NORTON, Mass. — The word “playoffs” isn’t really applicable during the PGA Tour’s annual postseason FedEx Cup series, at least when it comes to the game’s top players. They’ll advance to the season finale no matter what.
What does tend to happen, though, is the game’s best seem to play the best this time of year. From that aspect, the FedEx Cup, well, delivers, which is as much the point as anything.a
Last week, it was Dustin Johnson beating Jordan Spieth in a playoff. Through the first three rounds of this week’s Dell Technologies Championship, it’s more of the same.
Justin Thomas, already with four wins this season, including a major, ripped off eight birdies Sunday en route to a bogey-free 63 that has him tied atop the leader board with Marc Leishman.