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As the game now makes its way toward a WGC event, a major and the FedEx Cup playoffs, it's hard not to notice other big-time sports are coming online alongside the PGA Tour in the United States.
As it turns out, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has been a go-to resource for those in charge of ramping up play in stadiums and arenas. As Ron Green Jr. tells us, Monahan has burnished his reputation by being a strong, focused leader in a time of crisis.
For young Englishman Matthew Fitzpatrick, a stealthy ascent into the top 20 of the world ranking should not be a surprise. Because, John Hopkins writes, Fitzpatrick is as solid in character as he is a golfer.
Motherhood appears to suit Michelle Wie West just fine, Steve Eubanks reports, as her increased opportunity for TV commentary and her upcoming role as a Solheim Cup assistant captain point to an increased level of maturity and perspective.
In winning the 3M Open on Sunday and earning a spot in the field at September's U.S. Open, 35-year-old Michael Thompson used two late birdies at TPC Twin Cities in Minnesota to claim his second PGA Tour title seven years after his first.
For world No. 16 Tony Finau, however, the result was another example of not grabbing a victory after putting himself in position to do so.
As the European Tour made its full return at the Betfred British Masters, meanwhile, 23-year-old Renato Paratore of Italy closed strongly at Close House Golf Club for his second victory on the circuit.
For PGA professional Chip King, Grandfather Golf & Country Club in the Blue Ridge Mountains is the best of all worlds. Ron Green Jr. says King's position there comes as the result of making his own luck and learning from the best.
After an update to the design of another mountain-based golf course – this one to the south of Chattanooga, Tennessee – Sean Fairholm relates in this week's edition of The Divot that players there now have a better chance to enjoy their games as much as they do the surroundings.
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