Casey is in contention for the second consecutive week.
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“It was a good start”, Castro said. “He’s got maybe the best attitude in golf”.
Paul Casey did just about everything he could, including two early birdies for two-shot swings that erased a four-shot deficit in two holes. But he carded a pair of frustrating bogeys, including a miss from seven feet on No. 18, to end his day at four under.
A tap-in birdie at the par-5 11th was followed by a nine-foot birdie putt at the par-3 13th, a 31-foot birdie putt at the 14th and he rolled in a 25-footer to eagle the par-5 15th. – Johnson, who put a new putter into play for Thursday’s opening round.
“Really solid. To keep a clean sheet I was really happy”, Casey said. “I practiced with it a little bit”.
World No. 1 Jason Day has always struggled to remain healthy throughout his career, and his recurring back problems struck again Sunay during the final round of the BMW Championship.
The 28-year-old promptly withdrew from the event but will still maintain his spot inside the top 5 of the FedEx Cup standings heading to the final event of the playoffs in a fortnight’s time. I’m just not totally sure that’s going to happen like it did past year.
World No.2 Johnson positioned himself for a third win of the year, a season scoring average title and a likely Player of the Year after he shot 68 to move to 18-under for the tournament.
Casey finished three shots behind Johnson in second, with Roberto Castro finishing on six shots back in third on 17-under par. As we all know, that can change in golf in the blink of an eye, and I’m sure Spieth is aiming to peak at East Lake and the Ryder Cup.
“Ran into a buzz saw”, Casey said after a 67 to finish runner-up in a FedEx Cup playoff event for the second straight week.
“It has been a long day”. “Trying to conserve energy”.
“I’m seeing the lines really well”. “But I got a chance, and golf on Sunday in fun when you have a chance”. “No problem with what I’ve done so far”.
Defending champion and world number one Jason Day withdrew mid-round complaining of a back problem, while the likes of Rickie Fowler – now relying on a captain’s pick on Monday to make the United States of America team for Hazeltine – Sergio Garcia and Henrik Stenson all dropped out of the top 30 and will miss the final event of the PGA Tour at East Lake.
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Holmes looked in danger of missing the top 30 to make the Tour Championship when he doubled the 14th, but hung on for a 74 to make the finale on the number.
