As I compose this posting, Donald Trump, with Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, is meeting with Vladimir Putin, and his two equivalents, Sergey Levrov and Yuri Ushakov, at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. Results will enfold over the next few hours. Here is one video link.- The world seems cautiously optimistic, but not Time magazine, which today reported that Alaska Cannot End Putin's War in Ukraine and The Last Six Trump-Putin Meetings Failed.
- Why is this summit happening in Alaska?
- This Russo-Ukraine War:
- Began in late February 2014 when Russia occupied and annexed Crimea.
- Then in February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, and and at first it looked like they would soon overwhelm the country.
- With help from the USA and NATO, this did not happen.
- The current situation is a stalemate, with Russia occupying around an additional 20% of Ukraine land, and with the U.S. and NATO poised to continue to help Ukraine.
- From most reports, Russia has suffered around a million casualties (deaths and injuries), with Ukraine at half that number. In comparison, the Israeli-Palestinian is approaching 200,000 casualties, with many Palestinians being civilians.
- The top 70 players in the FedExCup standings after the regular season qualify.
- It's a 72-hole stroke play event with a cut, meaning the field is reduced after 36 holes.
- The top 50 players from the FedExCup standings after the FedEx St. Jude Championship advance.
- This is also a 72-hole stroke play event with a cut.
- The top 30 players in the FedExCup standings after the BMW Championship qualify.
- The main change to the 2025 FedEx Cup is the elimination of "Starting Strokes" at the Tour Championship. Instead of the player-ranked No. 1 starting with a lead, the final event of the playoffs is now a traditional 72-hole stroke-play tournament where all 30 players begin at even par, offering a clean, level playing field to win the season-long title.
The winner will get $10 million at the Tour Championship tournament. The remaining 29 players will share $30 million based on how well they do. #30 will only get $355,00, with #2 winning $5 million.
This has been going on since 2007:
- 2007: Tiger Woods
- 2008: Vijay Singh
- 2009: Tiger Woods
- 2010: Jim Furyk
- 2011: Bill Haas
- 2012: Brandt Snedeker
- 2013: Henrik Stenson
- 2014: Billy Horschel
- 2015: Jordan Spieth
- 2016: Rory McIlroy
- 2017: Justin Thomas
- 2018: Justin Rose
- 2019: Rory McIlroy
- 2020: Dustin Johnson
- 2021: Patrick Cantlay
- 2022: Rory McIlroy
- 2023: Viktor Hovland
- 2024: Scottie Scheffler
I end this week with Awesome Nature, worth your viewing.
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