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Roberto Clemente, Joe Louis, Byron Nelson, Jesse Owens, Arnold Palmer and Jackie Robinson. The lasting influence of another legendary figure was celebrated in May when we had the opportunity to welcome CareerBuilder as the new title sponsor of the tournament Bob Hope hosted for so many years. We all fondly remember Bob’s passion for the game and how it was a regular part of his routine. When he quipped, “Golf is my profession; show business is just to pay the green fees,” I think he meant it. Bob first hosted what became known as the Bob Hope Classic in 1965 and he remained a fixture with the tournament until his passing in 2003 at age 100. CareerBuilder joins the Clinton Foundation and Desert Classic Charities in continuing the tribute to Bob’s legacy through the newly named CareerBuilder Challenge, which will continue to award the Bob Hope Trophy to its champion. ■ Tim Finchem, PGA TOUR Commissioner

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CONTENTS

Essential Guide

CONTENTS Rory McIlroy

Billy Horschel

Rickie Fowler

Jordan Spieth

INTRODUCTIONS 9

Commissioner Tim Finchem’s Message

Editor’s Welcome, Bill Fields

FEATURES IMAGES: US PGA TOUR/ GETTY IMAGES

20 PGA TOUR 2014-15 Tournament Schedules 26 FedExCup: Texas Two-Step

Exciting finishes were a hallmark on the PGA TOUR early in the 2014-15 season as Jordan Spieth and Jimmy Walker moved to the top of the FedExCup standings, with other stars close behind.

36 THE PLAYERS 2015

The challenging pack included 2008 champion Sergio Garcia, Chris Kirk and Kevin Kisner, but the result saw a welcome revival of Rickie Fowler’s fortunes.

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44 The Presidents Cup: The Time Has Come

Expect exciting matches when the United States Team and International Team meet once again, this time at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, October 8-11.

50 PGA TOUR Player Profiles: Setting the Pace The PGA TOUR is full of star power, an appealing blend of fresh faces and established performers who are defining what it means to be the best in the 21st century. Here are a dozen golfers at the top of the game.

63 Travel Section: All-Time Favorites Some of the most popular vacation spots are enticingly nearby. We revisit some that consistently offer the highest standards, not only for keen golfers but also for those seeking a variety of leisure activities.

86 Young Players: Making a Statement

On the PGA TOUR and Web.com Tour, precocious young players are commanding attention. If they haven’t won yet, they seem likely to do so soon. Here are 10 golfers under 30 helping to change the face of golf. PGA TOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE 2015, Part 2

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2015 tournament overview

Welcome

98 Champions Tour: Enduring Talent

Golfers must be 50 years old to join the Champions Tour, but as these experienced individuals continue to demonstrate with their skill, scores and true grit, golf excellence is not only the domain of the young.

105 Web.com Tour: Creating the Stars of Tomorrow

Successful golfers such as Brandt Snedeker, who are living their dream of playing on the PGA TOUR, all agree that the Web.com Tour provides the most valuable training for those with ambitions to learn how to be a pro both on and off the course.

112 Three international PGA TOURs

We look back at the successes of three international PGA TOURs—PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, PGA TOUR Canada and PGA TOUR China—as well as forward to the new seasons now in progress.

116 Great moments

A look back at the memorable moments from the first half of the current season on the PGA TOUR.

129 Women’s days

How a community has been created for the female PGA TOUR fan that embodies and celebrates women’s interests, activities, lifestyle and aspirations.

134 fit to Win

Keeping fit and avoiding injury is vital to both professional and amateur golfers. While injuries occur, there are ways the risks can be reduced, maximizing the great health benefits that the sport can provide.

137 A Vision Realized The American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) supports over 6,000 young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships. The Association’s true legacy is fostering future business and community leaders who learn the value of integrity through the game.

140 These Guys Are Good

In each issue of the PGA TOUR Essential Guide to Golf, we look at the players’ commitment to the many charities that benefit from their individual support.

143 Sport’s Rich List When success brings our young professional sportsmen and sportswomen great wealth, knowing how to handle it requires advice from specialists.

209 The Last Word: Grand Ambition

While Jordan Spieth won the Masters, Rory McIlroy pursued his missing major link. It will be Phil Mickelson’s chance for Career Grand Slam glory at the U.S. Open.

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The transition from one era in golf to another is rarely seamless. The handoff isn’t always predictable or complete, not the way Olympic runners pass the baton to one another in the 4x100m relay. Indeed, that is one of the beautiful things about golf: We never know when a legend is going to rediscover the magic that made him great and accomplish something special when we aren’t expecting it. But despite golf’s more broadly bordered competitive generations, there are times when a new day dawns and the sunrise isn’t difficult to see. As you’ll see throughout this edition of the PGA TOUR Essential Guide— which sets up the second half of the 2014-15 TOUR season with a look back at what’s already happened—this seems to be one of those times. To be sure, icons who have been such familiar parts of the landscape for many years aren’t disappearing. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are still working hard, and we’re still fascinated with seeing whether they can put the pieces together to make another run toward the top. As evidenced by timeless players on the Champions Tour such as Bernhard Langer, the number on a birth certificate doesn’t necessarily have much to do with the number on a scorecard. Led by the emergence, however, of younger stars Rory McIlroy (who won his third and fourth career major championships last year), Jordan Spieth (who won his first at the 2015 Masters) and Rickie Fowler (who captured THE PLAYERS in dramatic fashion in May), a gifted and fearless new generation is establishing itself. When a wave of fresh talent came out on TOUR in the early to mid-1970s, a group that included Johnny Miller and Tom Watson, someone dubbed them the “Young Lions.” A new moniker could be in order for McIlroy, Spieth, Fowler and their 21st century contemporaries like Patrick Reed, Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Brooks Koepka and Hideki Matsuyama—players you’ll read about in the Essential Guide. Right behind those golfers is another wave of talent on the Web.com Tour striving to join them on the PGA TOUR. And there are golfers all over the globe trying to earn spots on the Web.com Tour by playing well on PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, PGA TOUR Canada and PGA TOUR China. The second half of the 2014-15 season and the race to the FedExCup is shaping up to be an exciting chapter. The U.S. Open will be played for the first time in the Pacific Northwest at one of America’s exciting newer courses, Chambers Bay. Meanwhile, The Open Championship returns to the grand dame of golf, the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland. A summer of competition on the PGA TOUR leads to the FedExCup Playoffs where, as Billy Horschel proved in 2014, peaking at the right time can result in huge dividends. Spieth’s strong play in the first half of the 2014-15 TOUR season put him on top of the FedExCup standings, but a host of players are close behind. Whatever the temperatures, it’s going to be a hot summer of competition. Bill Fields, Editor Fairfield, Conn. PGA TOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE 2015, Part 2

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2015 TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW

CONTENTS

Bubba Watson Martin Kaymer

Patrick Reed

Brandt Snedeker

THE 2014-15 SEASON This edition of the bi-annual PGA TOUR Essential Guide covers June 11—September 20, 2015

147 Introduction by the Tournament Editor, Dave Shedloski

172 World Golf Championships—Bridgestone Invitational

Firestone Country Club (South Course), Akron, Ohio, August 6-9

176 PGA Championship

Whistling Straits (Straits Course), Sheboygan, Wis., August 13-16

180 Wyndham Championship

PGA TOUR EVENTS 148 FedEx St. Jude Classic

TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tenn., June 11-14

150 U.S. Open

Chambers Bay Golf Course, University Place, Wash., June 18-21

154 Travelers Championship

TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Conn., June 25-28

156 The Greenbrier Classic

Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, N.C., August 20-23

182 The Barclays

Plainfield Country Club, Edison, N.J., August 27-30

186 Deutsche Bank Championship

TPC Boston, Norton, Mass., September 4-7

190 BMW Championship

Conway Farms Golf Club, Lake Forest, Ill., September 17-20

194 TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola

East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Ga., September 24-27

The Old White TPC, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., July 2-5

158 John Deere Classic

TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill., July 9-12

161 Barbasol Championship

RTJ Trail (Grand National), Opelika, Ala., July 16-19

162 The Open Championship

St. Andrews (Old Course), Fife, Scotland, July 16-19

166 RBC Canadian Open

Glen Abbey Golf Club, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, July 23-26

168 Quicken Loans National

Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Gainesville, Va., July 30 – August 2

170 Barracuda Championship

Montrêux Golf & Country Club, Reno, Nev., August 6-9

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CHAMPIONS TOUR 198 Introduction by the Tournament Editor, Dave Shedloski

Principal Charity Classic Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa, June 5-7

199 Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship

Belmont Country Club, Belmont, Mass., June 11-14

U.S. Senior Open Del Paso Country Club, Sacramento, Calif., June 25-28

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Tom Pernice Jr.

Publisher & CEO Kevin J. Harrington

Kirk Triplett

Managing Editor Charles Ford Editor Bill Fields Tournament Editor Dave Shedloski Sub Editor Rebecca Foster Editorial Assistant Natasha Tierney Design Team Celina Lucey Hannah Cook Jessie Cohen Reneta Bozhinovska

Michael Allen

Production Director Joanna Harrington Commercial Manager Tony Ditri Production & Administration Jessica Solarski

Bernhard Langer

Canyon Meadows G&CC, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, August 7-9

202 Boeing Classic

TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, Snoqualmie, Wash., August 21-23

Dick’s Sporting Goods Open En-Joie Golf Club, Endicott, N.Y., August 28-30

203 Pacific Links China Championship

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Prestonwood Country Club (Highlands Course), Cary, N.C., October 9-11

206 San Antonio

Championship TPC San Antonio (AT&T Canyons), San Antonio, Texas, October 16-18

All material in the Official PGA TOUR Essential Guide, 2014-15 Part 2 is wholly copyrighted, and reproduction, without the written permission of the Publisher, is strictly forbidden. The information in this publication is carefully researched and produced in good faith, however, neither the Publisher nor the Editor can accept responsibility for any errors. Printed in the USA PUBLISHER’S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Special thanks to the following at PGA TOUR: Chris Smith, Director of Public Relations, PGA TOUR Business; Kristen Wagner, Director, Corporate Marketing; J.R. Bourne, Manager, Corporate Marketing

Toshiba Classic Newport Beach Country Club, Newport Beach, Calif., October 30-November 1

207 Charles Schwab Cup Championship

Desert Mountain Club (Cochise), Scottsdale, Ariz., November 5-8

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Pebble Beach Golf Links and Poppy Hills Golf Course, Monterey Peninsula, Calif., September 25-27

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201 3M Championship

Open at Pebble Beach

JORDAN SPIETH

Sunningdale (Old Course), Berkshire, United Kingdom, July 23-26

204 Nature Valley First Tee

BERNHARD LANGER

The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex

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COVER: Official PGA TOUR Essential Guide 2014-15 Part 2 (Center) THE PLAYERS champion Rickie Fowler; (Top left) Masters champion Jordan Spieth; (Top right) World No. 1 Rory McIlroy; (Bottom left) 2014 Charles Schwab Cup winner Bernhard Langer; (Bottom right) Champions Tour three-time major winner Colin Montgomerie.

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Pacific Links China Championship Golf

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TPC San Antonio (AT&T Canyons)

San Antonio, Texas

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Cover STorY Dream week: Jordan Spieth, teeing off on No. 7 during the third round, won the Masters in wire-to-wire fashion for his first major championship.

Texas TwO-sTep Exciting finishes were a hallmark on the PGA TOUR early in the 2014-15 season as Jordan Spieth and Jimmy Walker moved to the top of the FedExCup standings with other stars close behind. BY BILL FIELDS

ne is only 21 years old, making an early imprint on the PGA TOUR as few ever have. The other took longer to hit his stride but at 36 is proving to be a formidable force. The first part of the 201415 TOUR season and the race for the FedExCup has had a decidedly southwest flavor. In fact, with Lone Star State residents Jordan Spieth leading and Jimmy Walker occupying second place in the standings as the season reached the midway mark, it was a Texas two-step at the top. That the precocious Spieth and the persistent Walker each had strong starts to a new season and put themselves in strong positions in the FedExCup standings was certainly no surprise. Even though there is a 15-year 26

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age difference between the genial Texans, they have been trending in the very same direction, impressing with complete games that get them in contention often. With a wire-to-wire victory at the Mastersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;his first major championship win and third TOUR titleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Spieth leapfrogged over Walker to take the FedExCup led with 2,009 points. Walker, who had led much of the 2014-15 season, was in second with 1,680 points. J.B. Holmes (1,233 points), Patrick Reed (1,173) and twotime Masters champion Bubba Watson (1,117) rounded out the top five positions, with Dustin Johnson, Charley Hoffman, Ryan Moore, Jason Day and Hideki Matsuyama completing the top 10 after the Masters. w w w.pgatour.com

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COVER STORY Jordan Spieth (left) and Billy Horschel (right) congratulated Jimmy Walker after his win at the Valero Texas Open.

At Augusta National Spieth tied Tiger Woods’ tournament record of 18-under 270 and became the second-youngest after Woods to win a green jacket. Spieth is only the third player since 1940 to win three times on the PGA TOUR before reaching age 22—Woods (six victories) and Sergio Garcia (three) are the others. (Spieth turns 22 on July 27.) By winning the Masters, where World No. 1 Rory McIlroy finished fourth thanks to a 68-66 weekend, Spieth moved closer to the fourtime major champion. The Northern Irishman is still No. 1 in the world, but Spieth rose to No. 2—his victory at Augusta National coming on the heels of 28

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two runner-up finishes leading into the year’s first major. Spieth won by four strokes over Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose at the Masters, but his Valspar Championship victory at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course was a tighter contest. Making uncanny upand-downs for par on the final three holes, including a 12-footer for par after a deft flop shot on the 72nd hole, Spieth closed with a 69, good enough to tie Reed and Sean O’Hair at 10-under 274 to set up the second playoff in Valspar Championship history. Reed trailed by four strokes through 54 holes but charged home in

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy had a good weekend at the Masters to finish fourth.

4 under on the final nine of regulation to shoot a 66, one better than the 67 from O’Hair. Spieth won the playoff when he rolled in a 28-foot birdie putt on the third extra hole, avenging a playoff defeat to Reed at the 2013 Wyndham Championship. (Spieth finished T4 at the 2015 Northern Trust Open, one shot out of the James Hahn-Dustin Johnson-Paul Casey playoff that Hahn captured for his first TOUR win.) The clutch putts Spieth demonstrated in the waning moments at Innisbrook and throughout the week during the Masters had been showcased late in 2014 during two decisive victories—a six-shot win at the Emirates w w w.pgatour.com

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Australian Open and 10shot romp at the Hero World Challenge. “That’s something that’s really shined this year,” Spieth said of his sparkling short game after winning the Valspar Championship. “I’ve been chipping it well since coming out on TOUR, but it was capitalizing on those shorter putts that I’m getting better and better at—grinding over those 4- and 5-footers and knocking them in the back [of the cup]. If I continue to make those … then it’s only going to bring confidence in the rest of my game.” A classic late bloomer, Walker has seen his confidence skyrocket the last couple of seasons. He played his first 187 events on the PGA TOUR without winning. When he broke through for his maiden TOUR win, though, at the Frys.com Open in 2013, Walker started a new chapter of success. His four-stroke victory over Spieth in the Valero Texas Open on the demanding AT&T Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio, his second win of the 2014-15 season, was his fifth triumph in his last 37 starts—a period in which he had Top10 finishes in 15 of those appearances. Walker’s first win this season came a long way from his home in Boerne, Texas, at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January. But his Valero Texas Open win, a half-hour drive from where he lives with wife Erin and their two children, was a “hometown game.” The proximity to home made it an extra special week. “My parents are here, and my brother and his wife came down from Austin,” Walker said after holding onto the four-stroke lead with which he began the final round. “I had relatives from Kansas I hadn’t 30

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seen in a long time come down. My in-laws were here— they’ve been a huge help with the kids. So it’s been a great week. Had a ton of support from everybody, all the family. It’s been awesome.” Inside the ropes, Walker took care of business in his no-nonsense style. He led the field in Greens in Regulation and Strokes Gained: Putting while handling tough conditions. “It was all about controlling the golf ball, keeping it under the wind, riding the wind,” Walker said. “You’re just trying to find the correct shot to hit to the holes. A big part of my game this week was working the golf ball.” Despite coming up short at the Valspar Championship, confidence is something Reed doesn’t lack either. He earned his fourth career TOUR victory in January at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. The 24-year-old defeated

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Patrick Reed was a winner in Hawaii and No. 4 in the FedExCup standings.

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Walker on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff, making a 19-foot birdie putt, culminating an hour or so of get-it-done heroics by Reed. Reed tied Walker at 21-under 271 in spectacular fashion. He holed an 80-yard wedge shot for an eagle-2 on the 16th hole of Kapalua’s Plantation Course and added birdies on the 15th and 18th holes to close with a 6-under 67. The victory made Reed only the fourth player in the last 20 years to win his fourth TOUR victory before age 24 years, 6 months. “It’s a stepping stone,” Reed said in Hawaii. “Winning another event, it gives me confidence, but at the same time I need to back it up by continuing to play well and continuing to have a chance [to win]. One of [my goals] is a multi-win year and to make that percentage of Top-10 finishes better. It just seems like last year I either

played really, really well or I didn’t really play very well. To get that consistency better, we’re working on the mental game, course management and with the golf swing.” With proven performers such as Watson, Johnson and Day among those near the top of the FedExCup standings along with Spieth and Walker, becoming the FedExCup champion won’t be easy. The eventual winner will need to exhibit a wellrounded game that Reed talked about—and not just occasionally. “I’m not saying the quality of play was bad or anything, but I think you’ve got more guys ready to go all the time,” Walker said of the current climate on TOUR. “They’re ready to go Thursday through the week.” That was certainly Spieth at the Masters. And that’s what makes it competitive— and exciting. 

Jordan Spieth

By the numbers, Jordan Spieth’s Masters victory was no ordinary win. Only the fifth wire-to-wire champion of the Masters in its 79 years and first since Raymond Floyd in 1976, Spieth joined Tiger Woods, Gene Sarazen and Tom Creavy as players to win three times with at least one major on the PGA TOUR before turning age 22 since 1900. In addition to tying Tiger Woods’ 72-hole scoring mark at Augusta National in 1997, Spieth broke the 54-hole record of 201 held by Woods and Floyd. His 64-66 start also bettered Floyd’s 36-hole total. The 130 halfway total also tied the lowest opening 36 holes in a major championship. Spieth’s 28 birdies set a Masters record, eclipsing Phil Mickelson’s 25 in 2001. Although a bogey on the 72nd hole kept Spieth from breaking Woods’ tournament record, he was the first person to reach 19-under at any point during any round at the Masters. Spieth, who tied for second place in his first appearance at Augusta National in 2014, becomes the first player to begin his Masters career with eight straight par or better rounds. PGA TOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE 2015, Part 2

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ClutCh PeRfoRmanCe The triumph for Rickie Fowler was sweet, although it did not come easily. The challenging pack included 2008 champion Sergio Garcia, Chris Kirk and Kevin Kisner, a first-time PLAYERS competitor still looking for his first PGA TOUR victory. But the result saw a welcome revival of Rickie Fowler’s fortunes BY WARd CLAYTOn

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ickie Fowler has cliff-dived off Hell’s Gate in central Texas and flown upside-down in a stunt airplane, thanks to one of his sponsors, Red Bull. The 26-year-old former dirt biker is a self-professed “adrenaline junkie” who has helped bring cool to golf with oversized, flat-billed caps and brightly colored outfits. In combination with Fowler’s genuine personality, his high-octane off-course pursuits have made Fowler tremendously popular, particularly with younger fans. “I think being in those situations … in a

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way makes me feel more comfortable as far as being in contention in big situations just because I’ve probably scared myself a little bit more than is possible on a golf course,” Fowler said last summer. So it was no surprise how Fowler handled golf’s version of a speedway on Mother’s Day in arguably the most scintillating finish in the history of THE PLAYERS Championship. In order to secure the biggest victory of his young PGA TOUR career, Fowler led a final-round birdiefest on the game’s most tumultuous course,

Extra special: Rickie Fowler hits a wonderful tee shot on No. 17 during playoff.

Big-time feeling: Large galleries attended THE PLAYERS each day.

Going low: Rickie Fowler was 8-under for his last 10 holes.

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Sergio Garcia (left) and 54-hole leader Chris Kirk (right) were part of a bunched leaderboard.

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overcame a record 30 players who were within Fowler said the turning point came when he five strokes after 54 holes and captured a faced a testy lie in a fairway bunker at the short three-man, first time-ever three-hole aggregate par-4 12th, but made a reassuring par. That set playoff followed by a sudden-death finale at off a birdie binge— starting at the par-3 13th the par-3 17th hole. All this was done with the and par-4 15th. The most dramatic shot was a motivation of being billed one of the game’s 243-yard, choked-down 3-wood at the par-5 most overrated golfers in a national magazine’s 16th that skirted the edge of a pond, bounced poll of anonymous PGA TOUR peers. left off the fringe and rolled softly toward the “I laughed at the poll,” Fowler said with hole for a tap-in eagle. He was 10-under and the crystal PLAYERS trophy one stroke behind. Then came in hand. “If there was any birdie putts on the 17th and “If there was any question, I think this right to take the clubhouse lead question, I think this 18th here answers anything you at 12-under after a 5-under right here answers need to know.” surge on the final four holes, a Chris Kirk began the anything you need to back-nine 31 and a final-round final round of the 42nd Some 35 miles away at know.“ —Rickie Fowler 67. edition of THE PLAYERS the Jacksonville International leading at 10-under par, Airport, the Fowler women got with Fowler three back and seemingly half word of Rickie’s revival, abandoned their flight the field ready to pounce. By mid-afternoon, and bolted back south to Ponte Vedra Beach 2008 champion Sergio Garcia had taken just in time for the end of regulation play. charge at 11-under and Fowler was going But the pack kept coming. Garcia reached nowhere, 1-over par for the day and five 12-under with a 44-foot across-the-green strokes behind early in the back nine. His birdie putt on 17 and had a chance to take sole hopes were so futile that Fowler’s mother, possession of the lead with a 20-foot birdie Lynne, and younger sister, Taylor, decided to try on 18. Kevin Kisner, a first-time PLAYERS take their scheduled early evening flight out competitor still looking for his first PGA TOUR of Jacksonville, Fla. victory, had an even closer chance on 18, but pGa tOUr esseNtIal GUIDe 2015, part 2

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the 31-year-old from Aiken, S.C., barely missed Harmon began tightening his golf swing. In an 11-foot birdie try to win. “I thought it was 2014, Fowler showed his skills by becoming the over right then,” said Kisner, who lost a playoff first player since Tiger Woods in 2005 to finish to Jim Furyk at the RBC Heritage in mid-April. in the top five in all four major championships. This necessitated a three-hole playoff on Nos. Fowler’s finishing statistics at TPC Sawgrass 16, 17 and 18, a format instituted in 2013 were mind-blowing: He played his final 10 and used for the first time this year. Fowler holes (including the playoff) in 8-under. He was and Kisner both birdied the 17th and parred 5-under over the last four holes of regulation, the other two holes as Garcia a new PLAYERS record and was eliminated after three first time since at least “It doesn’t matter what the consecutive pars. 1983 that a winner had people think. You just finished that way in any Back to the 17th they went. Kisner’s tee shot bounded off PGA TOUR event. He birdied gotta own it.“ the front edge of the green and the dangerous par-3 17th —Rickie Fowler settled 12 feet behind the hole. all three times on Sunday Fowler took dead aim at the thanks to tee shots tight to back-right location and played to 5 feet. After the flagstick and was 5-under on the hole in six Kisner missed, Fowler sank his birdie putt. He visits during the course of the tournament. hugged his mom and sister and gave a big kiss When he visited the Golf Channel set on to his girlfriend, model Alexis Randock. Sunday night, the hosts wondered if they too The celebration was worthwhile. After would look good in the stylish flat-brimmed winning his first PGA TOUR title at the 2012 caps that Fowler has popularized. He gave an Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, N.C., answer that depicts his rising career. Fowler rebuilt his golf game beginning in “It doesn’t matter what people think,” December 2013 when noted instructor Butch Fowler said, “you just gotta own it.” 

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Expect exciting matches when the U.S. Team and International Team meet once again, this time at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, October 8-11 BY DAVE SHEDLOSKI

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to watch when the U.S. and the International Team renew pleasantries this fall on the other side of the world, which, come to think of it, is another key storyline. The 11th Presidents Cup is headed to Asia for the first time, October 8-11 at the

Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, in the Songdo International Business District, Incheon City. The International Team, captained for a second time by three-time major winner Nick Price, will attempt to break Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dominance in the competition. The United States

The par-5 15th hole at Jack NIcklaus Golf Club Korea could be pivotal.

Tiger Woods has been a clutch performer in the last three Presidents Cups.

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has won the last five meetings and holds an 8-1-1 advantage. EVEN ODDS Of course, the International squad could have reason for optimism because its lone win, in 1998 in Australia, and the 2003 tie it achieved in South Africa, both came far from North America. So a trip to South Korea just might yield more desirable results. “I think any time you’re away from home, there is more of a challenge,” says U.S. Captain Jay Haas, who takes over the helm after three w w w.pgatour.com

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turns as an assistant to Fred Couples, who changes places with Haas and will serve as an assistant this time. “I think the fact that we’re playing a golf course designed by a familiar architect and that no one has much experience on sort of evens the odds a bit.” LAST TIME AT MUIRFIELD VILLAGE Everyone was familiar with the 2013 venue, Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, designed by Nicklaus and annual home of the Memorial Tournament presented by

Nationwide Insurance. That edition concluded in a threepoint U.S. triumph, 18½ to 15½, but it wasn’t as easy as the score indicated. The U.S. squad was virtually assured of victory by capturing 7½ of 10 points on the third day of the competition in foursomes and four-ball to take a six-point lead. But the International side had other plans, making the Americans sweat out the finish with a spirited rally in singles. It took a banged-up Tiger Woods to close things out. Even though his aching back PGA TOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE 2015, Part 2

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was seizing up, Woods beat Richard Sterne in singles, 1 up, to complete a 4-1-0 performance in leading the home team. Woods, a captain’s pick in 2011, also scored the clinching point in 2011 in Australia by defeating Aaron Baddeley, 4 and 3. And two years prior, Woods clinched the victory for the U.S. with a 6-and-5 rout over Y.E. Yang at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. TEAM PICKS, 2015 With Woods having taken time off the TOUR early in 2015 to work on his game, his

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availability is a question. Price has his own roster intrigue. Stalwart Ernie Els wasn’t among the top automatic 10 picks heading into the Masters. “We have a lot of time left to see where we’re at, but I think we’ll have a strong team in Korea,” said Price, who hopes to see Sangmoon Bae on the squad, not only because he is from Korea, but also because he has won the Shinhan Donghoe Open the last two years on the Nicklaus-designed course. “You bet he’s on my radar,” Price said. “[But] the big thing for us is to build on how we finished

$32 million, with a record $5.01 million generated from the 10th Presidents Cup in 2013 at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. “Every Presidents Cup staged has been bigger and better than the one before, Tim Finchem and The

two years ago at Muirfield Village. We still have to figure out how to play better in the team portion. The U.S. has a lot more experience playing team golf with the Ryder Cup, and we just have to find a way to keep it closer those first three days. Then we’ll see what happens.” Regardless of the outcome, one thing is certain: a Presidents Cup competition in South Korea is sure to be well received as the game continues to grow in popularity, and South Korea continues to produce top-flight players in both the men’s and women’s games. 

Presidents Cup 2013 was no exception,” said PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem. “To cross the $5 million mark in charitable giving during the 10th playing of the event—and to have that money help the PGA TOUR reach the $2 billion milestone—certainly illustrates that fact.” More than 450 charitable organizations have directly benefited

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from The Presidents Cup. Most of those are selected by the 24 participants who compete in the biennial event, plus captains and assistants, who each designate a portion of the event proceeds to a charity of their choice. In all, 35 U.S. states and 15 countries around the globe have shared in the philanthropic spirit of The Presidents Cup.

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holes. Located just a few miles from Quarry Oaks, this proximity makes it’s possible to play these two top-ranked courses in the same day. ArborLinks, an Arnold Palmer Signature Design, is now a resort course available to guests of the Lied Lodge & Conference Center in Nebraska City. Hosting a number of state and regional tournaments—such as U.S. Amateur qualifiers in 2010 and 2011, U.S. Open qualifier in 2009, and a golf qualifier in 2011—ArborLinks in Nebraska City has quickly gained a reputation as the region’s top locations for championship golf. In Omaha, Tiburon offers 27 holes of championship golf, and don’t miss out on Omaha Country Club, the site of the 2013 United States Senior Open which has had an extensive renovation in the last decade. In Lincoln, Wilderness Ridge Golf Club has hosted a U.S. Open qualifying tournament as well as a number of prestigious regional competitions. Lincoln also boasts four excellent championship municipal courses, and nearby Woodland Hills provides a scenic test of golf for all levels of players. Out west, there are new challenges for golfers. Ogallala, a well-known station back in the days of cattle drives, invites visitors to Bayside Golf Club alongside Lake McConaughy. Molded from rugged land that looks much like it did 150 years ago, Bayside can be described as both a classic beauty and beast. From links-style courses reminiscent of Ireland to tough and rough courses in the west, Nebraska has something to attract anyone to this golf haven. So if you are itching to grab your clubs and hit the road, a Nebraska golf getaway just may be your answer. GolfNE.org offers you all the information you’ll need. You can also find vacation packages, potential itineraries and a full list of courses at VisitNebraska.gov/golf.

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PLAYER PROFILES

jaSon day

rickie fowler

Billy horSchel

rory mcilroy

phil mickelSon

patrick reed

jUStin roSe

adam Scott

Brandt Snedeker

jordan Spieth

jimmy walker

BUBBa watSon

Setting The Pace the pGa toUr is full of star power, an appealing blend of fresh faces and established performers who are defining what it means to be the best in the 21st century. here are a dozen golfers at the top of the game

reatness can be easier to identify than define—we know it when we see it. there is no doubt that the 12 players highlighted on the following pages have that special something. whether it is a crafty veteran like world Golf hall of fame member phil mickelson, multiple majorchampionship winners rory mcilroy and Bubba watson or relative newcomers patrick reed and jordan Spieth already impressing with their abundant talent, the pGa toUr has a

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deep roster of wonderful golfers. they come from different countries, and their swings can be as different as their backgrounds. Some— mcilory, Spieth, rickie fowler—arrived on toUr with a splash, young men making their mark very quickly. for jimmy walker, the road to success was a little longer. But now winning has become a habit, and he is a threat to win the fedexcup. walker has a unique hobby, astrophotography, making images of the stars. the ones on the pGa toUr shine just as brightly. w w w.pgatour.com

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PLAYER PROFILES

JASON DAY 2014-15 Season: Day captured his third career PGA TOUR title at the Farmers Insurance Open, winning a four-man playoff at Torrey Pines with a par on the second extra hole. He posted his TOUR-best round of 62 at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions to finish T3. Day teamed with Cameron Tringale to win the Franklin Templeton Shootout. Birthdate/place: November 12, 1987 in Queensland, Australia Height/Weight: : 6-0/195 Career Victories: 3

Did You Know? Day’s caddie is his longtime coach, Col Swatton, who has been his golf mentor since the death of Day’s father when Jason was 12. “You’ve got to keep doing the little things right, keep working hard and most of all you’ve got to want it. You really have to want to come out here and win.” —Jason Day after winning the Farmers Insurance Open

RICKIE FOWLER 2014-15 Season: With a thrilling playoff victory at THE PLAYERS in early May, the 26-year-old had the biggest moment of his young career. Following up on a season in which he was a career-best ninth in the FedExCup and the first player since Tiger Woods in 2005 to have four top-five finishes in the four major championships, Fowler was an amazing 8-under over his last 10 holes on the final day at TPC Sawgrass. Birthdate/place: December 13, 1988 in Murrieta, Calif.

Height/Weight: 5-9/150 Career Victories: 2 Did You Know? Fowler started playing golf at age three but was also a serious dirt-bike racer before he entered high school. “You have to be fearless. You have to believe in yourself, have that confidence and not be afraid of a possible bad swing or making mistakes.” —Rickie Fowler

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BILLY HORSCHEL 2014-15 Season: Horschel is coming off one of the best finishing kicks in PGA TOUR history. He shot 12 straight rounds in the 60s during the FedExCup Playoffs, winning the BMW Championship and TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola to become the youngest player to capture the FedExCup (27 years, 9 months, 7 days). His best rounds early in 2014-15 were 65s at the Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation and the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. w w w.pgatour.com

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Birthdate/place: December 7, 1986 in Grant, Fla. Height/Weight: 6-0/175 Career Victories: 3 Did You Know? The Florida native’s favorite professional sports teams are the New England Patriots, Boston Celtics and Boston Red Sox. “It’s great to be a streaky player and play well four or five weeks in a row … but I want to be in contention every week and win.” —Billy Horschel

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PLAYER PROFILES

RORY MCILROY 2014-15 Season: After finishing third in the FedExCup, McIlroy, a two-time major champion in 2014, won the European Tour’s Race to Dubai title. Following a convincing victory at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic early in 2015, he began his new PGA TOUR campaign at The Honda Classic and was T9 the following week at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship. Birthdate/place: May 4, 1989 in Holywood, Northern Ireland Height/Weight: 5-10/160 Career Victories: 9

Did You Know? When McIlroy triumphed at the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club, the 22-year-old was the youngest player to win the event since Bobby Jones in 1923. “I don’t feel any extra pressure to be the face of the game. I think the game’s in great hands, not just with people like myself but some of the young stars that are starting to come through and play well.” —Rory McIlroy

PHIL MICKELSON 2014-15 Season: The World Golf Hall of Fame member needs only a victory at the U.S. Open to join a select group of players who have achieved a career Grand Slam. Following his first season since 2003 without a PGA TOUR victory, Mickelson, solo second at the 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club, dedicated himself to a fitness and diet regimen. His best finish early in the 2015 season was a T17 at The Honda Classic, highlighted by a second-round 67. Birthdate/place: June 16, 1970 in San Diego, Calif.

Height/Weight: 6-3/200 Career Victories: 42 Did You Know? Mickelson’s victory at the 1991 Northern Telecom Open when he was a student at Arizona State is the last time an amateur won a PGA TOUR event. “It’s a significantly different game than 20-plus years ago when I first came out. Guys are in better shape, guys are swinging harder and the equipment now accommodates for greater speed.” —Phil Mickelson

PATRICK REED 2014-15 Season: Reed chased down tournament leader Jimmy Walker with a strong finish in the final round of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, holing a wedge for an eagle-2 at No. 16 of Kapalua’s Plantation Course and making birdies at the 15th and 18th holes to force a playoff. Reed’s birdie on the first playoff hole defeated Walker and allowed Reed to become just the fourth player in the last 20 years to record his fourth TOUR win before age 24 years, six months. Birthdate/place: August 5, 1990 in 52

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San Antonio, Texas Height/Weight: 6-0/200 Career Victories: 4 Did You Know? Reed’s wife, Justine, caddied for him on TOUR in 2012 and 2013 and sporadically during 2014 following the birth of the couple’s first child, Windsor Wells, in May. “Everyone is trying to get to [be] the best in the world. But that’s going to take a long time. It’s nothing that happens overnight.” —Patrick Reed

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PLAYER PROFILES

JUSTIN ROSE 2014-15 Season: Early in the new year Rose was looking for the form that has seen him win at least one tournament (2014 Quicken Loans National) on TOUR for five consecutive seasons. The 2013 U.S. Open champion at Merion Golf Club, Rose was also T4 in THE PLAYERS, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational and the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola last year en route to finishing 11th in the FedExCup. Birthdate/place: July 30, 1980 in Johannesburg, South Africa

Height/Weight: 6-3/195 Career Victories: 6 Did You Know? When Rose was just a 17-year-old amateur, he pitched in on the 72nd hole at Royal Birkdale to finish T4 in the 1998 Open Championship. “I have a lot of Top-10s under my belt, but [it’s about] just basically finding that one shot a round potentially that converts Top-10s into wins.” —Justin Rose

ADAM SCOTT 2014-15 Season: After Scott and his wife, Marie, welcomed their first child, daughter Bo Vera, into the world on February 15, Adam returned to the PGA TOUR at the World Golf ChampionshipsCadillac Championship. Using a conventional putter, he finished T4, his fifth career Top-10 in the event. Following a 12th-place finish in last year’s FedExCup, Scott was T12 at the World Golf ChampionshipsHSBC Champions then finished T2, fifth and lost in a playoff in three events in his native Australia. Birthdate/place: July 16, 1980 in

Adelaide, Australia Height/Weight: 6-0/180 Career Victories: 11 Did You Know? When Scott defeated Angel Cabrera of Argentina in a playoff at Augusta National Golf Club in 2013, he became the first Australian to win the Masters. “I feel like I’m in a really good place with everything. I just want to get out and play some really good golf.” —Adam Scott

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BRANDT SNEDEKER 2014-15 Season: Snedeker’s victory at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am was his second in the event in three years. During a week in which he made only one bogey, the 2012 FedExCup champion opened with a 64 and then shot three consecutive 67s to beat Nick Watney by three strokes. Snedeker’s triumph was the 400th PGA TOUR victory by a former Web.com Tour member and already his fourth Top10 of the season, one more than he earned in 2013-14. Birthdate/place: December 8, 1980 in Nashville, Tenn. w w w.pgatour.com

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Height/Weight: 6-1/185 Career Victories: 7 Did You Know? Snedeker is a big supporter of the sports teams at Vanderbilt University, where he earned a Communications degree and was the first Commodore golfer to become a first-team All-American. “The FedExCup is always in the back of my mind. Making it to Atlanta [The TOUR Championship by CocaCola] is why we’re out here and why we want to have a chance to play for the biggest prize in sports.” —Brandt Snedeker PGA TOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE 2015, Part 2

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PLAYER PROFILES

JORDAN SPIETH 2014-15 Season: Following a T4 at the Northern Trust Open, where he finished one stroke out of a threeman playoff, Spieth won his second PGA TOUR title in dramatic fashion at the Valspar Championship. Spieth got up and down on the last three holes of regulation then defeated Patrick Reed on the third playoff hole. He won in dominating fashion late in 2014, capturing the Emirates Australian Open by six strokes then earning a tournament-record, 10-shot win at the Hero World Challenge the following week. Birthdate/place: July 27, 1993 in

Dallas, Texas Height/Weight: 6-1/185 Career Victories: 2 Did You Know? Spieth won the U.S. Junior Amateur in 2009 and 2011, becoming the only golfer other than three-time champion Tiger Woods to win that USGA event more than once. “That’s the main goal: to improve each and every year a little bit, get a little better every year.” —Jordan Spieth

JIMMY WALKER 2014-15 Season: The week after losing a playoff at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, Walker successfully defended his title at the Sony Open in Hawaii. Walker beat Scott Piercy by an event-record nine strokes, the largest margin of victory on TOUR since 2009. At the Valero Texas Open, his hometown tournament, Walker turned back Jordan Spieth to become the first two-time winner on TOUR in 2014-15. Walker also increased his hold on the top spot in the FedExCup rankings after finishing a career-best seventh in 2013-14.

Birthdate/place: January 16, 1979 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Height/Weight: 6-2/180 Career Victories: 5 Did You Know? Walker’s wife, Erin, whom he met while she was volunteering at a 2004 Web.com Tour event, competes nationally in equestrian show jumping. “The game has kind of been pushed to a level where everybody’s really elevating all their stuff. So it is tough to win—it’s just about getting yourself into position more and more and to have that chance.” —Jimmy Walker

2014-15 Season: Coming off a PGA TOUR season in which he won twice—including his second title at the Masters—and finished fifth in the FedExCup, Watson started the new campaign with a dramatic triumph at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions in Shanghai. Watson eagled the 72nd hole at Sheshan International Golf Club, holing out from a greenside bunker to tie Tim Clark then defeating him with a birdie on the first playoff hole. The left-hander continued his strong play by finishing T2 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open and third at the World Golf 58

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Championships-Cadillac Championship. Birthdate/place: November 5, 1978 in Bagdad, Fla. Height/Weight: 6-3/180 Career Victories: 7 Did You Know? Early this year Watson became a part-owner of the Pensacola (Fla.) Blue Wahoos, a Cincinnati Reds Double-A minor league baseball team. “If I get my mind in the right place, there’s not a shot I can’t hit. There’s not a golf course that can beat me. It’s about [having] the right focus, the right energy level.”—Bubba Watson

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