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Tour pros are playing for an extra prize these next 2 weeks

Tour pros are playing for an extra prize these next 2 weeks

**Tour pros playing for an extra prize these next 2 weeks**

Beginning with the Travelers Championship this week, and running through the following week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic, all PGA Tour players will be competing for an additional $500,000 prize if they can win both events. The bonus is being offered by Rocket Mortgage, the title sponsor of the second event.

This is the first time that the PGA Tour has offered a bonus for winning consecutive events since 2019, when Rory McIlroy won both the Canadian Open and the John Deere Classic.

“We’re excited to offer this bonus to the players,” said Rocket Mortgage CEO Jay Farner. “We think it will add an extra level of excitement to these two great tournaments.”

The bonus is open to all PGA Tour members, regardless of their world ranking or FedEx Cup standing. The player who wins both events will receive the $500,000 bonus in addition to the winner’s share of the purse for each event.

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Tour Confidential: Women’s Open surprises, Bob Mac’s win with Dad

Tour Confidential: Women’s Open surprises, Bob Mac’s win with Dad

Matt Wallace and his father, Ian, made history at the Afrasia Bank Mauritius Open by winning the European Tour title. This heartwarming story highlights the special bond between father and son in the world of professional golf. Bob MacIntyre, another golfer, also recently achieved a significant victory with his father, Gordon, as his caddie. The duo’s triumph at the Scottish Open is the latest example of a trend towards fathers playing a more active role in their children’s golfing careers.

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Bland fires 66, ahead by 1 shot at Senior PGA

Bland fires 66, ahead by 1 shot at Senior PGA

Bland Fires 66, Ahead by 1 Shot at Senior PGA Championship

Steve Bland shot a 5-under 66 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Senior PGA Championship.

The 59-year-old Bland, who won the Senior British Open in July, birdied five of his first 11 holes at Harbor Shores in Benton Harbor, Michigan. He added another birdie on the par-5 15th to reach 5 under.

Bland is one shot ahead of Gene Sauers and Tim Petrovic, who both shot 4-under 67s. Defending champion Alex Cejka is two shots behind in a group of five players that also includes Bernhard Langer and Vijay Singh.

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Pro golf’s ongoing battle overshadows 1 huge positive

Pro golf’s ongoing battle overshadows 1 huge positive

Pro golf’s ongoing battle overshadows 1 huge positive

Another week, another explosive golf story. While it’s consumed much of the recent airtime in the insular world of professional golf, a less publicized but mostly positive evolution continues quietly in the background that could play a pivotal role in the future of the sport.

Scottie Scheffler’s Masters victory might have been the most significant development, as the Texan became just the fourth player in history to win four PGA Tour events before the Masters. It suggests that the 26-year-old is entering the prime of his career and could dominate the sport for years to come.

However, a recent incident involving Scheffler has once again highlighted the need for the PGA Tour to find new ways to generate excitement. The tour has been struggling to keep up with the popularity of other sports, and Scheffler’s scandal has only made matters worse.

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Scheffler reels on triple-bogey, 7 back at Colonial

Scheffler reels on triple-bogey, 7 back at Colonial

**Scheffler reels on triple-bogey, 7 back at Colonial**

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Scottie Scheffler followed an opening 65 with a 74 Friday at Colonial, where he made a triple-bogey on the par-4 18th to fall seven shots behind halfway leader Max Homa.

Scheffler, who won the Masters and has been the world’s top-ranked player since March, made six bogeys and two birdies in the second round. He is tied for 65th place. Homa shot 67 Friday to reach 12-under 128.

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