“I’m making some putts this week”. It was his third victory in his last eight starts dating to the U.S. Open at Oakmont for that breakthrough major. “I don’t think it’s anything that he hasn’t dealt with before”, said Day’s manager Bud Martin. “I enjoy being in the hunt and having to hit really good shots when you need to and I felt like the last few times I’ve been there I’ve hit some great golf shots to finish it off”. “It was pretty ugly”. The back got better, and Day went on to win. “The fact I stayed in touch was nice”.
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1-3 D Johnson, 11-2 P Casey, 11 JB Holmes, 40 A Scott, 66 M Kuchar, R Castro, 200 bar. Only then to go on a run of four birdies over his next five holes.
“I feel like I played well enough to get that shot, ” Holmes said.
Hend eagled the par-5 15th and birdied the 18th to reach 14-under 199 at The Dutch.
Former Kansas golfer Gary Woodland fired a 5-under-par 67 in the final round to finish tied for 24th in the tournament. Even his mis-hits off the heel, Spieth said, “find the right side of the fairway and are just as long as if I bomb out”. He has won at least one event in nine consecutive seasons, the longest active streak on Tour, but before this year it always seemed as though he’d yet to maximize his incredible talent.
Dustin Johnson walked down a corridor of fans, trying to touch the dozens of outstretched hands on both sides until he extended both arms into a massive wing span to accommodate as many as he could.
The win takes Johnson to the top of the FedEx Cup standings, 979 points ahead of Patrick Reed going into the season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake in two weeks.
“He’s going to be a very tough man to beat tomorrow”, Casey said.
South African golf legend Gary Player congratulated Schwartzel on Twitter after the BMW Championship and wished him well for Atlanta, saying: “Nicely played today and good luck in Atlanta”. When he gets on his game, maybe the best ball-striker in golf.
“So, if he keeps doing what he’s been doing – what he averaging, six under a day? – if does the same tomorrow, there’s no catching him”. An eagle bomb dropped for Casey and brought him within one.
Johnson recorded his 12th victory since 2008, tied for second on the PGA Tour in that span with Rory McIlroy. Dustin Johnson is on the course through 16 holes and stands 14-under as well.
Scott’s 67 matched the day’s low round from the field of 69. “I’ve got a lot of chasing to do”.
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They suggested the move was precautionary, since he was out of contention anyway and still more than likely to remain in the top five on the Fedex Cup rankings for the Tour Championship in Atlanta the week after next.
