This is what makes Johnson so appealing. He got those dialed in this summer, and he suddenly looks hard to beat.
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The PGA TOUR season has slowly trimmed away the fat of some great golfers to get to the true elite of the 2016 campaign as the Top 30 from the FedExCup standings hit up East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia for their version of the Super Bowl.
“He’s kind of figured out the way he’s supposed to play golf now”, Brandt Snedeker.
And while $10 million is a lot of money, most of the players in the field aren’t looking at dollar signs this week. “It’s been fun to watch him evolve into that player”.
Scott, who has been fourth in three consecutive events, is possibly the better bet of the Aussies, although he has not won since the Cadillac Championship in March.
The tournament victor has also claimed the FedExCup in each of the past six years, and all 30 players in this week’s field have a mathematical chance of walking off with the $10 million jackpot, though only the top five seeds are not reliant on the results of others. In 21 events, he has 14 top-10 finishes. Those are the one who have a clear shot at the $10 million prize. That’s because the PGA Tour has chose to use the front nine as the back nine and vice versa.
Jason Day at the recent BMW Championship.
Adam Scott has finished fourth in all three Playoff events. And the victor of the season-long FedExCup will take home a $10 million bonus. No player has won the FedEx Cup twice or the Tour Championship twice since it became part of the playoff in 2007.
But most of us aren’t good, honest Texans like Jordan Spieth, which makes this quite an interesting little moral dilemma. Even if No. 6 Rory McIlroy is successful over 72 holes at East Lake, he doesn’t capture the overall title if Dustin Johnson finishes alone in second place.
The 37-year-old McGirt, ranked 41st in the world, is paired in the opening round with world No. 7 Bubba Watson, a two-time Masters champ and nine-time victor on the tour.
The 7,307 yard Par 70 course is sure to test the field this weekend so we are thinking a good start will be key to any players success. That was proved back in 2011 when Bill Haas took the tournament and the FedEx Cup from the 25th spot in the standings coming into the week. Ryder Cup. You want something that you don’t have. These four are Bubba Watson, Justin Thomas, Daniel Berger and Jim Furyk.
World Number Two and FedEx Cup leader Dustin Johnson is the current favourite to take Player of the Year honours, a mantle Day is also keen to hold.
Theres four or five USA guys this week still hoping to play well to make the Ryder Cup, Knox said.
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Gary Woodland 3 points each way at 40/1 – If the U.S. are going to win the Ryder Cup they need to pick an inspiring 2 rookie as a wildcard. He’s seventh in the points and needs a win and Johnson to finish in a three-way tie for second or worse and Reed to finish in a tie for second or worse to repeat as FedExCup champion.
