On Monday Rory McIlroy pulled out of his second tournament in two weeks due to a stress fracture in his lower ribs. The injury usually has a four-to-six week recovery schedule, seemingly putting McIlroy on the sidelines until March.
Greg Eason is off to an inauspicious Web.com Tour start. At the wind-swept Bahamas Great Exuma Classic, Eason lost a whopping 32 balls in two days on his way to posting 91-95. His first round at the Great Abaco Classic wasn’t promising either, entering the final hole eight over on the day. And then this happened:
Tiger Woods returned to golf at the Hero World Challenge in December, yet his appearance this week at the Farmers Insurance Open marks his first official US PGA Tour event in 17 months.
Kiradech Aphibarnrat has three wins on the European Tour, finished T-15 at last year’s Masters and competed in golf’s return to the Olympics. Still the 27-year-old is in the category of players only known by golf diehards. If he continues to give interviews like this, however, that could be changing.
All 30 players teeing it up at East Lake have a shot at the $10 million postseason prize, but only a select few control their destiny. Here are the scenarios enabling each player to win the 2016 FedEx Cup
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