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Ludvig Aberg / Joe Skovran Byeong Hun An / Justin York Rich Beem / Erik Anders Lang Josh Bevell / Kelsey Morris Christiaan Bezuidenhout / Johan Swanepoel Akshay Bhatia / John Limanti Alexander Bjork / Erik Frost Zac Blair / Nik Kroisi Michael Block / John Jackson Evan Bowser / Elayna Bowser Keegan Bradley / Scott Vail Dean Burmester / Jason Reynolds Sam Burns / Travis Perkins Patrick Cantlay / Joe LaCava Wyndham Clark / John Ellis Eric Cole / Reed Cochran Preston Cole / Matt Mosca Tyler Collet / Austin Cook Corey Conners / Danny Sahl John Daly / Lance Odom Cameron Davis / Andrew Tschudin

Jason Day / Luke Reardon Bryson DeChambeau / Greg Bodine Thomas Detry / Lee Warne Matt Dobyns / Marc Mondeblatt Luke Donald / Rafa Guerrero Jason Dufner / Justin Thompson Nick Dunlap / Hunter Hamrick Austin Eckroat / Stone Coburn Harris English / Eric Larson Tony Finau / Mark Urbanek Matthew Fitzpatrick / Billy Foster Tommy Fleetwood / David Clark

Rickie Fowler / Ricky Romano Ryan Fox / Dean Smith Brice Garnett / Chris Callas Doug Ghim / Shane Joel Lucas Glover / Tommy Lamb Talor Gooch / Malcom Baker Chris Gotterup / AJ Montecinos Ben Griffin / Alex Ritthamel Emiliano Grillo / James Baker Larkin Gross / Paige Gross Adam Hadwin / Joe Cruz Brian Harman / Scott Tway Padraig Harrington / Ronan Flood Tyrrell Hatton / Hugo Dobson Russell Henley / Andrew Sanders Lucas Herbert / Nick Pugh Ryo Hisatsune / Taiga Tabuchi Lee Hodges / Andrew Medley Charley Hoffman / Andy Barnes Tom Hoge / James Edmondson Nicolai Hojgaard / Christian Christensen Rasmus Hojgaard / Thomas Ayling

Max Homa / Joe Greiner Billy Horschel / Micah Fugitt Beau Hossler / Brian Vranesh Viktor Hovland / Shay Knight Mark Hubbard / Matt Picanso Mackenzie Hughes / Julien Tradeau Sungjae Im / William Wilcox Stephan Jaeger / Henry Diana Dustin Johnson / Austin Johnson Jared Jones / Tyler Seymore Takumi Kanaya / Lionel Matichuk Martin Kaymer / Craig Connelly Jeff Kellen / Mark Kellen Si Woo Kim / Manuel Villegas

Tom Kim / Paul Tesori S.H. Kim / Kyle Peters Chris Kirk / Michael Cromie Kurt Kitayama / Tim Tucker Jake Knapp / Mike Stephens Kazuma Kobori / Tyler Wood

Brooks Koepka / Ricky Elliott Ben Kohles / Brian Hughes Thriston Lawrence / Theunis Bezuidenhout K.H. Lee / Darren Woolard Min Woo Lee / Stuart Davidson Luke List / Ben Hayes Shane Lowry / Darren Reynolds Robert MacIntyre / Mike Burrow Peter Malnati / Chad Antus Brad Marek / Clare Langford

Hideki Matsuyama / Shota Hayafuji Denny McCarthy / Derek Smith Rory McIlroy / Harry Diamond Maverick McNealy / Travis McAlister Kyle Mendoza / Cody Mullen Adrian Meronk / Stuart Beck Shaun Micheel / Mike Mollett Phil Mickelson / Jon Yarbrough Keith Mitchell / Kyle Bradley Francesco Molinari / Sam Bernard Taylor Moore / David Pelekoudas Collin Morikawa / Jonathan Jakovac Jesse Mueller / Jessie Mueller Grayson Murray / Jay Green Keita Nakajima / Ren Okazaki Joaquin Niemann / Gary Matthews Alex Noren / Kyle Morrison Vincent Norrman / Sean McDonagh Zac Oakley / Zach Dejonge Andy Ogletree / Michael Pisciotta Thorbjorn Olesen / Dominic Bott Adrian Otaegui / Ian More C. T. Pan / Mike Cowan Matthieu Pavon / Mark Sherwood Taylor Pendrith / Mitchell Theoret Victor Perez / James Erkenbeck Tracy Phillips / Roland Lewis Ben Polland / Cliff Dill J.T. Poston / Aaron Flener David Puig / Alberto Sanchez Andrew Putnam / Jordan Guilford

Jon Rahm / Adam Hayes Aaron Rai / Jason Timmis Patrick Reed / Kessler Karain Patrick Rodgers / Chad Reynolds Justin Rose / Mark Fulcher Xander Schauffele / Austin Kaiser

Scottie Scheffler / Ted Scott Adam Schenk / Brett Swedberg Adam Scott / Greg Hearmon Braden Shattuck / Justin Stapford Alex Smalley / Don Donatello Cameron Smith / Sam Pinfold Jordan Smith / Josh Read Sebastian Soderberg / Jesper Soderberg John Somers / Carson Southerland Josh Speight / Joe Serafini Jordan Spieth / Michael Greller Sepp Straka / Duane Bock Adam Svensson / Jace Walker Jesper Svensson / Xolani Shandu Andy Svoboda / Richie Depaul Nick Taylor / David Markle Sahith Theegala / Carl Smith

Justin Thomas / Matt Minister Brendon Todd / Chris Tichenor Alejandro Tosti / Joaquin Ali Sami Valimaki / Daniel Parratt Erik van Rooyen / Alex Gaugert Ryan van Velzen / Luke Schoeman Camilo Villegas / Fabian Azcarate Jimmy Walker / John Hill Matt Wallace / Jamie Lane Jeremy Wells / Spencer Kushner Tim Widing / Zach Mason Gary Woodland / Brennan Little

Tiger Woods / Lance Bennett Wyatt Worthington II / Andy Gibson Y.E. Yang / Christopher E. Brown Cameron Young / Steve Underwood Will Zalatoris / Joel Stock

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How much do PGA Tour pro golfers pay their caddies?

PGA Tour players and other pro golfers are partners with their caddies. They win together, they fail together. Caddies rely on their pro golfers because how much pro golfers pay their caddies is based on how much the pro makes.

Pro golfers pay their caddies on an individual basis. As far as the PGA Tour is concerned, pro golfers and their caddies are considered independent contractors. The PGA Tour doesn't set standards or regulate what caddies can be paid. Pros are responsible for finding and hiring caddies, and the caddies are responsible for setting terms of those agreements, be they in writing or verbal.

A PGA Tour pro typically pays their caddie on what's become a standard pay scale.

How many PGA Tour pro golfers pay their caddies

• A base salary ($1,000-$2,000 per week on the PGA Tour to cover some travel expenses)
• 5 percent of earnings when the pro finishes outside the top 10
• 7 percent of earnings when the pro finishes in the top 10
• 10 percent of earnings when the pro wins

At a tournament where the purse is $20 million, the player would win $3,600,000 for the championship. The caddie would then get $360,000 for the week. However, if the player finished second and earned $2,160,000, the caddie would earn 7 percent and make $151,200.

For example, Scottie Scheffler won $4 million by taking the Arnold Palmer Invitational and then $4.5 million the next week by winning The Players Championship. Scheffler's caddie, Ted Scott, gets 10 percent of those two wins, meaning he earned $850,000 in two weeks.

Some top-tier players have different relationships with their players, with a higher minimum salary. However, if a caddie works with a player for 20-30 events per season, a caddie will earn a minimum of $20,000-$30,000 per season, and that's assuming a player makes zero cuts all year.

That will still leave most caddies at a loss because they incur way more expenses than the average employee. Caddies are expected to pay their own travel and accommodations most weeks. They have to pay for their health care, even if subsidized by the PGA Tour. They have to pay self-employment taxes.

However, no matter what, the caddies are also independent contractors that can be hired and fired pretty much at any time. It makes the professional very risky and uncertain.

Caddies have formed an organization called the Association of Professional Tour Caddies to help caddies earn more money from appearances and band together for group discounts on things like health insurance, as well working with the professional tours to improve caddies' working conditions, ranging from better access on tournament sites to improved food. However, the bottom line is the total pay each caddie earns has a lot more to do with how their player does than anything else.

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Scottie Scheffler and PGA Tour’s best players face a new course in mile-high Castle Pines

Castle Rock, Colo. — Scottie Scheffler could easily have chosen to sit out the BMW Championship to boost his chances of capping off his sensational season with the FedEx Cup.

Barring a victory by Xander Schauffele at Castle Pines, Scheffler is assured of being the No. 1 seed who starts the Tour Championship with a two-shot advantage.

The course is new to all but two players in the 50-man field — Adam Scott and Jason Day — having last hosted the world's best players in 2006. It's in the mile-high air south of Denver and is the longest course in PGA Tour history at 8,130 yards.

For players and caddies, it's like walking Kapalua with views of mountains instead of humpback whales breaching in the Pacific Ocean.

“The ball is going farther, but we’ve got to walk all that way,” Patrick Cantlay said.

And then next week it's back to steamy Atlanta and East Lake, a course where players won't be hitting pitching wedge from 200 yards to a downhill par 3 (as Justin Thomas did Wednesday).

“If I was to truly say I want to play my best golf at East Lake, this may have been a week where I would have taken off, just because there's so much emphasis on East Lake,” Scheffler said. “I kind of figured out this year I don't love playing the week before a major championship. So with East Lake having so much importance in the season-long race, if I was to truly look at my goal at the beginning of the year to win East Lake, this would have a week where I would consider maybe take off, especially with the points lead that I have.”

But he was at Castle Pines, playing nine holes of a pro-am, working on the range in the early afternoon, trying to get dialed in with his swing and make adjustments to the altitude.

Scheffler has more experience than most. He played Korn Ferry Tour events in Colorado and Colombia. He played at Chapultepec in Mexico City for a World Golf Championship. He even took a family vacation this summer to Colorado and played in the thin air.

But it's mostly about the competition, as it usually is for Scheffler.

Until this year, he had never won a PGA Tour event after April. Now he has added titles in June and an Olympic gold medal in August. He has never won a FedEx Cup playoff event.

And the BMW Championship packs plenty of history, the one PGA Tour event that offers two trophies for his ever-expanding golf room — the BMW Championship and the Western Golf Association, which has run this tournament since 1899.

“I talk about not one trophy being much more important than another,” Scheffler said. “I would love to win the FedEx Cup, but I would also love to win this tournament. I've never won a playoff event before, so that would be something that would be really cool to do.

“We got the guys that have played the best golf on the PGA Tour here this week, and it should be some good competition.”

At stake this week, besides two trophies and $4 million to the winner, is a chance for the top 30 to advance to the season-ending Tour Championship. Also at stake is an automatic spot in the Presidents Cup to be played at the end of September at Royal Montreal.

The leading six Americans and six International players (from everywhere but Europe) qualify, and each side gets six wild-card picks.

Justin Thomas at least gets to audition. He was a captain's pick for the Ryder Cup last year despite not qualifying for the postseason. Now he is at No. 22 in the FedEx Cup with a strong probability of reaching East Lake. But he's at No. 16 in the Presidents Cup standings.

There is a mixture of comfort in the way he's playing and nervousness about perhaps having to wait for another captain's pick.

“Last year I had a lot of anxiety about making the Ryder Cup team. I want to make the Presidents Cup team just as bad,” Thomas said. “But I’m in such a better place and my game is in such a better place that I’m not coming to tournaments trying to play well to try to make a team. I feel that I’m fully capable and I’m playing well enough that I can win every tournament I’m playing in. It’s just about putting myself there and doing it.”

The challenge is Castle Pines. It may say 8,130 yards on the scorecard, but at elevation and how far the ball travels in mile-high air, it's probably closer to 7,400 yards, typical of a PGA Tour venue. There's also plenty of elevation, and the wind was so strong Wednesday morning it toppled large umbrellas in the concession area.

The course for two decades used the modified Stableford scoring system, awarding points for birdies and better, taking away points for bogeys. Now it's stroke play. And being part of the FedEx Cup playoffs, it's all about points to see which 30 players move on.

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Undercover Caddie: Mixing romance and work on tour can be a complicated affair

D o caddies on the LPGA Tour hook up with players? I get this question a lot, and if it’s not a close friend, I’ll usually ignore it because if I say “yes,’’ salacious questions always follow. The truth is that it happens, and there’s nothing salacious about it.

It’s a tight group out here—without the flunkies and minions that you see on the PGA Tour. Coaches rarely make an appearance. Just a few national writers cover the sport. It’s more communal than on the PGA Tour or DP World Tour. I know because I have worked both. Here’s the deal: A large contingent of LPGA Tour players are younger than 30. The same goes for caddies. I don’t care what your profession is, if you get a bunch of 20-somethings working together and hanging out, relationships and flings are going to happen.

We love what we do, but when you have bad weeks or things aren’t going well, it can weigh on your mental health. Even with the camaraderie, the road can be lonely, and professional golf can be isolating. You’re going to need companionship. That’s tough to find when you’re in a new town every seven days and certainly hard to establish when you’re home three weeks every two months. Sometimes the easiest answer to this problem is the one right in front of you. So, yeah, players and caddies see each other, no matter their gender or sexual orientation, both casually and seriously.

I’ve rarely heard of caddies dating players younger than 21, but if someone crossed the line, we—and I mean the entire community—would take care of it. (We just believe that if you can’t have a drink in public together, you shouldn’t be doing anything in private together.) Two caddie friends of mine who I have mentored asked me about dating a player, and my only guidelines are (1) let her approach you, (2) make sure you’re about the same age, and it’s better if she’s older than you and (3) be careful if it’s your own player.

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It’s not uncommon for players to have a spouse or significant other caddie for them. That’s common knowledge. However, starting a relationship while you’re working together can present issues. For one, you’re adding a physical and emotional layer to the player-caddie dynamic. If there’s a problem with the off-the-course relationship, it can bleed into on-the-course performance. Sometimes it changes the working relationship: Maybe as a caddie or player you’re holding back, afraid to hurt someone’s feelings because this extra element is in play. Also, we spend a ton of time together on the golf course. Now you’re adding time off the course. Even best friends need a break from each other now and then. That’s why I tell caddies it’s better to date someone you’re not working with. This represents the majority of relationships anyway. It’s just less complicated.

One thing that doesn’t come into play is the power imbalance that can exist in workplace relationships. Yes, on the hierarchy players are well above caddies. However, LPGA Tour caddies are already hired and fired at an exponential rate compared to other tours. There’s also not that much money involved. The caddies with the top 30 players make decent money; you have to be in the top 10 to make good money. As I mentioned, most of this is happening among 20-somethings. You’re not as jaded or Machiavellian at that age; you’re just looking for someone to share some intimacy. This might sound naive, but I’m speaking from experience: That boss-employee cloud isn’t there.

Yes, I have had romantic relationships with players. One was long-term and public, another was on-again, off-again and something we tried to keep secret, and yet another was somewhere between. As for the long-term one, we talked about me working for her. The player was dealing with trust issues with her caddie at the time, and she trusted me. Why not give it a s hot? we thought. The player ultimately decided we shouldn’t work together. What would happen if we broke up (and we eventually did)? That would make the player-caddie relationship awkward. To the player’s credit, I had a really good bag, and—to where the player was at the time—I would be taking a pay cut. I am grateful the player thought it through. I was head-over-heels in love and was ready to take the chance.

There are obstacles. You definitely don’t want the reputation that you’re sleeping around with everyone because that can make it hard to find a bag. You also have to be respectful of other caddies, for they might think you could eventually replace them. Also, it’s not any secret that the parents have more involvement with the players than they do on the men’s tours. The fathers are never pleased when they find out. Then again, I don’t think most fathers are pleased when their daughters begin dating someone. You want to be respectful of them, but they can be so controlling—sometimes unreasonably so—you have to put their wishes to the side.

Why don’t I talk about the subject when most people ask? These women are already sexualized to a degree their male counterparts aren’t. I don’t want to contribute to that. Also, speaking of the men’s tours . . . it happens there, too, at least in the minors. I know because one of my old roommates was briefly in a relationship with a player. Love is love, after all. —With Joel Beall

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CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — It’s the tournament within the tournament at the BMW Championship : the quest to make the top 30 in the season-long FedEx Cup Standings and advance to the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. Besides the oodles of cash up for grabs next week, the top 30 qualify for three of the four majors (and likely the PGA Championship too) as well as exempt status through the 2026 season. So, there will be Sunday Drama besides who goes home with the two trophies given to the winner.

With 18 holes to go a lot likely will change to the standings but heading into the final round, there are four players projected to move in to the top 30 and thus four who will have their bubble burst. Here’s a closer look at who could be flying to Atlanta and who may be going home.

Keegan Bradley (No. 50 to No. 4)

Keegan Bradley hits his tee shot on the second hole during the third round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Castle Pines Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

Bradley, 38, was the last man in the field but he’s played some stellar golf through three rounds. His third-round 2-under 70 at Castle Pines Golf Club lifted him to 12-under 204 and a one-stroke lead heading into the final round. Bradley, the 2018 BMW champion, is bidding for his seventh career Tour title. The winner gets 2,000 FedEx Cup points, which has him projected to leap from the last man into the 50-man field to No. 4.

Adam Scott (No. 41 to No. 9)

Adam Scott reacts after missing a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the third round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Castle Pines Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

Adam Scott needed 11 more strokes on Saturday than a day earlier but he’s still in the thick of the trophy hunt. He began the day with a three-stroke lead but it disappeared quickly, playing the first six holes in 4 over. He did manage to battle back to card a 2-over 74, which has him alone in second place and just one stroke back. He’s projected to climb from No. 41 to No. 9 and would be East Lake bound.

Alex Noren (No. 45 to No. 22)

Alex Noren hits from the fairway on the second hole during the third round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Castle Pines Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

After a sluggish start on the front nine, Noren finished with a flurry of three straight birdies to shoot 2-under 70 and he’s T-3 heading into the final round. That has him projected to jump from No. 45 to No. 22. Noren said he’ll keep the same mindset for the final round. “As boring as it sounds, I just need to keep playing my game.”

Tommy Fleetwood (No. 31 to No. 29)

Tommy Fleetwood before his tee shot on the first hole during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Castle Pines Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

Fleetwood started the week as the last man out. He’ll enter the final round on the right side of the cut off but not by much — his cushion is just 17 points. Fleetwood shot 2-under 70 and sits T-9 heading into the final round. The Englishman is projected to bump up from No. 31 to No. 29.

Justin Thomas (No. 22 to No. 31)

Justin Thomas hits a chip shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Castle Pines Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

Thomas was grinding on the range with his dad searching for answers. He’s T-45, beating just two players in the field, and after a third-round 74, he’s 6-over and will need to shoot an under-par round and could use some help to get back to East Lake. He started the week at No. 22 and he’s projected to drop to No. 31. But he’s just four points out of 30th position.

Jason Day (No. 25 to No. 32)

Jason Day walks to his shot on the 17th hole during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Castle Pines Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

Day dug himself a big hole with a 78 in the opening round. He’s improved with rounds of 69-71 but sits T-37 and needs to make up at least 44 points to make the top 30.

Davis Thompson (No. 26 to No. 35)

Davis Thompson of the United States plays his shot from the fourth tee during the second round of the BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club on August 23, 2024 in Castle Rock, Colorado. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Thompson also started poorly on Thursday (76) and will need a low round on Sunday to have a chance. The 25-year-old from University of Georgia sits in T-41 after a 3-under 69, which included four birdies in his final five holes. He’s 75 points behind at No. 35.

Denny McCarthy (No. 30 to No. 37)

Denny McCarthy of the United States hands his putter to his caddie on the third green during the second round of the BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club on August 23, 2024 in Castle Rock, Colorado. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

McCarthy was the Bubble Boy at the start of the week at No. 30. Two back-nine doubles on Friday were costly en route to a 74. He bounced back with a 69 on Saturday but he’s slipped to No. 37 and will need an incredibly-low round on Sunday to have a tee time at East Lake on Thursday.

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This broadcaster has some ideas to speed up the PGA Tour’s pace of play

It’s no secret that the PGA Tour needs to get players to play faster, but the question of “how?” is always the inhibiting factor to any real change.

While the PGA Tour adopted a new pace of play policy in 2020 , it still hasn’t accessed a penalty for slow play since the 2017 Zurich Classic , which was the first in 20 years before that.

So how exactly should the PGA Tour enforce pace of play and combat slow play? Veteran CBS Broadcaster and 1991 Open Championship winner Ian Baker-Finch has some ideas.

On this week’s episode of GOLF Subpar, the Aussie was asked by co-hosts Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz what he would like to change about golf on TV and Baker-Finch used it to tee off on the PGA Tour’s funereal pace of play at times.

“I’m not a big fan of slow play,” Baker-Finch started. “I’d try and find some way of speeding it up where you had to play in four hours and you really only had 30 seconds to play each shot and only you could read the putt. Things like that, that would just speed up the game. Because 5.5 hours is ridiculous, and I think it’s killing the game.”

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Stoltz brought up CBS’s final broadcast of the 2024 season two weeks ago at the Wyndham Championship when the tournament had to play 36 holes on the final day and just barely ( actually, it didn’t really ) got it in.

The pace of play for each of the two rounds was five hours and 20 minutes.

Baker-Finch says the issue goes back before players make it to the PGA Tour because they are used to playing in five and a half hours in college and junior golf. But when it gets to the pro-level, Baker-Finch says the PGA Tour claims it’s done all it can without penalizing players.

“But if they say at the start of the week, the time par is 4:23 for a course in threesomes, adhere to the 4:23,” he said. “I don’t understand how 5:30 is OK?”

One other solution Baker-Finch proposes is to allow the use of distance-measuring devices. He says it’s an unpopular point of view, but Knost pointed to the recent U.S. Amateur where the pace of play was quite good throughout the event. Distance-measuring devices were allowed at the U.S. Am.

“I know a lot of the caddies think that I’m down on the caddies for that. No, not at all. I’m a fan,” Baker-Finch said. “It appears like over the last decade there’s more and more caddie conversations. You know, it seems to be a minute of discussion. before they even get to line up to the shot. And I think that’s something that, I don’t know how you change that rule or what you do, but that that would be something.”

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Caddies are often unsung heroes so we salute the best player-caddie partnerships that there have been

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There is no one template which fits the best player-caddie partnerships. Some players merely want their caddie to “turn up, keep up and shut up”; others want their caddies to read their putts and chose the club for the next shot. Some just want their caddie to have all the yardages and, perhaps, some food and drink for them stashed away in the bag.

“To be a successful caddie,” counsels one of the best caddies there has been, Fanny Sunesson, “you have to be precise and you have to know golf. Most importantly you have to know what to say at the right time."

Some players openly acknowledge that they would not have won particular tournaments without their caddie’s help. Sometimes this is reassurance in moments of uncertainty, or a pep talk at just the right time. But sometimes it is simply because the caddie knows the course and the player does not, so the caddie is the one devising the strategy on a shot-shot-by-shot basis.

So we look at some of the best player-caddie partnerships that there have been.

Tommy Fleetwood and Ian Finnis

When Tommy Fleetwood struck a run of poor form, he decided to make some changes to his team. One of these was to ask Ian Finnis, one of his oldest and closest friends, to caddy to him. Finnis was an assistant club professional at Formby Hall, where Fleetwood was a member, and had caddied for Fleetwood in some amateur events, such as the English Amateur which Fleetwood had won. Finnis accepted on a temporary basis. Over a decade later the two were still in tandem.

Tony Finau and Ryan Smith

When Tony Finau needed someone to stand in for his regular caddie, he called an old childhood friend and golfing partner. This was billionaire businessman, Ryan Smith. “When Tony calls, you go. He doesn't ask for a lot,” explained Smith. “I've been next to him as an amateur partner when he's in contention on the Old Course, so I know his game well enough and his temperament. But hauling a 50-pound bag around is hard work. I'm exhausted.”

Gary Player and Eddie McCoy

McCoy was a caddie at Augusta National who carried Player’s bag when the South African won in 1974. In 1978 McCoy greeted Player: “Mr Player we’ve got to win, I’m in a trouble and I need a new house.” Player recalls: “I don't know what kind of trouble Eddie was in, but when I came from seven shots behind to win on Sunday, you've never seen a man as happy as Eddie was."

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Tiger Woods and Mike ‘Fluff’ Cowan

Cowan was Tiger ’s first caddie on the PGA Tour. Cowan was on the bag not only for Tiger’s first Tour wins, but also for his first Major victory, the Masters Tournament of 1997. Woods dismissed him, so it was said, upset at Cowan revealing details of his caddie remuneration ($1,000 a week and bonuses up to 10 percent of Woods’ winnings).

Jim Furyk and Mike ‘Fluff’ Cowan

When he stopped working for Tiger Woods, Mike ‘Fluff’ Cowan, by then 51, went to work for Jim Furyk, forming one of the longest-lasting caddie-players relationships. After it had spanned 22 years, Cowan was interviewed as to how it was surviving so long. “He’s a wonderful guy,” Cowan said of Furyk. “He’s kind, everything a caddie could want for in a player. He has not passed on any blame on me in 22 years.”

Padraig Harrington and Ronan Flood

Padraig Harrington married his wife Caroline, who he’d known since childhood, in 1997. Harrington is a qualified accountant and in 2004 another childhood friend of his, Ronan Flood, an assistant bank manager, became his caddie. In 2007 Flood married Caroline’s younger sister. “I believe I have the best caddie in the world,” explains Harrington of his brother-in-law. “Ronan is quite forthright with his opinion. He doesn’t believe he’s right all the time which is very important.”

Bernhard Langer and Peter Coleman

The pair worked together for 22 years, during which time Langer won the Masters in 1985 and 1993. Coleman also caddied for Langer in 10 Ryder Cups. The partnership only ended when Langer decided to base himself in the US. Asked what was the key to working for one golfer for so long, Coleman replied: “Keep up, shut up, stick cotton wool in your ears and keep saying 'yes, sir’."

Ernie Els and Ricci Roberts

Fellow South African was on Ernie Els bag for all Els’ four Major wins. The pair had a reputation for not mincing their words with one another and Roberts admits: “I've been fired a few times. We make Richard Burton and Liz Taylor look like a bunch of novices. But when the pressure's on, we had a good working relationship and a lot of success. Clearly the chemistry was good.”

Jack Burke and Pappy Stokes

Jack Burke’s instructions to caddies were always: “Don't step onto the putting green and you will get a very nice tip.” Burke says that 1956 Masters was the only time he ever called a caddie onto the green. On the last hole he faced a putt that “the consequences of missing were so great, I felt I was going to pass out.” He called Pappy over and whispered: “It's inside the left edge, right?” Pappy replied: “It sure is.” Burke made the putt and shortly afterwards was putting on the Green Jacket.

Nick Price and Jeff 'Squeaky' Medlin

Medlin was on the bag for all three of Price’s Major victories. At the 1994 Open Championship Price was walking to the 18th green, with victory all but assured. He realised Medlin was lagging behind. Price recounted: “I said: ‘what are you doing?’ He said: ‘no, you go, you enjoy it.’ I said: ‘You get up here now. This is us. We’ve won this together’. We walked up to the green together, it was just a fantastic moment.”

Tom Watson and Bruce Edwards

Edwards began caddying for Watson in 1973 and worked with him until 1989. Edwards left to work for Greg Norman, before returning to Watson’s bag in 1992, and continuing until 2003. However Edwards was only on the bag for one of Watson's eight Major wins, the 1982 U.S. Open. The Masters required players to use Augusta National club caddies in the period of Watson’s wins there and in Britain Watson used Alfred Fyles as his caddie.

Tom Watson and Alfie Fyles

Alfie Fyles, a caddie at Royal Birkdale, caddied for Tom Watson in all of his five Open triumphs. In the famous Duel in the Sun at Turnberry in 1977, Watson lead Jack Nicklaus by one shot coming to the final hole, Watson had a shot of 180 yards to the green and favoured his 6-iron for it. Fyles persuaded him to take his 7-iron instead “the way your adrenaline's pumping.” Watson hit it to within 30 inches and won the Open by a shot.

Ben Crenshaw and Carl Jackson

Jackson started caddying at Augusta National in 1958 and first caddied at the Masters aged 14, in 1961, as Augusta National required players to use the club’s caddies. He first caddied for Crenshaw in 1976, when Crenshaw finished second, and continued to be Crenhaw’s caddie at the Masters even after 1983 when the club dropped the stipulation that players must use the club’s caddies. Crenshaw won the Masters in 1984 and 1995 with Jackson on his bag.

Raymond Floyd and Dolphus ‘Golf Ball’ Hull

Hull wasn’t reliable in terms of turning up. "When I don't feel like caddying, I don't,” explained Hull. “So I go hunting.” Floyd claimed: “I fired him six times. My wife Maria hired him seven times." His wife reasoned: “He and Ray make a great team. They just have fun together: Golf Ball is a funny person, and they keep each other loose.” Floyd said: “Steve Williams was the most professional caddie I ever had. But Golf Ball was the best.”

Jack Nicklaus and Angelo Argea

Nicklaus and Argea won 44 tournaments together. Nicklaus did not require his caddie to help him with club selection or to read putts, but to retrieve his practice balls, carry the bag and get the day’s pin positions. Argea later said during a round “He asked me to do two things. When he's not playing well, one, remind him that he's the best golfer out there and, two, that there's plenty of holes left.”

Annika Sorenstam and Terry McNamara

Terry McNamara started caddying for the top women’s golfer, Annika Sorenstam, in 1999 and in the next six years she won 48 tournaments. “I’ve never seen anyone as accurate,” McNamara said. “I brought a catcher’s mitt to shag balls and from her wedges through a 6-iron, unless it was windy, I never had to move more than a step. One day I pulled a bench out onto the range. For 10 shots in a row, I never had to stand up or move on the bench.”

Catriona and Graeme Matthew

It is said that the best player-caddie relationships are a form of marriage. That is literally the case here, as husband Graeme caddies for his wife, the first Scottish woman to win a Major. That Major win was the 2009 Women's British Open and came 11 weeks after Catriona had given birth to their second child. She and her husband met at Stirling University when they were studying accountancy.

Francis Ouimet and Eddie Lowery

Francis Ouitmet had got interested in golf after becoming a caddie aged 11. He became a leading amateur golfer and was persuaded to enter the 1913 US Open. He won, with 10-year old Eddie Lowery as his caddie. Lowery went on to become a multi-millionaire car dealer and sponsor of golfers. He and Ouimet became lifelong friends and Lowery was one of the pallbearers at Ouimet’s funeral in 1967.

Jack Nicklaus and Willie Peterson

Augusta National caddie Willie Peterson started caddying at The Masters as a 16 year old, in 1949. He was never given the same player twice, and in 1959 was assigned to one of that year’s amateur debutants, named Jack Nicklaus. Nicklaus retained him as his Masters caddy until the 1980s. “He did a great job, and I enjoyed his company.” Nicklaus explained. “He was a great character.” During this period Nicklaus won the first five of his six Masters titles.

Rory McIlroy and JP Fitzgerald

Dubliner JP Fitzgerald was a top amateur golfer who had had played in the final of Irish Close championship in 1987 and 1992, both of which he lost. Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy was still a teenager when Fitzgerald started to caddy for him, and during their time working together McIlroy became the world number one golfer and won four Major titles.

John Daly and Jeff 'Squeaky' Medlin

John Daly, was only ninth reserve for the US PGA Championship of 1991, so he had not travelled. When players began to drop out, he drove through the night to get to the course in time. Nick Price had dropped out, so Daly employed Price’s caddie, Jeff Medlin, who he had never met. As Daly had never played the course, Medlin guided Daly and Daly, who had never even won on Tour, proceeded to win the Major tournament by three strokes.

Ian Woosnam and Phil "Wobbly" Morbey

Woosie and Wobbly were one of the most successful player-caddie partnerships. Morbey spent 14 years as caddie for Woosnam during which time Ian Woosnam, became the number one golfer in the world. Woosnam won 35 tournaments with Wobbly on his bag, including the 1991 Masters, where his excited caddie lifting him clean off his feet on the final green in celebration remains the iconic image of their time together.

Bubba Watson and Ted Scott

When Scott left Watson’s bag, Bubba paid him this tribute on Instagram: “When we met I don’t think we ever imagined how much we would experience together. Teddy deserves more credit than anyone can imagine for our success on the golf course, but I am just as grateful for his friendship and the way he has helped me grow as a person.”

Arnold Palmer and James ‘Tip’ Anderson

When Palmer first came to play the Open Championship, it was at St Andrews and he was allocated a local caddie, Tip Anderson, who was St Andrews born and bred, After Palmer came second in that Open, he always used Tip Anderson whenever he played in Britain, including at his wins at Royal Birkdale and Troon. “Tip was the epitome of the ‘Olde Worlde’ caddie,” Palmer said, “a man of few words, wry Scottish wit, loyal, punctual and, of course, very good at what he did.’’

Tony Lema and James ‘Tip’ Anderson

When Arnold Palmer was unable to play in the 1964 Open Championship at St Andrews, he suggested to Tony Lema that he employ Anderson who was Palmer’s usual caddie when he played in Britain. Lema, whose knowledge of the Old Course at Andrews amounted to two practice rounds, was steered round the layout to victory by Anderson. Lema credited his caddie with the major role in his success.

Arnold Palmer and Nathaniel ‘Iron Man’ Avery

Avery was on the bag for all of Palmer’s four Masters wins. During the first, on the 15th hole on the final day, he asked: “Mr. Palmer, are we chokin'?" Palmer rallied, made birdies on 17 and 18 and won by a shot. Palmer said: “His understanding of what made me tick was perhaps instinctive and definitely profound. I stared back at him and realized he was right — I was foolishly beating on myself instead of taking care of the business of playing the golf course."

Ben Curtis and Andy Sutton

Andy Sutton, was a caddy who lived in Kent who wanted some work at The Open at Sandwich. So he phoned International Management Group asking if any of their players needed a caddie that week. Ben Curtis, who had neither played in a Major nor on a links course, and did not even have a top-10 finish on tour, did. Sutton guided and instructed him in links golf and Curtis, a 300-1 outsider, won that 2003 Open.

Nick Faldo and Fanny Sunesson

Sunesson was the first female caddie to win a men's Major golf championship, at the 1990 Masters, Nick Faldo’s third Major victory, Together they won three more Majors. “I didn’t give a single thought to the resonance of me hiring a female caddie,” said Faldo. “The bottom line to me was her ability and her attitude. She was teetotal, never late and the most professional out there. I admired her.”

Phil Mickelson and Jim ‘Bones’ Mackay

Lefty Mickelson won five Major titles and 41 PGA Tour ones with Jim 'Bones' Mackay on his bag. English-born but Floridian raised, Mackay, who is 6ft 4in, got his nickname when Fred Couples could not remember his name, and so called him Bones. The nickname stuck. Mickelson described Bones as “one of the most knowledgeable and dedicated caddies in the world.”

Lee Trevino and Herman Mitchell

Trevino and Mitchell had a close bond. Trevino explained that: “Herman always stayed at the same hotel I did. I got a two-bedroom suite, and we’d watch TV and eat and squabble.” Mitchell said that they were “as close as any caddie and player have been in the history of golf. He's better to me than I am to myself. I love him like a brother.”

Tiger Woods and Steve Williams

Williams was famously the best-paid sportsman in New Zealand, courtesy of his cut of Tiger Woods’ winnings. He caddied for Woods from 1999 to 2011. Williams recalls: “I have never met someone for whom winning was so important. I wish I could say I enjoyed it but when Tiger won a Major championship, it was straight on to the next one. He wanted to break Jack Nicklaus’s record of 18 Majors. He would tick one off then move to the next one."

Fuzzy Zoeller and Jerry Beard

In 1979, in the 44th Masters, Fuzzy Zoeller became the first Masters debutant since the second Masters to win the tournament. He explained of his Augusta National caddie, Jerry Beard: “I never had one thought all week. I figured my local caddie knew this course a whole lot better than me, so I just put my hand out and played whatever club he put in it. I'd say 'how hard do I hit it?' He'd tell me and I'd swing.”

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In this week’s edition, we celebrate the return of Castle Pines to the PGA Tour landscape, Max Homa’s return to social media and a voice of reason to the player-of-the-year conversation.

Something new . To be accurate, Castle Pines was a staple on the PGA Tour from 1986 to 2006 as the host venue of The International, but for a generation of players and fans, this week’s BMW Championship is a mile-high gift.

At 8,130 yards, Castle Pines is the longest course to host a Tour event and the rolling layout just south of Denver is a magical mix of mountain views and monstrous drives.

The guilty pleasure that is golf at altitude produced a 395-yard drive at the first hole for Rory McIlroy on Day 1 — which wasn’t even close to the day’s longest at the par-4 opener (Taylor Pendrith’s 418-yard drive led the day) — and maddening “altitude” math that produced plenty of glorious player-caddie content.

Beyond the compelling mix of thin air and elite athletes, there’s also the benefit of a meaningful tournament being held in a major market with many of the game’s best players, something the current Tour schedule is largely lacking.

Transparency . While the golf media (including your scribe) has spent the last few weeks debating potential PGA Tour player of the year candidates, Xander Schauffele put a bow on the conversation in a very Xander-like way this week.

“I’ve won two times and [Scottie Scheffler has] won seven. We both have a lot of top-10s. That’s kind of how I’m drawing it up. I know that’s how you guys draw it up,” Schauffele said. “He’s been playing unbelievable golf. I feel like we’re all just chasing him. I’ve done probably the best job of getting the closest to him, but it’s still very far away.”

It was an extreme sports-radio way to frame the narrative and ignores how the membership, who vote on player of the year, might view Schauffele winning the FedExCup with a victory next week at East Lake.

But even that scenario likely wouldn’t change many minds when it comes to who deserves the Jack Nicklaus Award. It certainly doesn’t seem relevant to Schauffele.

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Contraction . Change driven by an irrational force seems inevitable with the Tour’s policy board set to review a plan that would significantly reduce the total number of exempt players.

The plan, which was presented to the circuit’s Player Advisory Council this week in Colorado and could be implemented as early as 2026, would reduce field sizes for full-field events to 120 players and, ultimately, cut the number of exempt players to the top 100 (down from the top 125) from the previous season’s FedExCup points list and the top 20 (down from the top 30) from the previous season’s Korn Ferry Tour points list.

Some players have argued that the proposed plan would, in theory, create a more competitive product but only if the signature events, which have been capped between 72 and 80 players, were expanded. Larger signature events would give the players off the Korn Ferry and DP World tours a better chance to compete against the game’s best, but according to one member of the PAC, the Tour isn’t likely to expand signature event field sizes as a tradeoff for smaller tee sheets at full-field events.

Of all the lessons learned over the last three years it is odd that the Tour continues to struggle with the notion that sometimes less isn’t always more.

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Hopped off Twitter a while back cuz I thought it might help my game. Boy was I wrong 😂 hoping tomorrow is the day it clicks. At the very least I’m finally going to grow an ass after walking Castle Pines this week — max homa (@Maxhoma) August 22, 2024

We jumped back on social media this week and were welcomed by the “sovereign of social media’s” return to the platform he stepped away from in June .

It appears Homa was hoping his time away would help turn his game around but that wasn’t the case with his best finish a tie for 43 rd at The Open. We’re not sure the toxic pool of social media is the answer to the six-time Tour winner’s woes but at least the rest of us will be entertained.

Something new . New-ish venues, like this week’s playoff stop south of Denver, intensify fan interest and bring elite golf to a market that’s been without for nearly two decades.

It also focuses a spotlight on what’s missing from the postseason — variety. While East Lake and last week’s host, TPC Southwind, have proven to be solid venues with plenty of corporate and fan support, there’s no ignoring the fact the Tour has no regular stops in New York City, Boston or Chicago (three of the top 7 media markets in the United States, according to the 2023-24 Nielsen rankings).

The BMW Championship makes regular stops in the Chicago market and in 2027 the tournament is scheduled to be played at Liberty National in New Jersey, but the lack of variety is noteworthy for a circuit that’s become increasingly focused on a star-driven product.

Atlanta and Memphis are part of the Tour’s fabric, but as the sports world learned during last month’s Olympics in Paris, incorporating an iconic location into a high-level competition makes for a more compelling product.

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Welcome to the land of sheer silent whiteness. Its vast expanses are filled with fresh Arctic air, howling winds, and the spirit of true adventure. Come with us to the lands of the ancient Khanty and Mansi tribes that survived in this harsh climate of the Nether-Polar Urals . See the mountains that defy any logical or geological reason for their existence. Experience the wonders of this sparsely populated land where you can hardly see a human trace. Welcome to Yugra!

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The Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Area – Yugra (KhMAO) is located in the central part of the West Siberian Plain, stretching from west to east from the Ural Range to the Ob-Yenisei Watershed. The vast areas of this plain, as well as the Lower Priob region, are considered one of the most recently inhabited areas.

The Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Area (KhMAO) was established in 1930. Its name comes from two main northern indigenous peoples – the Khanty and the Mansi. From 1944 it was legally part of the Tyumen Region , but in 1993 the Area received autonomy and became a full-fledged territorial entity of the Russian Federation. It is a part of the Urals Federal District. The administrative centre is the city of Khanty-Mansiysk , whereas the largest city is Surgut. The word Yugra was introduced to the name of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Area in 2003 to pay tribute to the old name used by the locals to call the territories lying beyond the North Urals.

The KhMAO borders the Komi Republic in the north-west, the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District in the north, the Krasnoyarsk Area and the Tomsk Region in the east and south-east, the Tyumen Region in the south and the Sverdlovsk Region in the south-west.

The area of the territory is 534,801 sq.km, the length from north to south is 800 km, from west to east is 1400 km. The population of this huge territory is 1,674,676 people as of 2020, which is the same amount as people living in Barcelona or Munich.

The main part of the territory is a huge, poorly dissected plain where absolute elevation marks rarely exceed 200 meters above sea level. The western part of the KhMAO territory is characterized by low and middle mountainous terrains with some Alpine relief featured in the Subpolar Urals. Here are ridges and spurs of the mountain system of the North Urals and the Subpolar Urals. The maximum absolute elevations are on the border with the Komi Republic . Mount Narodnaya (1,895m) is the highest peak.

More than 800 species of higher plants grow in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area . Almost the entire territory is covered by taiga forests that occupy about 52% of the area. Spruce, fir, pine, cedar, larch, birch, alder grow here. In the northern parts of the area, the composition of the vegetation is greatly influenced by perennial permafrost. Light lichen grasslands which are used as deer pastures are widespread there. Tundra dominates in the mountainous and hilly areas. River floodplains and lowlands are characterized by meadow vegetation, the so-called water meadows. High floodplains of large rivers are mainly covered with woods that mainly feature willows, birches and aspens. Forests and swamps are rich in berries and various valuable plants, most of which are used in traditional indigenous medicine.

The animal world is typical for the Russian taiga zone. There are 369 species of vertebrates. Mammals are represented by 60 species (28 of them are commercial species). The most common and valuable of them are wild reindeer, elk, fox, sable, fox, squirrel, marten, ermine, Siberian weasel, polecat, mink, weasel, otter, hare and others. Wolverine and West Siberian river beaver are included in the Red Book of Russia.

There are 256 bird species in the region, including 206 sedentary and nesting species. Some rare bird species are listed in the Red Book. There are 42 species of fish in rivers and lakes. Of these, 19 species are commercial, among them are starlet sturgeon, lelema, muksun (whitefish), pelyad, chir, lake herring, wader, tugun, freshwater cod, pike, ide, roach, bream, fir, perch, ruff, golden and silver crucian carp, carp (carp is grown in the cooling ponds of the Surgutskaya and Nizhnevartovskaya hydroelectric plants). Sturgeon is listed in the Red Book. There is an abundance of mosquitoes and gnats in the area, the greatest activity of which is in the second half of summer.

Yugra can boast of over 2 thousand large and small rivers, the total length of which is 172,000 km. The main rivers are the Ob (3,650 km), the Irtysh (3,580 km). These are some of the largest rivers in Russia. Other significant rivers include the tributaries of the Ob (the Vakh, Agan, Tromyogan, Bolshoy Yugan, Lyamin, Pim, Bolshoy Salym, Nazym, Severnaya Sosva, Kazym rivers), the tributary of the Irtysh (the Konda River) and the Sogom River. Ten rivers are over 500 km long. All the Yugra rivers with the exception of the rivers in the Ural part of the region are characterized by rather slow currents, gentle slopes, some surge wave phenomena, spring and summer floods. The Ob River basin extends over a distance of 700-200 km from the mouths of its tributaries. Such abundance of water facilitates the appearance of floodplain swamps and seasonal lakes.

The region's swamps are predominantly of the upper and transitional type. Those water basins occupy about a third of the region. About 290,000 lakes with the area of more than 1 ha are surrounded by swamps and forests. The largest lakes are Tursuntsky Tuman, Levushinsky Tuman, Vandemtor and Trmemtor. The deepest lakes are Kintus (48 m) and Syrky Sor (42 m). However, most of the lakes (about 90%) are modest and quite small and have no surface runoff.

The area is rich in resources of fresh, mineral and thermal underground waters, which are still insignificantly used.

The climate is moderately continental. Winters are harsh, snowy and long, and summers are short and relatively warm. The territory is protected from the west by the Ural Mountains but its openness from the north has a significant impact on the climate formation because cold air masses from the Arctic freely penetrate the area. The flat character of the terrain with a large number of rivers, lakes and swamps also has its impact. Most of the precipitation falls during the warm seasons. But even with a small amount of precipitation, their evaporation is very low, which as a result contributes to the formation of the zone of excessive moisture throughout the Yugra. The snow cover is stable from late October to early May, its height varies from 50 to 80 cm. The region is characterized by a rapid change of weather conditions, especially in transitional seasons (autumn and spring), as well as during the day. Late spring and early autumn frosts are rather frequent and can happen even until mid-June. Average January temperatures range from -18ºC to -24ºC (0 F to -11 F) and can reach -60ºC to -62ºC (-76 F to -80 F) when the northern cold air masses break through. The average temperature in July, the warmest month of the year, ranges from +15ºC to +20ºC (+59 F to +68 F) and on very rare days can reach a maximum temperature of +36ºC (+97 F). The prevailing wind direction is north in summer and south in winter.

The weather in the mountains is quite changeable and cool even in summer. The best time to visit the region's mountains is between July and mid-August.

The Yugra of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area has a huge natural resource potential. These are oil and gas deposits, forests, gold and iron ore deposits, as well as bauxites, copper, zinc, lead, niobium, tantalum, brown and hard coal deposits, rock crystal, quartz and piezo quartz, peat deposits, etc. The region has plenty of natural resources. In terms of natural gas reserves, the Yugra ranks second in the Russian Federation after the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District .

The industry is dominated by oil and gas production, power generation and processing industries, including woodworking except for pulp and paper production.

The Khanty-Mansi area has very developed tourism of all kinds. There is a modern infrastructure for cultural exploration as well as for active recreation.

Fans of sports and eco-friendly tourism will be able to conquer majestic mountains and raft down picturesque rivers, enjoy the beauty of nature in nature reserves and natural parks. The hills and mountains of this area open up endless opportunities for skiing and snowboarding.

The mountainous part of the Subpolar Urals located on the territory of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area is very beautiful. The highest peaks of the Ural Mountains are situated here.

Being the highest point of the whole Urals, Mount Narodnaya (1,895 m), also known as Naroda and Poenurr and translated as People's Mountain is territorially situated in the Subpolar Urals, on the border of the Yugra Area and the Komi Republic . It is the highest point in European Russia outside the Caucasus. This leads to its large topographic prominence of 1,772 metres (5,814 ft).

The top of the mountain is half a kilometre from the border towards Yugra. As for the name of the mountain, scientists could not come to a common opinion for a long time, so there are two versions. According to one version, in the Soviet years, an expedition of pioneers gave the mountain a name in honour of the Soviet people - Narodnaya (the stress is on the second syllable). According to the other version, even before the arrival of the first Soviet tourists, the peak was named after the River Naroda (the stress is on the first syllable) flowing at the foot of the mountain. The Nenets peoples called the River Naroda Naro, which means a thicket or a dense forest, and the Mansi peoples called it Poengurr or Poen-urr, which translates as the top, or head. The maps used to refer to it as Mount Naroda or Mount Naroda-Iz. Nowadays, it appears everywhere as Narodnaya.

In the 1980s, someone set a bust of Lenin on the top of the mountain. Its remains can be found there to this day. There is one more symbolic relic there – some Orthodox believers erected a worship cross on top of Mount Narodnaya after a Procession of the Cross.

The slopes of the mountain are steeper in the north-east and south-west and there are many steep rocks on them. The south-eastern and northern parts of the mountain are more gentle but they are also covered with scree. Be vigilant and careful when climbing! On the slopes of the mountain, there are many not only boulders but also caverns filled with clear water as well as ice. There are glaciers and snowfields. From the north-eastern part of the mountain, you can observe Lake Blue near which tourists and travellers like to make bivouacs.

Mesmerizing with its beauty and inaccessibility, it attracts many tourists and fans of active recreation. This majestic mountain is quite remote from the settlements, so getting to it is not an easy task. The mountain is located in the Yugyd Va National Park , so it is necessary to register in advance and get a visit permit from the park administration. How to get to the park administration and get a permit, read the article on the Yugyd Va National Park .

Mountain Zaschita (1,808 m) is the second-highest peak in the Ural Mountains, after Mount Narodnaya . Mysteriously, the name of the mountain, which roughly translates as Defense or Protection Mount, does not correlate in any way with the Mansi names of the nearby mountains and rivers. The origin of the name is unknown. There are some speculations but we will consider just one of them. On the map of the Northern Urals which was made by the Hungarian researcher Reguli the closest peak to Mount Narodnaya was called gnetying olu. Its location coincides with that of the present-day Mount Zaschita . The name gnetying olu in the Mansi can be deciphered as a mountain on which there is some help from ice. The mountain is believed to protect deer grazing on glaciers from mosquitoes. So, early topographers called the mountain more briefly – Mount Defense. Indeed, the slopes of this mountain are covered with a lot of snow and glaciers (the Yugra, Naroda, Kosyu, Hobyu glaciers and others). And it is here that the Mansi shepherds bring their deer which can rest on glaciers and snow. Summarizing all the above, we can say that Zaschita Mount is to some extent protection for deer from mosquitoes. The very name Zaschita appeared on maps with the beginning of hiking tours in the Subpolar Urals.

Mount Neroyka (1,645 m) is 100 km from Neroyka village, the closest tourist base to this peak. In the 1950s, people who were engaged in quartz mining near the mountain worked and lived in this base. Later, a gravel road was built from the village of Saranpaul to the mountain for large-scale development of the quartz deposit. In recent years, the road has not been much used and is practically not cleaned from snow in winter. There has been a plant built 20 km down from the mountain for primary processing of quartz with the use of nanotechnologies. There is an annual big camping event near the mountain. It is organized by the Tourism Department of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area. You can have a 1-hour helicopter ride to the mountain from the village of Saranpaul. Should you wish to fly from the city of Khanty-Mansiysk , be prepared to fly over the taiga for 2.5-3 hours.

Quite inquisitive tourists happened to discover, by a lucky chance, a Pyramid similar to that of Cheops but four times bigger. It is located on the territory of the Narodo-Ityinsky Ridge. The closest to the pyramid is the village of Saranpaul. The sizes of the found pyramid are as follows: the height is 774 m, in comparison to the Egyptian pyramid which is 147 m; the length of a lateral edge is 230 m whereas the Egyptian pyramid is 1 km. The pyramid is located precisely according to the cardinal directions, there is not a single degree deviation at that. The origin of the pyramid is unknown, scientists are still making assumptions. No traces of human activity were found near the pyramid. The only way to get here at this time is by helicopter.

Samarovskaya Mountain is another wonder that is baffling many people. It is dividing the city of Khanty-Mansiysk into northern and southern parts. Few now living residents know that in the old days the highest part of the modern city used to bear a plural name of the Samarovsky Mountains among which there were Mount Palenina, Komissarskaya, Miroslavskaya, Filinova, and Romanova. Originally, there was a village called Samarovo amidst these mountains. Until now, many issues bewilder both residents and scientists. How could a mountain form in the middle of the West Siberian Plain? What is inside it? Won't the weight of the buildings erected on the top of the mountain affect its height? The uniqueness of Samarovskaya Mountain is that it consists of numerous large stones, boulders, rocks that are absolutely foreign to this area. Scientists have not yet come to a consensus on the mountain’s origin.

The Yugra is very famous for its ski resorts, the main of which are:

• The Cedar Ravine ski resort (Surgut city, Naberezhny Ave. 39/1)
• Three Mountains (Trekhgorie) ski resort (30 km from Nizhnevartovsk, Ermakovsky settlement)
• Stone Cape (Kamenniy Mys) ski resort (near the city of Surgut)
• Pine Urman ski resort ( Khanty-Mansiysk , Sportivnaya Str., 24)

The far-away lands of the Yugra are the blessed sanctuaries for many animals as the area is rather hostile to a human There are reserves, natural parks, wildlife sanctuaries here that aim to protect the national treasures of the lands. Having visited these regions once, you would crave for coming back again and again to feel that unique sense of unity with nature, to forget about the urban fuss and and hustles whatsoever. The harsh but beautiful nature of this extraordinary area leaves an indelible trace in the soul of every person.

On the territory of the district there are 25 specially protected natural areas, the most famous of them are:

• The reserves are two: the Malaya Sosva Reserve and the Yugan Reserve, the latter was established in 1982 as the largest reserve of taiga landscapes. The purpose of the reserves was to study unobtrusively and carefully preserve the endemic flora and fauna without disturbing natural processes. Hunting and economic activities are prohibited here, which is important for the preservation of natural ecosystems.
• The natural parks are the Samarovsky Chugas Nature Park, the Siberian Sloping Hills (Uvaly), the Numto (also called Lake Numto), and the Kondinskie Lakes.

These reserves and natural parks offer tourists their own excursion programs to make visiting their territory much more enjoyable and educational.

The Samarovsky Chugas Nature Park is located in the center of Khanty-Mansiysk , on a small hill between the Ob and Irtysh rivers.

The territory of the Siberian Sloping Hills (Uvaly) natural park is 350 km away from the city of Khanty-Mansiysk . You can get there by helicopter or by plane. The office of the park is located at 7a Pionerskaya Street, Nizhnevartovsk.

The Kondinskie Lakes Natural Park is located 380 km from Khanty-Mansiysk . Half of the park is covered with swamps, but there is also a recreational area. There you can rest, swim, do some amateur fishing, picking berries (cowberries, cranberries) and mushrooms is permitted. There is only one independent walking route here, it runs for 3 km in the deep forest. It is a cool place for kids since the park is equipped with sports grounds, a pool and a small zoo where the kids can interact with brown bear cubs. What else, try the TaiPark, it is a rope course running at the height of 2.5 meters, having 15 stages, the full length is 125 meters. There is an opportunity to order water walking tours in the town of Sovetsky, which can be reached by train from Khanty-Mansiysk .

The Numto Nature Park is located almost in the center of the West Siberian Plain, in the Beloyarsk district of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area, 300 km from the city of Surgut and 200 km from the town of Beloyarsk. It is located on the border of Yugra and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area. The administration of the park is located at 2, Beloyarsky micro-district, 4a. The territory of the natural park is a treasure trove of archaeological and ethnocultural monuments. As of today, there have been discovered 20 architectural monuments, including fortified and not fortified settlements, places of worship abandoned by the peoples who lived here from the Stone Age to almost the present day. Researchers have also found 65 monuments of ethnic value, the main of which are worship objects, sacred places and cemeteries.

The Malaya Sosva Reserve includes several subordinated territories and sanctuaries, including Lake Ranghe-Tour. The reserve offers a 4-km walking guided route that gets the visitors introduced to the typical features and characteristics of flora and fauna of the region. The route is called Bear Trail and you can spot bears there (don’t come close though, we’ve already written how to behave if you meet a bear in the wild). Also, you will see the River Malaya Sosva, some marshes, ancient cultural monuments and other nice sights. Permission to visit the reserve can be obtained from the administration of the reserve at Lenina Str. 46, town Sovetskiy.

As to the Yugan Nature Reserve , it is inaccessible to common hikers who are afraid of flying since there are no roads to it. The only way to get there is taking a helicopter ride. You also must obtain a permit in the administration of the reserve, go accompanied by employees of the reserve, and only on special transport of the reserve (motorboat, snowmobile). The central manor of the Reserve and the administration are located in the village of Ugut. To get to this village, you should first go to the town of Surgut, then go to the town of Pyt-Yakh, and from it there is a road to the village of Ugut. It is about 100 km from Ugut to the southern border of the reserve i, and another 25 km to the nearest cordon. The administration works from Monday to Friday. You can request a permit via mail at [email protected] , order a guided tour at [email protected]

The Yugra lands are heaven for water sports aficionados. They can have some awesome fishing or go rafting along such rivers as: the river Naroda, the Deep Sabun, etc.

The Naroda River is 140 km long. It is the left tributary of the Manya River located in the Ob River basin. The river has its origin on the south-western slope of Mount Narodnaya . It is a mountain-taiga river with rapids, swifts, numerous rolls, which attracts interest among water tourists. However, it is usually not rafted very often.

The Deep Sabun River flows through the territory of the Siberian Sloping Hills Nature Park. The park has developed multi-day water routes. It is possible to raft along the river in summer and to go skiing along it in winter.

The Kondinskie Lakes are a system of lakes along the left bank of the Konda River. The largest lake is the Arantur, with pine forests on the northern side and sandy beaches well equipped for a nice relaxing me-time. The water heats up well in summer. The small river Okunevaya and the river Maly Akh flow into the lake. The Maly Akh comes in on the west side and connects lake Arantur with Lake Pon-Tour. This lake is the richest in fish, and there is also a parking lot for fishermen here. The streams connect Pon-Tour with small lakes Krugloe and Lopukhovoye. When you look at Lopukhovoe lake, you feel as if you have found yourself in a fabulous place: more than half of its surface is covered with white lilies, as well as yellow flowers of the water-beans. Then the river Big Akh, which flows into the river Konda, connects all the lakes into a single system. Along the river there are many archeological monuments such as forts and settlements which have paths to them. The southernmost lake of the park is Ranghe-Tour.

Yugra is not the easiest destination and not the most accessible, but the effort is well worth it. You should first get to the capital of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Area – the city of Khanty-Mansiysk either by air or by train.

Khanty-Mansiysk is based on the premises of the former village Samarovo founded in 1582. It used to be the territory of the Khanty people and a pit stop for coachmen who rode their wagons across the country. The village was founded by Russian Count Samara, thus the name Samarovo. The modern city actually began to develop in 1930 because amidst the Siberian taiga there finally started to appear stone houses on the high bank of the Irtysh River. In 1940, the village was renamed into Khanty-Mansiysk by the name of the peoples living on this territory – the Khanty and the Mansi, and in 1950 it received the status of a town.

The city has several attractions. Mount Samarovskaya is probably the biggest natural and scientific wonder. It divides the city in two parts and causes many concerns for urban developers who always wonder whether this mountain can move making the buildings slide or even sink in.

Another beauty is the century-old cedar grove that is within the city limits. The grove is a part of the natural park Samarovsky Chugas. The word chugas in the language of the Khanty means a lonely hill in the low river floodplain.

The park is one of the main attractions of the city, it hosts an open-air ethnographic museum called the Torum Maa, a cultural and tourist complex called Archaeopark, a biathlon center. Kids and adults, nature lovers and fans of culture love this place dearly.

A memorial sign to Yugra's discoverers is installed on top of the Samarovsky Chugas. It is a tall stele pyramid divided into three portions. On the lower level, there is a restaurant, on the second level is a small museum, and on the third level there is an observation deck, 40 m above the ground, with a magnificent view of the Irtysh River and the river port. The pyramid is decorated by the bas-relief depicting the discoverers of the region, from the 16th-century Count Samara to the geologists of the 20th century.

Another trademark of Khanty-Mansiysk is the State Museum of Nature and Man. The museum hosts a gallery and a workshop of a famous artist G. Rayshev.

The city has a lot of small monuments generously spread around the city. There is the Khanty family resting on a camp, this monument is near the airport building. You can take a pic at the Golden Tambourine located at the intersection of Gagarin Street and Mira Street. Connoisseurs of culture should also visit the Sun – the Theatre of Ob-Ugrian Peoples, it is the world's first professional theatre of Khanty and Mansi peoples. And if you are travelling with kids, the Khanty-Mansiysk Puppet Theatre is a must-visit. In the period from May to October, you can take a boat ride to the confluence of two rivers – the Ob and the Irtysh. Yugra Service Co. operates such cruises, you can find more information locally at their address Tobolsk Trakt street 4, Khanty-Mansiysk .

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Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug

Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug — Yugra [lower-alpha 1] , commonly shortened to Khantia-Mansia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Tyumen Oblast ). It has a population of 1,532,243 as of the 2010 Census . [4] Its administrative center is located at Khanty-Mansiysk .

Administrative divisions

Demographics, settlements, ethnic groups, vital statistics, external links.

The peoples native to the region are the Khanty and the Mansi , known collectively as Ob-Ugric peoples , but today the two groups only constitute 2.5% of the region's population. The local languages, Khanty and Mansi , are part of the Ugric branch of the Finno-Ugric language family, and enjoy a special status in the autonomous okrug. Russian remains the only official language.

In 2012, the majority (51%) [7] of the oil produced in Russia came from Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, giving the region great economic importance in Russia and the world. It borders Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug to the north, Komi Republic to the northwest, Sverdlovsk Oblast to the west, Tyumen Oblast to the south, Tomsk Oblast to the south and southeast and Krasnoyarsk Krai in the east.

The okrug was established on December   10, 1930, as Ostyak-Vogul National Okrug ( Остя́ко-Вогу́льский национа́льный о́круг ). In October 1940, it was renamed the Khanty-Mansi National Okrug . In 1977, along with other national okrugs of the Russian SFSR , it became an autonomous okrug (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug). In 2003, the word " Yugra " was appended to the official name. [8]

The okrug occupies the central part of the West Siberian Plain .

Principal rivers include the Ob and its tributaries Irtysh and Vatinsky Yogan . There are numerous lakes in the okrug, the largest ones are Numto , Tormemtor , Leushinsky Tuman and Tursuntsky Tuman , among others. [9]

The northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude traverses the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.

Population : 1,674,676 (2020); [10] 1,532,243   ( 2010 Russian census ) ; [4] 1,432,817   ( 2002 Census ) ; [11] 1,268,439   ( 1989 Soviet census ) . [12]

Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug has an area of 523,100   km 2 , but the area is sparsely populated. The administrative center is Khanty-Mansiysk , but the largest cities are Surgut , Nizhnevartovsk , and Nefteyugansk .

The Indigenous population ( Khanty , Mansi , Komi , and Nenets ) is only 2.8% of the total population in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. The exploitation of natural gas in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug has attracted immigrants from all over the former Soviet Union. The 2021 Census counted 17 ethnic groups of more than five thousand persons each. The ethnic composition is as follows:

Population of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug: [13]

Historical population figures are shown below:

Source: [15]

According to a 2012 survey [16] 38.1% of the population of Yugra adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church , 5% are unaffiliated generic Christians , 1% of the population adheres to the Slavic native faith (Rodnovery) or to Khanty-Mansi native faith. Muslims (mostly Tatars ) constitute 11% of the population. In addition, 23% of the population declares to be spiritual but not religious , 11% is atheist , and 10.9% follows other religions or did not give an answer to the question. [16] According to recent reports Jehovah's Witnesses have been subjected to torture and detention in Surgut. [18]

In Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, the primary transport of goods is by water and railway transport; 29% is transported by road, and 2% by aviation. The total length of railway tracks is 1,106   km. The length of roads is more than 18,000   km.

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Khanty-Mansiysk is a city in west-central Russia. Technically, it is situated on the eastern bank of the Irtysh River, 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from its confluence with the Ob, in the oil-rich region of Western Siberia. Though it is an independent city, Khanty-Mansiysk also functions as the administrative centre of Khanty-Mansiysky District, and the administrative center of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra.

Nyagan is a town in the northwest of Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located near the Ob River and 230 kilometers (140 mi) northwest of Khanty-Mansiysk. It is named after the Nyagan-Yugan River, a tributary of the Ob River. Population: 63,034 (2021 Census) ; 54,890 (2010 Russian census) ; 52,610 (2002 Census) ; 54,061 (1989 Soviet census) .

Megion is a town in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra, Russia, located at the altitude of 45 meters (148 ft) above sea level, on the right bank of the Ob River, 380 kilometers (240 mi) east of Khanty-Mansiysk and 760 kilometers (470 mi) northeast of Tyumen. The area of the town is 50.51 square kilometers (19.50 sq mi) and the nearest airport is in Nizhnevartovsk. Population: 49,449 (2010 Russian census) ; 46,566 ; 39,783 (1989 Soviet census) .

Yugorsk is a town in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located in the northwestern part of the East-West lowland, 420 kilometers (260 mi) from Khanty-Mansiysk. Population: 34,067 (2010 Russian census) ; 30,285 (2002 Census) ; 24,928 (1989 Soviet census) .

Sovetsky is a town and the administrative center of Sovetsky District in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located 470 kilometers (290 mi) west of Khanty-Mansiysk, the administrative center of the autonomous okrug. Population: 26,495 (2010 Russian census) ; 23,230 (2002 Census) ; 21,123 (1989 Soviet census) .

Lyantor is a town in Surgutsky District of Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the Pim River, 625 kilometers (388 mi) northeast of Khanty-Mansiysk, the administrative center of the autonomous okrug. Population: 38,992 (2010 Russian census) ; 33,011 (2002 Census) ; 22,071 (1989 Soviet census) .

Pokachi is a town in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the right bank of the Vatyegan River, 350 kilometers (220 mi) east of Khanty-Mansiysk and 800 kilometers (500 mi) northeast of Tyumen. Population: 17,171 (2010 Russian census) ; 17,017 (2002 Census) ; 11,536 (1989 Soviet census) .

Kogalym is a town in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the Inguyagun River 325 kilometres (202 mi) northeast of Khanty-Mansiysk. Population: 58,181 (2010 Russian census) ; 55,367 (2002 Census) ; 44,297 (1989 Soviet census) .

Beloyarsky is a town and the administrative center of Beloyarsky District in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the Kazim River, northwest of Khanty-Mansiysk, the administrative center of the autonomous okrug. Population: 20,283 (2010 Russian census) ; 18,721 (2002 Census) ; 20,534 (1989 Soviet census) .

Raduzhny is a town in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the Agan River, 475 kilometers (295 mi) northeast of Khanty-Mansiysk and 975 kilometers (606 mi) northeast of Tyumen. Population: 43,399 (2010 Russian census) ; 47,060 ; 43,726.

Pyt-Yakh is a town in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located on the east bank of the Bolshoy Balyk River, southeast of Khanty-Mansiysk. Population: 41,488 (2010 Russian census) ; 41,813 (2002 Census) ; 17,101 (1989 Soviet census) .

Beloyarsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the nine in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the autonomous okrug. The area of the district is 41,574 square kilometers (16,052 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Beloyarsky. Population: 9,766 ; 9,493 (2002 Census) ; 8,927 (1989 Soviet census) .

Khanty-Mansiysky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the nine in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located in the center of the autonomous okrug. The area of the district is 46,400 square kilometers (17,900 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Khanty-Mansiysk. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 19,362.

Kondinsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the nine in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the autonomous okrug. The district is 55,170 square kilometers (21,300 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Mezhdurechensky. Population: 34,494 ; 35,018 (2002 Census) ; 36,640 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of Mezhdurechensky accounts for 32.1% of the district's total population.

Nizhnevartovsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the nine in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The area of the district is 118,500 square kilometers (45,800 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Nizhnevartovsk. Population: 35,745 ; 33,508 (2002 Census) ; 28,288 (1989 Soviet census) .

Oktyabrsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the nine in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is located in the western central part of the autonomous okrug. The area of the district is 24,500 square kilometers (9,500 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Oktyabrskoye. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 32,224, with the population of Oktyabrskoye accounting for 11.3% of that number.

Sovetsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the nine in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the autonomous okrug. The area of the district is 29,768.74 square kilometers (11,493.77 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Sovetsky. Population: 48,059 ; 44,720 (2002 Census) ; 73,247 (1989 Soviet census) . The population of the administrative center accounts for 55.1% of the district's total population.

Surgutsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the nine in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located in the center of the autonomous okrug. The area of the district is 105,190 square kilometers (40,610 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Surgut. Population: 113,515 ; 106,624 (2002 Census) ; 74,685 (1989 Soviet census) .

Uray a town in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, located on the Konda River 350 kilometres (220 mi) from Khanty-Mansiysk. Population: 39,457 (2010 Russian census) ; 38,872 (2002 Census) ; 37,198 (1989 Soviet census) .

Agirish is an urban-type settlement in Sovetsky District of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Population: 2,856 (2010 Russian census) ; 2,831 (2002 Census) ; 3,592 (1989 Soviet census) .

• ↑ Russian and Mansi : Ханты-Мансийский автономный округ — Югра, Khanty-Mansiyskiy avtonomnyy okrug — Yugra; Khanty : Хӑнты-Мансийской Aвтономной Округ
• ↑ Президент Российской Федерации.   Указ   №849   от   13 мая 2000 г. «О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе». Вступил в силу   13 мая 2000 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства РФ", No.   20, ст. 2112, 15 мая 2000 г. (President of the Russian Federation.   Decree   # 849   of   May 13, 2000 On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District . Effective as of   May 13, 2000.).
• ↑ Госстандарт Российской Федерации.   №ОК 024-95   27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2.   Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. ( Gosstandart of the Russian Federation.   # OK 024-95   December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2.   Economic Regions , as amended by the Amendment   # 5/2001 OKER. ).
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• ↑ Official throughout the Russian Federation according to Article   68.1 of the Constitution of Russia .
• ↑ В Ханты-Мансийском автономном округе добыта 10-миллиардная тонна нефти
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• ↑ Google Earth
• ↑ 2020 Russian Subjects Population
• ↑ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов   – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3   тысячи и более человек [ Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000 ] (XLS) . Всероссийская перепись населения 2002   года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
• ↑ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989   г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [ All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers ] . Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989   года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly .
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• Official site of Khanty-Mansi Duma (in Russian)
• Informational website of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Yugra (in Russian)

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Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra, Russia

The capital city of Khanty-Mansi okrug: Khanty-Mansiysk .

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Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra is a federal subject of Russia, part of the Urals Federal District. Khanty-Mansiysk is the capital city of the region.

The population of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra is about 1,702,200 (2022), the area - 534,801 sq. km.

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History of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra

Yugra is the historical homeland of the Ob-Ugric peoples: Khanty, Mansi, Nenets, and Selkup. They were engaged in hunting, fishing, cattle breeding. After the Turkic peoples pushed them from south to north, these peoples had to apply their skills in more severe conditions. It is at this new location Ugrians began to domesticate deer.

In the first half of the second millennium AD, the main features of the material and spiritual culture of Khanty, Mansi and forest Nenets were formed. It is believed that since then they have not undergone major changes. Since the second half of the 13th century, a new factor in the development of the region was its entry into the Golden Horde.

At the end of the 14th century, the collapse of the Golden Horde led to the emergence of a separate Tyumen Khanate. In 1495, the Siberian Khanate appeared. At that time the basic principles of political, administrative and socio-economic organization of this territory were developed. The region was called Ugra or Yugra.

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The region became part of Russia in the end of the 16th century. From the middle of the 18th century, this region became a place of exile for criminals. December 10, 1930, Ostyako-Vogul national okrug was formed with the center in the settlement of Samarovo. Construction of a new center began 5 km away from it. In February 1932, the new center of the region was named Ostyako-Vogulsk.

In 1934, the first steps to find oil and natural gas in the region were taken. October 23, 1940, Ostyko-Vogul national okrug was renamed Khanty-Mansi national okrug and Ostyko-Vogulsk was renamed Khanty-Mansiysk. August 14, 1944, the region became part of Tyumen Oblast. On January 27, 1950, Khanty-Mansiysk became a city.

On September 21, 1953, in Berezovo, the first natural gas in Western Siberia was produced. On June 23, 1960, the first oil in Western Siberia was discovered near Shaim. This was followed by the discovery of many other oil and natural gas fields. Along with the industrial exploitation of oil and gas fields, the timber industry developed rapidly.

By the end of the 20th century, under the influence of demographic and socio-economic developments the Khanty-Mansi region in fact lost its national basis. On July 25, 2003, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug was renamed Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra.

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Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra - Features

The name of the region is associated with the self-names of the two main groups of northern peoples - Khanty and Mansi. In the Middle Ages, the word “Yugra” was used to refer to peoples and lands beyond the Northern Urals.

This region, located in the middle of Russia, occupies the central part of the West Siberian Plain. Its territory stretches from west to east for almost 1,400 km, from north to south for 900 km. The area of the region is comparable to France or Ukraine.

The climate is temperate continental characterized by rapid change of weather especially in spring and autumn. Winters are long, snowy and cold with frosts below minus 30 degrees Celsius. Summers are short and warm. From the west this region is protected by the Ural mountains, from the north it is open to cold arctic air.

The highest points of the region are Mount Narodnaya (1,895 m) in the Polar Urals and Mount Pedy (1,010 m) in the Northern Urals. Two major rivers flow in Khanty-Mansi autonomous okrug: the Ob (3,650 km) and its tributary the Irtysh (3,580 km). About 30% of the territory is covered by swamps. There are more than 300,000 lakes surrounded by marshes and forests.

The largest cities of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra are Surgut (396,000), Nizhnevartovsk (280,800), Nefteyugansk (128,700), Khanty-Mansiysk (106,000), Kogalym (69,200), Nyagan (58,500). Today, only about 32,000 people are representatives of indigenous peoples: Khanty, Mansi and Nenets. Half of them live in the traditional way.

This region is very rich in oil and natural gas. The largest oil and natural gas fields are Samotlorskoye, Fedorovskoye, Mamontovskoye, Priobskoye. There are also deposits of gold, coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, lead and other mineral resources.

The climate is not favorable for agriculture. Most of the agricultural products and foodstuffs is brought from other Russian regions. Waterways and railways are the main shipping ways. The total length of the pipeline network is 107,000 km.

About 60% of Russian oil is produced in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra. In total, more than 10 billion tons of oil were produced here. The total number of oil and natural gas fields discovered is 475. In the coming decades, the Khanty-Mansi region will remain the main resource base of hydrocarbons in Russia.

Tourism in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra

Yugra has unique natural, cultural and historical resources for the development of recreation and tourism. On the territory of the region there are historical and cultural monuments, as well as modern infrastructure for lovers of cultural, educational, recreational tourism, and outdoor activities. International events (sports competitions, festivals and forums) help to open this place to foreigners as an amazing corner of the globe.

Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra has a number of wonderful natural sites worthy of attention: two nature reserves (“Malaya Sosva” and “Yugansky”), four nature parks (“Samarovsky Chugas”, “Siberian ridges”, “Numto”, “Kondinskie lakes”), ten monuments of nature, archeological complexes (“Barsova Mountain”, “Saygatino”, Sherkaly settlement).

Holidays of the northern peoples are also popular among tourists: Reindeer Herder’s Day, Day of indigenous Peoples of the North “Crow day”, Fisherman’s Day, Bear holiday and others.

Active and extreme types of tourism (skiing, snowboarding, kiting) are gaining in popularity. There are seven ski resorts in the region. In summer, travelers can go rafting on mountain rivers of Siberia. Tourists can also go on a special oil tour that includes a visit to the oil-producing companies. They learn about the oil industry and the history of oil exploration in Siberia.

Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra is a region of endless charm of the beautiful nature and modern tourist facilities. True lovers of northern landscapes and local cultures will be able to fully enjoy the incomparable scenery and generous hospitality in Ugra.

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Five players with most at stake Sunday at BMW Championship

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CASTLE PINES VILLAGE, Colo. – The final round of the BMW Championship at Castle Pines on Sunday will be chock full of meaning.

For players who came into this week outside the FedExCup top 30 the goal will be to survive and advance to the TOUR Championship at East Lake – and still with a chance to win the FedExCup.

Some are also trying to play their way onto the U.S. and International Presidents Cup teams that will clash at Royal Montreal, Sept. 26-29.

And then there’s the Colorado kid, Wyndham Clark, for whom a win in front of the hometown faithful would be especially meaningful.

Here are the five players with the most at stake going into Sunday at the BMW.

Keegan Bradley

Bradley (70, 12-under, solo lead) has been playing with freedom after barely making the top-50 BMW Championship by 17 points over No. 51 Tom Kim.

He had a topsy-turvy third round – four pars, eight birdies, six bogeys – but can’t argue with the 2-under 70 that left him in first alone, two ahead of Adam Scott.

“It was tough out there today,” Bradley said. “It was really windy, a lot of elevated tees that were into the wind, which makes it really tough. Proud of the way I fought today. I played some brilliant golf, but I hit also some terrible shots, too. I guess that's the way of the world.”

Keegan Bradley leads by one after action-packed moving day at BMW Championship

Bradley could not only play his way to the top-30 TOUR Championship at East Lake but also grab one of the six automatic berths on the U.S. Presidents Cup team, which will be finalized after the BMW. He already has been named as an assistant captain to Jim Furyk for that team, which will take on the International Team at Royal Montreal, Sept. 26-29.

Bradley also will captain the U.S. Ryder Cup team at New York’s Bethpage Black next year.

He’s only 38; does he feel forgotten about as a player?

“A little bit,” he said. “But that's sort of been how I've gone my whole career.”

Xander Schauffele

When he began the day, Schauffele wasn’t even within 10 strokes of the lead.

After shooting 5-under 67 in the third round, he’d climbed up the leaderboard to give himself an outside shot at not only capturing his third win this year – PGA Championship, The Open Championship – but also potentially vaulting into first in the FedExCup standings.

Xander Schauffele nearly aces No. 11 at BMW Championship

At 7 under for the tournament, Schauffele will go into Sunday just five back. He would have to win Sunday while No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (74, 1 over, T35) finishes out of the top four. Scheffler has finished out of the top 10 just once since January (T41, U.S. Open).

“I mean, it would be hard to,” Schauffele said of the prospect of heading to East Lake at No. 1. “I'd have to win and Scottie would have to do something he's never really done.”

As for the BMW trophy itself, Schauffele is no stranger to Sunday fireworks. He has twice shot 65 to win majors this season and is coming off a final-round 63 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship (T2) that left him just two shy of winner Hideki Matsuyama.

A nine-time PGA TOUR winner, Schauffele came into this week after three straight top-10s and he hasn’t finished outside the top 15 since April.

It’s been a while since Scott, 44, won on the PGA TOUR – over four and a half years since the 2020 Genesis Invitational – and that may have informed Scott’s rocky start to Round 3.

Although he began Saturday with a three-shot lead over Keegan Bradley, Scott hit his opening tee shot way right and out of bounds at the par-5 first hole. He salvaged bogey but soon pumped his drive into the pond left of the third fairway and made double.

Scott was 4 over for his first four holes but went 2 under from there to shoot a 2-over 74.

At 11 under, he’s just one back.

Adam Scott cards back-to-back birdies at BMW Championship

“I really struggled mostly on the greens today,” he said. “They were just so different from yesterday's round speed-wise and firmness and look and everything,” he continued. “Felt like I was on a different course almost, and I just battled that most of the round.

“… I'm in a good spot in the end of it to be one back,” he added.

Scott is fifth in the International Presidents Cup team standings; the top six at the conclusion of the BMW Championship will automatically make the team.

Ludvig Åberg

Altitude, thin air, and/or the dry conditions caught Åberg by surprise Saturday.

“First hole I was kind of handling a little nosebleed incident on the fairway,” he said.

He nevertheless birdied the hole, led for much of the day, and signed for a 1-under 71. He is tied with fellow Swede and playing partner Alex Noren (70) at 10 under, two back.

“Felt like I was being aggressive all day,” said FedExCup No. 7 Åberg. “I was making aggressive swings, aggressive putts, which I like. … It was sneaky hard. The wind was tricky.”

Ludvig Åberg buries 53-foot birdie bomb for the Shot of the Day

No one wants to rack up a bunch of close calls without a single trophy on the season. Åberg, fourth in the Official World Golf Ranking, finished second at the rain-shortened AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the Masters Tournament but seemed headed toward his second PGA TOUR victory at the Genesis Scottish Open in July. Then he shot a final-round 73 to finish T4.

A solid Sunday at the BMW could give him a long-awaited mark in the win column in ’24.

Wyndham Clark

Although Keegan Bradley gets a lot of cheers as the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup captain, the identity of the people’s choice at Castle Pines is not in doubt: Denver’s own Wyndham Clark.

Clark, a standout at Valor Christian High who attended Oklahoma State and Oregon, eagled the par-5 17th hole and shot a third-round 69 to get to 7 under. He is tied with Schauffele, five back.

“It's been amazing every day, honestly,” Clark, who will be seeking his fourth PGA TOUR win, said of the hometown support. “Even in the practice rounds, it's been so awesome.”

Clark admits he got out of his process after shooting a course-record 60 to win the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in early February. He started to focus on results and forgot what made him great in the first place, but he’s arrested the slide and has been trending in the right direction.

After stumbling with a first-round 77 at the Olympics, he finished 68-65-65 (T14). And he is coming off a final-round 64 and T7 finish at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis.

Denver is where his heart is, and a victory here would be a storybook ending for the BMW.

Wyndham Clark buries 16-foot eagle putt at BMW Championship

“My goal, my caddie and I, we just wanted to be in contention,” said Clark, who is sixth in the FedExCup. “Regardless of what happens tomorrow, at least I had the juices flowing this week and battled a lot of the adversity of handling hometown kid, the pressure.”

A victory for the Colorado kid would recall Robert MacIntyre capturing the Genesis Scottish Open earlier this season and Nick Taylor winning the 2023 RBC Canadian Open.

Cameron Morfit is a Staff Writer for the PGA TOUR. He has covered rodeo, arm-wrestling, and snowmobile hill climb in addition to a lot of golf. Follow Cameron Morfit on Twitter .