Sam Burns produced rounds of 68-66-65-67 to ascend the leaderboards and earn his second career PGA Tour victory. Burns finished at 22-under-par on the week to win by a stroke.
Fantasy Impact: The 25-year old native of Louisiana returned close to home and won the Sanderson Farms Championship this past weekend. Burns continues to build on the momentum he created in the 2021 PGA season, where he produced eight top-ten finishes but only one first-place finish. However, Burns didn't waste much time, winning the third tournament of the 2022 PGA season. As a result, he is now ranked first in the FedExCup standings heading into the Shriners Children's Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas.
Wed, Aug 12th 9:58pm EDT
By Chris Ferro
Ryan Armour returns to the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield CC in Greensboro, NC where he shot a career best round of 61 in the second round back in 2017.
Fantasy Impact: Armour comes into this tourney having the second best Driving Accuracy Pct on tour at 73.59. The fairways are tight here, and with a weak field taking Armour to finish in the top 10 has great odds at +1400.
Billy Horschel comes into this weeks PGA event at the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield CC in Greensboro, NC with five top 10 finishes this year.
Fantasy Impact: Horschel finished tied for sixth in last year's tournament and with a weak field this year the safe bet is him to finish in the top 10 at +400.
Wed, Aug 12th 9:31pm EDT
By Chris Ferro
Patrick Reed picked up the first of his eight PGA victories at Sedgefield Country Club in North Carolina, the home to this years Wyndham Championship
Fantasy Impact: Reed ranks sixth this year in top 10 finishes on tour. With Reed having success here in the past coupled with the weak field, the safe bet is taking him to finish in the top 10 at +200.
Jon Rahm closed out the TOUR Championship with a final round 72 on Sunday, finishing in a tie for 12th place.
Fantasy Impact: Rahm just missed posting a fourth straight top-10 result. He had three top-3 finishes and 12 top-10 finishes. Rahm's average finish this year was 19th, by far the best mark of his career.
Matt Kuchar shot a final round 74 on Sunday to finish three-over-par at the Tour Championship, tied for 16th.
Fantasy Impact: Kuchar's ugly final round led to him falling seven spots on the leaderboard. He still finishes the 2018-19 season with four top-3 finishes and eight more top-10 finishes. Kuchar is still looking for his first major victory; his best result in a major came in 2017 when he finished second at The Open Championship.
Dustin Johnson finished the Tour Championship at 10-over-par, tied for dead last in the field.
Fantasy Impact: Johnson failed to break 70 in any of his four rounds and wound up finishing dead last, 10-over par. It's been a struggle for DJ since he placed second at the PGA Championship, the former world No. 1 has finished no better than 20th place since then. Johnson will certainly be looking to bounce back next season after what was a very up-and-down 2018-19 campaign.
Hideki Matsuyama shot a one-over 71 on Sunday at the Tour Championship, leaving himself in a tie for ninth place.
Fantasy Impact: Matsuyama started the week hot with a four-under 66 in round one, but on Friday made just one birdie in a five-over 75. A three-under-par weekend helped him at least finish in a top-10 position. Matsuyama missed only two cuts in 24 starts and added seven top-10's and 15 top-25's.
Kevin Kisner finished in a share of ninth place at the Tour Championship behind a two-under 68 in the final round.
Fantasy Impact: Kisner shot a solid three-under-par this week and turned it into a top-10 with him starting a two-under-par. He was fourth in the field in SG: Putting. Kisner posted five top-10's and 11 top-25's in 25 starts this season, including a win at the WGC-Match Play.
Chez Reavie had an even-par 70 on Sunday to finish a solo eighth at the Tour Championship.
Fantasy Impact: Reavie's highlight of the week was an ace at the par-3 9th in round two. He carded five birdies to three bogeys and a double-bogey. Reavie had one of his best seasons as a pro, winning for the first time in a decade at the Travelers to go along with five other top-10's.
Tony Finau closed with a three-under 67 to finish in solo seventh place at the TOUR Championship.
Fantasy Impact: Finau had another good season with a pair of runner-ups and 12 top-25's. He has not found the winner circle since the Puerto Rico Open in 2016.
Adam Scott fired a four-under 66 in the final round of the TOUR Championship and finished in solo sixth place.
Fantasy Impact: Scott began the week at three-under-par, but seven behind the lead. He sat at a four-under total through three rounds, but surged on Sunday with six birdies. Scott's 19 birdies for the week were tied for second in the field and he was tops in the field in GIR's. Scott had a really steady season, with nine top-10's and 12 top-25's in just 18 starts.
Mon, Aug 26th 10:47am EDT
By Brad Camara
Xander Schauffele shot a four round total of 14-under-par, which earned him a runner-up finish at the Tour Championship.
Fantasy Impact: Schauffele started six back of leader Justin Thomas under the new scoring format, but quickly erased the deficit with a first round six-under 64. He ended up shooting a solid round of 70, but watched Rory McIlroy finish four ahead of him. Schauffele finishes the season with wins at the WGC-HSBC Champions and Sentry Tournament of Champions to go along with top-three's at two of the four majors.
Lucas Glover finished in a tie for seventh place at the BMW Championship after rounds of 66-69-69-69.
Fantasy Impact: Glover has been an amazing ball striker this season, ranking fifth in SG: Tee-to-green and sixth in GIR percentage. While he will start 10 back of the lead at the TOUR Championship, Glover has had one of the most consistent seasons on tour this year.
Corey Conners shot a three-under 69 on Sunday at the BMW Championship to finish in a share of seventh place.
Fantasy Impact: Conners ranked third in SG: Approach and second in GIR's. On top of that, Conners was second in scrambling and only made four bogeys all week. Conners will enter East Lake off three straight top-25 finishes. He will start the event at one-under and nine back of the leader, Justin Thomas.
Brandt Snedeker closed with a four-under 68 on Sunday at the BMW Championship to finish in a share of fifth place.
Fantasy Impact: Snedeker was able to make it through the final 40 holes of the tournament bogey-free. He ranked fourth in SG: Around, SG: Putting, and scrambling percentage. Snedeker secured his position in the TOUR Championship after finishes of T6-T5 in the first two legs of the playoffs. He will will start at two-under-par and eight behind point leader Justin Thomas at East Lake.
Patrick Cantlay fired a seven-under 65 in the final round of the BMW Championship, finishing in second place.
Fantasy Impact: Cantlay was in the final group on Sunday trying to make up a six shot deficit to Justin Thomas. He surged to within two shots after four straight birdies from holes 7-10. Cantlay's solo second means he will start the TOUR Championship in the No. 2 spot at eight-under and two back of Thomas.
Justin Thomas was victorious at the BMW Championship by three shots after shooting a 25-under-par total.
Fantasy Impact: Thomas took a commanding six shot lead into the final round after an 11-under-par 61 on Saturday. He had five straight birdies, an eagle, a chip-in, and a hole-out on the par-4 16th during that stretch. Thomas now will take a two shot lead over the rest of the field when they tee it up next week at the TOUR Championship. He will look to join Tiger Woods as the only two-time FedExCup Champions.
Ian Poulter closed with a three-under 68 on Sunday to finish in a tie for 10th place at the Northern Trust.
Fantasy Impact: Poulter was third in SG: Approach and T9 in GIR's. After a poor stretch of golf at the beginning of summer, Poulter has turned it around with back-to-back top-10's. He will need another good finish at the BMW Championship if he wants to make it to East Lake.
Justin Rose closed with an even-par 71 on Sunday at the Northern Trust to finish in a tie for 10th place.
Fantasy Impact: Rose made four birdies, but four bogeys as well on Sunday. He has finished inside the top-20 in his last five starts on the PGA Tour. Rose will be a threat to win the FedExCup for the second year in a row if he can develop a little more consistency from tee to green.
