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It is one of golf's burning questions, who exactly will earn a tee time for the season-ending TOUR Championship, but this year there's a wrinkle. The tournament has invited Adam Sandler to play a round early in the week (Sept. 2-5) to commemorate the 25th anniversary of "Happy Gilmore," the comedy in which he plays a washed-up hockey player who discovers a hidden knack for golf (and super-long drives). The TOUR Championship posted on social media, "Hey, @AdamSandler, if this gets 10K retweets, will you come play 18 holes with us at the end of August? We take a lot of pride in having you as the 1996 TOUR Championship winner." Fans took up the challenge, sending the post over the 10,000 mark in just nine hours. Two-time FedExCup champion Rory McIlroy upped the ante with a quote tweet, "Meet me on the 9th green at 9. And wear something nice @AdamSandler." Sandler, who in the movie plays to save his grandmother's house and along the way gets into a fight with Bob Barker, has not yet weighed in on whether he will accept the tee time. He did post on Instagram a video of himself taking a Happy-esque swing in which he narrates the action. "OK, it's been 25 years since I've done this," he says before smashing a drive, showing no signs of rust. It's been a quarter century, but it looks like Happy hasn't missed a beat.

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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Satoshi Kodaira made a 25-foot birdie putt on the third playoff hole to defeat Si Woo Kim after coming from six shots behind in the final round of the RBC Heritage for his first PGA TOUR victory on Sunday. Kodaira, 28, had finished off his round of 66 to get to 12-under par about an hour before Kim finished. Kodaira matched Kim with two pars on the 18th hole before rolling in his winning putt on the par-3 17th. Kim came up short on his 21-footer for birdie to keep the playoff going. Bryson DeChambeau (66) and Luke List (72) were tied for third. Third-round leader Ian Poulter’s bid for a second tour title in three weeks ended with a 75 and a tie for seventh.

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After taking a major off, Tiger Woods is back. But the 150th Open, at St. Andrews, will be about more than just him. We get you set for what could be a wild week.

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