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Rory McIlroy knows it’ll take a Herculean effort to chase down Xander Schauffele over the weekend at the CJ Cup, so he has set a different goal.“Almost have a little bit of amnesia and forget about what I’ve just done,” he said after shooting 69 Friday.McIlroy begins the weekend a dozen shots back of Schauffele, who opened with 66-64 at Shadow Creek.After a first-round 73, McIlroy headed to the range to find some freedom in his swing. For the past two weeks he’s bee

The PGA Tour announced Friday that next month’s Houston Open will allow a limited number of fans.The Houston Open, scheduled for Nov. 5-8 at Memorial Park, will have a total number of 2,000 fans per day on property. Every spectator, volunteer and essential personnel on-site must wear mask at all times, per local and PGA Tour regulations.Memorial Park, which was recently redesigned, is hosting the Houston Open for the first time since 1963. World No. 1 Dustin Johnson has already committed t

Why isn’t Phil Mickelson teeing it up this week at Shadow Creek, the site of his big victory over Tiger Woods two years ago?It appears Mickelson has $9 million reasons – well, kind of.“Even if I beat all 78 guys, it would still be a letdown,” Mickelson said Thursday at Country Club of Virginia. “I made so much more last time I played, that I just didn't see the benefit. Sorry.”While the comment was made tongue in cheek, Mickelson believes his road to Augusta b