With the BMW Championship in the book, the remaining Top 30 golfers in the FedEx Cup standings head to Atlanta this week for the TOUR Championship, with the overall prize of $10 million for the crowned FedEx winner up for grabs. Despite Jason Day's lead of more than 2,000 points in the current standings, five … Continue reading FedEx Cup: Meet the Final 30
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Jason Day Claims No. 1 Ranking
Jason Day leapfrogged Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy to take over the new No. 1 ranking in the world on Monday following his triumph at the BMW Championship on Sunday. Day won for the second time in three weeks and the third time in five weeks including the PGA Championship. He's the first man to … Continue reading Jason Day Claims No. 1 Ranking
Jason Day Extends Lead at BMW Championship
How do you know when you're living the sweet life as a golfer? When your worst round of a tournament still has you extending your lead. Jason Day moved to 20-under through 54 holes with a 2-under 69 Saturday at the BMW Championship, extending his lead to six strokes with one round to go. Day … Continue reading Jason Day Extends Lead at BMW Championship
Jason Day Running Away with BMW Lead
This is sort of getting ridiculous. Jason Day followed up his opening-round 61 with a 63, tying the PGA Tour record for the lowest score after two rounds, sitting at 18-under and holding a five-stroke lead at the midway point of the BMW Championship, the third leg of the FedEx Cup Championship. Day leads the … Continue reading Jason Day Running Away with BMW Lead
Day’s 61 Leads BMW Championship
Imagine traveling back in time just a few short months and telling the world right after the US Open that by mid-September, Jordan Spieth was no longer the odds-on favorite to be the Player of the Year. They'd gawk and call foul and wonder what you were smoking, until you told them about the marvelous … Continue reading Day’s 61 Leads BMW Championship
BMW Championship Preview
After a week's hiatus, the FedEx Cup returns in full force this Thursday in Chicago, as a field of 70 tries to shoe horn its way into the final 30 spots available for the Tour Championship finals next week in Atlanta. Here's a look at the top groups scheduled to tee off Thursdy at Conway … Continue reading BMW Championship Preview
Breaking Down the FedEx Cup Chase
This week is the traditional mid-point off-week for the FedEx Cup chase, with play resuming next Thursday in Chicago at the BMW Invitational. By next Sunday, the field of 70 will be sliced down to just 30, meaning it's every man for himself to scramble to the TOUR Championship in Atlanta the following week, with … Continue reading Breaking Down the FedEx Cup Chase
Spieth Regains No. 1 Spot for 1 Week
Just when you thought golf's ranking system couldn't get any weirder, Jordan Spieth is back to being No. 1 in the world, despite missing a seconds straight cut. Even weirder, he'll lose the ranking again next week, because Rory McIlroy finished tied for 29th at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Spieth is now tied with Bernard … Continue reading Spieth Regains No. 1 Spot for 1 Week
Fowler Rallies to Deutsche Bank Title
Rickie Fowler took advantage of Henrik Stenson's double bogey on No. 16 to rally to the Deutsche Bank Championship title on Monday, jumping to No. 3 in the FedEx Cup standings in the process. Fowler's finish was as scintillating as his tangerine outfit as he rolled in a 40-foot putt on the 1th hole and … Continue reading Fowler Rallies to Deutsche Bank Title
Three No. 1s in One Year?
Although he trails leader Charley Hoffmann by six strokes after two rounds of the Deutsche Bank Championship, Australia's Jason Day still has an excellent chance to become No. 1 at some point over the rest of the season, particularly with the fade of No. 2 Jordan Spieth and the so-so play of No. 1 Rory … Continue reading Three No. 1s in One Year?