Kevin Chappell Holds Key To As Many As Six Players Capturing FedEx Cup Crown.

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East Lake, Atlanta, GA …. TOUR Championship – Selection of possible FedEx Cup scenarios.
With Dustin Johnson tied for the lead, each of the remaining top 5 seeds must win the tournament in order to win the FedExCup.
  • No. 2 Patrick Reed (T20)
  • No. 3 Adam Scott (T14)
  • No. 4 Jason Day (W/D)
  • No. 5 Paul Casey (T7)
Notable possibility:

Rory McIroy now just two behind and ready to swoop on the $10m FedEx Cup victory parcel (Photo - www.golf bytourmiss.com)

Rory McIroy now just two behind and ready to swoop on the $10m FedEx Cup victory parcel (Photo – www.golf bytourmiss.com)

If Rory McIlroy wins the TOUR Championship and Dustin Johnson finishes T2 or worse, Rory will win the FedExCup.  If Dustin Johnson finishes solo second, Dustin wins the FedExCup.  This leaves a possibility that, as the leaderboard stands, Kevin Chappell could determine the FedExCup champion based on whether he wins, ties for second or finishes third.
To win the FedExCup – No. 1 Dustin Johnson (T1)
  • Must win the tournament
OR
  • Finish 2nd AND
  • Patrick Reed must finish in a two-way tie for 2nd or worse (T20)
  • Adam Scott must finish in a two-way tie for 2nd or worse (T14)
  • Paul Casey must finish in a two-way tie for 2nd or worse (T7)
OR
If any of the following players win the TOUR Championship, to win the FedExCup Dustin Johnson must finish:
Kevin Chappell not only has put himself in contention for victory in the Tour Championship but surely must be top of the pile for a Hazeltine 'wildcard' pick.

Kevin Chappell not only has put himself in contention for victory in the Tour Championship but surely must be top of the pile for a Hazeltine ‘wildcard’ pick.

  • Kevin Chappell – 9th or better*
  • Ryan Moore – 8th or better
  • Rory McIlory – 2nd
  • Hideki Matsuyama – T10 or better
  • Jason Dufner – 23rd or better*
  • Charl Schwartzel – 29th or better*
To win the FedExCup – No. 15 Kevin Chappell (T1)
  • Must win the tournament AND
  • Dustin Johnson must finish 9th or worse (T1)*
  • Patrick Reed must finish in a two-way tie for 4th or worse (T20)*
  • Adam Scott must finish in a two-way tie for 3rd or worse (T14)
  • Paul Casey must finish in a two-way tie for 2nd or worse (T7)
To win the FedExCup – No. 6 Rory McIlroy (T3)
  • Must win the TOUR Championship, AND
  • Dustin Johnson must finish T2 or worse (T1)
Rory McIlroy could win the FedExCup by finishing 2nd in the tournament IF
  • Chappell, Moore, Matsuyama, Dufner or Schwartzel win the TOUR Championship AND
  • Dustin Johnson finishes in a two-way tie for 9th or worse
  • Patrick Reed finishes 5th or worse
  • Adam Scott finishes in a two-way tie for 3rd or worse
To win the FedExCup – No. 14 Ryan Moore (T3)
  • Must win the tournament AND
  • Dustin Johnson must finish in a two-way tie for 8th or worse (T1)
  • Patrick Reed must finish in a two-way tie for 4th or worse (T20)
  • Adam Scott must finish in a two-way tie for 3rd worse (T14)
  • Paul Casey must finish in a two-way tie for 2nd or worse (T7)
To win the FedExCup – No. 17 Hideki Matsuyama (Currently 5th in the tournament)
  • Must win the TOUR Championship, AND
  • Dustin Johnson must finish 11th or worse (T1)
  • Patrick Reed must finish 5th or worse (T20)
  • Adam Scott must finish in a two-way tie for 4th or worse (T14)
  • Paul Casey must finish in a two-way tie for 2nd or worse (T7)
  • Rory McIlroy must finish in a two-way tie for 2nd or worse (T3)
To win the FedExCup – No. 27 Jason Dufner (Currently 6th in the tournament)
  • Must win the TOUR Championship AND
  • Dustin Johnson must finish 23rd or worse (T1)*
  • Patrick Reed must finish in a two-way tie for 6th or worse (T20)
  • Adam Scott must finish in a two-way tie for 4th or worse (T14)
  • Paul Casey must finish third or worse (T7)
  • Rory McIlroy must finish in a two-way tie for 2nd or worse (T3)
To win the FedExCup – No. 30 Charl Schwartzel (Currently T7 in the tournament)
  • Must win the tournament AND
  • Dustin Johnson must finish 29th or worse (T1)*
  • Patrick Reed must finish in a 7th or worse (T20)
  • Adam Scott must finish in a two-way tie for 4th or worse (T14)
  • Paul Casey must finish 3rd or worse (T7)
  • Rory McIlroy must finish in a two-way tie for 2nd or worse (T3)
To win the FedExCup – No. 5 Paul Casey (Currently T7 in the tournament)
  • Must win the tournament AND
  • Dustin Johnson must finish second or worse (T1)
  • Patrick Reed must finish second or worse (T20)
  • Adam Scott must finish second or worse (T14)
Paul Casey could win the FedExCup by finishing 2nd in the tournament IF
  • Chappell, Moore, Matsuyama, Dufner or Schwartzel win the TOUR Championship AND
  • Dustin Johnson finishes 5th or worse
  • Patrick Reed finishes 4th or worse
  • Adam Scott finishes in a 3rd or worse
*Results in a tie for the FedExCup
Note:  No tie positions beyond a two-way tie are shown.


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