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Who will win POY? Spieth lists his four candidates

NORTON, Mass. – Last week, before the playoffs began, most players figured the race for the PGA Tour Player of the Year Award was down to two – Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth.
Although those players – who both have won majors this season and have four (Thomas) and three (Spieth) overall victories – remain in the hunt for the Jack Nicklaus Award, Dustin Johnson’s victory at the postseason opener has expanded the conversation.
On Thursday at the Dell Technologies Championship, Spieth figured the race was down to four – Thomas, Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama and himself.
“If the four of us finish 20th here on in, it's probably Justin's,” Spieth said. “It's very much in the air.”
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Current FedExCup Playoff points standings
If Johnson, who currently leads the playoff points race, were to win the FedExCup, for some (including Spieth) that would make DJ the frontrunner for Player of the Year, with four victories, includ..

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Watch: Woods back to hitting pitch shots

It's not a comeback, but it's a start.
Tiger Woods tweeted a video Thursday afternoon showing that he's back to work on the practice green, as his doctors have approved him to return to hitting pitch shots:
Dr. gave me the ok to start pitching pic.twitter.com/tboq1L3Xdn
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) August 31, 2017 Woods has not hit a competitive shot since withdrawing from the Omega Dubai Desert Classic in February, citing back spasms. He subsequently underwent lumbar fusion surgery in April, which he later explained brought “instant nerve relief” after three prior back surgeries failed to alleviate his ongoing pain.
Woods made off-course headlines in May when he was arrested for driving under the influence. While he had not been drinking alcohol, a toxicology report later revealed that Woods was under the influence of multiple prescription medications. In July, he tweeted that he had completed a “private intensive program” to address his medication use.
Woods, who wi..

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Kevin Durant spends an unsettling amount of time playing Rory McIlroy PGA Tour

Ronald Martinez(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)It's been a nice summer for Kevin Durant. He piloted the Golden State Warriors to an NBA Championship, winning the Finals MVP in the process. He re-upped with the Warriors to the tune of a two-year, $53 million contract, and has vocally taken to Twitter to troll his critics. In-between social-media slams and title-defense training, Durant also finds the occasional pocket of recreation to play video games.

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