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JuliaKate E. Culpepper

Watch Golfweek Rewind: Tiger misses out on No. 83, the Players boosts its purse

This is Golfweek Rewind for Jan. 27, 2020.

Here is a recap of the week’s top stories.

On the PGA Tour, Marc Leishman narrowly avoided a playoff at the Farmers Insurance Open over World No. 3 Jon Rahm. Tiger Woods was looking for his 83rd PGA Tour win, but finished T-9 at 9 under. The PGA Tour travels to TPC Scottsdale next for the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

In other news, the Players Championship is now the richest event in golf history. The tournament announced the overall purse now sits at $15 million with a winners check of $2.7 million. Last year’s purse was $12.5 million.

For stories on the World Golf Foundation Board of Directors’ announcement it will lower the age for eligibility to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame and the fastest round ever played on the European Tour, watch this week’s edition of Golfweek Rewind above.

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