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This is the first in an occasional series highlighting major events in professional golf. Because the Tour Championship is the last official PGA tournament of the season, this issue looks at the year in review on the three major U.S. tours.

Tour, Bucks Stop Here

One thing the Tour Championship has taught in nine years is that money is the official object of this exercise, as winner Billy Mayfair learned last year. No difference this week, except Tiger Woods will be there to win some of it.

Play Rabbit

Readers might not learn much about golf from reading “Golf Dreams,” a collection of 30 John Updike essays, but they are guaranteed to learn about the people who play it. A Q&A; with the Pulitzer Prize-winning author.

Searching for the Next Tiger

It’s hard to say whether Woods’ unprecedented start as a professional has boosted youth participation in the Southland, which has always been fertile ground for junior golf. Participation trends have been on the upswing for several years.