Good afternoon. The Fedex Cup Playoffs start this Thursday with the Fedex St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis.

How many strokes does Scottie Scheffler win by?

Here's what we've got for ya today:

• Chipping Tip: Rule Of 12

• Quick Recap: The Wyndham Championship

• Shots Heard Round The World

• Drive-thru Halfway House

• Divots

• Thing We’d Buy: For Golf Only

Chipping Tip: Rule Of 12

Watch: Butch Harmon On The Perfect Takeaway

Quick Recap: The Wyndham Championship

If your name isn’t Scottie Scheffler, it’s really difficult to win a golf tournament.

That was the case yesterday for Max Greyserman, who fell prey to a pretty common tragedy in golf - the back nine blow up on a Sunday.

At The Wyndham Championship, Max was on a heater. He shot a 60 in the second round, then followed that up with a 66 in the third.

In the final round, after making his second eagle of the day on the 13th, he stepped to the 14th tee (after waiting for over 10 mins ) with a four shot lead.

Then he made a quad-bogey, the dreaded snowman, and watched his lead evaporate.

He was able to bounce back on the 15th with a birdie, but then he made a four-putt double bogey on the 16th.

Those two bad holes for Greyserman created an opening for Aaron Rai, who put the dagger in him with a birdie on the 18th.

It was Aaron Rai’s first PGA Tour win.

Rai is a pretty cool character, he notably wears two gloves and uses iron covers, but he may be the one person on earth who doesn’t get judged for it.

Read: Why Does Aaron Rai Use Two Gloves And Iron Covers?

What about everyone else?

On the 72nd hole, the final group was informed that the horn had theoretically been blown for darkness. They had the option to finish up or come back Monday morning. 2 of the 3 players chose to finish up.

Matt Kuchar, who was not in contention to win, nor in contention for the playoffs, decided to not finish the round with his playing partners.

He instead chose to come back Monday morning and hit his approach shot from the 18th green.

In other words, tons of staff and crew had to come back today just so this dude could finish half a golf hole. He’s been getting roasted on Twitter for it.

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Shots Heard Round The World

🍁 Best Fall Golf Destinations With VRBO Rentals Fall is one of the best times of the year to travel for golf. Read.

⛳️ Graeme McDowell Suspened From LIV For Violating Doping Policy McDowell announced Sunday that he has been suspended for one tournament after violating LIV’s anti-doping policy. Read. 

🥇 Lydia Ko Wins Gold At Paris Olympics. Ko didn’t just win Olympic gold, she played her way into the LPGA Hall of Fame, arguably the toughest Hall in all of sports, accomplishing her ultimate goal. Read. 

Drive-Thru Halfway House

Divots…

Quote: “Price is the biggest concern of our customers,” Brewer said. “We hear it from our peers, see it in credit card data, and observe it firsthand in our venue business, including feedback from our large corporate clients.”

Oliver Brewer, CEO of Topgolf Callaway Brands, talking about their full review of Topgolf, which is struggling this year, and may even by spun off by Callaway.

Numbers: Same-store sales declined 8.2% last quarter. And sales appeared to worsen in July, when they declined 11%, executives said last week.

Read More: Topgolf, Suddenly Struggling, Could Be Spun Off

Thing We’d Buy: For Golf Only

Macade Golf just released their Fall ‘24 collection online.

It’s got mock necks, quarter-zips, polos, and this sweater, which we really dig.

Fall is only a few weeks away, gotta get those layers right.

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That’s all folks! See you Wednesday with our Fedex St. Jude Championship Picks.