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ATLANTA (AP) Justin Thomas had an inkling back in January that this season might be something special.

More than winning the Sony Open for a sweep of Hawaii and his third victory in five starts, it was how he won. Thomas opened with a 59 and never let up until he set the PGA Tour’s record for lowest 72-hole score and won by seven shots. Instead of trying to protect a lead, he left everyone in his wake.

”I felt like after that, I learned a lot to where I could kind of ride that momentum out for the year,” Thomas said.

But there was a moment early in the week at Waialae that might have set the tone for a FedEx Cup title that came down to the last hour.

Thomas played with Jordan Spieth when he shot 59, and the statistics would have suggested a different outcome. Spieth led the field that day in proximity to the hole with his approach shots at 18 feet, 4 inches. Thomas was seventh at 25 feet, 7 inches.

Thomas, however, was the one making all the putts.

On more than one occasion..

ATLANTA (AP) Justin Thomas had an inkling back in January that this season might be something special.

More than winning the Sony Open for a sweep of Hawaii and his third victory in five starts, it was how he won. Thomas opened with a 59 and never let up until he set the PGA Tour’s record for lowest 72-hole score and won by seven shots. Instead of trying to protect a lead, he left everyone in his wake.

”I felt like after that, I learned a lot to where I could kind of ride that momentum out for the year,” Thomas said.

But there was a moment early in the week at Waialae that might have set the tone for a FedEx Cup title that came down to the last hour.

Thomas played with Jordan Spieth when he shot 59, and the statistics would have suggested a different outcome. Spieth led the field that day in proximity to the hole with his approach shots at 18 feet, 4 inches. Thomas was seventh at 25 feet, 7 inches.

Thomas, however, was the one making all the putts.

On more than one occasion..

How would you react if a family of bears invaded your backyard? For Canadian Jordan Cote, the answer came naturally last week. Be polite.
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Check out the amusing video of Cote kindly asking the bears to leave: “I need you guys to go, OK? . . . I gotta go to work.” And incredibly, the animals obeying right on cue:
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“Thank you!” Cote says after they turn around and start walking away. “Hope you enjoyed my yard! Have a nice day!” What a swell guy.
Cote originally posted the video to a Facebook page called “Meanwhile in Sooke” (British Columbia) with the caption: “How a Canadian responds to wildlife.” Sounds about right. And CTV News gathered more details on the encounter between the bears and Cote.
“The whole encounter is so casual. I’m like, this is Canada,” Cote told CTV Vancouver. “If you remain calm, the bear remains calm. We all can co-exist.”
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FAIRHAVEN, Mass. (AP) Wally Uihlein, one of the most influential executives in the golf equipment industry, is retiring at the end of the year after 41 years at the parent company of Titleist.

Uihlein, the president and chief executive officer, has told the board at Acushnet Holdings Corp. that he will step down effective Jan. 1.

He joined Acushnet in 1976 as a regional sales representative in its Titleist Golf Division and has been the company’s senior golf executive since 1995. Among the Acushnet brands are Titleist, FootJoy, Vokey Design and Scotty Cameron. The company is best known for Titleist being the top golf ball on professional tours for more than a half-century.

Acushnet says David Maher, the chief operating officer, will succeed Uihlein as president and CEO. It announced the moves Monday.

FAIRHAVEN, Mass. (AP) Wally Uihlein, one of the most influential executives in the golf equipment industry, is retiring at the end of the year after 41 years at the parent company of Titleist.

Uihlein, the president and chief executive officer, has told the board at Acushnet Holdings Corp. that he will step down effective Jan. 1.

He joined Acushnet in 1976 as a regional sales representative in its Titleist Golf Division and has been the company’s senior golf executive since 1995. Among the Acushnet brands are Titleist, FootJoy, Vokey Design and Scotty Cameron. The company is best known for Titleist being the top golf ball on professional tours for more than a half-century.

Acushnet says David Maher, the chief operating officer, will succeed Uihlein as president and CEO. It announced the moves Monday.

Let's face it, you'll notice the wives and girlfriends (WAGs) while watching this week's Presidents Cup. They'll be cheering on their significant others while wearing matching outfits, and NBC/Golf Channel's cameras will find them. A lot.
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So in the interest of saving you time looking up who all these lovely ladies are, we've taken on this arduous task for you. Here's a rundown of the two teams' rosters with an emphasis on their biggest supporters.
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Paulina Gretzky (Dustin Johnson)
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No, we didn't put her first because we like her the best. It's because her fiance finished No. 1 in the U.S. point standings. We swear. Say what you will about the Instagram star, but you can't accuse Paulina of being unpatriotic.
Annie Verret (Jordan Spieth)
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Jillian Wisniewski (Justin Thomas)
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Mark “Crunchy” Burgess is not the thick, beefy, Iceman-type of fighter pilot who spends his time promoting his upper-body definition and flight hours. He’s methodical and quiet — often pinpoint — in his words, manners and speech. The kind of guy to sit, arms folded, listening to a debate or a monologue or a branch-superiority battle unfold until finding the perfect moment to jump in and dismantle everything and everyone around him with precision, and physics, and the assured, unforced calm that comes with craft mastery. Crunchy has nearly 4,000 flying hours to his name. Upon my arrival at the NAS Oceana Air Base for a test flight in mid-September, my count was precisely 4,000 less.
Crunchy — no one calls him anything else, and I didn’t even know how to pronounce his last name until 20 minutes before I left — is a retired Navy lieutenant commander and the lead pilot with the Warrior Flight Team, an all-volunteer charity organization that raises funds for wounded vets partly by taking ho..