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Although Dustin Johnson delivered a message with his 11-shot victory at THE NORTHERN TRUST, the FedExCup Playoffs isn't about how you start. It's how you finish. While DJ scaled to No. 1 in the standings, all he's done is cement a preferable opening position for the TOUR Championship for which staggered scoring applies. That's not insignificant, of course, but that's how the rest of the field of 70 at this week's BMW Championship has to think of it. Olympia Fields Country Club in south suburban Chicago hosts the second leg of the Playoffs. Scroll past the extended projection of contenders for details on the course, what's at stake and more. RELATED: The First Look | One-liners for every player at Olympia Fields POWER RANKINGS: BMW CHAMPIONSHIP Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Patrick Cantlay, Adam Scott and Patrick Reed will be among the notables reviewed in Tuesday's Fantasy Insider. The second-to-last PGA TOUR event of the 2019-20 season will be contested some 25 miles south of the heart of the Second City. The North Course at Olympia Fields is almost 100 years old, but it hasn't been even a semi-regular destination in recent years. The most notable men's competitions of the 21st century include the 2003 U.S. Open and the 2015 U.S. Amateur. Four who teed it up at the major 17 years ago are in this week's field. That smattering includes Tiger Woods whose T20 bested the other three. Six qualifiers for the BMW Championship pegged it five years ago as amateurs. Bryson DeChambeau prevailed in convincing fashion throughout match play. All 10 will have mental snapshots upon arrival, but most if not all likely haven't seen the variety of modifications made in advance of this week's tournament. The par-4 seventh hole has undergone the most work what with a new tee, changes to its fairway and the addition of bunkering around its green. The par-5 15th and par-4 18th also have new tees. The finisher is among another four holes with updated fairways. The walk stretches 7,366 yards, but Olympia Fields is but a mere par 70 with two par 5s. It's the longest par 70 in a non-major since Firestone Country Club's South Course (7,400 yards) last hosted the PGA TOUR in 2018. The first hole at Olympia Fields is a par 5 measuring 626 yards. It's one of just four opening par 5s on TOUR and it's the sixth-longest of 132 par 5s all season. For the guys around the top-30 bubble to advance to the TOUR Championship, it's a given that a strong performance is required, but those who barely snuck into the field at the BMW Championship arrive with nothing to lose. A podium finish is the worst result all should be targeting. FedExCup points are tripled, but when they were quadrupled in 2016, 47-seed Ryan Palmer still couldn't survive with a five-way T4. He settled at 34th. To achieve the goal, course management will be key. Not only does the bluegrass rough rise to four inches, but the greens are unfamiliar. This benefits ball-strikers because their margins of error are expanded. Greens are average in size at 6,000 square feet, and they're prepped to top out at 12½ feet on the Stimpmeter. They'll have a decent chance of rolling out as planned, too. While it'll be warm and humid until the weekend, there's but a small possibility that rain will fall. After the threat passes through, the weekend sets up to be glorious with daytime highs in the upper 70s. Prevailing winds from the southwest shouldn't be of much concern during the first two rounds, nor should the refreshing breezes from the opposite direction on the weekend. There is no cut at the BMW Championship, so all 70 are guaranteed four rounds. That fact makes it even more difficult to make a move in the FedExCup standings. It also reinforces the benefits of survival and a season well-played. In addition to other incentives, all of the top 30 who advance will earn exemptions into the Masters, the U.S. Open, The Open Championship and the World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship in 2021. ROB BOLTON'S SCHEDULE PGATOUR.COM's Fantasy Insider Rob Bolton recaps and previews every tournament from numerous angles. Look for his following contributions as scheduled. MONDAY: Rookie Ranking, Qualifiers, Reshuffle, Medical Extensions, Power Rankings TUESDAY*: Sleepers, Fantasy Insider * – Rob is a member of the panel for PGATOUR.COM's Expert Picks for PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf, which also publishes on Tuesday.

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The opening round of the U.S. Open from Torrey Pines takes place Thursday. After a rare fall date due to the pandemic, the U.S. Open returns to its regular spot on the PGA TOUR schedule and will finish up at Torrey Pines South on Father’s Day. Bryson DeChambeau is the defending champion following his victory at Winged Foot last September. The field is impressive with stars such as Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm and Collin Morikawa competing. Torrey Pines will also host the U.S. Open for the first time since 2008 when Tiger Woods won. Leaderboard Full tee times (Tee times expected to be released Tuesday, June 14) HOW TO FOLLOW (All times Pacific) Television: Thursday, 7:45 a.m.-10:30 a.m. (Peacock), 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Golf Channel), 5 p.m.-8 p.m. (NBC), 8 p.m.-9 p.m. (Peacock). Friday, 7:45 a.m.-10:30 a.m. (Peacock), 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (Golf Channel), 4 p.m.-7 p.m. (NBC), 7 p.m.-8 p.m. (Golf Channel), 8 p.m.-9 p.m. (Peacock). Saturday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. (NBC), 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (NBC). Radio: Thursday-Friday, 5 p.m.-10 p.m. ET. Saturday, 4 p.m.-9 p.m. Sunday, 3 p.m.-8 p.m. (SiriusXM 92) For more live streaming information, click here for the official USGA Viewing Schedule. NOTE: The USGA, who owns and operates the U.S. Open, controls all digital streaming and broadcast rights to this event. For more information on how to watch this week, please visit the U.S. Open’s website. PGA TOUR LIVE coverage will resume on Thursday, June 24 at the Travelers Championship. MUST READS The First Look DeChambeau and this history of ‘bomb and gouge’ Nine things about Torrey Pines An open letter to Phil Mickelson The (astonishingly) long story on Wilco Nienaber Schauffele discusses watching Tiger’s win in person in 2008 Recalling Payne Stewart’s U.S. Open win 30 years ago

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GREENSBORO, N.C. - There's a lot on the line at this week's Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club. The top 125 in the FedExCup standings advance to the Playoffs next week and the Wyndham Rewards Top 10 competition will be decided. Here's a quick look at each one after Saturday's third round, which ended shortly after 2 p.m. after tee times were moved up to avoid a spate of thunderstorms and heavy rain. RELATED: Full leaderboard | Kim takes lead after 54 holes | Season’s final stretch in full swing at Sedgefield FedExCup Update At stake: The 125 spots in the upcoming FedExCup Playoffs. Players who finish outside the top 125 after this week will see their seasons end. Unlike in past seasons, though, all players who were exempt this year will retain their eligibility for the 2020-21 campaign due to the schedule reduction caused by COVID-19. Latest projections: Three players — Rob Oppenheim, Zach Johnson and Peter Malnati - have entered the Playoff picture with Fabian Gomez, Russell Knox and Charl Schwartzel potentially moving out of the top 125. … Oppenheim, who turned 40 in January, grew up about 70 minutes from TPC Boston, which hosts THE NORTHERN TRUST, and has never made the Playoffs. He is currently tied for second in the Wyndham Championship after shooting 62 on Saturday and projected to move from No. 145 to 77th. … Johnson, who was named the winner of the Payne Stewart Award earlier this week, tied the day's low round of 61 to move into a tie for ninth. He is projected to move from No. 129 to 109th in the FedExCup. Johnson has only missed the Playoffs twice since the competition's inception in 2007. … Malnati is 13 under and tied for seventh after his third-round 64. He has moved from 144th to No. 123 in the FedExCup. … Both Gomez and Schwartzel missed the cut and are projected to drop five spots to No. 127 and 130, respectively. Knox is still playing but he is currently tied for 75th and has moved from No. 124 to 129th in the FedExCup. On the move: Johnson raced up the leaderboard with a furious finish, playing his final five holes in 6 under. He started on the back nine and birdied his final three holes to turn in 32, then made a 15-footer for eagle at No. 5 and followed that with birdie putts of 15, 8 and 24 feet before holing it from the fringe at the ninth. "The irony is the first two days I really didn’t play that much worse, I just didn’t score," Johnson said. "I didn’t make many putts. Hit it close a few times, I had three three-putts and a four-putt. That just kills you. So, I mean, those that have been around me and know me, my team in particular, obviously my caddie and my coaches know that something like — maybe not to this degree, but something like this is not that surprising based on what I’ve seen. Is it big? Yeah, sure, it’s big. But, I mean, every round’s big." Particularly when it helps get a player closer to the top 125. Wyndham Rewards Top 10 At stake: The top 10 spots in the FedExCup standings and its bonus pool money of $10 million. Justin Thomas already has wrapped up the top prize of $2 million. For the third straight day, there was no movement in or out of the top 10. Webb Simpson, who has two wins this season, bogeyed his last hole on the way to a 65 that left him at 13 under and five behind Si Woo Kim. He remains ranked third in the Wyndham Rewards. … Sungjae Im, who is ranked fifth in the bonus competition, shot 66 and is 11 under through three rounds, tied for 14th. … No. 6 Patrick Reed, the 2013 Wyndham Championship winner, shot 67 Saturday and is eight back at 10 under. … Brendon Todd, who has also won twice this year, missed the cut but remains in the No. 9 spot.

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