FedEx Cup Playoffs: Patrick Reeds Wins the Barclays and Secures USA Ryder Cup Spot

The wins that came so quickly – the quartet of trophies that stamped his name as one of the rising stars of American golf – had begun to collect dust. The wait for trophy No. 5, a gentle foot-tapping that stretched back to January 2015, had become more and more frustrating. “It’s like, all right, what do I need to do to get over this hump?” Reed said. The answer, it turned out, was patience. Through the sea of runner-ups and ties for 10th, Reed stayed the course and remained committed to a game plan that had proven so successful in the past. That patience was rewarded Sunday at The Barclays,  where Reed rallied for a one-shot victory that turned a solid year into something much more palatable. Reed had plenty to play for entering the first postseason event. There was the trophy, sure, as well as many FedEx Cup points which vaulted him to the #1 position ahead of OWGR #1 Jason Day. He has clinched a spot on the US Ryder Cup team - currently ranked #4. How will season end for the youg Reed? Send your picks to the Pro Golf Tour.

Olympic Golf: Inbee Park - Gold, Lydia Ko - Silver and Shanshan Feng - Bronze

Much like Ledecky last week, Park’s victory was never in doubt. Not after beginning her day with three consecutive birdies starting at the third hole. Not after making the turn a half dozen clear in her race to a gold medal. And certainly not when she birdied two of her last three to leave all drama to those vying for the silver and bronze. The cold figures added up to a closing 66 for a 16-under 268 total. Most weeks, Park would do well to stay with those detached numbers. The South Korean is fondly described as methodical, some have even described the 28-year-old as detached and virtually void of emotion on the golf course. How will these results impact the LPGA and ladies golf around the globe? Send us your comments at the Pro Golf Tour. Golf is definitely back in the Olympics!!!

Olympic Golf: Justin Rose Wins Gold Medal by One Stroke Over Henrik Stenson

Justin Rose won the highly coveted Olympic gold medal for Great Britan with a dazzling wedge shot into the 18th hole yesterday in Rio to edge out Sweden's Henrik Stenson by a single stroke. Yes, golf is back at the Olympics. Amen. Golf in the Olympics was supposed to be a continuation of the theme. At the 11th hour, the world’s top players were dropping out, giving the impression to many—and most consequentially, to the International Olympic Committee—that the Olympics didn’t matter to golf’s top performers. The Zika virus, security concerns and the environmental, political and economic crisis rocking Brazil made Rio de Janeiro an unready problem spot for the world’s biggest gathering. Men’s golf in Rio turned out to not just exceed expectations. From the first practice rounds early last week to the medal ceremony on Sunday, it was the most joyful and proud golf tournament of the year, and perhaps many years. After Justin Rose won with the sweetest of wedge shots from tight zoysia turf on the wonderfully conceived 18th hole of designers Gil Hanse and Amy Alcott’s Olympic Golf Course, the game’s power brokers—Tim Finchem of the PGA Tour, Mike Davis of the USGA, Pete Bevacqua of the PGA of America, Martin Slumbers of the R&A and others—all sat in the front row of the grandstand, seemingly connected by one continuous collective smile. And now its the ladies turn. Share your picks with the Pro Golf Tour.

Olympic Golf: Australia's Marcus Fraser Hold Lead After the Second Round

Marcus Fraser cruised along largely unchallenged after three birdies across his first 11 holes. But bogeys at Nos. 12 and 16 combined with the round of the day from Belgium’s Pieters cost Fraser his solo lead after 17 holes. From there, two solid shots and a lag putt for a closing birdie got him into the clubhouse in 2-under 69 and back up by one before Moving Day in Rio. He’ll be chased this weekend by Pieters, a 24-year-old two-time European Tour winner, and Sweden’s Stenson, the reigning Champion Golfer of the Year who’s less than a month removed from his Open win. In addition, Rose, a 15-time PGA and European Tour champion and the 2013 U.S. Open winner, is just four off the pace. But where are the Americans? Can Dustin Johnson, Bubba Waston, Rickie Fowler or Patrick Reed break through in Round 3? Share your picks with the Pro Golf Tour . 

Olympic Golf - Round 1: Australia's Marcus Fraser Takes Early Lead

Currently at 90th in the Official World Golf Ranking, Australia's Marcus Fraser earned one of two Australian bids after four of his countrymen – Jason Day, Adam Scott, Marc Leishman and Matt Jones – opted to skip the Games. The 38-year-old took full advantage of his good fortune, recording the lowest round in Olympic history. Fraser, the current order of merit leader on the Asian Tour, is a three-time European Tour winner who most recently claimed victory at the co-sanctioned Maybank Championship in Malaysia this past February. Six players sits within four shots of the lead after Round 1, but  two big names to watch are Stenson, who’s coming off his first major win at The Open, and Great Britain’s Rose, the 2013 U.S. Open champ who recorded the first hole-in-one in Olympic history on Thursday and is looking to win on his sixth continent. Meanwhile, Great Britain's Justin Rose made the first ace in Olympic golf history Thursday at the par-3 fourth hole during the first round of men's golf in Rio.Which golfers are best positioned to bring home the gold medal? Share your picks with the Pro Golf Tour.

PGA Championship: Jimmy Walker Wins 1st Major By One Stroke Over Jason Day

It's time to check another name off the list of "Best Golfers Never to Have One a Major" - 37 year-old American Jimmy Walker. Walker jump in the Official World Golf Rankings from 48th place to the 15th best player in the world. While Walker will not be representing the US in the Olympics, he has moved into 14th place in the 2015-2016 FeDex Cup standing and assured himself a spot on the 2016 US Ryder Cup team.  Walker once rose to 10th in the world in April 2015, fresh off his fifth  PGA Tour win in 18 months at the Valero Texas Open, but a winless drought thereafter saw him nearly slip outside the top 50 in the world for the first time in three years. A testament to the strength of recent major champions, Walker at 48th in the world was the lowest ranked major champion of the last five years, dating back to 108th-ranked Keegan Bradley's PGA win at Atlantic Athletic Club in 2011. Prior to Walker, all but one of the past nine major champions has been ranked 12th or better at the time of their victory and seven of them were sixth in the world or higher. What does the future hold for Jimmy Walker on the PGA Tour? Share your thoughts with the Pro Golf Tour.