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The golf desk, one answered question a day. The question fans keep asking through the season, checked against two independent sources before it goes up.

• Friday · 4 September 2026 · 2 min readWho leads the 2026 Omega European Masters after the first round?Ashun Wu, on seven under par after a 63 at Crans-sur-Sierre on Thursday 3 September. Five players share second a shot back, and the PGA Tour is dark until the middle of the month.
• Thursday · 3 September 2026 · 2 min readWho is on the United States team for the 2026 Presidents Cup?Six automatic qualifiers and six captain's picks, named by Brandt Snedeker on 1 September. Jackson Koivun, 21, and Jacob Bridgeman and Chris Gotterup are the three debutants. Medinah Country Club, 24 to 27 September.
• Wednesday · 2 September 2026 · 2 min readWho did Geoff Ogilvy pick for the 2026 International Presidents Cup team?Corey Conners, Nico Echavarria, Sungjae Im, Ryo Hisatsune, Nick Taylor and Christiaan Bezuidenhout, announced on 1 September alongside Brandt Snedeker's United States picks.
• After East Lake · 1 September 2026 · 1 min readHow much did Scottie Scheffler win at the 2026 Tour Championship?Ten million dollars, the winner's share of a forty million dollar pool, and the cheque that moved him past Tiger Woods on the PGA Tour career money list.
• Monday · 31 August 2026 · 2 min readWho won the 2026 Tour Championship?Scottie Scheffler won the 2026 Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Sunday 30 August, 16 under and three clear, for a second FedEx Cup and the 10 million dollar bonus. He also passed Tiger Woods as the PGA Tour's career money leader.
• Sunday · 30 August 2026 · 2 min readWho leads the 2026 Tour Championship going into the final round?Viktor Hovland, at 15 under, one clear of Ryan Gerard after a Saturday 65 at East Lake. The final pairing tees off at 12:50pm ET with the 10 million dollar FedEx Cup on the line.
• Saturday · 29 August 2026 · 2 min readWho leads the 2026 Tour Championship at halfway?Ryan Gerard and Viktor Hovland share the 36-hole lead at East Lake on 10 under, with Collin Morikawa and Chris Gotterup one back and Scottie Scheffler lurking two behind. Round three is Saturday.
• Friday · 28 August 2026 · 2 min readWho leads the 2026 Tour Championship after the first round?Min Woo Lee shot a bogey-free 8-under 62 at East Lake on Thursday for a two-shot lead, playing most of it alone after J.J. Spaun withdrew injured.
• Wednesday · 26 August 2026 · 2 min readWho tees off last at the 2026 Tour Championship, and how does the winner take the FedEx Cup?The first round is Thursday 27 August at East Lake in Atlanta. Scottie Scheffler goes last at 2:00pm ET with Matt Fitzpatrick, all 30 players start level, and the lowest 72-hole score takes the FedEx Cup and the 10 million dollar bonus.
• Tuesday · 25 August 2026 · 2 min readHow does the 2026 Tour Championship decide the FedEx Cup?72 holes of ordinary stroke play at East Lake from 26 to 30 August, no starting strokes, top 30 only. Lowest score over four rounds wins the FedEx Cup and a 10 million dollar bonus.
• Monday · 24 August 2026 · 2 min readWho won the 2026 BMW Championship?Wyndham Clark, at 17 under par at Bellerive Country Club, three shots clear of Patrick Cantlay. It is his third win of the 2026 season, and he closed with an even-par 70.
• Sunday · 23 August 2026 · 2 min readWho leads the 2026 BMW Championship going into the final round?Wyndham Clark, by five, at 17 under. Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay are tied second at 12 under, and Cantlay needs the week to save his Tour Championship place.
• Saturday · 22 August 2026 · 2 min readWho leads the 2026 BMW Championship after round two?Wyndham Clark, at 12 under. Gary Woodland is one back and has played himself off the FedEx Cup bubble. Scottie Scheffler shot 65 on Friday and is still seven adrift.
• Friday · 21 August 2026 · 3 min readWho leads the 2026 BMW Championship after round one?Five players share the lead on 6-under 64 at Bellerive Country Club after Thursday's opening round: Rory McIlroy, Gary Woodland, Wyndham Clark, J.J. Spaun and Chris Gotterup. Scottie Scheffler, who won the previous playoff event by eight shots, is eight shots back.
• Thursday · 20 August 2026 · 2 min readWhat is at stake at the 2026 BMW Championship?Fifty players, no cut, and thirty places at East Lake. The 2026 BMW Championship runs from 20 to 23 August at Bellerive Country Club.
• Sunday · 16 August 2026 · 1 min readScottie Scheffler takes a two-shot lead into the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship.Round three at TPC Southwind, Saturday 15 August. Scheffler shot 68 for 13 under, and Sam Burns went bogey-free for a 62 that pulled him level with Sungjae Im, two back.
• Saturday · 15 August 2026 · 2 min readScottie Scheffler shot 61 to tie the TPC Southwind course record at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.Round two of the 2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship, Friday 14 August. Scheffler's nine-under 61 matched the TPC Southwind course record and moved him to 11 under, three clear of the field.
• Friday · 14 August 2026 · 2 min readWho leads the 2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship after round one?Five players share the lead at five under after Thursday's opening round at TPC Southwind: Jordan Spieth, Michael Thorbjornsen, Kurt Kitayama, Jake Knapp and Michael Kim. Scottie Scheffler sits at two under, and Rory McIlroy is four over.
• Thursday · 13 August 2026 · 2 min readHow do the 2026 FedEx Cup playoffs work?The 2026 FedEx Cup playoffs begin on Thursday 13 August at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis: 69 players tee off, 50 reach the BMW Championship, 30 reach the Tour Championship, and the season ends on 30 August.
• Tuesday · 11 August 2026 · 2 min readWho is in the field for the 2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship?The first FedEx Cup playoff event of 2026 runs 13 to 16 August at TPC Southwind in Memphis with 69 players, after Daniel Berger qualified and is not playing. Only 50 advance to the BMW Championship.
• Monday · 10 August 2026 · 2 min readWho won the 2026 Wyndham Championship?Michael Brennan won the 2026 Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club on Sunday 9 August, closing with a 6-under 64 to finish 22 under and take his second PGA Tour title.
• Thursday · 6 August 2026 · 2 min readWho is Jackson Koivun, the 21-year-old who beat Scottie Scheffler in his third professional start?Jackson Koivun won the 2026 3M Open in his third start as a professional, holding off world number one Scottie Scheffler by three shots. He tees off at the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club on 6 August.
• Tuesday · 4 August 2026 · 2 min readWho is on the FedExCup line going into the Wyndham Championship?Jackson Koivun holds the last playoff place at 70th in the FedExCup standings. Keegan Bradley is 72nd. The Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club is the last week to change it.
• Monday · 3 August 2026 · 2 min readWho won the last ever Rocket Classic?Michael Thorbjornsen won the 2026 Rocket Classic at Detroit Golf Club for his first PGA Tour title, in the tournament's final edition.
• Saturday · 1 August 2026 · 1 min readDetroit Golf Club has given up two rounds of 61 in two days.Cameron Young shot 61 in round two of the 2026 Rocket Classic, matching Peter Malnati's opening round and tying the Detroit Golf Club course record.
• Friday · 31 July 2026 · 2 min readPeter Malnati shot 61 in the first round of the last Rocket ClassicPeter Malnati opened the 2026 Rocket Classic at Detroit Golf Club with a career-best 9-under 61 on 30 July, tying the tournament record and leading by two. It is the eighth and final edition of the event.
• Thursday · 30 July 2026 · 2 min readWho needs a result at the Wyndham Championship to reach the FedExCup playoffs?The Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club from 5 to 9 August 2026 is the last event of the PGA Tour regular season, and only the top 70 in the FedExCup standings go through.
• Wednesday · 29 July 2026 · 2 min readWhy is this the last Rocket Classic at Detroit Golf Club?The 2026 Rocket Classic, played from 30 July to 2 August at Detroit Golf Club, is the final edition of Detroit's only PGA Tour event, which moves to a new venue in 2027 as Rocket Companies ends its title sponsorship.
• Tuesday · 28 July 2026 · 1 min readDid winning the 3M Open get Jackson Koivun into the FedExCup playoffs?Jackson Koivun's win moved him 124 places to number 70 in the FedExCup standings. That is the last qualifying spot, and there are two tournaments left.
• Sunday · 26 July 2026 · 2 min readWho is Jackson Koivun, and why is he leading the 3M Open?Jackson Koivun shot 61 at TPC Twin Cities with a back nine of 28. The 21-year-old rookie leads by three going into the final round, with Scottie Scheffler chasing.
• Saturday · 25 July 2026 · 1 min readHow did Ryan Fox win The Open at 39?Ryan Fox was ranked 56th in the world when he won the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. It is his first major.
• Friday · 24 July 2026 · 2 min readWhat did losing the Asian Tour cost LIV Golf?Its way in. The tour that fed players to LIV has switched to the PGA Tour and DP World Tour through 2029.