What a race to the finish line at the Shriners last week! At one point on the back nine on Sunday, six were tied for the lead with another seven guys only one shot back. It was Tom Kim who beat off the pack to successfully defend his title at TPC Summerlin, making him the youngest player since Tiger to win three PGA Tour titles.'
When asked how he was going to celebrate in Sin City, now that he's of legal age to drink, the 21 year old said he was going to head back to his hotel room and finish a European chocolate bar that he'd started earlier that day. Not doing much for the “golfers aren't nerds” argument, Tom…!
The FedEx Fall continues this week in Japan with the ZOZO Championship. We have an impressive field making the trip to the Land of the Rising Sun, with Hideki Matsuyama, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele and last year's winner Keegan Bradley all teeing it up.
It's a smaller 78-man field this week with no cut. Although we have a bunch of players this week who are inside the FedExCup top-50, and their positions cannot change, a lot of guys are still vying for their place within the top-125 “safe zone” for next season, and the top-10 at the end of this FedEx Fall earn a place in the first two signature events.