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FedEx Cup about the money, not the majors

By DOUG FERGUSON at East Lake. But he hardly
AP Golf Writer was torn up over it, for one
ATLANTA (AP) — The FedEx reason. “I’m the one with
Cup is still about the mon- the green jacket,” he said
ey. of winning the Masters.
Whoever wins this week He also has company.
at the Tour Championship British Open champion
gets $15 million, more than Shane Lowry didn’t make it
Greg Norman’s career to East Lake, either. He has
earnings on the PGA Tour. a claret jug at home in Ire-
The FedEx Cup might one land to console him.
day be as much about This is the fifth time in 13
prestige. years of the FedEx Cup that
Tiger Woods (twice), Vijay at least two major cham-
Singh and Jim Furyk won pions were not at the final
the first four FedEx Cup event, usually with extenu-
titles, and all four will be in ating circumstances in-
the World Golf Hall of Fame volved. Five major cham-
if they’re not in already. The pions who didn’t make it
last four winners were Justin to East Lake were not PGA
Rose, Justin Thomas, Rory Tour members, three of
McIlroy and Jordan Spieth. them in 2010 — Graeme
That’s good company to McDowell, Louis Oosthui-
keep. Tiger Woods, left, greets fans as he walks to the 14th fairway after hitting his tee shot during the zen and Martin Kaymer.
The FedEx Cup was never final round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Medinah Country Club, Sunday, Aug. The last time was in 2016,
about major champion- 18, 2019, in Medinah, Ill. when Masters champion
ships. Associated Press Danny Willett and British
Woods is absent from moment in golf all of last Memories would be a lot It seems that way because Open champion Henrik
East Lake, this time not by year. Woods won at East stronger if he were here. of his other victory, this one Stenson fell short. Willett
choice but because he Lake to cap a remarkable Instead, he becomes the in April at Augusta Nation- didn’t become a PGA Tour
didn’t qualify. return from four back sur- seventh player to win the al, as captivating as any of member until after he won
It stands out because of his geries, a DUI arrest stem- Tour Championship and his 15 majors. Woods said the Masters. Stenson had a
last two victories, Nos. 80 ming from his reliance on not be eligible to return the Sunday at Medinah when knee injury he wanted to
and 81, both in Georgia. painkillers and his own fears following year during the his season officially ended protect for the Ryder Cup
The first was the Tour Cham- that he would never com- FedEx Cup era. that he was disappointed and wound up playing just
pionship, the most electric pete again. Should he be at East Lake? and he wished he could be two playoff events.q

Chinese swimmer Sun granted

public trial for doping hearing

35-year history. later. The CAS hearing should
She lost her case in 1999. He could be banned from be the first in public since
His lawyers said last month the Tokyo Games next year the European Court of Hu-
that Sun “objects to be- because of incidents at his man Rights last year said
ing tried by the Australian home in China last Septem- athletes should have more
press.” ber. rights to open the sports
Details of evidence in the A collection team sent to court to scrutiny.
previously confidential take blood and urine sam- In the only previous public
court process were pub- ple failed to complete its trial, Smith de Bruin chal-
lished on the eve of the work in an escalating late- lenged a four-year ban
In this Tuesday, July 23, 2019 file photo, Britain’s bronze medalist world championships held night dispute. imposed by FINA in 1998
Duncan Scott, right, refuses to stand with gold medalist China’s last month in South Korea. Sun disputed an official’s two years after the Atlanta
Sun Yang, second left, on the podium following the men’s Swimmers from Austra- credentials, and a vial of Olympics for allegedly tam-
200m freestyle final at the World Swimming Championships in
Gwangju, South Korea. lia, Britain, and the United blood handed over to his pering with a urine sample
Associated Press States objected to Sun be- entourage was destroyed by adding alcohol.
ing allowed to compete in with a hammer. A panel of three CAS judg-
By GRAHAM DUNBAR Sport will probably be in Gwangju while the appeal WADA challenged swim es heard the case over
AP Sports Writer Switzerland but is “unlikely case was pending. body FINA’s verdict in two days in May 1999 in its
GENEVA (AP) — Chinese to be before the end of After Sun won the 200 and January that a warning home city Lausanne, Swit-
swimmer Sun Yang will October,” the court said on 400 meters freestyle events, was enough for Sun, who zerland, and upheld the
get the rare public trial Tuesday. medalists from Australia served a three-month ban original verdict.
he asked for to answer an Sun is following another and Britain made silent pro- in 2014 for a positive test. On Tuesday, CAS con-
appeal by the World Anti- three-time Olympic swim- tests at the podium . The first case involving a firmed reports it hoped to
Doping Agency that could ming champion, Michelle China’s first Olympic swim- substance then classed as schedule Sun’s hearing in
lead to his ban from the Smith de Bruin of Ireland, ming champion won two a stimulant was conducted September, until “unex-
2020 Olympics. as the only athletes opting gold medals at the 2012 in relative secrecy in China pected personal circum-
The open hearing by the not to have a closed-door London Olympics and one and only later announced stances” forced a delay by
Court of Arbitration for hearing in the sports court’s in Rio de Janeiro four years by FINA. several weeks.q