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TourTalkQuotableMike Ehrmann, Getty ImagesSCHEFFLER, McILROY BANK BIG-TIME BONUSESScottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, the top two players in the FedEx Cup standings, each earned eight figures worth of bonuses Sunday by virtue of their regular-season performances.Scheffler, who won four tournaments, including the PGA Championship and Open Championship, earned $10 million as the top player in the standings following the Wyndham Championship and another $8 million as the No. 1 player in the Comcast Business Tour Top 10. McIlroy, who won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the Players Championship and the Masters, earned a $4 million FedEx Cup bonus and $6 million from the Comcast Business Tour Top 10 pool.Neither player was in the field at the Wyndham Championship, and although Scheffler will tee it up in this week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship, McIlroy is the only player among the top 70 who opted to skip the playoff opener. READ MOREPGA Tour-PIF talks remain stalledNegotiations between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund over a potential reunification of men’s professional golf remain stagnant, Adam Scott confirmed to reporters Wednesday ahead of the Wyndham Championship.“Obviously there’s not much happening between [the two sides],” said Scott, a PGA Tour Policy Board player director who was part of two White House negotiating sessions earlier this year. “I don’t know if more White House visits are really necessary. It was really quite an experience, I have to say. Those conversations haven’t advanced far from there, and with [new PGA Tour CEO] Brian [Rolapp] stepping in, a lot of that’s going to fall onto his desk now. I think that he needs some time to kind of really get up to speed and understand what’s going on with that.” READ MORELIV Golf to boost purses in ’26LIV Golf’s purses will increase in 2026 as the league pumps more investment into its team operations, Sports Business Journal reported. LIV’s current weekly tournament purses of $25 million will go to $30 million in 2026, four sources familiar with the process told SBJ, and the extra capital will go toward the league’s weekly team competition. READ MORETap-InsMinjee Lee won the 2025 Rolex Annika Major Award, which annually recognizes the player with the most outstanding record in the LPGA’s five major championships. READ MOREThe AIG Women’s Open will be played at Royal St George’s for the first time in 2027, the R&A announced. READ MOREOak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., will host the 2037 U.S. Women’s Open, the USGA announced. READ MOREThe Nicklaus-Jacklin Award – which honors the player who best represents the spirit of the Ryder Cup – is set to return for the 2025 competition at Bethpage Black. READ MORECompiled by Mike CullityCoverPicture ThisThe DivotPeace with shortfalls propels YoungCallaway Apex Ai150 080425Porthcawl showcases women’s gainsCallaway X-Forged 080425Pic This 2USGA Handicap 080425Excerpt GGP+USGA Rules 080425It's Your HonorCallaway Chrome Tour 080425Tour TalkPING iDi 080425Extra HolesO’Brien’s song: Ballet to BandonTPC Vacations 080425Range RatShip Sticks 080425Ping’s iDi driving irons advance sound, feel and controlFix the yips with Odyssey’s ‘best’ ChipperOCMD 080425PGA GamerSubplots bubble up in playoff scramblePGA Tour App 080425Women’s Open a welcome event for WalesLPGA RAMA 080425LPGA GamerJapan's Yamashita seizes golden chanceRobotic mowers on task at PorthcawlBandon Dunes 080425Motocaddy 080425‘Greatest grind’ stirs Walker Cup intrigueWGA 080425Summy tops Fang to win Western AmateurEAGS 080425‘New’ D.C. Amateur to support public golfPGA of America 080425StatsMasthead