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Monday Scramble: Hurley's tale too good to be true

Billy Hurley III authors the story of the year, Jon Rahm dazzles in his debut, the Olympic problem grows deeper, Lydia Ko wins again and more in this week's edition of Monday Scramble:

If this were a Hollywood script, you wouldn’t believe it.

A former Naval officer, in the shadow of the nation’s capital, at the tournament where he asked for help finding his missing father, with his career at a standstill … and he wins? He takes home $1.24 million, earns status for two years, and gets into the Masters and a bevy of other big events?