![]() ![]() ![]() He hasn't put four (rounds) together, but there's a chance. He's only been in the United States for a month. That's a guy I would keep an eye on, because he only needs to move up less than 20 spots to get to Chicago. And he had that long break where he was in Europe and didn't play. Tommy Fleetwood, he might be 89th right now, but he's just waiting to spring. And he's had good tournaments at TPC Boston. "And if he can somehow get the ball in play better, he will definitely be a factor. "Jordan Spieth is just gutting it out every week," says CBS Sports on-course reporter Dottie Pepper. While Koepka has withdrawn from The Northern Trust due to injury, ending his season, the others will need a good showing this week to head to Chicago next week. ![]() Brooks Koepka (360) is ranked seventh in the world, but is only a few spots above Spieth in the points standings. Jordan Spieth (354), who won it in 2015, is only marginally better at 100th. Justin Rose (313), who's ranked 17th in the world but has also missed four cuts since the break, sits at 109th. Just as interesting as the players atop the points list are the players bringing up the rear. Expect the point-leaders list to look a lot different coming out of the weekend. The second of the top 10 includes Patrick Reed (1,426), McIlroy (1,327) and Rahm (1,295). The others are Collin Morikawa (1,902), Webb Simpson (1,878), Bryson DeChambeau (1,657), and Sungjae Im (1,633). He's one of only five players with more points than the winner will pocket this week. Thomas (2,458) tops the point totals going into The Northern Trust. The winner over 72 holes takes home the FedExCup and $15 million of the $60 million in bonus money. The player with the best point total going in starts the event at 10-under par, with scores increasing through the 30th player. The top 30 then advance to the Tour Championship. The top 70 advance to the BMW Championship, where the same point system will apply. The winner (this year) will receive 1,500 points, with lesser awards down the standings (it's the only event of the playoffs to have a cut after 36 holes). The Northern Trust is open to the regular season's top 125 point-earners. Decreasing points are awarded to players down through 70th place of an event. Regular season events are worth 500, and additional events played opposite other tournaments are worth 300. Majors and The Players award 600 points to the winners. PGA Tour players amass points for placing well in events throughout the season. The long and short of it is that this field is stacked, as much as any event since June.īefore moving ahead to some of the big story lines, let's have a little refresher on the FedExCup. From that perspective, six champions since 2010 will be on hand. So, perhaps it's more relevant to look at past champions from the Dell Technologies Championship, which called the course home from 2003 to 2018. This event will be played at TPC Boston this year for the first time. ![]() Sliced another way, the field includes all but two of The Northern Trust's winners from the last decade. Many other past champions will also join the field, including Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth, and Tiger Woods. McIlroy, the defending champion, also won in 2016. The FieldĪll but one of the world's top 25 players will be in action, including top-ranked Jon Rahm and recent number ones Justin Thomas (2nd) and Rory McIlroy (3rd). Not coincidentally, the field also includes most of the world's top players. The field, finalized at the Wyndham Championship last weekend, includes the top 125 players in the FedExCup standings, determined by points earned at tournaments throughout the PGA Tour's 2019-2020 regular season. Boston ( CBS) - The Northern Trust opens up the FedExCup Playoffs this week at TPC Boston. ![]()
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