Si Woo Kim holed out from 167 yards within the 18th fairway for eagle to cap off an outstanding end of 6-under par on his final six holes, giving him a 62 and an early share of the lead on the FedEx St. Jude Championship with J.J. Spaun on Thursday.
Because the FedEx Cup playoffs start, the emphasis is on who advances. Solely the highest 70 from the 125 gamers who certified advance to the BMW Championship subsequent week, after which the highest 30 transfer on to the finale at East Lake.
Kim and Spaun, who had eight birdies in such a clear spherical he could not even assume which shot was the perfect, are each assured of enjoying subsequent week. Spaun started the postseason at No. 25 on the power of his first PGA Tour title on the Valero Texas Open.
That win despatched him instantly to Augusta Nationwide for the Masters, such a fast turnaround that he did not get an opportunity to absorb the expertise. He tied for twenty third and would love nothing higher to return. Making it to the FedEx Cup finale is prone to do the trick.
“It is going to be good to punch one other ticket there and be capable to plan it out and get down Sunday, possibly even Saturday the week earlier than, take my time and revel in all of the little issues that come together with that nice custom,” Spaun stated. “Hopefully preserve enjoying properly this week and the subsequent couple weeks, and I will be there.”
Sahith Theegala, who might make a powerful case for PGA Tour rookie of the yr, holed a 30-foot putt on his closing gap for a 63. Amongst these one other shot again was Tony Finau, coming off two straight victories. It was Finau’s tenth consecutive spherical at 68 or decrease, courting to a 66 within the closing spherical of the British Open.
Scottie Scheffler has the posh of a sluggish begin as No. 1 on this planet and within the FedEx Cup, and that is an excellent factor. The Masters champion had a irritating day of some odd bounces and a variety of missed probabilities on the inexperienced for a 71.
Rory McIlroy needed to make two late birdies to salvage a 70.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
