- Golf Channel
It took 7 years, but Leishman is back at East Lake
ATLANTA – When Marc Leishman qualified for the 2009 Tour Championship, it felt natural, easy even. Now, seven years, three children and three PGA Tour victories later, it’s easy to concede that sometimes things don’t go as planned. The Australian was playing his first year on Tour in ’09 and his trip to East Lake locked up the Rookie of the Year Award. It was also marked the last time he had played the finale before qualifying for this year's edition. “The first year I got in, I wanted to make a habit of being here, and I didn't, so it's nice to be back here this year,” Leishman said on Wednesday. “Golf's a funny game. It can change very quickly.” But then this time Leishman has done much more
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Nintendo's hidden NES 'Golf' game on Switch is likely a tribute to Iwata
Looks like that copy of the NES game Golf discovered on the Nintendo Switch earlier this week could be a tribute to Satoru Iwata, the late president of Nintendo. The hidden copy of Golf found on every Switch console appears to reference Iwata in several ways, which is appropriate considering Iwata was the programmer on the original 1984 game. According to Switch Brew, a wiki focused on hacking and analyzing the software powering Nintendo's latest console, the game can only be launched when specific requirements are meant. SEE ALSO: Nintendo hid a copy of the NES game 'Golf' on every Switch First off, Golf can only be played when the console's date is set to July 11, the date of Iwata's death
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Rahm could take FedExCup and Race to Dubai
ATLANTA – Jon Rahm watched last year’s Tour Championship on television, just three months removed from his college career and bound for the PGA Tour following top-5 finishes at the Quicken Loans National and RBC Canadian Open. That he enters this week’s finale fifth on the playoff points list is a testament to how well the Spaniard has played his first full year as a professional. That he also has a chance to win the European Tour’s season-long race is amazing, even to Rahm. “If I ever get to do it, it will be a really special moment,” said Rahm, who is third on the Continent’s season-long points list. “But if I get to do it in my rookie year, I mean, I can't explain it. I can't explain what
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