Bezuidenhout takes 5-shot lead into final round in Spain

Here’s a quick look at what each player in the field at East Lake will need to do to claim the FedExCup. The trophy, and its $10 million prize, will be awarded at the conclusion of the TOUR Championship. * = A possible tie for the FedExCup that would result in a sudden death playoff HOW EACH OF THE TOP 30 COULD WIN THE FEDEXCUP RANK PLAYER WINNING SCENARIOS • If he wins the TOUR Championship, he wins the FedExCup • Has a reasonable chance of winning with a top-five finish • Can finish as low as 29th and still have a mathematical chance of winning • If he wins the TOUR Championship, he wins the FedExCup • Has a reasonable chance of winning with a top-three finish • Can finish as low as a 2-way tie for 6th and still have a mathematical chance of winning • If he wins the TOUR Championship, he wins the FedExCup • Has a reasonable chance of winning with a second-place finish • Can finish as low as T4 and still have a mathematical chance of winning • If he wins the TOUR Championship, he wins the FedExCup • Has a reasonable chance of winning with a second-place finish • Can finish as low as T3 and still have a mathematical chance of winning • If he wins the TOUR Championship, he wins the FedExCup • Can finish as low as a 2-way tie for 2nd and still have a mathematical chance of winning Must win the TOUR Championship AND • No. 1 must finish T2 or worse • Can finish second and still have a mathematical chance of winning Must win the TOUR Championship AND • No. 1 must finish in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse • No. 2 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish third or worse* • No. 2 must finish T2 or worse* • No. 3 must finish second or worse.* Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish in a 3-way tie for third or worse • No. 2 must finish third or worse • No. 3 must finish T2 or worse • No. 4 must finish second or worse* Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish fifth or worse • No. 2 must finish in a 3-way tie for third or worse • No. 3 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 4 must finish T2 or worse • No. 5 must finish second or worse* • Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish T6 or worse • No. 2 must finish T4 or worse • No. 3 must finish T3 or worse • No. 4 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 5 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish in a 3-way tie for 6th or worse • No. 2 must finish T4 or worse • No. 3 must finish T3 or worse • No. 4 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 5 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish T7 or worse • No. 2 must finish T4 or worse • No. 3 must finish T3 or worse • No. 4 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 5 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish T8 or worse • No. 2 must finish T4 or worse • No. 3 must finish T3 or worse • No. 4 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 5 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish ninth or worse* • No. 2 must finish T4 or worse* • No. 3 must finish T3 or worse • No. 4 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 5 must finish T2 or worse • Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish in a 3-way tie for ninth or worse • No. 2 must finish in a 3-way tie for fourth or worse • No. 3 must finish T3 or worse • No. 4 must finish third or worse • No. 5 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish in a 3-way tie for tenth or worse • No. 2 must finish in a 3-way tie for fourth or worse • No. 3 must finish in a 3-way tie for third or worse • No. 4 must finish third or worse • No. 5 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish T-11 or worse • No. 2 must finish fifth or worse • No. 3 must finish in a 3-way tie for third or worse • No. 4  must finish third or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish T12 or worse • No. 2 must finish fifth or worse • No. 3 must finish in a 3-way tie for third or worse • No. 4 must finish third or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish in a 3-way tie for 12th or worse • No. 2 must finish fifth or worse • No. 3 must finish in a 3-way tie for third or worse • No. 4 must finish third or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish 13th or worse* • No. 2 must finish fifth or worse* • No. 3 must finish in a 3-way tie for third or worse • No. 4 must finish third or worse* • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T-2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish in a 3-way tie for 13th or worse • No. 2 must finish T5 or worse • No. 3 must finish in a 3-way tie for third or worse • No. 4 must finish T3 or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish 15th or worse* • No. 2 must finish T5 or worse • No. 3 must finish in a 3-way tie for third or worse • No. 4 must finish T3 or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish 17th or worse* • No. 2 must finish in a 3-way tie for fifth or worse • No. 3 must finish in a 3-way tie for third or worse • No. 4 must finish T3 or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish 19th or worse* • No. 2 must finish in a 3-way tie for fifth or worse • No. 3 must finish fourth or worse • No. 4 must finish T3 or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish 21st or worse* • No. 2 must finish sixth or worse* • No. 3 must finish fourth or worse* • No. 4 must finish T-3 or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T-2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish 23rd or worse* • No. 2 must finish T6 or worse • No. 3 must finish T4 or worse • No. 4 must finish T3 or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T-2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish 25th or worse* • No. 2 must finish T6 or worse • No. 3 must finish T4 or worse • No. 4 must finish T3 or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish 27th or worse* • No. 2 must finish in a 3-way tie for sixth or worse • No. 3 must finish T4 or worse • No. 4 must finish T3 or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T2 or worse Must win the TOUR Championship, AND • No. 1 must finish 29th or worse* • No. 2 must finish in a 3-way tie for 6th or worse • No. 3 must finish T4 or worse • No. 4 must finish T3 or worse • No. 5 must finish in a 3-way tie for second or worse • No. 6 must finish T2 or worse

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Tiger Woods enters Friday’s second round of the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach looking to move up the leaderboard. Woods grinded out a 1-under 70 on Thursday, leaving him five shots off the lead held by playing partner Justin Rose. Woods, Rose and their other playing partner, Jordan Spieth, will tee off on the 10th hole at 11:24 a.m. ET. PGATOUR.COM will have hole-by-hole coverage of Tiger’s round. Rd. 2 preview notes STARTING ON 10. The 493-yard par-4 10th ranked as the toughest hole on Thursday, playing to a stroke average of 4.449. With the back nine at Pebble Beach considered the tougher of the two nines, Tiger hopes to hang on for the first part of his round as he tees off on the 10th. “Right away we’ve got a tough par 4 right from the get-go,â€� Woods said. “And we have the harder side to start off on, and hopefully I can finish up on the front side and have the full seven holes where I can get it going.â€� On Thursday when he teed off on No. 1, Woods made three birdies in the first seven holes (and also suffered a double bogey at the par-3 fifth) before finishing with 11 consecutive pars. IRON PLAY. Woods ranks first on the PGA TOUR in greens in regulation, and also in proximity from 200 yards and out, but he was not happy with his irons in the opening round. “I didn’t hit my irons as crisp as I’d like,â€� Woods said. One of the keys to success at Pebble Beach, he says, is making sure his misses are in the correct spots – specifically below the pin. That’s what he’ll try to do on Friday in order to avoid having as many lengthy par putts as he faced (and converted) on Thursday. “If I happened to not feel comfortable with a number, dump the ball 30, 40 feet, move on about my business,â€� Woods said. SCORING BY ROUND. It shouldn’t be a complete surprise that Woods started off slowly on Thursday. He ranks just 68th on Round 1 scoring average on the PGA TOUR this season. The good news? He progressively gets better throughout the week. His Round 2 scoring average ranks 52nd on TOUR, his Round 3 scoring average ranks 20th, and his final round scoring average ranks 14th.

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