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08-07-2025
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Golfer Known For Beating Tiger Woods Dead At 72
Golfer Known For Beating Tiger Woods Dead At 72 originally appeared on The Spun. A famous golfer known for beating Tiger Woods has died at 72 years old. Ed Fiori, known for his win against Tiger Woods at the 1996 Quad City Classic, passed away on Sunday. He died following a battle with cancer. Advertisement The PGA Tour announced his death. PGA Tour Champions President Miller Brady announced the tragic news over the weekend. 'Ed Fiori was a true gentleman in our sport, and is a player who would often be referred to as a pro's pro," Brady said. "In three of his four wins on the PGA Tour, he dueled down the stretch with future World Golf Hall of Fame members, most notably Tiger Woods in 1996. That grit and resolution in the face of immeasurable odds is incredibly admirable in every aspect of life, and I know he battled cancer with that same determination until the end. He will be missed by all of us at the Tour.' UNITED STATES - MARCH 11: Ed Fiori chips on to the 3rd green during the first round of the Champions' Tour 2005 SBC Classic at the Valencia Country Club in Valencia, California March 11, 2005. (Photo by)Fiori, nicknamed "The Grip" for his unusual grip of the golf club, won four times on the PGA Tour. However, he is now most known for chasing down Tiger Woods in 1996. Advertisement Woods held a lead over Fiori heading into the final round Quad Cities Classic at Oakwood Country Club in Coal Valley, Illinois in 1996. However, Woods quickly imploded, making a quadruple-bogey at No. 4 and a four-putt double bogey at No. 7. Fiori ended up winning for the first time in 14 years. "There's no other way to put it: The kid self-imploded," Fiori told in 2019. He reportedly told his caddie, 'Bullet, let's see if we can get this one in to the house.' Our thoughts are with his friends and family members following this difficult time. May the former PGA Tour golfer rest in peace. Golfer Known For Beating Tiger Woods Dead At 72 first appeared on The Spun on Jul 7, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 7, 2025, where it first appeared.
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02-07-2025
- Business
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PGA Tour's FedEx Cup bonus goes from a lump sum to one winner to 3 payoffs
Scottie Scheffler hits his second shot from the rough on the first hole during the second round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands, Friday, June 20, 2025, in Cromwell, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) The PGA Tour has done away with the staggered start for the FedEx Cup finale. In its place is a new pay structure with staggered bonuses to whoever is leading at three points in the final month of the season. The FedEx Cup champion will get $10 million, down from $25 million. However, if the No. 1 seed would still get $25 million if he stays at the top throughout the playoffs. Advertisement The bonus pool remains at $100 million under the structure released Wednesday. But instead of the FedEx Cup champion receiving $25 million at the end of the Tour Championship, the No. 1 player will get $10 million after the regular season ends with the Wyndham Champion. Whoever leads the FedEx Cup after the BMW Championship gets $5 million. And the Tour Championship winner gets $10 million. This caps an overhaul to what the PGA Tour hopes can lead to a more compelling — and less confusing — end to the season. The staggered start — also known as starting strokes — gave the No. 1 seed a two-shot lead at the Tour Championship by putting him at 10-under par before the tournament event started. Advertisement Now the top 30 who reach East Lake will start even, just like any tournament, and whoever wins the Tour Championship is the FedEx Cup champion. To account for the winner-take-all nature of the Tour Championship, the pay structure was altered to make sure season-long performances were still rewarded, and top players did not get penalized too much for having a bad week at East Lake. Scottie Scheffler was so dominant last year he led the FedEx Cup all through the playoffs, picking up the $25 million bonus as the champion. If the new payment structure had been in place in 2023, however, Jon Rahm would have received $10 million for leading the FedEx Cup going into the playoffs; Scheffler would have won $5 million for leading after the BMW Championship; and Viktor Hovland would have won $10 million for being the FedEx Cup champion. Advertisement Rahm was the No. 1 seed starting the 2023 playoffs, tied for 18th in the Tour Championship and his postseason payout was $675,000. Under the new payment plan, Rahm would have received $12,208,750 for his FedEx Cup bonus — No. 1 going into the playoff, No. 4 after the BMW Championship and a tie for 21st in the Tour Championship. The Tour Championship effectively would have a $40 million purse, but the bonus money still will count as unofficial. The FedEx Cup points for the FedEx St. Jude Championship and the BMW Championship will remain quadruple the value to allow for movement in the standings. The Comcast Business Tour Top 10 is still around, a $40 million bonus pool for the regular season. So for this year, whoever leads the FedEx Cup going into the postseason would get $10 million from the FedEx Cup bonus and $8 million from Comcast. ___ AP golf:
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02-07-2025
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PGA Tour to redistribute FedExCup bonus money in three waves
The PGA Tour has recalibrated how it will pay out its top FedExCup finishers this year. Less than two months after the Tour announced it was doing away with its starting-strokes format in favor of traditional stroke play for the Tour Championship, the Tour revealed Wednesday afternoon that the $100 million in bonus money, traditionally awarded after the playoff finale, will be distributed in three waves – after the regular-season-ending Wyndham Championship, BMW Championship and Tour Championship. Advertisement The update by the Tour, which did not coincide with an official announcement, comes after Front Office Sports reported on the changes earlier on Wednesday. Per a breakdown on the Tour's website, $20 million will be split among the top 10 in the FedExCup after Wyndham, including $10 million to the leader. Another $22,925,000 will be doled out among the top 30 after BMW, including $5 million to the leader. And then the remaining $57.08 million, including $10 million to the winner at East Lake, will be awarded based on how players finish in the Tour Championship. Previously, the FedExCup champion would receive $25 million. Here is the full breakdown: The Tour previously noted back in May when it announced the format change that it would make some adjustments to its bonus structure to 'account for the increased volatility, reward season-long performance and recognize the significance of the FedExCup.' Also, the Tour said that an additional $40 million would still be given out via the Comcast Business Tour Top 10 following Wyndham.
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23-06-2025
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Justin Thomas' artistry leads to Travelers Championship lead
The post Justin Thomas' artistry leads to Travelers Championship lead appeared first on ClutchPoints. The PGA Tour is in Cromwell, CT, this week for the Travelers Championship. It is the seventh and final Signature Event of the 2025 PGA Tour season. Like most Signature Events, this means it is a limited-field, no-cut event. Without a cut, players tend to feel a bit freer while out on the course, and that includes Justin Thomas. Advertisement Thomas has had an up-and-down season thus far. So, this environment at a course he enjoys is just what the doctor ordered. Following an opening round 3-under 67, he fired off a blazing 6-under 64 on Friday. That moved him into a tie with World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler atop the leaderboard. Even more impressive were the conditions with which he played. Wind wreaked havoc on the field, with several top-ranked golfers struggling mightily. Wind gusts were clocked at over 30 miles per hour, with steady winds throughout the day. After his round, he was asked if there was an art to playing in the wind. 'Definitely,' Thomas said. Advertisement 'I just think it's control. I think it's why Scottie is so good in the wind. He hits the middle of the club face about every time. That's a huge part of it, distance control. 'The difference of riding the wind and holding the wind can be a 15- or 20-yard difference in the air in these kinds of conditions… If you're trying to hold one and you ride the wind, that's not good for a lot of reasons. I think it's way more art [compared to a science] because you just have to create and kind of feel out there.' 72 players entered the tournament to begin the week. Si Woo Kim and Jordan Spieth have already withdrawn due to injury. Of the 70 players tackling the TPC River Highlands course on Friday, only a handful played under par. The vast majority had a difficult time in the wind. PGA Tour winners like Sepp Straka, Rickie Fowler, Shane Lowry, and Tony Finau all shot around 10 strokes worse than Thomas on Friday. Even the aforementioned Scheffler had a tough time. He finished 1-under for the day, tied with Justin Thomas at 9-under, atop the leaderboard entering the weekend. Advertisement The tw0-time PGA Championship winner is very eager to take on the upcoming challenge. 'I see windy conditions, I just get excited because I know it's just extremely difficult, and a couple under goes a really, really, really long way. I just try to embrace it, and I feel like I do a decent job of that.' Related: Why Jordan Spieth withdrew from first PGA Tour event
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21-06-2025
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PGA Tour Sends Personal Message to Scottie Scheffler on Saturday
PGA Tour Sends Personal Message to Scottie Scheffler on Saturday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Scottie Scheffler is showing no signs of slowing down at the 2025 Travelers Championship. After an electrifying start with a 62 on Thursday, the World No. 1 followed up with a steady 69 on Friday, keeping himself locked in a three-way tie at the top of the leaderboard at 9-under. Advertisement Now heading into the weekend, Scheffler shares the lead with Justin Thomas and Tommy Fleetwood. But aside from his stellar golf, there's another reason to celebrate: Saturday marks Scheffler's 29th birthday. To honor the occasion, the PGA Tour gave Scheffler a personal shout-out on social media. Sharing a clip titled, 'Career-best shots for the birthday boy, Scottie Scheffler 🎂', the PGA Tour made sure fans remembered not just his birthday, but the highlights of his dominant career. Scheffler is putting together an impressive resume with 16 PGA Tour wins, three major titles, and even an Olympic gold medal. Scottie Scheffler reacts to his play on the 17th hole during the second round of the Travelers Championship golf Streicher-Imagn Images The star golfer has been receiving plenty of birthday wishes on social media. Here is a look at the PGA Tour's message that has fans excited to relive some of Scheffler's epic shots. Scheffler's birthday performance couldn't come at a better time, with the final Signature Event of the season heating up. Advertisement 'The leaderboard is STACKED heading into the weekend,' the PGA Tour wrote, as stars like Rory McIlroy (-6), Jason Day (-8), and Austin Eckroat (-7) chase the top spot. Saturday's pairings are just as thrilling, with Scheffler and Thomas teeing off together at 2:25 p.m. ET. With such tight competition and Scheffler's birthday energy in play, golf fans are in for a treat this weekend. The Travelers Championship is shaping up to be both a celebration and a showdown as Scheffler faces plenty of competition. Related: PGA Tour Teases Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas Pairing at Travelers Championship This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 21, 2025, where it first appeared.
