Ziehm: Two Illinois alums in good position as FedEx Cup Playoffs begin
The FedEx Cup Playoffs, which begin Thursday at TPC Southwind in Tennessee, were designed to give the PGA Tour a grand climax to its season. Changes in the postseason format and the arrival of the LIV Golf Tour have changed that, however.
The reduction in field size meant that the popular Justin Thomas won't be playing, nor will Chicago's longtime PGA mainstay Kevin Streelman. Both came up short in the season-long point standings. Streelman had been a playoff participant the last 15 years and Johnson and Thomas are past FedEx Cup champions.
by signing up you agree to our terms of service Hardy had two top-five finishes in the college event on Olympia's North Course, and the Western Golf Association brought him to its preview event for the event that was last played in the Chicago area in 2019.
While Johnson is out because of his LIV membership, Rahm enters these playoffs as the game's No. 1-ranked player. The 30 survivors of the BMW Championship conclude the season with the Tour Championship the following week in Atlanta. Only California and Texas had more players than Illinois in the 156-player field that teed off in the 123rd U.S. Women's Amateur at Bel Air Country Club in California on Monday. The host state had 29 and Texas 10. Illinois' six competitors are Geneva's Sarah Arnold, DeKalb's Emma Carpenter, New Lenox' Grace Curran, St. Charles' Megan Furtney, Inverness' Caroline Smith and Pontiac's Ali Schrock.
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