Fowler, Day make early bid in Memphis to keep season going

MEMPHIS, Tenn.

Rickie Fowler and Jason Working day faced sufficient strain just to make absolutely sure they acquired into the PGA Tour’s postseason. Now that they’re right here, they want to maintain going.

Fowler had a adjust of caddies and putters and ultimately commenced to see some putts fall, although still not more than enough to his liking. Working day recovered from a spiked fever and burning sensation in his eyes and played bogey-free of charge Thursday at the TPC Southwind. Both had a 5-below 65.

That wasn’t great ample to direct the FedEx St. Jude Championship, only to hope.

Si Woo Kim holed out from 167 yards in the 18th fairway for eagle to cap off a superb complete of 6-beneath par on his last 6 holes, providing him a 62 and an early share of the direct with J.J. Spaun.

But as the FedEx Cup playoffs get started, the emphasis is as a great deal on who advances. Only the best 70 from the 125 players who qualified advance to the BMW Championship following 7 days, and then the best 30 move on to the finale at East Lake.

Fowler designed it on the quantity — No. 125 — and needs his ideal golf of the past two several years to get as a result of to the following spherical.

“Nothing to eliminate,” Fowler stated. “Being 125, clearly need to have to participate in very well just to make it to next 7 days, but it would be a huge reward if we can do that and go on. Type of go away it all out there, see what occurs, but absolutely happy with the begin.”

He was assisted late in his round with a 4-iron from 220 yards to 6 toes for eagle.

Day and Fowler were outside the house the major 125 a few weeks ago till the PGA Tour determined that players suspended for heading more than to Saudi-funded LIV Golfing need to not depend in the standings. That improved them 9 places, and Working day also was helped by a 66 on the remaining day in Detroit to tie for 17th and protected his location in the postseason.

That was a very good point, far too, since last week he opened with a 67 and then experienced to withdraw with an disease. He realized he was in trouble when he fell asleep at breakfast ahead of the up coming round. His eyes had been burning. His fever spiked. Working day was not confident how bad the fever was, but he checked his temperature the up coming working day when he felt a lot much better and it was 101 levels Fahrenheit (38.3 Celsius).

The large takeaway was that he felt he was trending in the proper path, and the recreation felt that way on a gentle, muggy early morning that characteristic occasional mild rain.

As for the stress? Day feels it’s normally there for him, but at this position, he is striving to enable superior golf transpire rather of striving to power it, and not get far too caught up in his placement.

He was between 13 players at 65 or decrease when the morning wave finished. That would be sufficient to get him via, but there is certainly a extended way to go.

“It does practically nothing for me to glance ahead,” he explained, “but I do want to enjoy upcoming week.”

Kim and Spaun, who experienced 8 birdies in such a clean round he could not even imagine which shot was the most effective, are equally certain of participating in next week. Spaun commenced the postseason at No. 25 on the toughness of his initially PGA Tour title at the Valero Texas Open up.

That acquire sent him quickly to Augusta Nationwide for the Masters, such a swift turnaround that he did not get a prospect to soak up the practical experience. He tied for 23rd and would like absolutely nothing greater to return. Building it to the FedEx Cup finale is probable to do the trick.

“It will be awesome to punch an additional ticket there and be capable to plan it out and get down Sunday, maybe even Saturday the week ahead of, get my time and appreciate all the small things that occur together with that great custom,” Spaun mentioned. “Hopefully preserve playing perfectly this week and the up coming pair months, and I’ll be there.”

Tony Finau, coming off two straight victories, and J.T. Poston, had been at 64. The team at 65 included Sam Burns, who is the No. 3 seed, and Ryan Palmer and Lucas Glover, who are amid people in close proximity to the base who have to have a major 7 days to hold actively playing.

Scottie Scheffler has the luxurious of a sluggish start off as No. 1 in the entire world and in the FedEx Cup, and which is a fantastic point. The Masters winner experienced a annoying day of a few odd bounces and a ton of skipped prospects on the inexperienced for a 71.

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