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- East Lake Greens Not In Pro-Am Shape
- The FedEx Cup can't seem to catch a break. Marred by controversy over big-name players skipping events, criticism over the points system and the $10 million deferred payday, now comes more bad news about East...
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- Finchem addresses Mickelson's W/D
- Golf Digest's Bob Carney sat in on Tim Finchem's interview at the BMW Championship today, where the PGA Tour Commissioner was grilled about Phil Mickelson's withdrawal from this week's FedEx Cup playoffs event, as well...
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- Mickelson saved biggest shot for Finchem
- Steve Elling, who covers golf for CBSSports.com, didn't miss the most interesting news to come out the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday. Everyone who was paying attention to golf Monday knows that Phil Mickelson beat...
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- Will Mickelson be Next to Skip a FedEx Cup Event?
- It's becoming more and more fashionable among the rock stars of the game to skip at least one FedEx Cup event. Tiger Woods set the precedent at The Barclays. Ernie Els bowed out of...
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- Commissioner Finchem Just Won't Give it Up
- Tim Finchem, in typical Tim Finchem fashion, played his cards close to the vest when he spoke with reporters at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Thursday. The two revelations:1) He's not upset that players...
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- Sabbatini, Nicklaus Fill Up the Notebooks
- Rory Sabbatini has become a media favorite in the past few months, mostly because he's not afraid to tell it like it is. During his sit-down in the interview room yesterday at the Deutsche...
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- Els Skipping Deutsche Bank
- Ernie Els is 10th in the FedEx Cup points standings, but he won't be playing this week at the Deutsche Bank Championship near Boston. Els withdrew from the tournament today. "I have been on the...
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- Gambling On Tour Isn't What It Used To Be
- There was a time when some tour players earned more in practice-round money games than they did in the actual tournament. That's not the case anymore. Jim McCabe writes about the demise of the Tuesday...
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- Three Men, Lots Of Cash
- Where can you get a conversation about the FedEx Cup, golf tips at Westchester Country Club, a denial of presidential interest and a quick analysis about the fortunes of the stock market? Try CNBC, which...
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- Maggert: Finchem Shoved FedEx Cup 'Down Our Throats'
- Jeff Maggert told Ed Hardin of the Greensboro (N.C.) News & Record that he's tired of hearing criticism of Tiger Woods for skipping this week's Barclays, the first tournament in the FedEx Cup. Maggert,...
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- Let The FedEx Cup Criticism Begin!
- The FedEx Cup starts this week, and the media is wasting no time in telling us that the tour playoff is, well, a waste of time. The absence of Tiger Woods in this week's...
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- How Come The Greens Aren't Green?
- Do not adjust your TV set -- the brown splotches on Westchester CC's greens are just as obvious to those in attendance at the Barclays as they are to viewers at home. The putting...
