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June 16-19 : U . S . Open | The Country Club | Brookline , Mass . | Jon Rahm
Virginia golf fans will remember The Country Club well , as it was where Curtis Strange defeated Nick Faldo in a playoff in 1987 to win the first of back-to-back U . S . Open titles . It was also the site of amateur Francis Ouimet ’ s victory in 1913 .
June 23-26 : Travelers Championship | TPC River Highlands | Cromwell , Conn . | Harris English June 30-July 2 : John Deere Classic | TPC Deere Run | Silvis , Ill . | Lucas Glover x-July 7-10 : Barbasol Championship | Keene Trace GC | Nicholasville , Ky . | Seamus Power
July 7-10 : Genesis Scottish Open | The Renaissance Club | N . Berwick , Scotland | Min Woo Lee x-July 14-17 : Barracuda Championship | Tahoe Mt . Club ( Old Greenwood ) | Truckee , Calif . | Erik van Rooyen July 14-17 : The Open Championship | St . Andrews Links ( Old Course ) | Fife , Scotland | Collin Morikowa July 21-24 : 3M Open | TPC Twin Cities | Blaine , Minn . | Cameron Champ Aug . 4-7 : Wyndham Championship | Sedgefield CC | Greensboro , N . C . | Kevin Kisner Aug . 11-14 : FedEx St . Jude Championship | TPC Southwind | Memphis , Tenn . | Tony Finau The St . Jude loses its World Golf Championships designation but moves into the FedExCup playoffs .
Aug . 18-21 : BMW Championship | Wilmington CC | Wilmington , Del . | Patrick Cantlay
The second playoff event moves from Caves Valley outside of Baltimore to Wilmington , which counts President Joe Biden among its members .
Aug . 25-28 : Tour Championship | East Lake GC | Atlanta | Patrick Cantlay
The season concludes before the calendar turns to September , which should get the final event in front of more television eyeballs . College football doesn ’ t begin in earnest until the following week .
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