Bubba Watson charged into a tie for the first-round lead at The Barclays on Thursday while newly crowned world number one Jordan Spieth struggled to his worst score of the year in relation to par.
McIlroy, No. 2-ranked Spieth and No. 3 Day will all be at TPC Boston for the Deutsche Bank Championship beginning Friday, the second leg of the PGA TOUR’s four-event FedExCup Playoffs.