NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) The fourth round of the PGA Tour's Barbasol Championship has resumed after a 79-minute lightning delay.

Francois NelCARNOUSTIE, Scotland — Shortly after signing for a final-round 69 that all but guaranteed his victory at the 147th Open Championship, Francesco Molinari headed to Carnoustie's practice green. Sure, it never hurts to stay loose and practice just in case of a playoff, but the real reason for the Italian's extra putting work was something much different.
“I couldn't watch Xander (Schauffele) play the last two holes, to be honest,” Molinari said That's why I went to the putting green because I probably would have felt sick watching on TV.”
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This is a man who had just outplayed Tiger Woods while paired with the legend late on Sunday at a major. A guy who didn't make a bogey over the entire weekend at one of the world's toughest courses. And yet he couldn't bring himself to watch the tournament's conclusion?
“So big credit to my wife that watches me all the tim..

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) A thunderstorm suspended the fourth round of the PGA Tour's Barbasol Championship until Monday morning.

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) The fourth round of the PGA Tour's Barbasol Championship has resumed after a 79-minute lightning delay.

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) Defending champion Jordan Spieth wasn't the only one struggling to gain traction on the wind-swept final day at Carnoustie.

Stuart FranklinCARNOUSTIE, Scotland — On Sunday, the best golfers in the world battled Carnoustie one final time at the 147th Open Championship. On Monday, a six-handicapper will take on the treacherous Scottish track. And I don’t expect to bring it to its knees.
I’m one of the fortunate few who will play Carnoustie the day after the Open. The grandstands — albeit, empty — will still be standing, the Sunday pins will still be in the ground, and the weather is supposed to be similar to that on Sunday. Also in Monday's forecast? A lot of bogeys for me. Well, hopefully.
After all, this is a place where the claret jug was lost with a triple bogey on the final hole in 1999 and then won by someone who made double bogey there in 2007. The course's nickname is Car-NASTY for crying out loud. So I didn’t need any reminders that I was in for a tough go, but I got a couple anyway from two guys named Henrik Stenson and Paul Casey. Looking for any help I could get, I asked them what would ..

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) Rory McIlory spun around and let out a roar after making a 35-foot eagle putt. Justin Rose clenched his fist after taming the 18th hole for a fourth straight day. Xander Schauffele kept his composure amid the chaos of an ever-changing leaderboard.

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) All around him on a windy summer day on the links of Carnoustie, the leaders were imploding as Tiger Woods moved into the lead at the turn. It felt like old times at the British Open, as familiar as his Sunday red shirt and the swarm of fans that cheered his every shot.

CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) A brief look at the final round Sunday at the British Open:

Stuart FranklinPlaying golf for a living is a great gig, especially when you are as good at it as Francesco Molinari. Even before what's become a career year in 2018 for the 35-year-old from Italy, he had already amassed over $7 million in career earnings on the PGA Tour. Add in his earnings from a European Tour career that's included five wins and it's a pretty decent chunk of change, apparently decent enough for Molinari to consider early retirement, according to a fellow tour pro.
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When it was clear Italian was going to be hoisting the claret jug, Wesley Bryan tweeted out some notes he had been sitting on for some time regarding Molinari's early retirement plans. According to Bryan, these are direct quotes from the new Champion Golfer of the Year from when the two played together at an event in China earlier this season, and they are so hilariously mundane we can't help but respect them:
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