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FedExCup Leaders: Chris Kirk challenges for America’s best

In the FedEx Cup Rankings Chris Kirk places third shortly behind Scheffler and Pavot. (Image: Getty)
In the FedEx Cup Rankings Chris Kirk places third shortly behind Scheffler and Pavot. (Image: Getty)

As the PGA Tour season progresses, several tournaments have already been completed, with the most recent event culminating in an exhilarating victory. Currently topping the FedExCup rankings, Matthieu Pavon from France maintains his lead with 975 points from five events, including three top-ten finishes and one notable victory. On the American front, Scottie Scheffler leads as the highest-ranking USA player at second position in the FedExCup, amassing 848 points with four top-ten finishes in his five PGA Tour appearances this season. Overall, the American presence is robust, with 56 players from the USA within the top 100 FedExCup rankings, signifying their dominance in the golf landscape.

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Staying on the American players, besides Scottie Scheffler at second, Chris Kirk stands out as the next best American player in the FedExCup rankings. Kirk has climbed to third position with 840 points, improving from his previous fourth place. He achieved this through consistent performances over six events, including finding victory once and securing a place in the top ten once.

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama holds the fourth spot with 825 points from six PGA Tour events, which includes a victory and a top-ten finish. Following closely is a cohort of American players starting with Jake Knapp, who has rocketed to fifth place with 776 points fueled by three top-ten finishes and a win across six events. Wyndham Clark, in sixth, and Xander Schauffele, occupying the eighth rank, are part of this esteemed group looking to challenge for the top spot as the season unfolds.

How the PGA Tours FedEx Cup works

The FedExCup is the season ranking of the PGA Tour. The top 30 players in the FedExCup ranking are allowed to take part in the PGA Tour’s final play-off tournament at the end of the season. The season ranking also determines who is allowed to play on the PGA Tour the following year. At each tournament, the players who make the cut collect points. The total number of points earned at a tournament depends on the value of the event. Major tournaments earn the most points. The winner receives 500 points for winning a normal PGA Tour tournament.

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World Golf Ranking: Sahith Theegala and Chris Kirk with huge improvements

In the World Golf Rankings Sahith Theegala and Chris Kirk experienced the biggest changes this week. (Image: Getty)
In the World Golf Rankings Sahith Theegala and Chris Kirk experienced the biggest changes this week. (Image: Getty)

Scottie Scheffler maintains his position at the pinnacle of the World Golf Ranking, reflecting a continued strong performance in the golfing landscape. Xander Schauffele, another prominent US golfer, also holds steady, remaining fifth in the rankings.

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The latest World Golf Ranking reveals significant stability among top American golfers, with Patrick Cantlay at sixth, Wyndham Clark at seventh, and Max Homa at eighth. Brian Harman rounds out the top five US players in tenth place, adding a valuable American presence within the top echelon of global golf talent. Especially Sahith Theegala and Chris Kirk experienced a major rise in the World Golf Ranking climbing from 32nd to 21st and from 52nd to 27th place, respectively.

While the leading trio, consisting of Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland, and Spain’s Jon Rahm, remains unchanged, the competition for supremacy is ongoing. Viktor Hovland from Norway occupies the fourth slot, with the aforementioned Schauffele trailing closely behind. The remainder of the top 10 showcases England’s Matt Fitzpatrick at ninth place, Ludvig Aberg from Sweden just outside the leading group at eleventh.

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World Golf Ranking: Justin Rose experiences setback

Justin Rose experiences a minor setback in the Official World Golf Ranking. (Image: Getty)
Justin Rose experiences a minor setback in the Official World Golf Ranking. (Image: Getty)

In the latest World Golf Ranking, the top British players continue to make an impact. At the ninth position, England’s Matt Fitzpatrick holds his ground, while compatriot Tommy Fleetwood, also from England, maintains the twelfth spot. Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland, another prominent name, holds the second rank firmly with no movement from the previous week.

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Moving beyond the top two UK contestants, Tyrrell Hatton, hailing from England, is currently ranked seventeenth in the World Golf Ranking, experiencing no change from the prior week. Robert MacIntyre of Scotland also holds his ground, placing sixty-eighth this week. Englishman Justin Rose sees a slight drop to the forty-eighth position, indicating a minor setback in the rankings.

The apex of the World Golf Ranking is led by Scottie Scheffler from the USA, who retains the number one spot again this week. Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy stands at the second position, with Jon Rahm of Spain completing the top three. Within the top ten of the World Golf Ranking, Americans Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay occupy the fifth and sixth position respectively, both holding steady in their rankings. Wyndham Clark and Max Homa from the USA, remain at seventh and eighth place, with no movement from last week. Brian Harman, rounding out the top ten, is yet another American in a string of players from the USA who solidify their place at the higher end of the World Golf Ranking.

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Joaquin Niemann receives Special Invitation for PGA Championship

Joaquin Niemann receives a special invitation for the PGA Championship. (Image: Getty)
Joaquin Niemann receives a special invitation for the PGA Championship. (Image: Getty)

A spokesperson for the PGA confirmed that Joaquin Niemann, currently playing on the LIV Golf Tour, has been granted a special invitation to participate in this year’s PGA Championship.

Joaquin Niemann Receives Special Invitation

As Joaquin Niemann cannot collect any world ranking points on the LIV Golf Tour, a special invitation of this kind is required for the Chilean to secure his participation. Only players in the top 100 of the world rankings are usually invited to the PGA Championship. Although Joaquin Niemann is currently ranked 72nd in the world, he is in danger of falling out of the world’s top 100 by May. This is despite the fact that he has won two LIV Golf League events this season, including last week in Saudi Arabia. Niemann was also successful at the ISPS Handa Australian Open at the start of the current DP World Tour season and finished third at the International Series in Oman.

Not the First Special Invitation

Such special permission to take part in a tournament is not an isolated case, as it is often at the discretion of the major organisers who they invite to take part in the tournament. Last year, eight players from LIV Golf received such an invitation. Niemann himself already received special permission to take part in the Masters at Augusta National a fortnight ago. With the invitation for the PGA Championship, the 25-year-old is now qualified for three of the four Major tournaments this year. The PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club takes place from 16 to 19 May in Louisville, Kentucky.

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PGA Tour: Austin Eckroat wins Cognizant Classic 2024 – Monday Finish Live Blog

US-American Austin Eckroat wins his first PGA Tour title at the Cognizant Classic. (Photo: Getty)
US-American Austin Eckroat wins his first PGA Tour title at the Cognizant Classic. (Photo: Getty)

Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches 2024 Live Scores

The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in the season 2024 was played in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America at the PGA National Resort (The Champions). The tournament started at Thursday, 29th of February and ended at Sunday, 3rd of March 2024.
The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches is part of the PGA Tour in the season 2024 with a total prize money of $9,000,000. The course for the tournament at PGA National Resort (The Champions) plays at Par 71.

Founded in 1972 as Jackie Gleason’s Inverrary Classic, the Cognizant Classic is a PGA TOUR golf tournament held every year in March at PGA National in Florida. In 2022, Sepp Straka won his first Tour victory here and became the first Austrian winner on the PGA Tour (then known as the Honda Classic).

PGA Tour live

Through the Golf Post Live Blog you can follow all results on the PGA Tour live. Alongside the DP World Tour (formerly the European Tour), the PGA Tour is the world’s largest tournament series in men’s professional golf. The tour attracts prize money that is just as high as the level of the international elite that comes together at quite a few of the tournaments. The annual highlights of the season are the four major tournaments (co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour), the Players Championship and the final FedExCup playoffs, which conclude the season every year. Signature events were created for this purpose. These include the three FedExCup playoff tournaments, The Sentry, the invitational tournaments (Genesis Invitational, Arnold Palmer Invitational and Memorial Tournament) and four other tournaments, which can change annually.

The PGA Tour has gained its importance primarily through its ability to retain top players through the attractiveness of the tournaments and the size of the prize money, which has risen steadily in recent years. The FedExCup is the American equivalent of the European Race to Dubai, with players collecting points throughout the season until the FedExCup winner is crowned in three tournaments in August. The FedExCup playoffs consist of three tournaments: the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the BMW Championship and the final Tour Championship. The winner of the Tour Championship also becomes the winner of the FedEx Cup and secures the record jackpot of 25 million US dollars.

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Hole-in-One: First ace for Nick Dunlap on the PGA Tour

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Nick Dunlap makes his first hole-in-one on the PGA Tour. (Photo: @PGATOUR/X)

Nick Dunlap makes a hole-in-one at the Cognizant Classic 2024. It’s a first for Dunlap on the PGA Tour. The 20-year-old was recently still an amateur and is only playing his seventh tournament on the tour in Florida. By winning the American Express, the American became the first amateur to win a tournament on the PGA Tour in 33 years.

Hole-in-one video: 8-iron achieves success

On the par 3 seventh hole at PGA National in Palm Beaches, Dunlap gets it just right. After consulting with his caddie, the man from Huntsville, Alabama opted for his 8-iron and sent the ball 175 yards on its journey.

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Watch: PGA Tour highlights from the first round of the Cognizant Classic

The round 1 PGA Tour Highlights. (Photo: Getty)
The round 1 PGA Tour Highlights. (Photo: Getty)

Presenting the PGA Tour Highlights from today’s Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, the first round has proven to be full of exceptional golf performances. The tournament is being held in the stunning location of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, at the PGA National Resort (The Champions). Over the course of the next four rounds, competing golfers are vying for a share of the remarkable $9,000,000 prize pool.

In this round, Chad Ramey of the USA and S.H. Kim of South Korea co-lead the leaderboard, each finishing with a total score of -7. They are closely followed by Andrew Novak, Ryan Moore, Austin Eckroat, and a total of six golfers tied with a total score of -6.

For those golf fans keeping an eye on the action, an exciting video compilation of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches highlights is available. This video reveals the highlights of this first round and the brilliant performances from leading golfers in the PGA tour.

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Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches: The PGA Tour 1 round highlights

About the PGA Tour

The PGA Tour is the largest American professional golf tour. There are 36 tournaments on the tour’s schedule this season. The tournaments mainly take place in the USA, but there are also some international venues over the course of the season. The signature events introduced in 2023 offer higher prize money and a smaller field of participants. There will be a total of eight of these events in the 2024 season. The four Majors and the Players Championship are also part of the PGA Tour. At the end of the tours season, the 70 best players in the FedEx Cup season rankings will play in a three-tournament play-off for overall tour victory and an extra 18 million dollars in prize money.

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PGA Tour Tee Times: U.S Players at Cognizant Classic 2024

Without the biggest stars, the US players are competing on the PGA Tour this week. (Photo: Getty)
Without the biggest stars, the US players are competing on the PGA Tour this week. (Photo: Getty)

The PGA Tour boasts yet another exciting competition in the form of the Cognizant Classic 2024. The event is conveniently set in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Of special note, the tourney will take place at the acclaimed PGA National Resort (The Champions) with with prize money of 9,000,000 USD.

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PGA Tour: Tee Times of the top US-Players

One of the top US-Players playing on the PGA Tour at the Cognizant Classic 2024 this week is World’s number 23 Cameron Young. Young starts the tournament on Thursday with fellow American players Nick Dunlap and Akshay Bhatia at 01:51 PM. On Friday the trio starts at 06:51 PM. 

Another American player to watch is defending champion Chris Kirk. He starts his campaign with no other than Rory McIlroy and last week’s champion Jake Knapp at 01:40 PM on Thursday and 06:40 PM on Friday.

At the same time Rickie Fowler starts playing with Sepp Straka from Austria and Sungjae Im from South Korea. Fowler is one of America’s best players in the tournament.

Also worth mentioning is Russell Henley, who starts the tournament at 06:29 PM with his flight consisting of his compatriots Eric Cole and Daniel Berger. The tournament continues for the trio on Friday at 01:29 PM.

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PGA Tour Tee Times: Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick & Co. represent UK

With Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick and Co. the UK golfers are strongly represented on the PGA Tour this week. (Photos: Getty)
With Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick and Co. the UK golfers are strongly represented on the PGA Tour this week. (Photos: Getty)

The PGA Tour welcomes top players to its Cognizant Classic hosted in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA. The tournament, which boasts a prize fund of $9,000,000, will take place at PGA National Resort (The Champions). Title defender Chris Kirk is set to return, aiming to secure victory on the Par-71 course. Play begins with round 1 on Thursday, with round 2 following on Friday.

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PGA Tour: Tee Times for British, Welsh, and Scottish Players

Callum Tarren from England tees off for the first round at 06:45, in the company of South Korean Byeong Hun An and US-American Dylan Wu. For the second round, Tarren’s PGA Tour Tee Time is set at 11:45.

Another English contender, Harry Hall, shares a 06:56 first-round tee time with Americans Ryan Moore and Austin Eckroat. The Friday tee time for Hall and his group is set at 11:56.

On his side, English golfer Matt Wallace lines up alongside Americans Billy Horschel and Canadian Corey Conners for their initial round at 07:18. The trio starts the second day at 12:18.

Step into the green with Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland, pairing with Americans Chris Kirk and Jake Knapp. Their rounds begin at 07:40 on Thursday and 12:40 at Friday.

As the day progresses, Justin Rose, another English participant, will start with South Korea’s Tom Kim and fellow English player Matthew Fitzpatrick at a tee time of 12:51. The second day starts at 07:51.

Debuting in the later portion of the day is Ben Taylor, playing with Americans Joseph Bramlett and Canadian Taylor Pendrith, teeing off at 13:13. Their tee time for the second round is set at 08:13.

Scottish player Martin Laird will be teeing off at 11:45 alongside the American Ben Griffin and South Africa’s Christiaan Bezuidenhout. On day two, the group’s tee time is set at 06:45.

David Skinns from England begins his campaign at 13:24 paired along with Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen and American Chris Gotterup. Their tee time is set at 08:24 for the second round.

Robert MacIntyre from Scotland tees off at 13:35, playing with United States’ Piercon Coody and Norman Xiong. Their second-round tee time is set at 08:35.

Player NameNationalityRound 1Round 2Flight
Callum TarrenENG06:4511:45Byeong Hun An, Dylan Wu
Harry HallENG06:5611:56Ryan Moore, Austin Eckroat
Matt WallaceENG07:1812:18Billy Horschel, Corey Conners
Rory McIlroyNIR07:4012:40Chris Kirk, Jake Knapp
Justin Rose, Matt FitzpatrickENG12:5107:51Tom Kim
Ben TaylorENG13:1308:13Joseph Bramlett, Taylor Pendrith
Martin LairdSCO11:4506:45Ben Griffin, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
David SkinnsENG13:2408:24Thorbjorn Olesen, Chris Gotterup
Robert MacIntyreSCO13:3508:35Pierceson Coody, Norman Xiong

This text was written with the help of AI.

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FedExCup: Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose fall further behind

The english golfers are struggling in the FedExCup Rankings. (Source: Getty)
The english golfers are struggling in the FedExCup Rankings. (Source: Getty)

The PGA Tour season is well underway. The latest tournament victories have shaken up the FedExCup leaderboard, causing a ripple effect among the rankings. Currently, Matthieu Pavon from France holds the lead in the FedExCup rankings, bolstered by his recent tournament success. His impressive points tally stands at 949 after just four events, including three top-ten finishes and a coveted victory. Meanwhile, the English contingent is struggling with no player inside the top 50.

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The english golfers stay behind in the FedExCup ranking

Two Englishmen have particularly distinguished themselves this season. Tommy Fleetwood, currently 52nd in the FedExCup standings, has tallied 195 points across three events, solidifying his status with a top-ten finish. Justin Rose, a familiar name and another English standout, sits at 56th place, securing 185 points in four events. Both players have higher ambitions, but are fighting to catch up with the top.

Matthieu Pavon leads the pack

Top FedExCup contenders, as we look at the very top of the leaderboard, Matthieu Pavon’s performance remains the highlight, leading the pack as the number one contender. Close behind him are the American golfers, Scottie Scheffler and Chris Kirk, occupying the second and fourth spots with 848 and 813 points respectively. Each has played five events and has multiple top-ten finishes to their name. Meanwhile, Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama and Wyndham Clark from the USA round out the top five. Matsuyama has accrued 825 points from six events, and Clark has 773 from five, both securing wins this season. The fight for supremacy in the FedExCup will undoubtedly continue to be a spectacle as we advance through the PGA Tour calendar.

How the PGA Tours FedEx Cup works

The FedExCup is the season ranking of the PGA Tour. The top 30 players in the FedExCup ranking are allowed to take part in the PGA Tour’s final play-off tournament at the end of the season. The season ranking also determines who is allowed to play on the PGA Tour the following year. At each tournament, the players who make the cut collect points. The total number of points earned at a tournament depends on the value of the event. Major tournaments earn the most points. The winner receives 500 points for winning a normal PGA Tour tournament.

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