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Tour Championship 2019: 5 golfers outside top 5 that could win FedEx Cup

By Cody Williams

MEDINAH, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 17: Xander Schauffele of the United States plays his shot from the fourth tee during the third round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club No. 3 on August 17, 2019 in Medinah, Illinois. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
MEDINAH, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 17: Xander Schauffele of the United States plays his shot from the fourth tee during the third round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club No. 3 on August 17, 2019 in Medinah, Illinois. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /
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MEDINAH, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 17: Jon Rahm of Spain plays his second shot on the 14th hole during the third round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club No. 3 on August 17, 2019 in Medinah, Illinois. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
MEDINAH, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 17: Jon Rahm of Spain plays his second shot on the 14th hole during the third round of the BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club No. 3 on August 17, 2019 in Medinah, Illinois. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) /

5. Jon Rahm (Starting at 4-under)

We start this look at the golfers outside of the top five with a player in the group of five just outside of that. Jon Rahm just missed out on being in that top tier of players, finishing sixth in the FedEx Cup standings leading up to the Tour Championship. Thus, he only has six strokes to make up on Justin Thomas to get to the top of the leaderboard. And with the way Rahm is playing, he appears more than capable.

Possibly because he hasn’t won since the Zurich Classic back in April, it feels like people are sleeping on what the young Spaniard has done as of late. Rahm tied for third at the U.S. Open, tied for 11th at The Open, finished outright seventh at the St. Jude Invitational, tied for third at The Northern Trust and was in a tie for fifth at the BMW Championship last week. He’s been on fire.

This isn’t an anomaly either. Rahm has not only clearly worked hard to keep his emotions (or maybe just his temper) in check, he has also just been playing terrific overall golf. The 24-year old is 10th on tour in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green while sitting at 27th in Strokes Gained: Putting. If he can stay good with his irons, the overall game is there for him to get super hot and start climbing the leaderboard.

After tying for 11th at this event last year and capturing a top-10 finish the previous year, the stars are aligned for Rahm to really make a run at this. He may have just missed out on being in the top five coming into East Lake but he may well not miss out on taking home the $15 million prize.

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