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Team USA captain Juli Inkster during the preview day ahead of the 2019 Solheim Cup at Gleneagles Golf Club, Scotland, Monday Sept. 9, 2019. (Ian Rutherford/PA via AP)

Pettersen achieves rare feat by retiring on top after winning putt

by Doug Ferguson AP Golf WriterSeptember 17, 2019

Suzann Pettersen achieved one of the rarest feats in golf.The winning shot in the Solheim Cup? Yes, it starts there. That putt she made from just outside 6 feet on the 18th green at Gleneagles was the main reason why Pettersen should be the envy of…

FILE - This is a July 19, 2019, file photo showing Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy smiling on the first green during the second round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. McIlroy has been voted PGA Tour player of the year over Brooks Koepka after posting the most top-10 finishes and winning the FedEx Cup. It's the third time McIlroy has won the Jack Nicklaus Award, and the first without having won a major. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)

McIlroy tops Koepka for PGA Tour player of the year

by Doug Ferguson AP Golf WriterSeptember 11, 2019

Tom Lewis, of England, competes in the Korn Ferry Tour Championship golf tournament in Newburgh, Ind., Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Lewis says it has always been his dream to play on the PGA Tour. He just didn't see it happening like this. (Christiana Botic/Evansville Courier & Press via AP)

Top 10 miss lands Lewis on PGA Tour

by Doug Ferguson AP Golf WriterSeptember 3, 2019

Rory McIlroy, right, hugs his caddy after winning the Tour Championship golf tournament and The FedEx Cup Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019, at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

McIlroy ends with a bang

by Doug Ferguson AP Golf WriterAugust 25, 2019

Spectators are tended to after a lightning strike on the course left several injured during a weather delay in the third round of the Tour Championship golf tournament Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Lightning strike injures 6

by Doug Ferguson AP Golf WriterAugust 24, 2019

Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, hits out of the bunker on the ninth hole during the BMW Championship golf tournament in Medinah, Ill., Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald via AP)

Matsuyama takes command at BMW Championship

by Doug Ferguson AP Golf WriterAugust 16, 2019

Tiger Woods tees off during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Medinah Country Club, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, in Medinah, Ill. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald via AP)

Thomas turns it around at Medinah

by Doug Ferguson AP Golf WriterAugust 15, 2019

Tiger Woods smiles as he leaves the 14th green during the pro-am round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Medinah Country Club, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, in Medinah, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Woods needs good week, good health to advance in PGA Tour Playoffs

by Doug Ferguson AP Golf WriterAugust 14, 2019

FILE - In this July 18, 2019, file photo, Bryson DeChambeau, of the United States, looks at his putt on the fourth green during the first round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. DeChambeau wasted no time defending himself against accusations of slow play Saturday, Aug. 10, after harsh criticism on social media stemming from a video showing him taking more than two minutes to hit an 8-foot putt at The Northern Trust. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)

Commentary: Slow play drags on in golf

by Doug Ferguson AP Golf WriterAugust 13, 2019

FILE - In this July 18, 2019, file photo, Bryson DeChambeau, of the United States, looks at his putt on the fourth green during the first round of the British Open Golf Championships at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. DeChambeau wasted no time defending himself against accusations of slow play Saturday, Aug. 10, after harsh criticism on social media stemming from a video showing him taking more than two minutes to hit an 8-foot putt at The Northern Trust. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)

PGA Tour will look at slow play causes

by Doug Ferguson AP Golf WriterAugust 11, 2019