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Fed Ex Cup Playoffs

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Dustin Johnson put on a show a the BMW. He is poised to go on a pretty good run. It has to be so deflating to be paired with him when he is hitting his driver like he did this week. You kind of have to think "I con't compete with this freak".

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Interesting changes for the tournament this week.....


Imagine you’re playing the 72nd hole of the TOUR Championship. You’re two shots behind the leader. The FedExCup’s on the line. You need a big finish.

For the first nine years of the FedExCup, that would’ve required the unlikeliest of occurrences – a hole-in-one. After all, the traditional finishing hole at East Lake is a 235-yard par 3 that’s annually one of the most difficult holes on the course.

Not anymore.

The nines have been flipped for this week’s TOUR Championship, meaning the 18th hole will now be the previous 600-yard par 5 ninth that might very well be reachable in two for most of the 30-man field in Sunday’s final round, depending on the course setup. It’s usually been one of the easiest holes on the course – and at least now there’s a realistic shot at eagle, although double bogey is not out of the question too, if you find too much trouble.

It’s all part of a move to create more possibilities – and more drama – down the stretch for the PGA TOUR’s Playoff finale that offers golf’s biggest prize, and biggest bonus of $10 million.

“It will make the finish more exciting,” said Adam Scott, who enters this week ranked No. 3 in points. “It will be a better finish.”

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