- ABC News
From start to finish, Thomas was best in golf this season
Justin Thomas had an inkling back in January that this season might be something special. More than winning the Sony Open for a sweep of Hawaii and his third victory in five starts, it was how he won. Thomas opened with a 59 and never let up until he set the PGA Tour's record for lowest 72-hole score and won by seven shots. Instead of trying to protect a lead, he left everyone in his wake. "I felt like after that, I learned a lot to where I could kind of ride that momentum out for the year," Thomas said. But there was a moment early in the week at Waialae that might have set the tone for a FedEx Cup title that came down to the last hour. Thomas played with Jordan Spieth when he shot 59, and the
- Golf Channel
Presidents Cup 101: A guide to this week's matches
I thought the FedExCup marked the end of the PGA Tour season, but now I see there's a "Presidents Cup" on this week's schedule. What's that all about? The Presidents Cup is a team event, similar to the Ryder Cup. What's the difference? In the Ryder Cup, the United States plays against Europe. In the Presidents Cup, the U.S. plays against an "International" team, meaning all countries EXCEPT Europe. The Presidents Cup is held every two years, in non-Ryder Cup years, which 2017 happens to be. So, the Americans have to play one of these cup events every year, while the foreign players get every other year off? Why don't they just combine the two events? Well, for one thing, they're the properties
- Golf Channel
After Further Review: 2017 Tour Championship
Each week, GolfChannel.com takes a look back at the week in golf. Here's what's weighing on our writers' minds. Xander Schauffele, 23, may have won the Tour Championship Sunday in an upset, but the fact that the final event came down to a duel of youthful talent was fitting. After Sergio Garcia's victory at the Masters, the rest of this year's big prizes all belonged to rising young stars. Justin Thomas (24) won the PGA Championship and the FedEx Cup, and he will be the Player of the Year. Si Woo Kim (22) won The Players, Brooks Koepka (27) won the U.S. Open and Justin Spieth (24) The Open. Forty feels old again on the PGA Tour. - Randall Mell On a still underwhelming season finale ... It always
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