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Quick 9: Shine a spotlight on the opposites

With the world's top-ranked players some 12 time zones away in China, PGA Tour rookie Cody Gribble took advantage of the circumstances Sunday by winning the Sanderson Farms Championship, known as one of the PGA Tour's "opposite'' events.

There are four such tournaments on the schedule, and they don't offer a spot to the winner in the Masters, don't offer as many FedEx Cup points as a regular tournament (300, compared to 500 at regular events) and typically come with less than a $1 million payday -- although Gribble is surely not quibbling about his $756,000 first-place check.