Third-Round Leaderboard
Pos.
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Player
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Began
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R1
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R2
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R3
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Total
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1
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Brooks Koepka
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-7
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67
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67
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68
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-15
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T2
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Rory McIlroy
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-5
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66
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67
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68
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-14
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T2
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Xander Schauffele
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-4
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64
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69
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67
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-14
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T4
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Paul Casey
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-2
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66
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67
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68
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-11
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T4
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Justin Thomas
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-10
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70
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68
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71
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-11
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Things To Know
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This season’s TOUR Championship is weighted by FedExCup Starting Strokes. The FedExCup leader heading into East Lake began at 10-under, second place at 8-under, third 7-under, fourth 6-under and fifth at 5-under. Players ranked Nos. 6-10 started at 4-under, 11-15 at 3-under, 16-20 at 2-under, 21-25 at 1-under and 26-30 at even-par
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Brooks Koepka birdied No. 18 to claim seventh career 54-hole lead/co-lead
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Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka will play together for the seventh time on the PGA TOUR; first time in the final round since 2019 World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
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Should Brooks Koepka win the FedExCup, he would join Tiger Woods (2007) as only the two players to win a major, World Golf Championships and FedExCup in the same season
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The last three final round pairings have a combined 45 career PGA TOUR wins (Koepka/McIlroy; Schauffele/Casey; Thomas/Matsuyama)
Third-Round Lead Notes
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20 of 32 third-round leaders/co-leaders have converted for the win at the TOUR Championship (most recent: Tiger Woods/2018)
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25 of 42 third-round leaders/co-leaders have converted for the win on PGA TOUR in 2018-19 (most recent: Justin Thomas/BMW Championship)
Dan Hicks on Brooks Koepka
“Four birdies for him since play was resumed after a +2 start on the first three holes yesterday. Koepka took big time advantage of today’s reboot.”
Brooks Koepka (entering the week)
Age
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29 (May 3, 1990)
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Country
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USA
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FedExCup
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3
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OWGR
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1
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PGA TOUR starts
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124
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PGA TOUR wins
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7
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PGA TOUR top-10s
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38
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Starts in 2018-19
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20
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Wins in 2018-19
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3
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Top-10s in 2018-19
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8
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Birdied his last hole to claim sole possession of the lead
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In six prior tries holding the 54-hole lead/co-lead, Koepka has converted four times for the win (most recent: 2019 PGA Championship)
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Through 54 holes, has hit 23 of 42 fairways in regulation (ranked T14)
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Has shot par or better in his last 15 rounds this season
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If he were to win the FedExCup, would join Tiger Woods (2007) as the only two players to win a major, World Golf Championships and FedExCup in the same season (Tiger Woods/2007: PGA Championship, WGC-Mexico Championship, WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational)
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Seeks his eighth career PGA TOUR victory and first in the FedExCup Playoffs
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Making the fourth start in the TOUR Championship (T26/2018, 6th/2017, T18/2015)
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Best career finish in the FedExCup, ninth, came last season
Rory McIlroy
Position
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Started
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R1-R2-R3
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Total
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T2
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-5
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66-67-68
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-14
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Led the field in driving accuracy (12 of 14 fairways) in round three
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Leads the field in Driving Distance (316.5) through 54 holes
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The 2016 FedExCup and TOUR Championship winner is one stroke back in his bid to join Tiger Woods as the second player to win the FedExCup more than once
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No player has ever won THE PLAYERS Championship and the FedExCup in the same season
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Through 54 holes in 2016, was two strokes off the lead at 6-under 204
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Has finished inside the top 10 in four of five starts at East Lake (1st/2016, T2/2014, T7/2018, T10/2012)
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Claimed his 15th and 16th PGA TOUR victories earlier this season at THE PLAYERS Championship and RBC Canadian Open
Miscellaneous Player Notes
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First-round co-leader and 2017 FedExCup champion Justin Thomas finished with a 1-over 71 and moved to 11-under par (T4); second over-par score in 19 career rounds at East Lake
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Making his sixth start at the TOUR Championship, where he owns four top-5 finishes, Paul Casey posted 2-under 68 to move to 11-under (T4). He began the week at 2-under (T16).
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Making his sixth start at the TOUR Championship, Hideki Matsuyama finished with three birdies to post a 4-under 66 to move to 6-under (T6). He began the week at 3-under (T11).
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2018 FedExCup champion Justin Rose is T25 and 16 strokes behind the leaders in his bid to become the first player to successfully defend as FedExCup champion
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Of the 30 players in the field, only 11 managed to break par in round three; no bogey-free rounds after completion of round three
Four players are making their TOUR Championship debut:
Player
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R3 position
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Abraham Ancer
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T18
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Corey Conners
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T18
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Sungjae Im
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T21
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Jason Kokrak
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T21
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Rookies in the FedExCup Playoffs
Eight PGA TOUR rookies advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs. Only Sungjae Im was successful in reaching the TOUR Championship. Im collected seven top-10s in 33 starts and entered the FedExCup Playoffs at No. 23. Here’s a look at his progress through the Playoffs:
Event
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Position
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FedExCup Pos.
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THE NORTHERN TRUST
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T38
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No. 26
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BMW Championship
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T11
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No. 24
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TOUR Championship
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T21
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TBD
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Course Statistics
Toughest Hole Easiest Hole
R1: Par-4 8th (4.167) Par-5 6th (4.433)
R2: Par-3 15th (3.300) Par-5 6th (4.467)
R3: Par-3 15th (3.267) Par-5 6th (4.467)
Scoring Averages
Front 9 Back 9 Total Cumulative
R1: 34.567 34.667 69.233 —
R2: 34.667 35.800 70.467 69.850
R3: 35.333 34.767 70.100 69.933
Bogey-free rounds
R1 (2): Xander Schauffele (64), Bryson DeChambeau (68)
R2 (0): None
R3 (0): None