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The PGA TOUR shares in mourning the passing of Dave Anderson, whose distinguished journalistic career included coverage of many of golf’s greatest moments for more than half a century. Following are comments by PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan and former Commissioners Deane Beman and Tim Finchem: Jay Monahan: “No one treated golf and golfers with more respect than Dave Anderson. Likely, because he himself personified elegance and dignity that matched the qualities that are the fabric of our game.� Tim Finchem: “I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dave Anderson, an incredibly talented journalist who was a fixture for decades at golf’s biggest events. Dave was always extremely thoughtful and fair in what he wrote and was highly respected by players and golf’s leadership alike. “We are truly fortunate that he had a genuine affinity for golf and that he educated and entertained his loyal readership about our sport. “Dave will be greatly missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him and his countless fans.� Deane Beman: “Dave Anderson is one of the scribes that I believe had enormous respect from everyone for what he wrote. He cared about golf, and certainly cared about the golfers. “I remember as if it was yesterday I was having breakfast with Dave and Sam Snead in New York and we were there talking about the book, The History of the PGA TOUR. Dave, in a very clever half-joking, but half-serious way, asked Sam whether Hogan was as good as everyone thought he was. This was after Hogan had passed away. Back when Ben was winning his majors, they played 36 holes on the final day, and Dave asked Sam whether it was true that he hit it so straight, that he had to hit the ball out of his own divot in the final round. Sam waved his finger and said, ‘If he was that good, don’t you think he could have hit it a bit to the right or a bit to the left?’ It was a very clever setup by Dave. He was just a very special guy and a special writer in the world of golf.�

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NASSAU, Bahamas – Justin Thomas has been sporting sunglasses at the Hero World Challenge this week, but he’s not taking a page from Phil Mickelson. As it turns out, Thomas underwent LASIK surgery a week and a half ago, and he’s trying to protect his eyes in the bright sunshine at Albany Golf Club. “Yeah, I’ve been wanting to do it for a while,” Thomas said after shooting a 5-under 67 in the first round at the Hero, where he trails co-leaders Abraham Ancer, Daniel Berger and Rory McIlroy by one. “It finally just worked out with the schedule to get it done. “That’s why I keep walking around with the sunglasses,” he continued. “I don’t wear those too often, just trying to protect the eyes.” (He normally wears contact lenses.) “Yeah, it was nice to get that done a week and a half ago and try to put it to the test here this week.” If Thursday was a test, he earned a decent grade. He birdied the 14th, 15th and 16th holes to take the outright lead at 7 under before a hiccup at the last, where he made double bogey to slip into a tie for second with playing partner Brooks Koepka and Webb Simpson. Thomas is coming off a third-place finish at the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, Mexico, and is 32nd in the FedExCup and sixth in the Official World Golf Ranking. He finished fourth in the FedExCup last season, with seven top-10 finishes, including a win at THE PLAYERS Championship, despite finishing outside the top 100 in Strokes Gained: Putting. As for his bloodshot eyes Thursday, Thomas said they didn’t hurt. “They look terrible,” he said, “but they feel fine. They’re just a little dry.”

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