Harris, Walz begin bus tour in southeast Georgia
Vice President Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), embarked on a two-day bus tour of southeast Georgia on Wednesday as part of an effort to reach voters in more rural areas of the battleground state. Harris and Waltz made a stop at Liberty County High School in Hinesville, a city of […]
Chris Kirk agrees with Tour Championship’s controversial decision to invoke internal out-of-bounds
ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler was available to the media on Tuesday and revealed the new strategy the PGA Tour pro has decided to employ starting from the 18th tee. Instead of playing the natural fairway (which, dare I add, is hard to find), many pros tee off at the par-4 10th hole, which runs parallel […]
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan provides no update on LIV Golf, Saudi PIF talks
ATLANTA — PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan once again did not provide a specific update on the PGA Tour's ongoing negotiations with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund that provides funding for LIV Golf. But Monahan insists both sides are at the negotiating table and actively discussing the matter, adding that […]
Shane Lowry’s unique approach to his 1st handicapped start at the Tour Championship
Shane Lowry enters this week ranked 13th in the FedExCup standings and will be competing for the first time in the inaugural TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club. He will start the tournament at 3 under par in the staggered format. Though he's never played under this format – the Irishman likes it and […]
This restaurant takes diners on a trippy bus tour of Bangkok — without leaving NYC
This restaurant offers a wide range of Bangkok flavours at reasonable prices. While many places aim to “transport” you to another country, Bang Bang Bangkok wants to bring Thailand to you. Thanks to immersive projection technology, the Brooklyn-based fine dining restaurant lets you savour the tastes of Thailand's capital city without ever leaving Gotham. Bang […]
Harris and Walz kick off bus tour of Georgia to build momentum in swing state – US elections live | US elections 2024
Harris and Walz kick off Georgia bus tour to build momentum in battleground states Good morning to all readers of the American Politics Blog. There are seven battleground states expected to decide who will vote in the November presidential election: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada, North Carolina, Arizona and Georgia. The last state will be the […]
Scottie Scheffler reveals eye-popping handicap index he uses when not playing PGA Tour events
Atlanta — Official USGA HandicapNow you can pit your index against the best players in the world. Ahead of this week's Tour Championship, where he starts two strokes behind, Scottie Scheffler revealed he has an astonishing plus-seven index. For those who don't know what that means, Scheffler has to return seven strokes to the course […]
Scottie Scheffler likens Tour Championship short-comings to Dallas Cowboys’ playoff blunders
ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler has previously explained that he doesn't like the format of the FedExCup playoffs, and he also doesn't praise the handicapping system used at the Tour Championship. Maybe it's because he's come to East Lake as the leading player each of the past two years, two strokes ahead at 10 under par, […]
Tour Championship: Xander Schauffele makes a conscious choice to focus on himself instead of whole PGA Tour
Xander Schauffele enters the FedExCup final ranked No. 2 and is enjoying his best start to the tournament since making his TOUR Championship debut at East Lake Golf Club in 2017. Prior to the tournament, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan will address the media in what many are calling a State of the Tour speech, […]
Xander Schauffele surprised PGA Tour finale didn’t move on from East Lake for a year
ATLANTA — There was much discussion at this week's Tour Championship about East Lake Golf Club itself, a course that recently underwent a restoration overseen by renowned architect Andrew Green, who also worked on the renovation of Oak Hill Country Club, site of the 2023 PGA Championship. Viktor Hovland called East Lake a “major championship […]