2018 TOUR Championship (The 4 th of 4 events in the FedExCup Playoffs) Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 20-23, 2018 Purse: $9,000,000 East Lake Golf Club Par/Yards: 35-35 70/7,362 FedExCup Points:2,000 Third-Round Notes Saturday, September 22, 2018 *Current FedExCup scenarios included at the bottom of the notes Weather: Partly cloudy with a high of 90. Wind SE at 5-10 mph. Third-Round Leaderboard Tiger Woods 65-68-65 198 (-12) Rory McIlroy 67-68-66 201 (-9) Justin Rose 66-67-68 201 (-9) Kyle Stanley 69-68-67 204 (-6) Jon Rahm 68-68-68 204 (-6) Paul Casey 68-71-66 205 (-5) Tony Finau 67-71-67 205 (-5) Billy Horschel 71-65-69 205 (-5) Six Things To Know With six birdies in his first seven holes, Tiger Woods shot the low round of the day, a 5-under 65, to take a threestroke lead into the final round in search of his 80 th PGA TOUR victory and first since the 2013 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational Following bogeys on his first two holes, Justin Rose (T2) rallied to card a 2-under 68 and is currently projected to win the FedExCup with Tiger Woods projected No. 2 Woods third-round 65 was his fifth consecutive round in the 60s, which stands as his longest streak of the season. It is his best since a streak of six rounds in 2013 (R1/ THE NORTHERN TRUST R2/Dell Technologies Championship) Rory McIlroy shot a 4-under 66 to move into a tie for second with Rose. When he won the TOUR Championship in 2016, McIlroy carded rounds of 66-64 on the weekend Hideki Matsuyama s second-round remains the only bogey-free round through three rounds Bryson DeChambeau, the FedExCup standings leader entering this week, improved by nine strokes in the third round, rebounding from a 75 on Friday with a 4-under 66 to improve to T21 Third-Round Lead Notes 53/57 Tiger Woods record when holding at least a share of the 54-hole lead on the PGA TOUR, including a 42-2 record when holding the outright lead 19/31 54-hole leaders who have gone on to win the TOUR Championship (most recently Jordan Spieth/2015) 28/46 Third-round leaders/co-leaders to win on PGA TOUR in 2017-18 (most recently Bryson DeChambeau/THE NORTHERN TRUST) FedExCup Playoffs and the TOUR Championship The TOUR Championship is the last of four events of the FedExCup Playoffs and the finale to the PGA TOUR season for the 12 th consecutive season since the FedExCup Playoffs were introduced in 2007.
The top-125 players on the final PGA TOUR Regular Season FedExCup points list (following the Wyndham Championship) qualified for THE NORTHERN TRUST (won by Bryson DeChambeau). The top-100 players on the FedExCup points list following THE NORTHERN TRUST qualified for the Dell Technologies Championship (won by Bryson DeChambeau). The top-70 players on the FedExCup points list after the Dell Technologies Championship advanced to the BMW Championship (won by Keegan Bradley). The top-30 players following the BMW Championship qualified for the TOUR Championship. Prior to the start of the TOUR Championship, a points reset took place, giving all players in the field a mathematical opportunity to win the FedExCup title. Any of the top-five players in the standings will claim the FedExCup with a victory at East Lake. The top-five players in the FedExCup standings entering the TOUR Championship will win the FedExCup title should they go on to victory at East Lake. FEC Player R1 R2 R3 Position FedExCup Projection 1 Bryson DeChambeau 71 75 66 T21 3 2 Justin Rose 66 67 68 T2 1 3 Tony Finau 67 71 67 T6 4 4 Dustin Johnson 69 70 67 T9 5 5 Justin Thomas 67 69 70 T9 6 Tiger Woods (-12/1 st ) Age: 42 (December 30, 1975) Joined TOUR: 1996 Entering the week #20 FedExCup #21 OWGR 14 Starts at TOUR Championship 2 Wins at the TOUR Championship: 1999, 2007 345 PGA TOUR starts 79 PGA TOUR victories (Most recent: 2013 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational) 17 PGA TOUR starts in 2017-18 6 Top-10s in 2017-18 2007 and 2009 FedExCup champion takes a three-stroke lead into the final round following a 5-under 65, which stood as the low round of the day Front-nine 6-under 30 included birdies on six of his first seven holes Five consecutive 3s to start the round were the most consecutive in his career since 2003 Needed just 23 putts in the third round (28/R1, 27/R2) and leads the field in Strokes Gained: Putting (5.104) Third-round 65 is his fifth consecutive round in the 60s dating back to the third round of the 2018 BMW Championship, his longest streak since he posted six in a row from the first round of THE NORTHERN TRUST 2013 through the second round of the 2013 Dell Technologies Championship Last posted his first three rounds in the 60s in a PGA TOUR event at the 2015 Wyndham Championship; hasn t posted all four rounds in the 60s since THE NORTHERN TRUST 2013 Last held the 54-hole lead at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational in 2013 (seven shots) Marks 58 th time Woods has held the third-round lead/co-lead on PGA TOUR, going on to win 53/57 times When having the 54-hole lead/co-lead, has gone on to win the TOUR Championship (1999*, 2007) *1999 TOUR Championship was held at the Champions Golf Club in Houston Making his 15 th appearance in the TOUR Championship, but first since 2013. Recorded eight top-10s in the tournament, including two wins (1999, 2007) and four runner-up finishes Would become the fourth FedExCup champion to win after beginning the TOUR Championship outside the top five in the standings (Rory McIlroy/6 th /2016; Bill Haas/25 th /2011; Jim Furyk/11 th /2010) Would become the first three-time champion of both the FedExCup (2007, 2009) and TOUR Championship (1999, 2007)
Winning percentages when Tiger Woods holds the 54-hole lead/co-lead Shot Lead # of Events Converted % Tied 13 11 85% 1 12 11 92% 2 9 8 89% 3 or More 23 23 100% Total 57 53 93.0% Justin Rose (-9/T2) Age: 38 (July 30, 1980) Joined TOUR: 2004 Entering the week #2 FedExCup #1 OWGR 8 Starts at TOUR Championship 322 PGA TOUR starts 9 PGA TOUR victories (Most recent: 2018 Fort Worth Invitational) 17 PGA TOUR starts in 2017-18 10 Top-10s in 2017-18 World No. 1 opened with bogeys on his first two holes before birdieing three of his next four en route to a 2- under 68 Came from behind to win in five of his nine career PGA TOUR victories, with four of those instances being a deficit of three strokes or more Looking to join Tiger Woods as the only player to win the FedExCup as the No. 1-ranked player in the world Saturday s 68 marks the 11 th consecutive round under par dating to the first round of the 2018 Dell Technologies Championship Entering the week leading the PGA TOUR in Total Driving, Rose is second in Driving Accuracy at East Lake after hitting 9 of 14 fairways in round three, pushing his tournament total to 28 of 42 His best-ever finish in the FedExCup was fifth in 2011 Second in scoring average on the PGA TOUR (69.0), behind only to Dustin Johnson (68.7) Arrived at the TOUR Championship No. 2 in the FedExCup standings and No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time of his career. Posted 10 top-10s this season including two wins (WGC-HSBC Champions, Fort Worth Invitational) Making ninth start at TOUR Championship where he s had five top-10s in last five appearances (T10/2017, T2/2015, T4/2014, 6 th /2013, 2 nd /2012) Has never won more than two times on the PGA TOUR in a season (2010, 2018) Rory McIlroy (-9/T2) Age: 29 (May 4, 1989) Joined TOUR: 2010 Entering the week #17 FedExCup #5 OWGR 4 Starts at TOUR Championship 148 PGA TOUR starts 14 PGA TOUR victories (Most recent: 2018 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard) 17 PGA TOUR starts in 2017-18
6 Top-10s in 2017-18 2016 FedExCup champion moved into a tie for second after a 4-under 66 after making birdie on two of his last three holes Also shot a 66 on Saturday in 2016 before carding a final-round 64 to win the tournament in a playoff over Kevin Chappell and Ryan Moore; trailed by two strokes going into the final round in 2016 Leads the field in driving distance (319.7) and remains No. 1 in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee (5.180) through 54- holes In four previous appearances at the TOUR Championship, has never finished lower than T16 (2015) Captured six top-10 finishes on the season, including his first win since 2016 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard FedExCup Playoffs wins 4 (tied for most with Dustin Johnson) Two champions at East Lake Since the inception of the FedExCup in 2007, there have only been three occasions when a player won the TOUR Championship and did not win the FedExCup. Year TOUR Champ winner FEC champion 2017 Xander Schauffele Justin Thomas 2009 Phil Mickelson Tiger Woods 2008 Camilo Villegas Vijay Singh First timers at the TOUR Championship Six players are making their first appearance at the TOUR Championship this week, including Bryson DeChambeau, No. 1 in the FedExCup. He is joined by Cameron Smith (10), Francesco Molinari (13), Tommy Fleetwood (19), Aaron Wise (21) and Patton Kizzire (30). With a victory, they would join Chad Campbell (2003), Bart Bryant (2005), Bill Haas (2011), Henrik Stenson (2013) and Xander Schauffele (2017) as players to win the TOUR Championship in their first appearance (not including Tom Watson s win at the first TOUR Championship in 1987). Rookies in the FedExCup Playoffs Eight PGA TOUR rookies advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs to earn their first start at THE NORTHERN TRUST, the first of four Playoffs events. Only Aaron Wise was successful in reaching the TOUR Championship. Wise won his first PGA TOUR title at the AT&T Byron Nelson, before missing the cut in six of his next seven starts (T6/World Golf Championships- Bridgestone Invitational) to enter the Playoffs No. 27 in the FedExCup standings. Wise starts the TOUR Championship at No. 21 in the FedExCup. Here s a look at his progress through the Playoffs: Event Result FedExCup Position THE NORTHERN TRUST T5 No. 15 Dell Technologies Championship T69 No.18 BMW Championship T16 No. 21 TOUR Championship R1/70/T17 R2/69/T15 R3/67/T9 Projected No. 20 Rookies to qualify for the TOUR Championship since the inception of the FedExCup in 2007: Year Player FEC Finish 2018 Aaron Wise TBD 2017 Xander Schauffele 3 rd 2017 Patrick Cantlay 29 th 2016 Emiliano Grillo 11 th 2016 Si Woo Kim 17 th 2015 Daniel Berger 11 th 2013 Jordan Spieth 7 th
2012 John Huh 29 th 2011 Keegan Bradley 20 th 2009 Marc Leishman 20 th 2008 Andres Romero 28 th 2007 Brandt Snedeker 20 th Additional Player Notes Kyle Stanley joined the top five on the leaderboard (T4) following a 3-under 67. Currently projected 13 th in the FedExCup, Stanley has not finished higher than 24 th (2017) in the final standings. Tony Finau (T6) improved his standing in round three with a 3-under 67. A solo-second finish Sunday would offer Finau a chance at winning the FedExCup, making him the first player to win the season-long title without a victory. Entering the week at No. 4 in the FedExCup standings, Dustin Johnson birdied four of his last six holes to shoot a 3-under 67 and move into a tie for ninth. Bryson DeChambeau, who won the first two Playoffs events and entered the TOUR Championship in the No. 1 position, sits T21 after rebounding in round three with a 4-under 66, including eagles on hole Nos. 6 and 17. Defending FedExCup champion Justin Thomas (T9) carded an even-par 70 and is currently projected to finish No. 6 in the final standings. There are four past FedExCup champions (Tiger Woods, Billy Horschel, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas) at East Lake this year. Thomas, McIlroy and Horschel can join Tiger Woods (2007, 2009) as the only two-time winners of the FedExCup. Here is a year-by-year look at FedExCup champions and their performance throughout the FedExCup Playoffs in the years they won: FedExCup Champion THE NORTHERN Dell Technologies BMW Championship TOUR Championship TRUST Championship 2017 Justin Thomas T6 Won T47 2nd 2016 Rory McIlroy T31 Won T42 Won 2015 Jordan Spieth CUT CUT T13 Won 2014 Billy Horschel CUT T2 Won Won 2013 Henrik Stenson T43 1 T33 Won 2012 Brandt Snedeker 2 nd 6 th T37 Won 2011 Bill Haas T24 T61 T16 Won 2010 Jim Furyk DNP T37 T15 Won 2009 Tiger Woods T2 T11 Won 2nd 2008 Vijay Singh Won Won T44 T22 2007 Tiger Woods N/A T2 Won Won Course Statistics Toughest Hole Easiest Hole R1: Par-4 8 th (4.467) R1: Par-5 18 th (4.433) R2: Par-4 4 th (4.367) R2: Par-15 18 th (4.433) Par-4 16 th (4.367) R3: Par-3 9 th (3.300) R3: Par-5 6 th (4.167) Scoring Averages at the par-70 East Lake Golf Club Front 9 Back 9 Total Cumulative R1: 35.300 34.000 69.300 -- R2: 35.000 35.367 70.367 -- R3: 34.333 34.733 69.067 69.578
Bogey-free rounds: R1: None R2: Hideki Matsuyama (66) R3: None Current FedExCup scenarios #1 Bryson DeChambeau Currently T21 in tournament (+2); projected 3 rd in the FedExCup If he wins the TOUR Championship, he wins the Cup If Tiger Woods (1 st ) wins the TOUR Championship, he needs to finish 15 th or better AND Justin Rose (T2) finishes in a three-way T5 or worse AND Tony Finau (T6) finishes T3 or worse AND Dustin Johnson finishes in a three-way T2 or worse AND Justin Thomas finishes in a three-way T3 or worse AND Keegan Bradley (T27) finishes worse than 2 nd If Rory McIlroy (T2) wins the TOUR Championship, he needs to finish 11 th or better AND Justin Rose (T2) finishes in a three-way T4 or worse AND Dustin Johnson (T9) finishes T3 or worse AND Justin Thomas ((T9) finishes T2 or worse If Justin Rose (T2) wins the TOUR Championship, Rose wins the FedExCup If Jon Rahm (T4) wins the TOUR Championship, he needs to finish 21 st or better AND Rose (T2) finishes in the three-way T6 AND Tony Finau (T6) finishes three-way T3 or worse AND Dustin Johnson (T9) finishes in a three-way T2 or worse AND Justin Thomas (T9) finishes in a three-way T2 or worse If Kyle Stanley (T4) wins the TOUR Championship, he needs to finish 22 nd or better AND Justin Rose (T2) needs to finish 7 th or worse AND Tony Finau (T6) finishes in a three-way T3 AND Dustin Johnson (T9) finishes in a three-way T2 AND Justin Thomas (T9) finishes in a three-way T2 or worse Can finish as low as a T-29 and still have a mathematical chance of winning #2 Justin Rose Currently T2 in the tournament (-9); projected 1 st in the FedExCup If he wins the TOUR Championship, he wins the Cup If he finishes 2 nd and none of the other top five seeds win the TOUR Championship If he finishes 3 rd and anyone among the top five current contenders for the TOUR Championship wins AND Bryson DeChambeau (T21) finishes 4 th or worse AND Tony Finau finishes T2 or worse If Tiger Woods (1 st ) wins the TOUR Championship, he needs to finish T5 or better AND Bryson DeChambeau (T21) finishes T15 or worse AND Tony Finau finishes T3 or worse AND Dustin Johnson (T9) finishes in a three-way T2 or worse AND Justin Thomas (T9) finishes in a three-way T2 or worse If Rory McIlroy (T2) wins the TOUR Championship, he needs to finish T4 or better AND Tony Finau (T6) finishes T3 AND Dustin Johnson (T9) finishes in a three-way T2 or worse and Justin Thomas (T9) finishes T2 If Jon Rahm (T4) wins the TOUR Championship, he needs to finish T6 or better to have a chance If Kyle Stanley (T4) wins the TOUR Championship, he needs to finish in a 3-way T6 or better to have a chance Can finish as low as 9th and still have a mathematical chance of winning #3 Tony Finau Currently T6 in the tournament; projected 4 th in the FedExCup If he wins the TOUR Championship, he wins the Cup If he finishes solo 2 nd he wins the Cup IF Bryson DeChambeau (T21) finishes T3 or worse AND Justin Rose (T2) doesn t win If he finishes 3 rd or better, he wins the Cup IF Bryson DeChambeau (T21) finishes T11 or worse AND Justin Rose (T2) finishes in a three-way T4 or worse If Tiger Woods (1st) wins the TOUR Championship, he needs to finish 3 rd or better to have a chance If Rory McIlroy (T2) wins the TOUR Championship, he needs to finish 3 rd or better to have a chance If Justin Rose (T2) wins the TOUR Championship, Rose wins the FedExCup If Jon Rahm (T4) wins the TOUR Championship, he needs to finish T3 or better to have a chance If Kyle Stanley (T4) wins the TOUR Championship, he needs to finish T3 to have a chance Can finish as low as a 2-way tie for 3 rd and still have a mathematical chance of winning
#4 Dustin Johnson Currently T9 in the tournament; projected 6 th in the FedExCup If he wins the TOUR Championship, he wins the Cup If he finishes solo 2 nd he wins IF Bryson DeChambeau (T21) finishes T4 or worse AND Justin Rose (T2) finishes T3 or worse AND Tony Finau (T6) finishes in a three-way T2 or worse If Tiger Woods (1 st ) wins the TOUR Championship, he needs to finish T2 or better to have a chance If Rory McIlroy (T2) wins the TOUR Championship, he needs to finish T2 or better to have a chance If Justin Rose (T2) wins the TOUR Championship, Rose wins the FedExCup If Jon Rahm (T4) wins the TOUR Championship, he needs to finish T2 or better to have a chance If Kyle Stanley (T4) wins the TOUR Championship, he needs to finish T2 or better to have a chance Can finish as low as a 3-way tie for 2nd and still have a mathematical chance of winning #5 Justin Thomas Currently T9 in the tournament; projected 6 th in the FedExCup If he wins the TOUR Championship, he wins the Cup If he finishes solo 2 nd AND Bryson DeChambeau (T21) finishes in a three-way T4 AND Justin Rose (T2) finishes T3 or worse AND Tony Finau (T6) finishes T2 or worse AND Dustin Johnson (T9) finishes T2 or worse If Tiger Woods (1 st ) wins, he needs to finish T2 to have a chance If Rory McIlroy (T2) wins, he needs to finish solo 2 nd to have a chance If Justin Rose (T2) wins, Rose wins the FedExCup If Jon Rahm (T4) wins, he needs T2 to have a chance If Kyle Stanley (T4), he needs a T2 to have a chance #6 Keegan Bradley Currently T27 in the tournament; projected 8 th in the FedExCup Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes T2 or worse Can Finish 2 nd and still have a mathematical chance of winning the Cup #7 Brooks Koepka Currently T25 in the tournament; projected 9 th in the FedExCup Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes in a 3-way tie for 2nd or worse Justin Rose (#2) finishes T-2 or worse Can Finish 2 nd and still have a mathematical chance of winning the Cup #8 Bubba Watson Currently T27 in the tournament; projected 11 th in the FedExCup Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes 3rd or worse Justin Rose (#2) finishes T-2 or worse #9 Billy Horschel Currently T6 in the tournament; projected 10 th in the FedExCup Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes in a 3-way tie for 3rd or worse Justin Rose (#2) finishes in a 3-way tie for 2nd or worse Tony Finau (#3) finishes T-2 or worse #10 Cameron Smith
Currently T21 in the tournament; projected 14 th in the FedExCup Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes in a 3-way tie for 4th or worse Justin Rose (#2) finishes T-3 or worse Tony Finau (#3) finishes in a 3-way tie for 2nd or worse Dustin Johnson (#4) finishes in T-2 or worse Justin Thomas (#5) finishes 2nd* or worse *Tie for the FedExCup #11 Webb Simpson Currently 14 in the tournament; projected 15 th in the FedExCup Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes T-6 or worse Justin Rose (#2) finishes in a 3-way tie for 3rd or worse Tony Finau (#3) finishes in a 3-way tie for 2nd or worse Dustin Johnson (#4) finishes in a T-2 or worse Justin Thomas (#5) finishes T-2 or worse #12 Jason Day Currently T17 in the tournament; projected 16 th in the FedExCup Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes in a 3-way tie for 6th or worse Justin Rose (#2) finishes 4th or worse Tony Finau (#3) finishes in a 3-way tie for 2nd or worse Dustin Johnson (#4) finishes T-2 or worse Justin Thomas (#5) finishes T-2 or worse #13 Francesco Molinari Currently T25 in the tournament; projected 19 th in the FedExCup Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes T-7 or worse Justin Rose (#2) finishes 4th or worse Tony Finau (#3) finishes 3rd or worse Dustin Johnson (#4) finishes T-2 or worse Justin Thomas (#5) finishes T-2 or worse #14 Phil Mickelson Currently 30 in the tournament; projected 23 rd in the FedExCup Wins the TOUR Championship Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes T-8 or worse Justin Rose (#2) finishes T-4 or worse Tony Finau (#3) finishes 3rd or worse Dustin Johnson (#4) finishes T-2 or worse Justin Thomas (#5) finishes T-2 or worse #15 Patrick Reed Currently 29 in the tournament; projected 24 th in the FedExCup
Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes T-9 or worse Justin Rose (#2) finishes T-4 or worse Tony Finau (#3) finishes 3rd or worse Dustin Johnson (#4) finishes T-2 or worse Justin Thomas (#5) finishes T-2 or worse #16 Patrick Cantlay Currently T21 in the tournament; projected 21 st in the FedExCup Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes T-10 or worse Justin Rose (#2) finishes T-4 or worse Tony Finau (#3) finishes 3rd or worse Dustin Johnson (#4) finishes T-2 or worse Justin Thomas (#5) finishes T-2 or worse #17 Rory McIlroy Currently T2 in the tournament; projected 7 th in the FedExCup Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes T-11 or worse (currently T21) Justin Rose (#2) finishes in a 3-way tie for 4th or worse (currently T2) Tony Finau (#3) finishes T-3 or worse (currently T6) (currently T9) Justin Thomas (#5) finishes T-2 or worse (currently T9) (currently T27) #18 Xander Schauffele Currently T9 in the tournament; projected 17 th in the FedExCup Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes T-12 or worse Justin Rose (#2) finishes 5th or worse Tony Finau (#3) finishes T-3 or worse #19 Tommy Fleetwood Currently 15 in the tournament; projected 22 nd in the FedExCup Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes 3-way for 13th or worse Justin Rose (#2) finishes T-5 or worse Tony Finau (#3) finishes in a T-3 or worse #20 Tiger Woods Currently 1st in the tournament; projected 2 nd in the FedExCup
Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes T-15 or worse (currently T21) Justin Rose (#2) finishes 3-way for 5th or worse (currently T2) Tony Finau (#3) finishes T-3 or worse (currently T6) (currently T9) (currently T9) (currently T27) #21 Aaron Wise Currently T9 in the tournament; projected 20 th in the FedExCup Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes 3-way for 16th or worse Justin Rose (#2) finishes 3-way for 5th or worse Tony Finau (#3) finishes T-3 or worse #22 Kevin Na Currently T21 in the tournament; projected T27 th in the FedExCup Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes T-18 or worse Justin Rose (#2) finishes T-6 or worse Tony Finau (#3) finishes T-3 or worse #23 Rickie Fowler Currently T17 in the tournament; projected 26 th in the FedExCup Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes 3-way for 19th or worse Justin Rose (#2) finishes T-6 or worse Tony Finau (#3) finishes T-3 or worse #24 Jon Rahm Currently T4 in the tournament; projected 12 th in the FedExCup Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes T-21 or worse (currently T21) Justin Rose (#2) finishes in a 3-way tie for 6th or worse (currently T2) Tony Finau (#3) finishes 2-way T-3* or worse (currently T6) (currently T9)
(currently T9) (currently T27) *Tie for FedExCup #25 Kyle Stanley Currently T4 in the tournament; projected 13 th in the FedExCup Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes T-22 or worse (currently T21) Justin Rose (#2) finishes 7th or worse (currently T2) Tony Finau (#3) finishes in a 3-way tie for 3rd worse (currently T6) Dustin Johnson (#4) finishes in a 3-way tie for 2 nd or worse (currently T9) (currently T9) (currently T27) #26 Paul Casey Currently T6 in the tournament; projected 18 th in the FedExCup Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes 3-way for 23rd or worse Justin Rose (#2) finishes T-7 or worse Tony Finau (#3) finishes in a 3-way tie for 3rd or worse Brooks Koepka (#7) finishes T-2 or worse #27 Hideki Matsuyama Currently 16 in the tournament; projected T27 th in the FedExCup Wins the TOUR Championship Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes 25th* or worse Justin Rose (#2) finishes 3-way for 7th or worse Tony Finau (#3) in a 3-way tie for 3rd or worse Brooks Koepka (#7) finishes T-2 or worse *Tie for FedExCup #28 Gary Woodland Currently T9 in the tournament; projected 25 th in the FedExCup Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes 2-way T-26* or worse Justin Rose (#2) finishes T-8 or worse Tony Finau (#3) finishes in a 3-way tie for 3rd or worse Brooks Koepka (#7) finishes T-2 or worse
*Tie for FedExCup #29 Marc Leishman Currently T17 in the tournament; projected 29 th in the FedExCup Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes 28th* or worse Justin Rose (#2) finishes 3-way for 8th or worse Tony Finau (#3) finishes in a 3-way 3 rd or worse Dustin Johnson (#4) finishes 3rd or worse Brooks Koepka (#7) finishes T-2 or worse *Tie for FedExCup #30 Patton Kizzire Currently T17 in the tournament; projected 30 th in the FedExCup Wins the TOUR Championship Bryson DeChambeau (#1) finishes 2-way T-29* or worse Justin Rose (#2) finishes T-9 or worse Tony Finau (#3) in a 3-way tie for 3rd or worse Dustin Johnson (#4) finishes 3rd or worse Brooks Koepka (#7) finishes T-2 or worse *Tie for FedExCup