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7 Players Who Can Win The FedEx Cup

By Luke Norris

NORTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 05: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland stands near the FedExCup Playoffs logo on the 16th hole green during the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston on September 5, 2016 in Norton, Massachusetts. (Photo by Keyur Khamar/PGA TOUR)
NORTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 05: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland stands near the FedExCup Playoffs logo on the 16th hole green during the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston on September 5, 2016 in Norton, Massachusetts. (Photo by Keyur Khamar/PGA TOUR) /
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Sep 11, 2016; Carmel, IN, USA; Dustin Johnson hits his tee shot on the 15th tee during the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick GC. Mandatory Credit: Thomas J. Russo-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 11, 2016; Carmel, IN, USA; Dustin Johnson hits his tee shot on the 15th tee during the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick GC. Mandatory Credit: Thomas J. Russo-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Dustin Johnson

And finally, we come to the front-runner for PGA Tour Player of the Year, world number two and U.S. Open champion, Dustin Johnson. Already a three-time winner this year, including a big win at the BMW last weekend, Johnson comes into East Lake looking to add to what has already been the most successful season of his accomplished career.

Johnson has finished in the top 10 in two-thirds of the PGA Tour events he’s played in this season. Oddly enough, one of those did not come in the first event of these FedEx Cup Playoffs as DJ finished in a tie for 18th at The Barclays. However, he made a few adjustments as he hit the Deutsche Bank Championship and finished in a tie for eighth before his blistering performance at the BMW Championship.

Johnson opened with a 67 and absolutely torched Crooked Stick in the second round, firing a course-record 63 with five birdies, two eagles and no bogeys. He closed out with rounds of 68 and 67 on the weekend to shoot 23-under for the tournament, breaking all sorts of records in the process.

The road to the FedEx Cup and the $10 million payday is easier for Johnson than anyone else in the field. As it is with all of the top five, if he wins at East Lake he wins the FedEx Cup. If he finishes in the top five, he still has a good shot at winning. Johnson could finish as low as 29th and still have a mathematical chance of winning the FedEx Cup. And that’s exactly what Charl Schwartzel is hoping for, am I right?

The Tour Championship gets underway this Thursday at 11:40 a.m. ET.

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