Power rankings: The Barclays
The FedEx Cup playoffs are here, with The Barclays serving as curtain-lifter on the four-event series coming from Bethpage Black on Long Island.
Jason Day is the defending champion in the event, while Jordan Spieth is the defending FedEx Cup champion. A total of 125 players qualified, but only 121 are playing in this first stage.
Here are our top five players for this week:
1. Jason Day – Day is still the best player on the planet right now, and he’s playing complete golf.
2. Henrik Stenson – Could have easily made Stenson No. 1 on our list this week. He’s 42 under in his last 12 competitive rounds between the Open, the PGA and the Olympics. Sold.
3. Dustin Johnson – A missed cut at the PGA was a downer, but he was kind of due. Plenty of time to rest and return on a course where he was T-3 in 2012. Built for Bethpage.
4. Rory McIlroy – The best driver on the planet finally gets to go back to a Scotty Cameron putter. That may be the jolt he needs to get it going after a tough season.
5. Brandt Snedeker – Snedeker was runner-up here in 2012 and has been playing excellent golf of late. As Rob Bolton points out, he leads the PGA Tour in par-4 scoring, an absolutely important stat at long and demanding Bethpage.
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