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FedExCup update: Rose heads into final round as projected No. 1

ATLANTA — Each of the top five players in the FedExCup standings is guaranteed to win the FedExCup with a victory at this week’s TOUR Championship. In addition, there are certain scenarios for winning the FedExCup should someone outside the top five win the tournament. TOUR Championship leader Tiger Woods is Nos. 2 in the projected FedExCup standings. (He is currently credited with the 2,000 points that come with a victory). Here’s a look at how each top-5 players fared during Saturday’s third round at East Lake. 1. Bryson DeChambeau, 66, T21 (projected 3rd in FedExCup): After a couple of off-kilter rounds (71-75), the FedExCup leader found something with a third-round 66 that could have been even better had he not missed a 6 ½-foot birdie try on 18. DeChambeau hit 8/14 fairways, his most accurate performance off the tee so far this week, which led to the highlight of his round: After finding the short grass off the 17th tee, he hit his 100-yard approach shot into the hole for eagle. 2. Justin Rose, 68, T2 (projected 1st): It was a bogey-bogey start for Rose, but he came back with a birdie at the par-4 third hole, then birdied the fifth and sixth to serve notice that he wouldn’t be going away quietly. He and Rory McIlroy (66) are three behind Tiger Woods (65), but it’s Rose who in the driver’s seat for the FedExCup, which he stands to win as long as he doesn’t finish outside the top five in the TOUR Championship. After hitting 9/14 fairways Saturday, Rose is second in the field in driving accuracy. His Achilles’ heel in the third round: He was 28th (of 30) in Strokes Gained: Putting. 3. Tony Finau, 67, T6 (projected 4th): Finau, who is playing in his second TOUR Championship, hit just 5/14 fairways, which is usually the kiss of death at East Lake. Still, he kept his round together with the putter, figured out an alignment issue on the back nine, and came in with a 31 for a 3-under 67. He did his media obligations and then immediately went to the range after an off-day from tee to green that could have been much worse. “Putting-wise,â€� he said, “I had my A-plus game.â€� 4. Dustin Johnson, 67, T8 (projected 5th): Johnson birdied four of his last six holes Saturday and was solid in every facet: 8/14 fairways, 12/18 greens in regulation, 28 putts and well in positive numbers in Strokes Gained: Putting. His best round of an otherwise blah week, all in all not the finish he wanted after leading the FedExCup standings for much of this season. 5. Justin Thomas, 70, T8 (projected 6th): Still at 4-under for the tournament and going in the wrong direction in the standings in his bid to become the first FedExCup champion to successfully defend his title. He doubled the par-3 15th hole and had to birdie the last two for an even-par 70. Thomas could not practice full shots coming into the tournament due to a right wrist injury, which he suffered in the last round of the BMW Championship, and is in negative numbers in Strokes Gained: Putting. Here’s a look at the top 5 in the projected standings: 1. Justin Rose (2nd in FedExCup), 2,780 projected points 2. Tiger Woods (20th in FedExCup), 2,219 projected points 3. Bryson DeChambeau (1st in FedExCup), 2,160 projected points 4. Tony Finau, (3rd in FedExCup), 1,887 projected points 5. Dustin Johnson (4th in FedExCup), 1,576 projected points

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Players bantered about who had or hadn’t picked up the check at dinner the previous evening, and the upcoming NBA Finals. “It’s hard out here to hit all the balls and practice the putting,â€� said Van Biezen, a Canadian who lives in Dallas, and whose lengthy client list also includes Spieth, Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas and the Dallas Stars hockey team, among others. “You want to make sure what you do in the gym is productive and not counterproductive. “He’s got a lot of energy,â€� Van Biezen added, nodding at Rodgers, who wore leggings under his shorts, a yellow shirt and a backward baseball cap. “So we really pushed him today.â€� Talk to Van Biezen and others and they cite improved strength and flexibility, but it’s not long before they mention the real goal of all that stretching and sweating: preventing injuries. “Well, I had back issues, so the gym is pretty crucial to me,â€� said Kisner. “Trying to keep everything moving, loose. Especially after a win and a couple cocktails, it helps to sweat it out. “Fitness is a huge part of it,â€� Kisner added, turning serious. “It’s a grind to play 30 weeks a year, 35 weeks a year. What most people don’t understand is how grinding the travel is. The golf is difficult but [so is] the flying and the toting of bags, carrying the families, loading the car seats and everything else.â€� THE GENERATIONAL DIVIDE This week’s Memorial boasts 10 of the top 10 players in the current FedExCup standings, but tournament host Jack Nicklaus, in his long press conference Tuesday, expressed a modicum of disappointment over the absence of four-time major winner Rory McIlroy. The two have struck up a friendship in recent years, and McIlroy called Nicklaus last week to say he would regrettably be withdrawing from the Memorial with a lingering back/rib injury. 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I’m always learning more. “The interesting thing is I’ve probably been as disciplined and diligent as I’ve ever been for the last six or seven months, and I’ve gained no weight. It’s just I’ve gotten rid of fat. I’ve leaned out and strengthened up quite a bit. I’ve changed the composition of my body.â€� This week marks the 28th PGA TOUR event of the 44-week season. It’s a long road, and some would even call it a grind. Where would Rodgers be if he didn’t go to the gym every morning? Where would he be if he did none of his daily exercises at all? “I would be hurting and aching in a lot of different areas,â€� he said. “I would have lost a lot of weight. I would be weak.â€� THE BRAIN GAME Rodgers has many interests. He played the Big Three sports as a kid, and attended last weekend’s Indianapolis 500. 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So when he turned pro his agent Brad Buffoni, who also represents Zach Johnson, set him up with Van Biezen. “Zach had nothing but good things to say about Troy,â€� Rodgers said. “At the time, I was struggling with some mid-back issues, which made me uneasy heading into a pro career, knowing my quantity of play was only going to go up a little bit. So just the manual therapy every day, his expertise, knowing my body, taking care of myself, has been huge.â€� Meanwhile, Rodgers himself has not gotten huge, which could do more harm than good. “You’ve really got to adapt, day to day,â€� Van Biezen said. “Injury prevention is the number one priority. When he came to me he was having some back injuries. Once we take care of that side of it we address the performance side of it. What I notice is people losing the flexibility in their hips, and losing the flexibility in their mid-back. That’s where a lot of the rotation has to occur in the golf swing. 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