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The 9 costliest shots in FedEx Cup Playoffs history

Since its inception in 2007, the FedEx Cup Playoffs' focus has always been on money for two key reasons.
1.) It’s the biggest payout in golf. By far.
2.) It’s the easiest thing to keep track of.
The casual golf fan would have a better chance explaining all of Newton’s three laws of motion than the points system that determines the PGA Tour’s four—now three—playoff events. But ask how much money the winner of the postseason receives, and most fans would know the answer is $10 MILLION. Well, at least, it was the answer. Starting this year, the winner will take home $15 MILLION. With that much money, there have been plenty of lucrative shots hit in these events through the years as the world’s best golfers have attempted to pad their bank accounts. Of course, there have been some (very) costly bad shots as well. Here’s a look back at nine of the most painful (in the pocket) misfires in FedEx Cup history.
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Ben Roethlisberger’s Pittsburgh palace—replete with golf simulator—just hit the market

David CannonBen Roethlisberger is a Pittsburgh Steeler for another three years, and for the first time in recent offseason memory, he's not threatening to retire at literally any second to go ride motorcycles directly into oncoming traffic while not wearing a helmet (or whatever it is he does for fun.) In April, Roethlisberger signed a shiny new $68-million-dollar extension, greased by a cool $37.5-million-dollar signing bonus, and says he intends to play out that contract. Perhaps against our better judgement, we actually believe him this time, all of which is to say, if you're a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, please don't freakout about what we're about to tell you:
Ben Roethlisberger just put his Pennsylvania Playboy Mansion on the market.
FacebookPinterestBy all accounts, Roethlisberger is going to be ego-tripping his way around Western, PA until 2021, and given the numbers on that aforementioned contract, this is most likely an upgrade, not a goodbye. That said, if y..

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