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What more can Scottie Scheffler do this season? Well, entering this week's season-ending Tour Championship, he can ...
> become the first back-to-back winner of the FedEx Cup;
> with a win, join Tiger Woods (2007, 2009) and Rory McIlroy (2016, 2019, 2022) as the only players to win multiple FedEx Cup titles;
> and finish inside the top 25 in all 19 starts this season, with a season-high 16 top-10 finishes — including 14 straight.
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK
With the U.S. Ryder Cup team's six automatic qualifiers determined, who should round out captain Keegan Bradley's 12-player squad?
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PGA Tour: Tour Championship
Site: East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, 1-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:30-7 p.m. (NBC): Sunday, noon to 1:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 1:30-6 p.m. (NBC).
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European Tour: British Masters
Site: The Belfry (Brabazon), Sutton Coldfield, England.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (NBC Sports app); Saturday, 7 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel); Sunday, 7-11 a.m. (Golf Channel), 11 a.m. to noon (NBC Sports app).
LPGA Tour: CPKC Women's Open
Site: Mississauga Golf and Country Club, Mississauga, Ontario.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, 9 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel); Saturday, 4-4:30 p.m. (NBC Sports app), 4:30-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 3-4 p.m. (NBC Sports app), 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel).
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LIV Golf League: LIV Golf Michigan
Site: The Cardinal at Saint John’s, Plymouth, Michigan.
Television [ET]: Friday, noon to 2 p.m. (Fox Sports app), 2-5 p.m. (FOX); Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon (FS2), noon to 3 p.m. (FOX); Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m. (FS1), 4:30-6 p.m. (FOX).
PGA Tour Champions: Ally Challenge
Site: Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan.
Television [ET]: Friday, 2:30-4:30 p.m. (NBC Sports app), 7-9 p.m. (Golf Channel-tape delay); Saturday, 2:30-4:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 1:30-4:30 p.m. (Golf Channel).
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USGA: U.S. Women’s Senior Open
Site: San Diego Country Club, Chula Vista, California.
Television [ET]: Saturday, 4-7 p.m. (Peacock), 8-10 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 4-7 p.m. (Peacock), 7-9 p.m. (Golf Channel). Defending champion: Leta Lindley.
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OCTOBER
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