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Tiger Woods once used his Masters jacket to take a jab at Justin Thomas over FaceTime

Asked about his favorite East Lake memory outside of hoisting the FedEx Cup in 2017, Justin Thomas recalled a hilarious interaction with Tiger Woods.

McIlroy backs 'clean slate' season finale format change

Rory McIlroy is backing the format change that will see all 30 players tee off as equals as they battle for the FedEx Cup in the PGA Tour's Tour Championship starting on Thursday.McIlroy, who served on the PGA Tour's Player Advisory Council (PAC) which had helped implement the format changes, said switching to a match play format had been considered but discarded.

McIlroy to play events that 'best fit' in 2026

Rory McIlroy says he will continue to take advantage of the "luxury" of picking his own tournament schedule, even if it means missing more signature events.

More scheduling challenges await top players in 2026

Instead of trying to concoct a new way to mandate participation in top events the Tour would be better served by focusing on building a better schedule.

Rory McIlroy loves signing Masters flags more than wearing the green jacket

“And we took all 1,100,” McIlroy said Tuesday ahead of the Tour Championship, the end of a PGA Tour season that has been his most memorable to date all because of one Sunday in April. Players sign flags all the time for fans, but the golf protocol is that only the Masters champion signs his name inside the outline of the U.S. that is part of golf's most famous logo. It has been just over four months since McIlroy delivered an exhilarating end to his 17-year pursuit of winning the green jacket, making birdie on the first playoff hole to beat Justin Rose and complete the career Grand Slam.

How Tiger Woods put Justin Thomas ‘in his place’ at East Lake

It was telling that when asked his favorite memory from East Lake, Thomas didn’t pick winning the season-long title in 2017. Instead, it was a predictable exchange with Tiger Woods in 2020, the year after Woods had won the Tour Championship for his 80th Tour title.

RBC agrees to multi-year deal to remain title sponsor of PGA Tour's Heritage, Canadian Open

The Royal Bank of Canada pledged its fealty to the PGA Tour on Monday.

Trump National Doral returns to PGA Tour in 2026 with Miami Championship

After hosting a PGA Tour event from 1962-2016, Doral's Blue Monster course will be the site of the new Miami Championship next season.

Popular Houston municipal golf course to be totally reimagined at a price of $30 million

The currently cramped 103-year-old layout will be converted to a non-traditional course with lights on some holes and a double-decker driving range.

FedExCup Playoffs: Scottie Scheffler’s caddie returns for Tour Championship after absence

Ted Scott missed Scottie Scheffler’s win at the BMW Championship last week while dealing with a family emergency.

Tommy Fleetwood: 'Would be pretty funny' if first Tour win resulted in FedExCup title, too

Tommy Fleetwood is among the week’s favorites at East Lake which sets up an interesting scenario where he could claim his long-awaited first Tour title and the FedExCup.

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Tiger Woods once used his Masters jacket to take a jab at Justin Thomas over FaceTime

McIlroy backs 'clean slate' season finale format change

McIlroy to play events that 'best fit' in 2026

More scheduling challenges await top players in 2026

Rory McIlroy loves signing Masters flags more than wearing the green jacket

How Tiger Woods put Justin Thomas ‘in his place’ at East Lake

RBC agrees to multi-year deal to remain title sponsor of PGA Tour's Heritage, Canadian Open

Trump National Doral returns to PGA Tour in 2026 with Miami Championship

Popular Houston municipal golf course to be totally reimagined at a price of $30 million

FedExCup Playoffs: Scottie Scheffler’s caddie returns for Tour Championship after absence

Tommy Fleetwood: 'Would be pretty funny' if first Tour win resulted in FedExCup title, too

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