The opening tournament in the PGA Tour’s FedEx playoffs begins tomorrow with the Northern Trust Open at TPC Boston. Louisville area native Justin Thomas and Nashville’s Brandt Snedeker are in the field.
Meanwhile, Brooks Koepka ended a forgettable season today when he withdrew from The Northern Trust with what he described as nagging hip and knee injuries.
Koepka was 97th in the FedEx Cup standings. He would have needed a good week at the TPC Boston to reach the top 70 and advance in the PGA Tour’s postseason. Koepka started the year ranked first the world, but he has not won in more than a year.
Wind gusts of 55 to 60 miles an hour are expected to greet the players when they tee off overnight US time at the Women’s British Open at Royal Troon. Princeton’s Emma Talley will tee off at 8:33 Central time tomorrow morning.