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Post by Gooba on Sept 7, 2016 6:29:55 GMT -5
Golfers to Bet - BMW Champ.
Tournament: BMW Championship
Date: Thursday, September 8th
Venue: Crooked Stick Golf Club
Location: Carmel, Indiana
The TOUR golfers head to Indiana for the BMW Championship on Thursday. This is one of the final two FedEx Cup Playoff events, so the top golfers know that they must make their marks fast.
One guy that will be excited to be out there on Thursday is Jason Day. Day won this tournament in dominant fashion in 2015, shooting a 22-under to defeat Daniel Berger by six strokes. His aggregate score of 262 gave him a share of the course record with Tiger Woods, who will not be returning until the 2017 season.
Another guy who should be looking forward to getting out there is Rory McIlroy. McIlroy stunned a lot of people by coming back to win the Deutsche Bank Championship.He looked to be completely out of it after the first three days, but he put together an incredible final round and now has a ton of momentum coming into this one. He also happens to have won this event back in 2012, so it’s possible that he could continue to move himself up the FedEx Cup standings on Sunday.
With that out of the way, let’s now take a look at who might find themselves winning on this 7,516-yard course this weekend:
Golfers to Watch
Jason Day (15/2) - Day did not have the type of performance he was hoping for at the Deutsche Bank Championship, shooting an eight-under to tie for 15th place. He still, however, finds himself in second in the FedExCup standings by only 569 points and a win on Sunday would net him 2,000. Day knows that a victory here would put him in first and he certainly wants that type of control heading into the final event of the year. Fortunately for Day, he now gets to play at a tournament that he completely dominated a year ago. Although it’s not at the same course he won at in 2015, Day will have confidence knowing that he is the defending champion in this one. Also, the fact that Rory McIlroy won the Deutsche Bank Championship should light a fire under Day. He’s out to prove he’s the best in the world and is worth backing at 7/1.
Jordan Spieth (15/1) - Spieth has had a very disappointing season, but he does appear to be on the right track after the Deutsche Bank Championship. Spieth shot a seven-under to finish tied for 21st in that event and played three superb rounds of golf. If it weren’t for a poor outing on Sunday then he would have found himself much higher up on the leaderboard. It’s also worth noting that Spieth is still sixth in the FedExCup standings, even in a down year for him. That means that a win on Sunday could put him right back in contention heading into the final event of the year. Look for Spieth to go out swinging and back him with his favorable 14/1 odds. He is still one of the most talented players on the TOUR and will be out to save his season this weekend.
Patrick Reed (20/1) - Despite not being a name that most people think of when talking about the best golfers in the world, Patrick Reed is currently atop the FedExCup standings and he has every intention to remain there and finish the season as a champion. Reed played well at the Deutsche Bank Championship, shooting a 10-under to tie for fifth. He is on a tear lately, as he came away with the win at The Barclays two weeks ago as well. Reed is out to prove that his place at the top of the standings is no fluke and he’s playing well enough to go out there and beat anybody at the moment. Putting a unit or two on him at 22/1 would be a wise move, as he knows he will clinch the championship with a win on Sunday.
Fabian Gomez (200/1) - When looking for a dark horse in this week’s event, Gomez is a guy that stands out. Gomez doesn’t have much of a chance to finish at the top of the FedExCup standings, but he did play very well at the Deutsche Bank Championship and will be hoping to make a splash in this one. Gomez shot a 10-under to tie for fifth in that tournament and he just might have found a way to win if he played better in the second round. He shot a 71 that day and it really set him back. Still, he’ll be feeling very confident when he takes the course on Thursday and is worth putting a half-unit on with his absurd 200/1 odds.
Odds to win BMW Championship -
Rory McIlroy 11/2
Jason Day 15/2
Dustin Johnson 17/2
Adam Scott 15/1
Jordan Spieth 15/1
Patrick Reed 20/1
Justin Rose 22/1
Hideki Matsuyama 30/1
Louis Oosthuizen 30/1
Sergio Garcia 30/1
Jimmy Walker 35/1
Paul Casey 35/1
Phil Mickelson 35/1
Rickie Fowler 35/1
Brooks Koepka 40/1
Bubba Watson 40/1
Emiliano Grillo 40/1
Ryan Moore 40/1
Gary Woodland 45/1
Branden Grace 55/1
Brandt Snedeker 55/1
Daniel Berger 55/1
Kevin Chappell 55/1
Matt Kuchar 55/1
Russell Knox 55/1
Charl Schwartzel 65/1
J.B. Holmes 65/1
Justin Thomas 65/1
Tony Finau 65/1
Billy Horschel 70/1
Kevin Na 75/1
Si Woo Kim 75/1
Zach Johnson 75/1
Jason Dufner 80/1
Jason Kokrak 80/1
Kevin Kisner 80/1
Bill Haas 100/1
Charley Hoffman 100/1
Chris Kirk 100/1
Marc Leishman 100/1
Ryan Palmer 100/1
Scott Piercy 100/1
Smylie Kaufman 100/1
Brian Harman 125/1
Charles Howell III 125/1
David Hearn 125/1
Jhonattan Vegas 125/1
Luke Donald 125/1
Ben Martin 150/1
Billy Hurley III 150/1
Brendan Steele 150/1
David Lingmerth 150/1
Harris English 150/1
Hudson Swafford 150/1
James Hahn 150/1
Jamie Lovemark 150/1
Roberto Castro 150/1
Sean O'Hair 150/1
Graeme McDowell 175/1
William McGirt 175/1
Aaron Baddeley 200/1
Brian Stuard 200/1
Daniel Summerhays 200/1
Fabian Gomez 200/1
Kevin Streelman 200/1
Jim Herman 250/1
Vaughn Taylor 250/1
Jon Curran 300/1
Kyle Reifers 300/1
Odds Subject to Change
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Post by Gooba on Sept 7, 2016 6:30:32 GMT -5
10 to Watch: BMW Championship
By Tom LaMarre, The Sports Xchange
1. Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland -- Having regained his touch on the greens with a new putting coach and putter, McIlroy will try to repeat his 2012 feat of back-to-back victories in the Deutsche Bank Championship and the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick, where he beat Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood by two strokes. By winning at TPC Boston, he climbed back to No. 3 in the World Golf Rankings and rose 34 spots to No. 4 in the FedEx Cup standings. There has been talk about what a poor season McIlroy is having, but he has won twice and finished in the top 10 on 11 occasions on both major tours. And he has played well at other BMW venues, tying for eighth in his title defense at Cherry Hills and tying for fourth last year at Conway Farms.
2. Patrick Reed, United States -- With a tie for fifth last week in the Deutsche Bank Championship, Reed increased his lead in the FedEx Cup standings, a week after he won the FedEx Cup playoffs opener, The Barclays. With his 11 finishes in the top 10 and 16 in the top 25 this season on the PGA Tour, he has risen to No. 8 in the world, finishing no worse than a tie for 22nd in the Wyndham Championship in his last seven starts. Reed is making his fourth start in the BMW Championship and his best result was only a tie for 28th last year at Conway Farms. He tied for 53rd in 2014 at Cherry Hills and tied for 59th three years ago, also at Conway Farms. As a PGA Tour rookie, he did not qualify for the 2012 event at Crooked Stick, site of this week's tournament.
3. Adam Scott, Australia -- One of only four players to finish in the top 10 in each of the first two events of the FedEx Cup playoffs, Scott enters the BMW Championship at fifth in the point standings and also is No. 6 in the world. Scott won the Honda Classic and the WGC-Cadillac Championship in back-to-back outings early this year, and has seven top-10 results on the PGA Tour, plus 12 in the top 25 in 18 outings while making the cut each time. He is making his ninth appearance in the BMW Championship and has placed in the top 10 three times, with his best result solo fourth in 2007, when he played the weekend in 67-65. When the tournament was last played at Crooked Stick in 2012, he wound up in a tie for sixth, four shots behind winner McIlroy.
4. Dustin Johnson, United States -- With his tie for eighth in the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday, Johnson has recorded seven top-10 finishes since June, including victories in the U.S. Open and the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. He remains one of the top contenders for the FedEx Cup at third in the point standings and is No. 2 in the world behind Jason Day. Johnson will tee it up in the BMW Championship for the seventh time and he won the tournament in 2010 by one stroke over Paul Casey of England at Cog Hill. He came from three strokes down on the back nine, hitting a brilliant approach shot for a tap-in birdie on the 17th hole that provided the winning margin. Johnson tied for sixth when the tournament was last played at Crooked Stick in 2012 and tied for seventh last year at Conway Farms.
5. Jason Day, Australia -- After opening the FedEx Cup playoffs with a tie for fourth in The Barclays, Day rallied for a tie for 15th in the BMW Championship and remained second in the point standings and No. 1 in the world. He will be defending his title in the BMW Championship this week at Crooked Stick after opening with 61-63 last year at Conway Farms and coasting to a six-stroke victory over rookie Daniel Berger by playing the weekend in 69-69. His only other top-10 result in the third round of the playoffs was a tie for fourth three years ago at Conway Farms, and he failed to qualify for the tournament in 2012, when it was last played at Crooked Stick. Day has won three times this season, but not since the Players Championship in May, after claiming five victories last year.
6. Jordan Spieth, United States -- With his tie for 21st in the Deutsche Bank Championship, Spieth dropped out of the coveted top five, and is sixth in the FedEx Cup standings, after opening the playoffs with a tie for 10th in the Barclays. Anyone in the top five entering the Tour Championship in two weeks will win the FedEx Cup with a victory in the finale at East Lake in Atlanta. Spieth has played in the BMW Championship each of the last three years, tying for 16th at Conway Farms in 2013, tying for eighth at Cherry Hills in 2014 and tying for 13th last year back at Conway Farms. The defending FedEx Cup champion won five times last year, including the Masters, the U.S. Open and the Tour Championship, but in what is being called a down year he has won twice and placed in the top 10 seven times in 2016.
7. Ryan Moore, United States -- Another one of the four players who has finished in the top 10 in each of the first two FedEx Cup playoff events, Moore tied for seventh in The Barclays and tied for eighth in the Deutsche Bank. On the strength of those results, plus his victory in the John Deere Classic and a total of eight finishes in the top 10 this season on the PGA Tour, he sits 12th in the FedEx Cup standings. Moore needs another high finish in the BMW Championship to get into the top five heading to the Tour Championship in two weeks. He is making his 11th start in the BMW, with his best result a tie for third in 2010 at Cog Hill, and he also tied for 10th in 2012, when the event was last played at Crooked Stick.
8. Justin Rose, England -- The Olympic gold medalist is in danger of missing the Tour Championship in two weeks, when only the top 30 qualify, having dropped to 50th in the FedEx Cup standings by closing with a 79 to tie for 57th in the Deutsche Bank Championship. He started the season with four early top-10 finishes, capped by a tie for 10th in the Masters, and recorded his best result of the season when he finished solo third in the Wells Fargo Championship. However, his only top-10 finish in nine events since came in the Olympics, and that is considered unofficial. Rose is making his 10th appearance in the BMW Championship, and he won the tournament in 2011 at Cog Hill, taking the lead with an opening 63 and staying in front all the way to beat John Senden of Australia by one stroke. He tied for 16th in his title defense at Crooked Stick.
9. Phil Mickelson, United States -- Lefty has yet to play his very best in the FedEx Cup playoffs, tying for 13th in The Barclays and missing the cut in the Deutsche Bank Championship, but he still has a chance at 15th in the point standings thanks to three runner-up finishes this year. He's a virtual lock to reach the Tour Championship and a big result this week would give him a chance to win the whole thing at East Lake in Atlanta. Mickelson is making his 14th start in the BMW Championship and his best result was a tie for second in 2012 at Crooked Stick, where he shot 64 in round three to take the lead, but closed with a 70 as Rory McIlroy walked away with the title by shooting 67. He also tied for eighth in 2010 at Cog Hill, his only other top-10 result in round three of the playoffs.
10. Jason Kokrak, United States -- Coming out of nowhere in the FedEx Cup playoffs, Kokrak tied for seventh in The Barclays and tied for eighth in the Deutsche Bank Championship, one of only four players to finish in the top 10 in both tournaments. Still, that puts him only 34th in the point standings and he needs another strong finish this week in the BMW Championship to qualify for the Tour Championship in two weeks at East Lake in Atlanta. Kokrak had only two other top-10 results this season, a tie for second in the Northern Trust Open behind Bubba Watson in February and a tie for sixth in the RBC Heritage in May. The only other time he made it to the third round of the playoffs, he tied for 44th in the 2013 BMW Championship at Conway Farms, and he has never played in the Tour Championship.
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Post by Gooba on Sept 8, 2016 5:34:46 GMT -5
PGA Tour Picks: BMW Championship Odds and Expert Betting Predictions
by Alan Matthews
Nothing like a final-round 65 to end a victory drought! That's what Rory McIlroy shot on Monday at the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston for his first PGA Tour win since the Wells Fargo Championship in May 2015. (McIlroy did have a European Tour win this year.) He was six shots out of the lead when he teed off on a windy Monday and was 4-over-par after his first three holes in Friday's opening round. The win jumped McIlroy from 38th to fourth in the FedEx Cup standings. He's now assured of playing in the Tour Championship.
The biggest difference in his game at TPC Boston? Putting. Entering the tournament, he was just 117th in putts per round, 130th in strokes gained putting, 165th in total putting, 189th in putting inside 10 feet and 193rd in three-putt avoidance on the PGA Tour. But a week ago, he switched from a Nike putter -- remember, Nike is no longer making golf clubs so McIlroy, who is sponsored by Nike, had no obligation to play with one of the company's putters. McIlroy was seventh in strokes gained putting and first in putting average in Boston.
Paul Casey took a three-shot lead into Monday as he looked for his first PGA Tour win in seven years but shot a final-round 73. He did move from No. 59 to No. 10 in the points and also is guaranteed a spot in the Tour Championship and a shot at the FedEx Cup. The Top 70 in the points from TPC Boston advanced to this week's BMW Championship. The tough-luck loser was Ricky Barnes, who is No. 71 in the points. Marc Leishman is the current bubble boy at No. 70. Six players who were outside the Top 70 moved in at Boston: David Hearn, Hudson Swafford, Vaughn Taylor, Billy Hurley, Chris Kirk and Leishman.
McIlroy hadn't been playing all that well, so I didn't expect a ton from him at the Deutsche Bank. My pick to win was Aussie Adam Scott. He finished fourth at 11 under, four shots back of McIlroy. So I got him for a Top 10 at +175 as well as the top Aussie finisher at +275. Also hit on Louis Oosthuizen at +135 as the top South African. Missed on Top 10s for Jason Day (T15) and Matt Kuchar (T26).
So now it's on to the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind. The Top 30 after this event advance to the Tour Championship season finale in Atlanta. Right now at No. 30 is Brooks Koepka, with Daniel Berger at No. 31. Crooked Stick is best known for hosting the 1991 PGA Championship, which was won by an unknown golfer named John Daly. There is one golfer in the Top 70 who is not playing this week: Henrik Stenson, due to a knee injury. He's currently 24th in points so he might not make it to Atlanta.
In addition, U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III will make three of his four captain's selections for that team (first eight were automatically qualified by points) the day after the tournament. He'll make his final pick after the final round of the Tour Championship.
The defending champion of the BWM is Day, which got him to No. 1 in the world rankings. Day finished at 22 under and won by six shots at a different course, Conway Farms outside Chicago. Crooked Stick has hosted this event once, in 2012. McIlroy won at 20 under, two ahead of Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood. If a player is in the Top 5 of the points after this week, he is guaranteed the FedEx Cup with a win at the Tour Championship. Also anyone in the Top 30 after the BWM automatically qualifies for all four majors in 2017.
Golf Odds: BMW Championship Favorites
McIlroy is the +500 favorite. He seems to like this tournament, also finishing fourth last year and eighth in 2014.
Day is +700. No one has won this event in back-to-back years, and only Tiger Woods won it twice. Day didn't play in the 2012 BMW at Crooked Stick.
Dustin Johnson (+850), Jordan Spieth (+1400) and Scott (+1600) round out the favorites. DJ was eighth last week, seventh in this event last year, sixth in 2012 and won it in 2010 at Cog Hill. Spieth was 21st last week and didn't play here in 2012. Scott had that fourth in Boston and was eighth at this event last time he played in 2014. He was sixth in 2012.
Golf Odds: BMW Championship Picks
For a Top 10, I'll go with McIlroy (-250), Scott (+125) again and Johnson (+165). Take Rory at -105 as top European, Scott at +140 as top Aussie again and Johnson at +500 as top American.
Head-to-head, I like McIlroy (even) over Day, Johnson (-140) over Spieth (+110), Scott (-130) over Justin Rose (even), Patrick Reed (-155) over Rickie Fowler (+120), Sergio Garcia (-130) over Koepka (even), Oosthuizen (-115) over Jimmy Walker (-115), and Mickelson (-115) over Casey (-115).
I will throw some longer-shot money on Ryan Moore at +4000 to win as he has three Top 10s in his past four PGA Tour events this year and was 10th at the 2012 BMW. But Johnson is my main winner pick.
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Post by Gooba on Sept 9, 2016 5:06:08 GMT -5
Castro takes lead at BMW Championship
By The Sports Xchange
Roberto Castro, who needs a strong result to advance in the PGA Tour's FedExCup Playoffs, held the first-round lead at the BMW Championship when play was suspended due to darkness Thursday in Carmel, Ind.
Play was earlier delayed 3 hours, 33 minutes at Crooked Stick Golf Club because of rain. Thirty-six of the 69 players did not complete the round.
Castro carded a 7-under-par 65. Brian Harman is in second after a 66, and Jason Dufner and Dustin Johnson both shot 67. Chris Kirk is even with Dufner and Johnson at 5 under, though he has completed just half of his round.
Argentina's Fabian Gomez shot a 68. Three other players share sixth place with him at 4 under par: Japan's Hideki Matsuyama (through 12 holes) and England's Paul Casey and Australia's Adam Scott (both through 10 holes).
Rory McIlroy, coming off a win last week in the second of four playoff events, is in a large group tied for 10th at 3 under par. The Northern Irishman is through 10 holes.
Jordan Spieth is at 2 under through 10 holes, level with the FedExCup points leader, Patrick Reed, who completed a 70.
The top 30 players in the FedExCup standings at the end of the BMW Championship will advance to the season-ending Tour Championship in two weeks at East Lake in Atlanta.
Castro began the week 53rd, but a win at Crooked Stick would jump him up to No. 6. He has three top-10 finishes this year, including a playoff loss to James Hahn in the Wells Fargo Championship. However, the 31-year-old Houston native has never won a PGA Tour event.
His round could have been even better, as he made eight birdies before recording his lone bogey on the 18th hole.
"I told myself the last two weeks really to play like I had nothing to lose, and to make a bunch of birdies is a good way to start," Castro said.
Looking ahead to the potential of competing in Atlanta next week, the Georgia Tech product said, "Sure, it's a hometown tournament for me. It's the hardest one to get to, unfortunately, but it's still a great tournament. I would love to be back.
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Post by Makers on Sept 10, 2016 6:41:56 GMT -5
Johnson shares BMW lead after course-record 63
Dustin Johnson recorded two eagles while shooting a course-record, 9-under-par 63 on Friday and shares a three-stroke lead with Roberto Castro after two rounds at the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick in Carmel, Ind.
"Any time you shoot that good a score you putt really well and did I," said Johnson, who added five birdies in his bogey-free round at the third of four FedExCup Playoffs events.
"Drove it good, hit a lot of good iron shots, but I really rolled the putter nicely."
Johnson, this year's PGA champion and the No. 2 ranked player in the World Golf Rankings, and Castro are at 14-under 130. Castro fired a second consecutive 65.
England's Paul Casey carded a 66 and is three strokes back in third at 133. J.B. Holmes shot a 65 to move into a tie for fourth with Chris Kirk, who had a 66, at 134.
Ryan Palmer was within one shot of Johnson on the day at 64, and headlines a four-way tie for sixth along with Spain's Sergio Garcia (68), Kevin Na (68) and Matt Kuchar (69) at 137.
World No. 6 Adam Scott of Australia shot a 69 and is tied for 10th with world No. 7 Bubba Watson (67), Daniel Berger (68) and Brian Harman (72) at 138.
Johnson, who opened with a 67, switched putters right before Friday's round and saw good results, sinking a 31-foot eagle putt at the par-5, 523-yard 15th hole.
"I was just struggling to get my putter on the line that I was seeing and so I just grabbed one of these putters and started rolling it," Johnson said after adding a TaylorMade Itsy Bitsy Spider putter to his bag.
Johnson also holed out from 46 feet in the bunker for eagle at the par-5, 530-yard ninth hole.
The 32-year-old Columbia, S.C. native and 13-time winner on the PGA Tour entered the weekend third in the Cup standings, but rises to first with a victory.
Castro, meanwhile, is 53rd in the standings. A win would boost him to sixth, with only the top 30 players in the standings advancing to the Tour Championship, the Playoffs finale, next weekend at East Lake in Atlanta.
Castro, a 31-year-old native of Houston, Texas, is seeking his first Tour victory.
Top-ranked Jason Day of Australia, who won the BMW title last year, shot a second-round 67 after a disappointing opening 73 and is tied for 19th with world No. 3 Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland (72), world No. 4 Jordan Spieth (72) at 140 and The Barclays champion, and world No. 8 Patrick Reed (70), among others, at 140.
McIlroy is coming off his second win at last week's Deutsche Bank Championship, which moved him up a spot in the world rankings and gave him his first Tour win in 16 months.
Phil Mickelson is in a tie for 35th after carding a 73, putting him at 141. PGA champion Jimmy Walker shot a 69 and is tied for 51st at 143, while Olympic champion and world No. 10 Justin Rose of England had a 70 and is 56th at 144.
World No. 9 Rickie Fowler stumbled to a 75-71 start and is tied for 63rd at 146.
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Post by Gooba on Sept 12, 2016 5:16:03 GMT -5
Johnson rolls to BMW Championship
By The Sports Xchange
The co-leader after two rounds and the leader after three, Dustin Johnson rolled to a win in the BMW Championship on Sunday in Carmel, Ind., and took over first place in the FedExCup standings.
Johnson closed with a 5-under-par 67 at Crooked Stick Golf club to finish at 23-under 265. An eagle on the 15th hole smoothed his path to a three-shot win over England's Paul Casey, who shot also shot a 67 on Sunday.
Casey had eagled the same hole to climb within one stroke of the lead, but Johnson matched him on the hole to pull away.
First-round leader Roberto Castro wound up in third at 271 following a 67. Ryan Palmer (fourth-round 70), Matt Kuchar (71), South Africa's Charl Schwartzel (64) and Australia's Adam Scott (71) tied for fourth at 276.
Jordan Spieth (69) claimed ninth place at 277, while Daniel Berger (69), Billy Horschel (70) and Chris Kirk (71) tied for 10th at 278.
Casey was also the runner-up last week in the Deutsche Bank Championship, and the two high results vault him into the top five in the standings heading into the Tour Championship in two weeks.
The top 30 players in the FedExCup standings advance to play at East Lake in Atlanta.
Johnson recorded his 12th victory since 2008, tied for second on the PGA Tour in that span with Rory McIlroy. Tiger Woods remains the runaway leader in that category with 18 wins.
"I hit a lot of good shots, a couple of bad misses but other than that played really solid all week," Johnson said. "I got a lot of confidence in every part of my game, especially all the work I've put in on my wedges has really paid off this year, and this week I (used a) new putter and it really worked."
Aside from the results the top of the leaderboard, the real drama came in the chase to make the top 30. Ricky Fowler, who entered the week ranked 22nd, wound up in 59th place at Crooked Stick, knocking him out of the playoffs as he is 31st in the FexEdCup standings.
Schwartzel barely edged out Fowler by claiming 30th place.
The result could spell trouble for Fowler's Ryder Cup hopes. U.S. captain Davis Love III will announce three additions to his team Monday, and a fourth following the Atlanta event.
Castro entered the week 53rd in the standings but is expected to move up to 21st. Berger is projected to jump from 31st to 26. J.B. Holmes is expect to go from 42nd to 28th to snag a spot at East Lake
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Post by Gooba on Sept 12, 2016 5:16:28 GMT -5
Johnson polishes off a dominant win
CARMEL, Ind. (AP) Dustin Johnson was powerful off the tee and relentless with the putter, closing with a 5-under 67 to win the BMW Championship by three shots and move to the top of the FedEx Cup.
Paul Casey also closed with a 67 and it still wasn't enough. Casey made a 25-foot eagle putt on the 15th hole to briefly get within one shot, only for Johnson to make an 18-foot eagle on top of him.
Johnson won for the third time in his last eight tournaments, starting with his first major at the U.S. Open.
Charl Schwartzel closed with a 64 and got the 30th spot to advance to the FedEx Cup finale at the Tour Championship. Schwartzel knocked out Rickie Fowler by 0.57 points, the closest margin in 10 years..
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