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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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JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY – AUGUST 08: Tommy Fleetwood of England plays his shot from the 18th tee during the first round of The Northern Trust at Liberty National Golf Club on August 08, 2019 in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY – AUGUST 08: Tommy Fleetwood of England plays his shot from the 18th tee during the first round of The Northern Trust at Liberty National Golf Club on August 08, 2019 in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

4. Tommy Fleetwood (Starting at 1-under)

Everyone is still waiting on Tommy Fleetwood to pick up a win on the PGA Tour. Time and again, the 28-year old has proven that he’s one of the best golfers in the world. Yet he’s continually fallen just short when he’s playing stateside. Wouldn’t it be poetic, though, for him to make a dark horse run from nine strokes off the beginning lead to win the 2019 Tour Championship and the FedEx Cup?

In every aspect of the game outside of his putting, which has been average, Fleetwood has been an elite player all season long. He ranks 12th in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green and has showed off why at almost every turn. When he’s locked in, there are few players on tour that are able to keep pace with him — it’s just about being on for all four rounds.

Even still, Fleetwood has relatively quietly been playing great golf as of late. After finishing outside of the top 60 at the U.S. Open in what was a disappointing week overall, the England native has finished outside the top 15 in just one of the five tournaments he’s played, all of which have been highly competitive tournaments.

If Fleetwood can continue this form, we’ve seen his ability to go low in big tournaments in past years. Plus, he played East Lake relatively well the first time he saw it last year, tying for 11th in this event in 2018. It’s a lot of ground that he has to cover but don’t count out Fleetwood making a run at his first win on the PGA Tour.

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