Jamal Khashoggi’s murder has put other Saudi Arabia human-rights issues into light, putting the European Tour, Pelley and players in a precarious position.
With seven automatic qualifiers for the European Ryder Cup team already in place, Thorbjorn Olesen’s T-20 finish was enough to claim the eighth and final spot
Marquee names headed home early include Jason Day, Marc Leishman, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson, Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Tommy Fleetwood and Paul Casey.
Fortunately for the viewers at home, there’s plenty of do-or-die matches that will provide plenty of drama and remove most of the confusing scenarios. The main event of course being Jordan Spieth (2-0) vs Patrick Reed (2-0).
After Friday’s second round of the Valspar Championship, Paul Casey said, “I want to win this week, but if I don’t I want Tiger to win this week.” One of those wishes came true.
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