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The Starter: Grace in defeat

Matthew Fitzpatrick may not have won The Players Championship, but he handled hecklers and heartbreak was endearing; Name-dropping for TGL Finals; Masters is one week closer.

๐ŸŒ๐Ÿฝ Cameron Young won the Players Championship for his first major championship title. Oh, wait, the Players isnโ€™t a major, is it?

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England's Matthew Fitzpatrick played well enough to nearly win his first Players Championship, but how he reacted while losing by a stroke to Cameron Young was roundly applauded.

๐ŸŒ๐Ÿฝ Matt Fitzpatrick, who finished runner-up to Young with a bogey on the 72nd hole, was the victim of some loud hecklers on the final couple of holes. On the 18th tee, Fitzpatrick asked Young โ€” with a smile โ€” โ€œDo you hate me, too?โ€ How cool was that?

๐ŸŒ๐Ÿฝ After the finale, Fitzpatrick offered congratulations to Youngโ€™s wife and parents. How generous was that?

๐ŸŒ๐Ÿฝ Ludvig Aberg, who for about 63 holes, was the Players champion in waiting, rinsed his chances with a couple of inexplicable wildly wayward shots. Was the moment too big for him?

๐ŸŒ๐Ÿฝ Michael Brennanโ€™s swing coach is a middle school teacher. Adam Harrell is a PGA Professional who began to work with Brennan when he was 12 years old. But now he also teaches math to sixth-graders. Wonder whoโ€™s tougher to teach?

๐ŸŒ๐Ÿฝ Los Angeles GC will face Jupiter Links in a best-of-three series for the TGL championship. Quick, how many players can you name for each team?

๐ŸŒ๐Ÿฝ Zach Johnson won his PGA Tour Champions debut. Why does that happen so often?

๐ŸŒ๐Ÿฝ Tiger Woods, still recovering from disc replacement back surgery in October, says he hasnโ€™t ruled out playing in the Masters. But he hasnโ€™t ruled it in, has he?

๐ŸŒ๐Ÿฝ Is it really just three weeks until the Masters? Already?


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