Day withdraws from BMW Championship with back pain

The leading duo then completed the final three holes in regulation, with Johnson sealing victory with a two-putt par at the last.

Casey finished second also after a round of 67 which included four birdies and an eagle at the par-five 15 – but that was matched by Johnson to cancel out the benefit.

Dustin Johnson poses with his trophy after winning the BMW Championship golf tournament at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Ind., Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016.

He was treated on course but his manager Bud Martin said the injury was unlikely to keep Day out of the Tour Championship at East Lake, Atlanta.

Johnson’s victory lifted him to the top of the FedEx Cup standings with one event to go.

Quote of the day: “I’ve got a lot of confidence in every part of my game, especially all the work I’ve put into my wedges, it’s really paid off this year”. In similar fashion, Day complained of back trouble at the WGC Dell Match Play in March and won that tournament, too.

However it’s unlikely to happen, as Schwartzel is now on 168 points – 3 582 points behind FedEx Cup leader Johnson.

“I think I played really solid”, Johnson told NBC after beating Casey by three at the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick. Casey is playing some of his best golf in seven years, and he now has a clear shot at the $10 million bonus at East Lake.

Johnson is ranked No. 1 going into the Tour Championship and controls his own destiny when it comes to the FedEx Cup.

Fowler wasn’t the only player to drop out of the top 30.

European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke has already made his picks, but he may wish he had waited like the United States’ Davis Love III.

Those in the top 5 can guarantee the FedExCup with a win in the Tour Championship.

For Fowler, however, the Ryder Cup is a bigger deal. Palmer had a chance to get into the top 30 except for missing a 12-foot par putt on the 16th hole and a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole.

The Day camp has simply adopted a “better to be sure than sorry” approach.

World No. 1 Jason Day has always struggled to remain healthy throughout his career, and his recurring back problems struck again Sunay during the final round of the BMW Championship.

“I ran into a buzz saw with Dustin Johnson the last two days, ” Casey said.