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Loser: Fall Series
The seven stops after the FedEx Cup playoffs had some name winners, but sponsors couldn't have been happy after their investments induced one top 10 player (Phil Mickelson) to tee it up. Equally alarming was the dearth of spectators and Golf Channel viewers (average rating for the first five events: 0.30), who must've thought they were watching the Nationwide tour.
Steve Flesch, left, won the first Fall Series event, the Turning Stone Resort Championship
Credit: John Haeger/AP
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