Well, if anyone was worried about how Dustin Johnson would bounce back after giving up his lead on the final day of the PGA Championship, no longer worried because he was in top form for the first tournament of the season. PGA Tour FedEx Cup Playoffs.
Johnson made one of the greatest appearances of his career the past four days at TPC Boston, shooting an incredible 30-under to cruise to an 11-shot win over the Northern Trust, putting him in a great position in ‘ t BMW Championship.
Dustin Johnson was incredible at the Northern Trust
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Dustin Johnson has been absolutely incredible at TPC Boston the last four days and you should be almost sorry sorry for runner-up Harris English. In a normal week, 20-under would be normal enough to grab a win, but Dustin Johnson did not play normal golf at the Northern Trust.
After an opening round 67 on Thursday, Dustin Johnson caught fire on Friday. Through 11 holes in his second round, DJ was 11-under and on pace to shake Jim Furyk’s single-round PGA Tour record of 58. But he made seven straight passes and had to settle for a 60. Yes, ruled for a 60 was this week part of Johnson’s narrative. That was how good he was.
DJ took a two-shot lead over the weekend and extended that lead to five after stunning rounds on Saturday. With six birdies and a nobility against just one bogey, Johnson shot a 64 to get to 22-under for the week and closed things out with a 63 to get to 30-under, 11-shots better than English.
With the victory, Dustin Johnson moved up to the top spot in the FedEx Cup standings. He entered the stands in no. 15 in the rankings, but with three times the number of available points in the playoffs, he beats past Justin Thomas and heads to next week’s BMW BMW Championship in Chicago at no. 1.
Numerous big names were eliminated from the FedEx Cup Playoffs to the Northern Trust
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While Dustin Johnson and 69 others are now preparing for the BMW Championship at Olympia Fields, several big-name players watched their PGA Tour season come to an end on Sunday.
Phil Mickelson came in at no. 67 in the FedEx Cup standings, but missed the weekend and saw his place in the top 70 disappear. Rickie Fowler came in at no. 88 and needed a big week at TPC Boston to crack the top 70, but finished tied for 49th and will return home. Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood, and Justin Rose will also end their respective seasons sooner than they would like.
As for Tiger Woods, he closed out the Northern Trust with a strong round of 66, and tied for 58th at 6-under, but he will have some work to do at the BMW Championship if he wants to make it to the Tour. championship. The top 30 in the standings will face East Lake and Tiger head to Chicago at No. 57.
A look at the top 70 in the FedEx Cup standings on the way to the BMW Championship
Here are the top 70 players in the FedEx Cup standings as the playoffs move to Olympia Fields for the BMW Championship.
| FedEx Cup Ranking | Playing | Northern Trust Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 1 |
| 2 | Justin Thomas | T49 |
| 3 | Webb Simpson | T6 |
| 4 | Daniel Berger | 3 |
| 5 | Collin Morikawa | SNIJE |
| 6 | Harris English | 2 |
| 7 | Bryson DeChambeau | SNIJE |
| 8 | Sungjae Im | SNIJE |
| 9 | Jon Rahm | T6 |
| 10 | Patrick Reed | T49 |
| 11 | Xander Schauffele | T25 |
| 12 | Rory McIlroy | T65 |
| 13 | Brendon Todd | 64 |
| 14 | Scottie Scheffler | T4 |
| 15 | Lanto Griffin | T58 |
| 16 | Sebastián Muñoz | T18 |
| 17 | Tyrrell Hatton | T25 |
| 18 | Hideki Matsuyama | T29 |
| 19 | Abraham Ancer | SNIJE |
| 20 | Marc Leishman | SNIJE |
| 21 | Kevin Na | T39 |
| 22 | Ryan Palmer | T8 |
| 23 | Kevin Kisner | T4 |
| 24 | Viktor Hovland | T18 |
| 25 | Cameron Champ | SNIJE |
| 26 | Cameron Smith | T18 |
| 27 | Adam Long | T49 |
| 28 | Kevin Streelman | T61 |
| 29 | Tony Finau | SNIJE |
| 30 | Billy Horschel | SNIJE |
| 31 | Joaquin Niemann | SNIJE |
| 32 | Tyler Duncan | T29 |
| 33 | Matthew Wolff | T44 |
| 34 | Mark Hubbard | T29 |
| 35 | Byeong Hun An | SNIJE |
| 36 | Mackenzie Hughes | T13 |
| 37 | Patrick Cantlay | SNIJE |
| 38 | Adam Scott | T58 |
| 39 | Gary Woodland | SNIJE |
| 40 | Nick Taylor | SNIJE |
| 41 | Joel Dahmen | SNIJE |
| 42 | Danny Lee | T18 |
| 43 | Tom Hoge | SNIJE |
| 44 | Richy Werenski | 68 |
| 45 | Brendan Steele | T44 |
| 46 | Brian Harman | T11 |
| 47 | Alex Noren | T8 |
| 48 | Harry Higgs | T11 |
| 49 | Adam Hadwin | SNIJE |
| 50 | Jason Day | SNIJE |
| 51 | Michael Thompson | SNIJE |
| 52 | Talor Gooch | T18 |
| 53 | Andrew Landry | 67 |
| 54 | Corey Conners | T25 |
| 55 | Matt Kuchar | T18 |
| 56 | Carlos Ortiz | SNIJE |
| 57 | Tiger Woods | T58 |
| 58 | Bubba Watson | T18 |
| 59 | Dylan Frittelli | SNIJE |
| 60 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | SNIJE |
| 61 | Russell Henley | T8 |
| 62 | Robby Shelton | T13 |
| 63 | Jim Herman | SNIJE |
| 64 | Paul Casey | T49 |
| 65 | JT Poston | T39 |
| 66 | Jason Kokrak | T13 |
| 67 | Maverick McNealy | T61 |
| 68 | Max Homa | SNIJE |
| 69 | Charles Howell III | T44 |
| 70 | Louis Oosthuizen | T13 |
