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Flexible Article TitleThere were three English flags atop the Honda Classic leaderboard as Sunday dawned, but Tommy Fleetwood, Lee Westwood and Luke Donald all came up short in the final round at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Fleetwood, who led through 54 holes and was seeking his first PGA Tour victory, came the closest to winning, making a dramatic birdie at the 17th hole to keep his hopes alive but finishing third after drowning his second shot to the par-5 18th.Sungjae Im won the Honda Classic, his first tour title, taming PGA National’s vaunted Bear Trap while his pursuers fell by the watery wayside. Finland’s Sami Välimäki won the European Tour’s Oman Open on Sunday, defeating South Africa’s Brandon Stone in a playoff in the port city of Muscat.A coronavirus scare involving Italian players Lorenzo Gagli and Edoardo Molinari created a stir before the start of the Oman Open. The apparent demise of Coul Links, a proposed course in the Scottish Highlands denied planning permission by the nation’s government, was a stunning setback for the man who had spent five years of his life and a considerable amount of money on the project, writes John Hopkins.No matter how players described the Champion Course at PGA National, they all came away battered and bruised in a Honda Classic that was one of the most trying regular PGA Tour events in recent memory, writes Sean Fairholm. Brooks Koepka’s missed cut at the Honda Classic was the latest poor performance in an uncharacteristic stretch for the four-time major champion.In bringing the US Open into sharper focus with an edgy branding campaign, USGA officials are setting the narrative rather than having it set for them, which has happened too often in recent years, writes Ron Green Jr.Without officially calling it a rota, the USGA has decided that future US Opens will be played on a smaller collection of courses, perhaps as few as five or six.Spain’s José Luis Ballester Barrio clinched the biggest title of his young career when he beat Germany’s Jannik de Bruyn in the final of the Spanish International Men’s Amateur Championship at RGC Sevilla, writes Colin Callander.The chance to use a late legend’s putter can stoke the imagination, this week’s instalment of The Divot explains.Mike CullityE-MAIL MIKECoverWhat's InsideA Requiem For Coul LinksCallaway Mavrik Hybrid 030220Channeling ArniePlus ExcerptCrisp Wisdom Imbues New U.S. Open Brand CampaignU.S. Open Tightens Host Site ListWatch This USGA 030220Picture This: GalleryPicture This: PlaneA Quick 9Motocaddy Debuts Trolley With Everything At Your FingertipsRange RatPGA National The Only One Unscathed At HondaIm Conquers Bear TrapEnglishmen Come Up Short At PGA NationalKoepka’s Hectic Week Ends In Missed CutLPGA 030220Dollars And Sense Drive Change At The R&AFinn Välimäki Scores First TitleVirus Uncertainty Briefly Sidelines ItaliansBallester, Pinthier Win Spanish International TitlesCoronation Foursomes Fosters Lifelong MemoriesStatisticsPostscriptMasthead