The biggest roar of the day was registered a full two hours before the final putt dropped. It emanated from the 10th green when the points leader Jordan Spieth, who was trying to capture the FedEx Cup championship for the second time in three years, holed his second shot from 93 yards for eagle, putting him at seven under par. At one point on the back nine, Spieth was projected to win the FedEx Cup title, but he played the final eight holes even, while behind him Thomas and Schauffele each played the same stretch in two-under. When he captured that title, at the Houston Open in 2009, 14 of the other 29 players in the field on Sunday, including four of the top five in the final FedEx Cup standings, had not yet turned pro. One of those players is Thomas, who is six months older than Schauffele and has four more career Tour titles.

Source: New York Times September 25, 2017 00:45 UTC