the current time, click here for the model’s home page.

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BRISBANE, Australia — Jack Newton, who lost to Tom Watson in a 1975 Open Championship playoff and tied for second behind Seve Ballesteros at the 1980 Masters before his professional golf career ended in a near-fatal aircraft propeller accident, has died. He was 72. Newton, who had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, died early Friday due to “health complications,” his family said in a statement. “(He) was a fearless competitor and iconic Australian, blazing a formidable trail during his professional golfing career,” his family added. “He fought back from tremendous adversity as only he could.” Newton won the PGA TOUR’s Buick Open in 1978 and the Australian Open in 1979 and three tournaments in Europe before his career —- and nearly his life — ended when he walked into the propeller of a small plane he was about to board at Sydney airport on July 24, 1983. His right arm was severed, he lost sight in his right eye and also sustained severe injuries to his abdomen. Doctors gave him only a 50-50 chance of surviving, and he spent nearly two months in intensive care and required lengthy rehabilitation from his injuries. “Things weren’t looking too good for me. I knew that from the priest walking around my (hospital) bed,” Newton said later. He was 33 at the time of the accident. Despite his near-death experience, Newton and his jovial personality returned to public life. He became a popular television, radio and newspaper golf commentator, golf course designer and chairman of the Jack Newton Junior Golf Foundation, which raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for golf’s up-and-coming players in Australia. The foundation’s annual tournament attracted a who’s who of celebrities and pro golfers in Australia, most of whom dressed up in outlandish costumes as encouraged each year by Newton. Not to be denied from playing the game he loved, he taught himself to play golf one-handed, swinging the club with his left hand in a right-handed stance. He regularly had scores in the mid-80s for 18 holes. That translates to a handicap of about 12 or 14, one that most able-bodied amateur players would aspire to. Newton turned professional in 1971 on the European Tour (DP World Tour) and won his first event, the Dutch Open, the following year. A week later, he won another tournament at Fulford, England and, in 1974, the tour’s match play championship. The Australian’s playoff loss in the 1975 Open Championship at Carnoustie came after Watson had a few rather fortuitous shots. A wire fence kept Watson’s ball in bounds on the eighth hole and the American chipped for eagle at the 14th to claim the Claret Jug by a shot over Newton. “I always felt that if I came into a major with some good form, then I could be dangerous,” Newton had said. “That’s the way I played golf. Once I got my tail up I wasn’t afraid of anybody.” Australian golfer Greg Chalmers said on Twitter: “Every journey starts somewhere, mine was in golf tournaments under the Jack Newton Junior Golf Foundation.” Fellow Aussie pro James Nitties said: “Jack Newton not only an amazing golfer but what he and his family did for charity and junior golf in Australia was truly amazing.” PGA of Australia chief executive Gavin Kirkman praised Newton’s impact on the game Down Under. “Jack has been such an influential figure in Australian golf and his contribution and legacy will live on for many decades to come,” Kirkman said. “He was as tough off the course as he was on it. Yet underlying everything was his deep passion for the game of golf and the positive impact it could have on people’s lives, particularly young people.” Newton is survived by his wife, Jackie, and two children, Kristie and Clint, and six grandchildren. Kristie was a pro golfer and Clint Newton, who was born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, played rugby league in Australia and Britain and represented the United States at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. “His passion for sport and contributing to future generations of golfers and the Australian community demonstrates the character of our father, beloved husband, proud brother, adoring grandfather, and maverick mate,” his family said in the statement.

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