Second-Round Leaderboard

Kevin Chappell                          66-68-68—202 (-8)

Dustin Johnson                         66-67-69—202 (-8)

Rory McIlroy                             68-70-66—204 (-6)

Ryan Moore                              70-68-66—204 (-6)

Hideki Matsuyama                     66-71-68—205 (-5)

Jason Dufner                            73-67-66—206 (-4)

Charl Schwartzel                        74-67-66—207 (-3)

Paul Casey                               68-70-69—203 (-3)

 

The top-five players in the FedExCup standings entering the TOUR Championship control their own destiny and will win the FedExCup title should they go on to victory at East Lake.

FEC            Name                           Position                 FedExCup Projection

1                Dustin Johnson             1                                        1

2                Patrick Reed                 T20                                     3

3                Adam Scott                  T14                                     4

4                Jason Day                    WD                                     7

5                Paul Casey                   T7                                       6

 

A points reset took place following the BMW Championship giving all 30 players in the field at the TOUR Championship a mathematical chance to win the FedExCup.

The TOUR PGA

Dustin Johnson, No. 1 FedExCup, Projected No. 1

Playing the TOUR Championship for the seventh time in his career, Dustin Johnson is tied for the lead with Kevin Chappell thru 54 holes at the season-ending TOUR Championship in search of his career-best fourth win of the 2015-16 season and his first FedExCup trophy. Johnson, who has finished 5th and T5 in his last two starts at East Lake Golf Club (2013, 2015) is No. 1 in the FedExCup standings after a win in his last previous start at the BMW Championship. His third-round 69 marks his eighth consecutive round on the 60s, the longest active streak of players remaining from this year’s FedExCup Playoffs.

With a victory at the TOUR Championship, Johnson would have four wins in FedExCup Playoffs events, the most of any player in FedExCup Playoffs history. He would match Tiger Woods and Jason Day for most top-5 finishes in Playoffs events (9) and would move to second all-time in top-10 finishes at Playoffs events.

If he were to go on to victory, Johnson would be the first player to enter the TOUR Championship at No. 1 in the FedExCup standings and win the event since Tiger Woods in the first FedExCup Playoffs in 2007.

With three victories this season (U.S. Open, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, BMW Championship), Johnson is joined by Jason Day, Jordan Spieth, Adam Scott and Russell Knox as one of the five players to capture multiple victories this season.

Johnson and Tiger Woods are the only players to win a major championship, World Golf Championships title and a FedExCup Playoffs event in the same season.

With his win at the BMW Championship, Johnson joined Rory McIlroy with the second-most wins on the PGA TOUR since 2008.

Most PGA TOUR victories since 2008:

Player                    Wins

Tiger Woods           18

Dustin Johnson      12

Rory McIlroy           12

Jason Day              10

Phil Mickelson         10

Johnson has recorded 14 top-10 finishes in 21 starts this season, the most of any player.

PGA TOUR Championship

With Dustin Johnson tied for the lead, each of the remaining top 5 seeds must win the tournament in order to win the FedExCup.

No. 2 Patrick Reed (T20)
No. 3 Adam Scott (T14)
No. 4 Jason Day (W/D)
No. 5 Paul Casey (T7)
Notable possibility:

If Rory McIlroy wins the TOUR Championship and Dustin Johnson finishes T2 or worse, Rory will win the FedExCup.  If Dustin Johnson finishes solo second, Dustin wins the FedExCup.  This leaves a possibility that, as the leaderboard stands, Kevin Chappell could determine the FedExCup champion based on whether he wins, ties for second or finishes third.

PGA TOUR Championship

To win the FedExCup – No. 1 Dustin Johnson (T1)

Must win the tournament
OR

Finish 2nd AND
Patrick Reed must finish in a two-way tie for 2nd or worse (T20)
Adam Scott must finish in a two-way tie for 2nd or worse (T14)
Paul Casey must finish in a two-way tie for 2nd or worse (T7)
OR

 

If any of the following players win the TOUR Championship, to win the FedExCup Dustin Johnson must finish:

 

Kevin Chappell – 9th or better*
Ryan Moore – 8th or better
Rory McIlory – 2nd
Hideki Matsuyama – T10 or better
Jason Dufner – 23rd or better*
Charl Schwartzel – 29th or better*
To win the FedExCup – No. 15 Kevin Chappell (T1)

Must win the tournament AND
Dustin Johnson must finish 9th or worse (T1)*
Patrick Reed must finish in a two-way tie for 4th or worse (T20)*
Adam Scott must finish in a two-way tie for 3rd or worse (T14)
Paul Casey must finish in a two-way tie for 2nd or worse (T7)
To win the FedExCup – No. 6 Rory McIlroy (T3)

Must win the TOUR Championship, AND
Dustin Johnson must finish T2 or worse (T1)
Rory McIlroy could win the FedExCup by finishing 2nd in the tournament IF

Chappell, Moore, Matsuyama, Dufner or Schwartzel win the TOUR Championship AND
Dustin Johnson finishes in a two-way tie for 9th or worse
Patrick Reed finishes 5th or worse
Adam Scott finishes in a two-way tie for 3rd or worse
To win the FedExCup – No. 14 Ryan Moore (T3)

Must win the tournament AND
Dustin Johnson must finish in a two-way tie for 8th or worse (T1)
Patrick Reed must finish in a two-way tie for 4th or worse (T20)
Adam Scott must finish in a two-way tie for 3rd worse (T14)
Paul Casey must finish in a two-way tie for 2nd or worse (T7)
To win the FedExCup – No. 17 Hideki Matsuyama (Currently 5th in the tournament)

Must win the TOUR Championship, AND
Dustin Johnson must finish 11th or worse (T1)
Patrick Reed must finish 5th or worse (T20)
Adam Scott must finish in a two-way tie for 4th or worse (T14)
Paul Casey must finish in a two-way tie for 2nd or worse (T7)
Rory McIlroy must finish in a two-way tie for 2nd or worse (T3)
To win the FedExCup – No. 27 Jason Dufner (Currently 6th in the tournament)

Must win the TOUR Championship AND
Dustin Johnson must finish 23rd or worse (T1)*
Patrick Reed must finish in a two-way tie for 6th or worse (T20)
Adam Scott must finish in a two-way tie for 4th or worse (T14)
Paul Casey must finish third or worse (T7)
Rory McIlroy must finish in a two-way tie for 2nd or worse (T3)
To win the FedExCup – No. 30 Charl Schwartzel (Currently T7 in the tournament)

Must win the tournament AND
Dustin Johnson must finish 29th or worse (T1)*
Patrick Reed must finish in a 7th or worse (T20)
Adam Scott must finish in a two-way tie for 4th or worse (T14)
Paul Casey must finish 3rd or worse (T7)
Rory McIlroy must finish in a two-way tie for 2nd or worse (T3)
To win the FedExCup – No. 5 Paul Casey (Currently T7 in the tournament)

Must win the tournament AND
Dustin Johnson must finish second or worse (T1)
Patrick Reed must finish second or worse (T20)
Adam Scott must finish second or worse (T14)
Paul Casey could win the FedExCup by finishing 2nd in the tournament IF

Chappell, Moore, Matsuyama, Dufner or Schwartzel win the TOUR Championship AND
Dustin Johnson finishes 5th or worse
Patrick Reed finishes 4th or worse
Adam Scott finishes in a 3rd or worse
*Results in a tie for the FedExCup

Note:  No tie positions beyond a two-way tie are shown.

Leave a Reply