Q: When there is a tie for first place in a golf tournament, as at the PGA Championship, how do they break down the payouts? Does the golfer who wins the playoff get first-place money and does the person who loses the playoff get second-place money? When multiple people are tied, how is the money distributed?

—Richard Morris, Newnan

A:Keegan Bradley, who defeated Jason Dufner in a playoff at the 93rd PGA Championship at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek on Aug. 14, won $1.4million for winning the event. Dufner, even though he finished the tournament tied with Bradley, lost the playoff to officially finish second, which was worth a $865,000 payout. Anders Hansen was third and won $545,000, and there was a three-way tie for fourth between Robert Karlsson, David Toms and Scott Verplank, so each player won $331,000.

Q: How long does it take to clean Turner Field after a Braves game and how many people does it take to do it?

—Martha Hunt, Hoschton

A: It takes about 75 to 85 cleaners and four or five supervisors to clean Turner Field after a Braves game, a team spokesperson told Q&A on the News in an email. The job usually is completed in seven-and-a-half hours.

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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