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Yards Glen Oaks Club will play to at a par of 70. It’s the sixth course to host the first FedExCup Playoffs event. It is a sweeping course with generous fairways and large, undulating greens. Many players think it will favor the longest hitters in the game.

KEY GROUPS

World No. 1 Dustin Johnson headlines afternoon coverage Thursday on Golf Channel alongside Rickie Fowler and Jon Rahm (1:06 ET). Friday’s coverage features the top three in the FedExCup standings in a group — leader Hideki Matsuyama, reigning PGA champ Justin Thomas and reigning British Open champ Jordan Spieth (1:06).

FEDEXCUP

The race is now to 100. The 125 players who made it to the Northern Trust will be whittled to 100, who advance to next week’s Dell Technologi­es Championsh­ip at TPC Boston.

1. Hideki Matsuyama ...... 2,869

2. Justin Thomas .............. 2,689

90. Branden Grace ............. 510

95. Michael Kim .................. 483

100. Seung-Yul Noh ........... 446

101. Jimmy Walker .............. 439

105. Ryan Blaum ................. 434

107. Luke Donald ................. 424

110. Steve Stricker ................ 410

113. Bubba Watson ............. 397

115. Dominic Bozzelli .......... 394

120. Blayne Barber .............. 381

125. J.J. Henry ...................... 365

THE NORTHERN TRUST

Site: Old Westbury, N.Y. Course: Glen Oaks Club

Yardage: 7,346. Par: 70.

Purse: $8.75 million ( first

prize: $1,575,000) TV (ET): Thursday-Friday,

2-6 (Golf Channel); Saturday,

1-2:30 (Golf Channel),

3-6 (CBS); Sunday, noon-1:30 (Golf Channel), 2-6 (CBS).

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