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The Starter: Is it Charley Hull's time to shine?

England's rising star seeks her first major; PGA Tour, LIV Golf unite at Scottish Open; Is the ISCO Championship in a no-win situation?

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Charley Hull has 12 top-10 finishes in 63 major appearances, including five runner-up finishes.

⛳ Charley Hull, who has five runner-up finishes in LPGA major championships, is on another major leaderboard at this weekend’s Amundi Evian Championship. Is it finally her turn?

⛳ However, is it bigger news that Nelly Korda, winner of the first two majors of the year, started the Evian with a 3-over 74?

⛳ Rory McIlroy was in a five-way tie for the lead at the Genesis Scottish Open. Is this a good sign for next week’s British Open or just another McIlroy tease?

⛳ Because the Genesis Scottish Open is co-sanctioned between the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour, the event has a number of LIV Golf members in the field. Isn’t this what golf could have looked like had LIV and the PGA Tour made a deal?

⛳ On the other hand, the ISCO Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, which is the “opposite field event” to the Scottish Open, is full of second-tier DP World Tour players. Does this help or hurt the ISCO?

⛳ The ISCO exception is Max Homa, who was solo second at the John Deere Classic, which got him into the British Open. Instead of prepping at the Scotting Open, Homa kept his commitment to play in the ISCO. Classy move or big mistake?

⛳ Much-hyped Tour rookie Jackson Koivun is actually the betting favorite at the ISCO, despite it only being Koivun’s second event as a professional. Would you bet more than a couple of bucks on Koivun?

⛳ After this week’s Kaulig Companies Championship, which is a major on the PGA Tour Champions, the Tour announced that it will no longer hold events at the venerable Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Does this mean the Tour believes the game has passed Firestone by?

⛳ The annual American Century Championship celebrity tournament is this weekend at Lake Tahoe. Will it get more television viewers than the ISCO?


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