PARIS – Serena Williams isn’t the only woman in sight of a Grand Slam this weekend.

Inbee Park can achieve a career Grand Slam in golf by winning the Evian Championship starting on Thursday near the French Alps.

Park won the Evian on the edge of Lake Geneva in 2012, but it came a year before the U.S. LPGA Tour made it the fifth and final major on its calendar.

To mark the occasion, the tour has gone into hyperbole. When Park won the Women’s British Open last month, becoming the seventh woman to win four different majors, the tour called that the “career Grand Slam.” Adding the Evian will give her a “Super Career Grand Slam.”

Regardless of how it’s described, Park says it’s already been a great year.

Such has been her dominant form that she has already wrapped up the Rolex Annika Major Award, which rewards the player with the best record in the five majors. Even if she misses the Evian cut, she has an unassailable lead in the standings and will succeed Michelle Wie, who won the inaugural award last year.

Park has won six of the last 14 majors. She has seven to her name, and two this year. And her appetite for them hasn’t dimmed.

“I’ve got my name on every major championship trophy, but I won Evian before it became a major,” the South Korean said. “So it would be really good to win it again this year.”

The other major winners this year were Brittany Lincicome and In Gee Chun.

Still with a shot at becoming the youngest major winner is 18-year-old Lydia Ko of New Zealand.

The No. 2-ranked Ko, who tied for third at the British Open, had her confidence boosted by victory at the Canadian Pacific Open, where she claimed her third title of the year.

Hyo-Joo Kim of South Korea, who came from a shot back on the last hole to beat Karrie Webb by one shot last year, will be trying to win a second straight Evian, a feat nobody has achieved since it became an official tour event 15 years ago.

The tournament at Evian Resort will also serve as a final outing for the U.S. and European Solheim Cup teams, who will square off at the match-play competition next week in St. Leon-Rot, Germany.

“Certainly, it’s been in the front of everyone’s mind here with a huge major championship, the last one of the year, and then going next week with both teams playing here, it’s certainly something that people are talking about,” said American Morgan Pressel, the youngest major champion in tour history. “At the end of the day, if I can play well this week, that gives me a lot of confidence going into next week.”

Phil Mickelson kept alive a streak and earned a footnote in Presidents Cup history Tuesday when he was selected to play on his 21st consecutive U.S. team.

Mickelson was No. 30 in the standings, the lowest of any player to be a captain’s pick.

U.S. captain Jay Haas also took his son, Bill Haas, though that was expected. Bill Haas won his sixth PGA Tour title this year, finished one shot out of a playoff at The Players Championship and was 11th in the standings. His father said he intended to take No. 11 regardless of who it was.

International captain Nick Price selected Steven Bowditch of Australia, who missed qualifying by less than one-hundredth of an average world ranking point, and Sang-moon Bae of South Korea, which attracted the most attention.

The Presidents Cup is Oct. 8-11 in South Korea, the first time it has been held in Asia.

Bae has been ordered to start his mandatory two-year military service in South Korea when he returns home. Price said he has been told that Bae, who won the season-opening Frys.com Open last October, will be able to first play in the Presidents Cup.

Jay Haas said he leaned on his assistant captains and players who already were assured of a spot on the team.

“I am so honored to be on this team,” Mickelson said. “And to have it come from input from so many players and assistant captains wanting me to be on the team means a lot to me that I couldn’t put it into words. It’s just a very special honor to be on the team.”

Mickelson has gone two years since his last victory in the 2013 British Open, and at No. 51 in the FedEx Cup, he risks not making it to the Tour Championship for the second straight year. He was planning to skip the BMW Championship next week north of Chicago if he was not chosen for the Presidents Cup team.

Tiger Woods in 2011 previously was the lowest-ranked player to be a captain’s pick. He was No. 29 when Fred Couples took him to Royal Melbourne, and Woods wound up delivering the decisive point.

The announcement Tuesday afternoon was more compelling than any of the golf that has been played in recent years at the Presidents Cup.

The Americans have not lost since 1998 in Australia – there was a tie in South Africa in 2003 – and leads the series 8-1-1 having won the last five times. The Presidents Cup dates to 1994, the first U.S. team for Mickelson as a pro. That was the only year Mickelson had to rely on being a captain’s pick. The other captain’s pick for the inaugural matches? Jay Haas.

“If anyone deserves a pick, it’s Phil Mickelson,” Jay Haas said. “He is without question the leader of our team in the team room, on the golf course. I think the guys trust him 100 percent. The guys on the team were adamant that Phil is the guy, and I think between the captains and team members, Phil was an overwhelming choice to be a pick.”

Among those with experience that Haas skipped over to take Mickelson were J.B. Holmes, Brandt Snedeker, Webb Simpson, Keegan Bradley and Hunter Mahan. No one had been playing well leading up to the final day of qualifying, including Brooks Koepka, who was under consideration. He missed the cut in both FedEx Cup playoff events.

Bill Haas had a chance to win the Wyndham Championship, but he went flat the last few weeks in a grind to make the team and play for his father.

“I couldn’t sleep last night,” said Haas, who is on a family vacation with his father. “The last few weeks, I really, really wanted to make the team outright. I can’t even explain how I was feeling on the golf course. It just showed how much I wanted it.”

Bae was at No. 20 in the International standings, and his selection gives Price a pair of South Korean-born players. Danny Lee is the other, though he grew up in New Zealand and plays under the Kiwi flag.

Bae had deferred his military service while playing the PGA Tour, but the military said he spent too much time at home last year and denied another deferral. Bae appealed the decision, but the military courts ruled against him six weeks ago.

“I think he’s had a really tough time,” Price said. “His military service has been a cause for concern and it hasn’t allowed him to play his best. But I think once he’s made the decision, he’s played a lot better.”

One other aspect played into Bae’s favor. He has won twice on the Jack Nicklaus Golf Course in Incheon, where the matches will be played.

WALLACE, N.S. – The first of two Golf Canada Performance Camps this year was conducted on Sept. 6–7 at the Fox Harb’r Resort in Wallace, N.S., as part of an initiative to support the growth and development of Canada’s next generation of junior golfers.

The Performance Camps, now in their fourth year, are conducted by Golf Canada in conjunction with the provincial associations to address the talent of budding athletes across the country—in this case, Atlantic Canada. Team Canada’s Lead Development Squad Coach, Robert Ratcliffe, has been at the helm of the project since the first camp was conducted in 2012.

“Each year, these camps provide great insight into the skill levels of some of Canada’s best young players,” said the PGA of Canada Class ‘A’ member. “We hope to help provide some guidance and information to assist them along the path to reaching their full potential.”

The Performance Camps have continued to adapt to best optimize the amount of time available between the athletes and PGA of Canada professionals on hand.

“We’re always looking at new ways of adjusting the itinerary to make the most of our time with the athletes,” said Ratcliffe, a Comox, B.C., native. “The coaches continue to make sure we collect valuable data while also providing one-on-one instruction and coaching.”

Supporting Ratcliffe at Fox Harb’r were four provincial coaches—all of whom are trained under the PGA of Canada’s Coach of Developing Competitor context. Together, they led over 30 participants through detailed training stations, which included FlightScope, Shot-by-Shot, uncommon short game and fitness tests. Those sessions were followed by in-depth performance analysis and one round of nine holes.

While the focus is on helping the athletes, the Performance Camps also serve as a means of talent identification for Team Canada’s High Performance programs. Each camp is concluded with a performance planning class that ends with insight into how to make Canada’s national squads.

The second and final Performance Camp of 2015 will be conducted at the Beauceville Golf Club in Québec from Sept. 18–19.

NORTON, Mass. – Ian Poulter and Kevin Chappell played together at the Deutsche Bank Championship, and their birdie putts on the par-5 second hole during the second round were significant mainly because of how they read the greens.

Both use AimPoint Express, only Poulter had to do without on this occasion. He was just under 20 feet away. Chappell was about 12 feet away, and his marker was in the line of where Poulter ordinarily would have straddled the line of his own putt to feel the slope of the green.

“I thought it may go right-to-left, but I couldn’t tell until I hit it that I picked the wrong line,” Poulter said.

Poulter has been using the method since January, joining a growing list of players that includes Adam Scott, Stacy Lewis and Hunter Mahan. It has become so popular that the R&A and USGA published a joint statement at the start of the year that cautioned players of one pitfall.

One part of AimPoint Express is to pick an area halfway toward the hole where the feet can feel the slope (and from there players will hold up one or two fingers to help them figure out where to start the putt).

Rule 16-1a, however, makes it illegal for players to touch the line of their putts, which is defined as the line players want their balls to take and includes a “reasonable distance on either side of the intended line.”

The European Tour went so far as to post a video explaining how the rule can be breeched if players are not careful. The variance of the line will be greater on longer putts than the shorter ones. No one is believed to have been penalized yet (two-stroke penalty or loss of hole in match play).

“You can’t stand in your own line, but your own line is vague,” Chappell said. “When it first became big, it came up. They were going to try to outlaw it a few years ago, and then it became like, `OK, your line from 4 feet is much smaller and precise than your line from 40 feet.’ But it would be pretty hard to stand in your line from 40 feet and have them prove you have an advantage.

“I haven’t been warned, but I’ve had discussions about it.”

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FINAL MAJOR: The Evian Masters this week in France is the fifth and final major on the LPGA Tour schedule, and it presents another opportunity for an unprecedented feat. Only it doesn’t involve Inbee Park.

Park won the Women’s British Open last month at Turnberry for her fourth different major, and now she goes after the career Grand Slam (all five majors) at Evian.

But she wouldn’t be the first woman to do that.

Karrie Webb won her first major at the du Maurier Classic outside Calgary in 1999, and she wrapped up the career Grand Slam over the next two years (Kraft Nabisco, U.S. Women’s Open, LPGA Championship). But when tobacco sponsorship became an issue, the du Maurier was replaced by the Women’s British Open, and Webb won that (at Turnberry) in 2002. That gave her what the LPGA referred to at the time as the “Super Slam.”

If the Australian can win the Evian Masters for a career Grand Slam of six majors, the LPGA may as well called it the Karrie Slam.

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THE SHORT FUSE: Anyone who plays golf at any level has a story about a short temper or a thrown club.

That includes Jordan Spieth, who spoke before the Deutsche Bank Championship about working with his coach, Cameron McCormick, to turn a short fuse into a longer one. And it led to a story about what he considers his shortest fuse in any sport at any age.

It was golf, of course. He was 11.

He told of slamming his putter into his bag and when he took it out on the next hole, he noticed it was bent. What he didn’t know was Rule 4-3b on using a club that has been damaged other than the normal course of play.

“I think I made three birdies in the last six holes with a bent putter, and I was so excited about it,” Spieth said. “I was telling my dad after the round, `Look, I bent my putter, I finished with three birdies, I’m still in this thing.'”

He said his father called the assistant pro at the club – without Spieth’s knowledge – and the next day, Spieth was invited into his office.

“And they opened the rule book and it showed disqualification,” Spieth said. “I was just absolutely torn apart.”

He said that remains his only disqualification. But he’s still working on the fuse.

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LONG YEAR: Carlos Ortiz of Mexico finished his rookie year on the PGA Tour sooner than he wanted after a season that felt much longer than he imagined. The 24-year-old from Guadalajara can’t recall playing so much golf in his life. The Deutsche Bank Championship was his 30th event.

“I thought it was bad in college,” Ortiz said of his schedule. “I played seven weeks in a row. It’s too much. It becomes work. Hopefully, next year I can play better and have more breaks.”

He fell into the same trap of so many rookies who need a week off but are concerned about their position in the FedEx Cup or money list. As long as they’re at home, they are giving up a chance at points or money.

Ortiz didn’t miss a cut in four starts last fall, and he tied for ninth in Mexico. But his Fedex Cup standing fell out of the top 100 in the summer and he kept playing until he began the playoffs at No. 112 and needed a good week at The Barclays to advance. He was in good shape going into the final round until he opened with a quadruple-bogey 8.

“One of the worst experiences of my life,” Ortiz said. “I wanted to cry.”

Instead, he bounced back to play the rest of the round in 1 under and made it to the TPC Boston. This time, he wasn’t so fortunate. Ortiz made four straight birdies early in the final round to get inside the projected top 70, only to make triple bogey at No. 9 and shoot 41 on the back nine for a 76. He had the look of a tired golfer.

Next year might not be much easier. Ortiz is likely to make the Olympic team for Mexico.

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DIVOTS: Now that the LPGA has gone through the inaugural Crown International, it is moving back the dates to qualify so the cutoff is closer to when the event is played. The eight countries will be determined by the world ranking after the first LPGA major of the year at the ANA Inspiration. The four players who qualify for each team will be determined after the second major in June at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. The tournament will be July 19-24 at Rich Harvest Farms southwest of Chicago. … Keegan Bradley closed with a 69 to narrowly advance to the third FedEx Cup playoff event. That wasn’t the only reason to celebrate. He got engaged at the start of the week to Jillian Stacey.

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STAT OF THE WEEK: The 54-hole leader has failed to win the last six years at the Deutsche Bank Championship.

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FINAL WORD: “Nothing is different. I don’t feel it’s far off, even though my score is far off. It’s just weird. It’s almost like a bad dream. I just need to wake up and get the putts to go in again.” – Jordan Spieth after missing back-to-back cuts for the first time in his career.

NEW DELHI – Anirban Lahiri and Thongchai Jaidee hope their milestones as the first golfers from India and Thailand to be picked for the Presidents Cup inspire kids in their countries.

They qualified on their world rankings, making the top 10 automatically on the International team.

Lahiri, who tied for fifth at the U.S. PGA Championship, was ranked 40th, and Thongchai 44th.

Thongchai, the playing captain for Team Asia in a 10-10 draw with Team Europe in the inaugural EurAsia Cup last year, was looking forward to their participation in the tournament in Incheon, South Korea, next month boosting golf’s popularity in Asia.

“It can help the other young Asian players,” he said. “When they see that I can get into the team, then they, too, will aim for it.”

Golf news is generally buried in the Indian media, unless it’s a home event or an Indian does well. Only in recent years have the majors received prominent attention.

Lahiri said he grew up watching team events such as the Ryder Cup, and was thankful he had something like the Presidents Cup to aim for.

“It’ll be a massive boost for golf in the region,” Lahiri said. “You get so many eyeballs, and everybody in America will be watching.

“To be a part of something historic like that is extremely special. All I want to do is make sure that I get a point for the International team.”

Asian Tour chairman Kyi Hla Han said he was delighted with Lahiri and Thongchai.

“We expect them to contribute immensely toward the International team’s attempt to regain the Presidents Cup, but ultimately, their presence will boost the development of the game across Asia,” he said. “Young golfers will have another reason to aspire for the top, and with Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama also in the team, it proves that Asian golf has grown in stature and strength.”

NORTON, Mass. – Four months ago, the question was whether Rickie Fowler was winning as much as he should.

Three victories later, no one can question how he wins.

At The Players Championship, he finished birdie-eagle-birdie-birdie and then won a three-hole playoff over Sergio Garcia and Kevin Kisner. Two months later, he made birdie on three of the last four holes for a one-shot victory over Matt Kuchar and Raphael Jacquelin.

And in the Labor Day finish at the Deutsche Bank Championship, he was flawless on the back nine and rallied from a three-shot deficit to beat Henrik Stenson.

“It’s pretty special to fight it out like that,” Fowler said.

This time, he needed some help. Stenson led the entire round and never looked as though he was going to give Fowler an inch when he ended up giving him a mile on the par-3 16th hole. Stenson hit a towering 7-iron that he though was going to land in the middle of the green. Instead, it hit the front mounding, dropped down to the rocks and bounced into the water for a double bogey.

That effectively was the tournament.

Fowler, who made a 40-foot birdie putt on 14th to pull within one shot, suddenly was two shots ahead with two hole to play. And while he twice failed to convert birdie putts inside 10 feet over the final two holes, he didn’t have to make them. Stenson couldn’t catch him, Fowler closed with a 3-under 68 and a one-shot victory.

It moved him to No. 5 in the world and on the cusp of being part of this year’s “Big Three” – Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler.

“They’ve clearly played the best out of anyone over the past few months to couple of years,” Fowler said. “So I’m trying to be a small fourth thrown in there. But there’s a lot of other really good young players playing well right now, as well.”

Spieth and Day each have four wins, all on the PGA Tour, and three of the four majors. McIlroy has three wins – Dubai, Match Play and the Wells Fargo Championship – and lost some momentum when he missed two months with an ankle injury.

Fowler hasn’t been as consistently good as the other three this year, though he made this much clear on the TPC Boston. Get him near the lead on the back nine, or at least in the final hour of a tournament, and he’s not going to back down.

What stood out from The Players, beyond his three birdies on the island-green 17th (two in a playoff) in one day, was his fearless and free swing when the pressure was at its peak. The 18th at the TPC Sawgrass is one of the toughest in golf, and Fowler split the middle twice in the final round.

Needing a birdie to win at Gullane No. 1 in the Scottish Open, he pounded his drive down the middle that set up birdie.

Clinging to a one-shot lead against Stenson on the par-5 18th, Fowler went with driver with a small margin of error because of the bunkers in the middle of the expansive fairway and trees to the left. He nailed it 341 yards, leaving him a 7-iron for his second shot.

“Luckily, there’s just enough room down there in the neck. I hit it perfect. I made a great swing,” Fowler said. “And it’s nice to be able to look back at The Players and the Scottish Open and remember the drives that I hit there to give me that little boost of confidence when I need it.”

Stenson lost as much as Fowler won.

Whether he had the wrong club (7-iron) or hit it poorly, he came up short and left on a hole with water short and left.

“I obviously pulled the wrong club on 16 and was trying to get the most out of a 7-iron into the wind and ballooned that one a little bit and that was the crucial mistake. Making double there was really a killer,” Stenson said. “I tried to get those two shots back or at least one to force a playoff on the last two holes and couldn’t manage to do it.”

Stenson now has finished runner-up in both FedEx Cup playoff events (he was six shots behind Day at The Barclays), and he has been runner-up four times this year.

The consolation was moving to No. 4 in the FedEx Cup behind Day, Spieth and Fowler, still in the mix for a $10 million bonus at the Tour Championship.

Also still in the running are Hunter Mahan and William McGirt, both moving into the top 70 in the standings to advance to the third playoff event in two weeks. Mahan tied for fourth and kept alive his streak of playing every FedEx Cup playoff event since the series began in 2007. McGirt holed out with a 7-iron for eagle on the 17th hole, and that was enough to extend his season.

NORTON, Mass. – Chris Kirk made his first U.S. team and the International team will have three new players for the Presidents Cup.

The Deutsche Bank Championship was the final qualifying event for determining 10 automatic spots on both teams. There were a few possibilities going into the final round Monday at the TPC Boston, but ultimately no changes.

The next step is for both captains to announce two wild-card selections on Tuesday. Bill Haas finished 11th in the U.S. standings and is getting most of the attention because his father, Jay, is the American captain.

Any other year, he might seem like a logical choice.

“If it’s viewed as a penalty to be his son, then that’s unfair,” Haas said. “Would I be thought of as a good choice if he wasn’t my dad? And if you say, `Yes,’ then I don’t think he should think differently because I’m his son. … It would be amazing to be in the team where my dad is the captain. But I would say it would be amazing if I was in the team with Fred Couples. Just to be part of that team would be unbelievable, to have him be the captain. It’s just cherry on top and something that we would always share.

“But if it doesn’t happen, I totally get it.”

Kirk, who had been out for two months with a hand injury, held down the No. 10 spot. He was assured of making his first team unless Charley Hoffman had won, and Hoffman finished four shots back in third place. The U.S. team was based on FedEx Cup points.

Anirban Lahiri of India, Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand and South Korean-born Danny Lee, who grew up in New Zealand, will be making their Presidents Cup debuts Oct. 8-11 when the matches go to South Korea.

The International team is determined by the world ranking.

Matt Jones of Australia was poised to bump Lee out of the No. 10 spot when he made the turn in the final round of the Deutsche Bank. If he finished alone in third, he would have moved past Lee in the ranking. Jones hit into a hazard on No. 10 and made double bogey, and he made another double bogey on No. 12 to plunge down the leaderboard. That was his last mistake, and he finished in a five-way tie for fourth.

Lee still had to sweat it out. Even though he was ahead of Steven Bowditch in the ranking, the Australian would have passed him in the ranking if Lee finished out of the top 40. Lee made eight bogeys and a double bogey, but managed enough birdies for a 77. He made a 3-foot par putt on the 18th to make the team with one shot to spare.

From the shores of Lake Geneva to the fairways of Rio de Janeiro, the world’s top women golfers had a taste of what to expect in 2016 when they paid a visit to the Olympic Museum and IOC Headquarters ahead of the Evian Championship.

Seven golfers from five continents, all with aspirations of going to the 2016 Rio Olympics, played a nearest to the pin contest before taking a guided tour of the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland and posing in front of the Olympic Flame.

Shanshan Feng (China), Julieta Granada (Paraguay), Fabienne In-Albon (Switzerland), Caroline Masson (Germany), Paula Reto (South Africa), Alena Sharp (Canada) and Maria Uribe (Colombia) were all inspired to realise their own Olympic dreams as they learned about past records and heroes.

Staged at two editions of the Games (Paris 1900 and St Louis 1904), golf is returning to the Olympic programme in 2016 after a 112-year absence. To mark this event, the International Golf Federation (IGF) Executive Director Antony Scanlon announced that The Olympic Museum will devote an exhibition to golf with free admission from 9 December 2015 to 31 January 2016, where visitors can learn everything about the sport before the upcoming Games.

After the contest and tour, several players met the International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach at the IOC Headquarters to discuss their hopes for when golf returns to the Olympic Games next August. President Bach insisted on hitting a few chip shots with the players in the garden afterwards and said: “I really enjoyed trying golf but the passion was greater than the performance!”

World number eight, Shanshan Feng, who is one of China’s brightest medal prospects, commented: “It was really great to learn more about the history of the Olympic Games and it has certainly inspired me to go for a medal! The Olympics is so popular in China and I am determined to represent my country with pride.”

Julieta Granada, who is Paraguay’s representative on the current Olympic Ranking, commented: “As I’m from South America I’ve got extra incentive to perform well in Rio. As well as competing, I’m looking forward to the carnival atmosphere at the greatest show on earth.”

Fabienne In-Albon, who is poised to represent Switzerland, commented: “Representing my country in the Olympics has been a dream since I was a little girl. Now I have the chance to make this dream become a reality so I’m working very hard every day because I’m sure next year is going to fly by.”

Germany’s Caroline Masson, who won the nearest to the pin contest, commented: “It was a privilege to sit down with President Bach and the IOC staff and it was great to hear how much support golf has from the IOC in its return to the Games. I’m working really hard to make sure I’m in Rio next year.”

South African Paula Reto commented: “I always watched the Olympics growing up in South Africa so it’s going to be fantastic to compete and I will do everything I can to play well.”

Canadian Alena Sharp commented: “To represent my country and compete for an Olympic medal would be an absolute honour and I’m going to work hard to achieve my goals.”

Maria Uribe from Colombia commented: “For me, nothing will beat playing in the 2016 Olympics in my home continent, South America. I can’t wait for golf to return to the Games in Brazil after a 112-year absence and I’m sure the worldwide interest in golf will grow massively as a result.”

After their inspirational visit, the players took the short boat ride back across the lake from Lausanne, Switzerland, to Evian, France, which is hosting the final Major Championship of 2015. With less than a year to go until the next Games, watch the players compete in the Evian Championship and support them on the road to Rio in 2016.

The Golf in Schools program has a fresh new look for 2015/16.

It starts with updated curriculum, resulting from a partnership between Golf Canada, the PGA of Canada and the University of Ottawa to incorporate life skills into the learning resource that accompanies each Golf in Schools kit.

The new life skills component of the program was created from in-depth research of the leading scientific literature behind delivering life skills through sport. Based on this research, the University of Ottawa identified the importance of both intrapersonal and interpersonal life skills involved in golf:

Each life skill is carefully integrated throughout all lesson plans included in the Learning Resources for elementary, high school and the newly introduced intermediate program for grades 6–8. Developed by Physical Health Education (PHE) Canada, the Learning Resources are tailored to help teachers deliver lessons seamlessly, regardless of prior golf knowledge.

Also new for the fall of 2015, Golf in Schools has launched a brand new website (golfinschools.ca) and welcomed ambassador Graham DeLaet, Canada’s top-ranked PGA TOUR golfer.

Another new layer to the program—introduced in the spring of 2015—called the Golf in Schools Professional Visitation program, provides a grant for PGA of Canada professionals to conduct a visit to nearby schools registered in the program. Through the visit, PGA of Canada professionals offer guidance and expert golf advice to both students and teachers while also providing an avenue to pursue golf further should they wish to do so.

Alternatively, the CN Future Links Field Trip program provides a grant to bring a bus-full of students from a registered Golf in Schools site to practise on the grounds of a nearby CN Future Links facility.

In order to be eligible for the Golf in Schools Professional Visit or the CN Future Links Field Trip program, PGA of Canada professionals must be at an active CN Future Links facility and the school must be a registered Golf in Schools site.

To learn how to get involved with Golf in Schools, please visit www.golfinschools.ca

NORTON, Mass. – Rickie Fowler delivered all the right shots Monday at the Deutsche Bank Championship, and then he delivered some champagne.

He stood near the wood railing overlooking a dozen rows of reporters, hoisting an empty bottle in one hand and a microphone in the other.

“Let’s finish off the year right,” Fowler said.

He certainly showed he is capable after a tense duel with Henrik Stenson at the TPC Boston.

Trailing by three shots early on the back nine, Fowler rolled in a 40-foot putt on the 14th hole to pull within one and then seized control when Stenson hit a towering tee shot that came down short and into the water for double bogey on the par-3 16th.

That combination sent Fowler to another big win. He closed with a 3-under 68 for a one-shot victory that assured him of a spot in the top five at the Tour Championship and a clear shot at the $10 million bonus in the FedEx Cup.

Fowler won The Players Championship in a three-hole playoff in May. He won the Scottish Open with three birdies on the last four holes.

“Being in those positions before, I definitely felt very calm out there,” he said. “I knew what I was trying to do. Knew what I had to do. And was very much ready to do it.”

Fowler moved to No. 5 in the world, not quite part of the “Big Three” this year of Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day, but perhaps on the cusp of it.

“They’ve clearly played the best out of anyone over the past few months to couple of years,” Fowler said. “So I’m trying to be a small fourth thrown in there. But there’s a lot of other really good young players playing well right now, as well.”

Stenson was a runner-up in a FedEx Cup playoff event for the second straight week, and this one figures to sting.

He holed a 15-foot birdie putt on No. 10 for a three-shot lead. And when Fowler hit a bold 5-wood to 10 feet for birdie on No. 11 for a two-shot swing, the Swede answered with a 35-foot birdie on the 12th to restore the cushion to two shots.

It all changed quickly and dramatically on the par-3 16th.

“I obviously pulled the wrong club on 16 and was trying to get the most out of a 7-iron into the wind and ballooned that one a little bit and that was the crucial mistake. Making double there was really a killer,” Stenson said. “I tried to get those two shots back or at least one to force a playoff on the last two holes and couldn’t manage to do it.”

The final hour was every bit as tense as The Players Championship in May, except instead of five players having a chance to win, this was a duel with Stenson the entire back nine. Fowler didn’t make any birdies after his long putt on the 14th, but he didn’t have to. Where he thrived was off the tee and his iron play into the greens. Swinging freely, he was never really out of position until he went just long of the green on the par-5 closing hole with his second shot.

He played it safe with a putter to 10 feet, putting pressure on Stenson to the very end.

Fowler finished at 15-under 269 and moved to No. 3 in the FedEx Cup behind Day and Spieth, with Stenson at No. 4 and Bubba Watson at No. 5.

Charley Hoffman bounced back from a 76 to close with a 67 and finish alone in third.

One of the loudest cheers was for a player who had no chance to win. William McGirt was on the verge of being eliminated from the FedEx Cup when he holed a 7-iron from the fairway on No. 17 for eagle. A par on the 18th hole allowed him to sneak into the top 70 and advance to the third playoff event north of Chicago in two weeks.

Hunter Mahan kept his streak going by closing with a 70 to tie for fourth, moving him from No. 91 to No. 52. Mahan is the only player who has never missed a FedEx Cup playoff event since this series began in 2007. Jerry Kelly made birdie on the last hole for a 72 to get into the top 70. Keegan Bradley also got in.

Two other players imploded on the back nine to end their season.

Kevin Streelman appeared to be safe in the top 70 until he shot 42 on the back nine for a 77. Carlos Ortiz of Mexico had four straight birdies and was making a late bid for Chicago until he took triple bogey on No. 9 and then shot 41 on the back nine for a 71.

There were no changes to the Presidents Cup, though Matt Jones of Australia squandered a great chance. He only needed third place to make the International team, but he made two double bogeys in three holes to start the back nine and finished in a five-way tie for fourth.

Stenson now has been runner-up four times this year without winning, and this was every bit as good a chance to win as Bay Hill.

“It’s in the right direction, for sure,” Stenson said. “Always disappointing when you can’t finish the job when you’re in good position. But you have to take the positives.”