Oosthuizen still in, Mickelson out of playoffs
The first leg of the FedExCup Playoffs is in the books, and Dustin Johnson is the new points leader after his walk-inthe-park victory at The Northern Trust at TPC Boston.
Johnson won by 11 shots, the largest margin of victory this season on the PGA Tour. He jumped from 15th to first in the standings and now holds a 92point lead over Justin Thomas.
The playoffs head to Chicago for this week’s BMW Championship, with the top 70 players on the points list advancing.
Six golfers played themselves into the tournament. Conversely, six played themselves out of it. The 70th and final spot went to Louis Oosthuizen, who needed a birdie on the last hole on Sunday to knock Doc Redman out.
Who’s in
47. Alex Noren (up from 78)
48. Harry Higgs (up from 72)
61. Russell Henley (up from 101)
62. Robby Shelton (up from 81)
66. Jason Kokrak (up from 90)
70. Louis Oosthuizen (up from 99)
Who’s out
71. Doc Redman (down from 60)
72. Sung Kang (down from 61)
73. Denny McCarthy (down from
65)
75. Phil Mickelson (down from 67)
76. Henrik Norlander (down from 78. Xinjun Zhang (down from 70) The BMW Championship starts Thursday at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois. There is no cut for the tournament. From there, the top 30 players in the FedExCup standings will advance to the seasonending Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.
Work to do
Billy Horschel sits at No. 30 heading into the BMW, with Joaquin Niemann sitting at No. 31. Tyler Duncan is 32, Matthew Wolff is 33 and Mark Hubbard is 34.
Those with even more work to do – and maybe even needing to get help from others – include Patrick Cantlay at 37, Adam Scott at 38 and Gary Woodland at 39.
Tiger Woods, meanwhile, is down to No. 57 from No. 49. He had his best round of the week, a 66, on Sunday at The Northern Trust but needs to make a major move in Chicago if he wants to get to Atlanta.