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Scottie Scheffler had reason to smile in 2024
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And that's a wrap
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Will a PGA Tour-LIV Golf deal ever get done?
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Making sense of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Playoffs
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How Olympic golf can be improved
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Advantage Scottie Scheffler?
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A British Open for the ages?
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U.S. entrusts its '25 Ryder Cup hopes with Keegan Bradley
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What makes the Open Championship so special?
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Are the networks giving golf viewers what they really want?
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What will become of Rory McIlroy?
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2024 U.S. Open may have been one for the ages
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What does progress look like between LIV, PGA Tour?
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What makes for a fair — or unfair — U.S. Open setup?
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Open season: What's in store for the U.S. and British majors?
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Is Viktor Hovland next?
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Sizing up the PGA Championship
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What does a winning foursome look like?
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Records are meant to be broken ... but will these be?
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Scottie Scheffler: On a hot streak or becoming golf's next transcendent player?
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Who is to blame for LIV, PGA Tour divide?
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Are changes needed for Augusta National, the Masters?
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The Masters is once again on our minds
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What to make of the Rules of Golf
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Does Scottie Scheffler have what it takes to win the slam?
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The state of golf is ...
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The little symbol that causes a big debate
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How the women's game is viewed — if at all
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Why a scorecard's John Hancock still matters
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Has the WM Phoenix Open reached its tipping point?
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Marshal tales: The good, bad and humorous
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The shots that fray your nerves
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What could — or would — improve your game?
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Which is the best of the west?
$\Kevin Kisner — 144th British Open$

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Who is best for NBC Sports' golf analyst role?
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Game improvement is a high priority for 2024
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Looking into golf's crystal ball for 2024
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Golf ball rollback decision brings strong opinions
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Best golf story of 2023? That's debatable
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Player of the year? Cases made for many
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Tiger Woods still moves the needle
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What's on your holiday wish list?
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How big of a splash will TGL make?
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Should there be major consideration for LIV players?
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Can there be such a thing as too much golf?
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How good is the golf where you live?
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Is Tiger Woods the right U.S. Ryder Cup captain for 2025?
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Plenty of blame for America's latest Ryder Cup loss
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Is a tie a proper finish for the Ryder Cup or Solheim Cup?
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Some Ryder Cup memories are just a notch above
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Is Europe primed for a Solheim Cup three-peat?
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With Ryder Cup teams set, it is now a matter of who will win
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Is U.S. Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson on the hot seat?
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Is the gentleman's game about to become unruly?
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The ultimate buddy trip abroad — if money is no object
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Are the FedEx Cup Playoffs delivering the best format?
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Identifying America's best for the 2023 Ryder Cup team
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How would you rate 2023's majors?
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What's your course of choice?
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What's in store for the 2023 British Open
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Surprising storylines dominate golf in 2023
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U.S. Women's Open checks off Pebble Beach, where next?
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Taking stock of the 2023 U.S. Open
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Who are the winners, losers of the PGA Tour-PIF deal?
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It's U.S. Open week and expectations are high
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PGA Tour's surprising deal with Saudi Arabia's PIF strikes a nerve
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Has a year changed the view of LIV Golf?
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Brooks Koepka's legacy is complicated
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A return to its roots for PGA Championship?
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Memories of PGA Championships past
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Ryder Cup conundrum: With or without LIV players?
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What's in your bag?
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Why does pace of play continue to be an issue?
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Writing the 2023 Masters postscript
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Why the Masters is unlike any other major
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A trip down Masters memory lane
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What to make of the proposed golf ball rollback
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Who is the No. 1 seed among golf's Elite Eight?
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One of golf's great debates: Should the Players be a major?
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Arnold Palmer's legacy lives in the memories
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The makings of a well-designed golf hole
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Mind if I join your group?
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To know is to appreciate
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Who, if anyone, will win his 1st major in 2023?
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LIV Golf finally has a U.S. TV deal, but will anyone watch?
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Will Netflix's 'Full Swing' deliver the drama?
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New year, new game?
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The First Call readers look into the 2023 crystal ball
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Hands down, LIV Golf is 2022's top headline
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Staying close to home
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The LPGA's case of not biting the hand that feeds?
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'Tis the season for holiday spirit
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Who will NBC choose as its new voices of golf?
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With the pressure on, what's your go-to shot?
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Could LIV Golf's franchise model make or break the league?
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Stepping up to the music
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This rule change would please a lot of golfers
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Does LIV Golf's MENA Tour alliance cut the mustard?
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The stats that really make a difference
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LIV Golf: The cases for and against receiving world ranking points
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If you could only play the work of one course architect
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Who do you want playing for all the marbles?
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And the winner is ... Scottie Scheffler
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Is East Lake the right Tour Championship venue?
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Do the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs need a facelift?
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Has Jay Monahan done right by the PGA Tour?
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Should LIV Golf be in the LPGA's future plans?
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Should the PGA Tour look at LIV Golf's playbook?
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What will the remainder of 2022 hold?
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Putting a bow on 2022's majors
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The R&A's Greg Norman call: Petty or prudent
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The memories of British Opens past
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LIV Golf remains foremost in readers' opinions
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Settling the LIV Golf vs. PGA Tour debate
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And the U.S. Open winner is ...
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LIV Golf: To watch or not to watch?
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Pace of play tops list of golfers' pet peeves
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The golden voices of golf — who has your ear?
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Southern Hills proves up to task as major host
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Majors, popularity, LIV, gambling ... Phil Mickelson's legacy is complicated
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PGA Championship? No clear-cut favorite emerges
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Golf books that have left a lasting impression
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Golf memories that we hold dear
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Masters aftermath — the good, the bad ... there was no ugly
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The sound of music on course is not always in tune
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Why there is nothing quite like the Masters
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Who are golf's Elite Eight?
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How low under par is no longer fun to watch?
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Is The Players worthy of a major debate?
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Players' conundrum: Where to play?
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Is Phil Mickelson alone in his thoughts?
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Did the WM Phoenix Open's 16th-hole celebrations cross a line?
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Does the PGA Tour schedule need some spice?
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AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am vs. Saudi International? A close call
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Club selection really is a personal preference
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How to improve the golf experience
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Women's game ripe with growth opportunities

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