Black eye for PGA Tour if rumored LIV defectors win 

Tied with McIlroy at 4-under is the man who clipped him for the claret jug at St. Andrews, Cameron Smith.

Cameron Smith, of Australia. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey

Season-Ending Subplots 

The PGA Tour likes to say “it all comes down to this” and “every point counts” and all the branding for its FedEx Cup finale that will crown one winner and shower him with US $18 million. But this year’s conclusion at East Lake is fraught with storylines that have little to do with the outcome of the season-long points race.