They even have scheduled a one-week break before the Tour Championship to ensure that the top players in the world are healthy and ready for the final event of the year.
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Dustin Johnson waves on the eighteenth green during the second round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Clubin Atlanta, Georgia.
Chappell, one of two players at the Tour Championship who has yet to win on the PGA Tour, has made only one bogey in 36 holes.
The power-hitting U.S. Open champion continued to make a fickle game look easy, compiling five birdies in a seemingly-effortless four-under-par 66 in ideal conditions at East Lake.
A disastrous opening foray – which brought three bogeys in his opening five holes – seemed to hit any lingering aspirations Rory McIlroy held to scoop the $10 million jackpot on offer to whoever claims the FedEx Cup title, only for the 27-year-old Northern Irishman to hit a late birdie streak to potentially revive his ambitions.
Day had also been forced to withdraw from the BMW Championship in IN two weeks ago and had indicated after his opening round yesterday that there were concerns about the issue returning.
American Johnson has a one-shot lead after carding a three-under 67.
Chappell already has three runner-up finishes this season and now has to face the best player in golf at the moment.
Favourite Dustin Johnson shares the lead at four under par alongside Hideki Matsuyama and Kevin Chappell.
Just once, I’d love to hear a player say, “Heck, yeah, it’s about the money. Every week, I feel like I bring the same game, which is nice”.
Day continued to struggle with a back injury that has affected him on several occasions this season, a problem which also caused him to pull out of the BMW Championship two weeks ago during the final round. He finished in the top-10 in 10 of his 20 PGA Tour starts.
“I’m just happy that the score at the end of the day is under par”, he said.
Johnson’s drive landed within a couple of paces of a surprised Riley, who came in for some light-hearted ribbing by his fellow commentators. In the nine previous years of the playoffs, Jim Furyk and Bill Haas were the only champions who were outside of the top five entering The TOUR Championship.
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“He just told me, ‘Hey, I’m going to go get my work done”. Garwood played the back nine in 6-under 30, and Smith had eight birdies and a bogey. There’s a golf tournament going on, and I have a chance to win that.
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European Ryder Cup team member Martin Kaymer was on 11-under after 35 holes.
