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• Best bets for the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit GC

  The PGA Tour heads to Detroit July 2-5 for the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Here are our experts' best bets.

• Updated Tour virus policy allows for quicker return

  The PGA Tour announced a significant change to its COVID-19 policies Wednesday that will allow players or caddies who test positive but are asymptomatic to return to competition if they return two negative test results at least 24 hours apart.

• Rocket Mortgage Classic exhibition tops $1M

  Bubba Watson and Harold Varner III beat Jason Day and Wesley Bryan in a nine-hole exhibition match at The Rocket Mortgage Classic Wednesday that helped raise more than $1 million for Changing the Course, the event's charity initiative.

• Family tests negative; Simpson ready to play

  After withdrawing from the Travelers Championship as a precaution, a recharged Webb Simpson is ready for the Rocket Mortgage Classic, and he said he believes golfers are taking protocols and safety measures more seriously now.

• USGA uses rankings, earnings for Women's Open

  The USGA is leaning more on the world ranking for pros and amateurs, along with current money lists on American tours, to create a U.S. Women's Open field that will not have qualifying because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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• European Tour: 4 Things We Learned at the Nedbank Golf Challenge

  England’s Danny Willett overtook his countrymen Luke Donald and Ross Fisher to win the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City, South Africa by four shots.

• Tour Confidential: What's Up With Tiger's Short Game? Plus, Jordan Spieth's Amazing Run and Keegan Bradley's New Putter

  Tiger Woods returned to golf with some sweet swings and some flubbed chips. Our roundtable on Tiger’s rust, Jordan Spieth’s amazing run and Keegan Bradley benching the belly putter.

• Jordan Spieth Steals the Show at Tiger Woods' Hero World Challenge

  Jordan Spieth annihilated the field at the Hero World Challenge for his second-straight win, while tournament host Tiger Woods found reasons to be pleased with his last-place finish in his first start since the PGA Championship, writes Cameron Morfit.

• Padraig Harrington Wins Indonesian Open for First Victory in 4 Years

  Three-time major winner Padraig Harrington won the Asian Tour's Indoneasian Open on Sunday, ending a four-year drought, according to The Guardian.

• Jordan Spieth Closes With 66 for Runaway Victory at Isleworth

  Staked to a seven-shot lead, Spieth blew away an elite field at Isleworth and set two tournaments records Sunday when he closed with a 6-under 66 for a 10-shot victory over Henrik Stenson.