Vegas feels like $10 million even if he likely won’t win it

The Tour Championship itself is a big event on its own with the victor taking home $1.5million -the victor (if they are Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed, Adam Scott, Jason or Paul Casey) then also take home the $10million FedEx Cup winners prize. That one’s a longshot, even if he plays well this week, but after having such a special season in his sixth on the PGA Tour, anything’s possible. The TOUR Championship features the top 30 remaining on the FedEx Cup points list and takes place Thursday-Sunday this week from East Lake Golf Course in Atlanta, Georgia. The No. 2 seed has won the last three years – Jordan Spieth, Billy Horschel and Henrik Stenson.

He spent the season among the leaders in FedEx Cup points and earnings on the PGA Tour. “When we boarded the plane back home, it was an empty feeling and we don’t want that again”, said Spieth, 23, who made his Ryder Cup debut in 2014. However, the world’s No.3-ranked golfer faltered at the BMW Championship, going 1-over during the final three rounds to finish in a distant tie for 42nd place. It also includes spots in The Masters and PGA Championship, though he had previously qualified for those tournaments earlier in the year with his Memorial win and top-10 finish at Baltusrol.

Fingers will be crossed that world number one Day can remain fully fit after treatment for a pinched joint capsule in his back, which forced him to withdraw during the last round of the penultimate play-offs tournament less than two weeks ago.

Johnson, who started the season-ending tournament atop the FedEx Cup standings, birdied the 18th to earn a share of the lead.

Jordan Spieth believes the performance at the Tour Championship in East Lake will decide who gets the final slot in the United States team for the Ryder Cup 2016.

Fun Fact: This is the 10 year of the FedEx Cup, and they commissioned a trophy for the victor.

If any of the top-5 win in Atlanta they are guaranteed to win the Cup and its $10 million bonus pool.

“I feel like I’m playing better golf, I feel like my game is better than it has been in years past”, he added. They will find an East Lake course where the nines have been reversed for this event. Each of the past six FedExCup champions have done it by winning the Tour Championship.

“I think he really feels like he needs to go do his job this week”.

Johnson has a PGA Tour-most 12 top-10 finishes, and that run might override his lack of success at TPC Boston.

“I don’t have a Ryder Cup”, Spieth said.

That would give him The Players Championship, the Tour Championship, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Dell Match Play, along with being the FedEx Cup champion.

“I wasn’t able to go the gym as much, missed a few massage sessions with my guy”, Day said of the trouble that struck in Indiana.