In search of his second win this season, J.J. Spaun (1st/-13) took his third career 54-hole lead/co-lead on PGA TOUR in his first start at TPC Southwind; projected No. 2 in FedExCup as he seeks first TOUR Championship start.
Sepp Straka seeks to advance to the BMW Championship for the first time in his fourth FedExCup Playoffs appearance.
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With eight top-10 finishes this season, Will Zalatoris seeks his first PGA TOUR win to join Camilo Villegas as the only player to win his maiden TOUR title at a FedExCup Playoffs event.
With a win, Cameron Smith would overtake Scottie Scheffler as World No. 1.
Tony Finau (T8) seeks to become first player to successfully defend a title in a FedExCup Playoffs event.
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Spaun has converted one of two attempts into a win (2022 Valero Texas Open).
197 marks his career-low 54-hole total on TOUR (previous: 199; 2018 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba; 2017 The RSM Classic).
T8 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic represents Spaun’s only top-10 finish since his maiden PGA TOUR win at the Valero Texas Open in April; one of 12 first-time TOUR winners this season (including Sepp Straka).
Is seeking his second win to become the ninth player with multiple titles this season (also: Sepp Straka, Trey Mullinax).
He is making first start at TPC Southwind and fourth at the FedEx St. Jude Championship (best: T54/2017/Glen Oaks Club).
Is making fourth start in the FedExCup Playoffs and first since 2019.
Advanced to the BMW Championship once in his three previous FedExCup Playoffs appearances (finished No. 62).
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Straka (2/-12) posted 68 after a bogey on the par-4 18th, fell to solo second.
Looks to advance to the BMW Championship for the first time in his fourth FedExCup Playoffs appearance.
Entered the week with a streak of six missed cuts; had not played the weekend since the Memorial Tournament (T45).
Three top-10s this season include his first career PGA TOUR victory at The Honda Classic.
Zalatoris (T3/-11) is seeking his first PGA TOUR victory in 56th career start; only one player has made a FedExCup Playoffs event his maiden TOUR title: Camilo Villegas, 2008 BMW Championship.
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Has eight top-10s this season, marks the most among players without a win.
Three runner-ups this season, including the U.S. Open (T2) and playoff losses at the Farmers Insurance Open and PGA Championship; one of two players with multiple playoff losses in 2021-22 (other: Patrick Cantlay, WM Phoenix Open, RBC Heritage).
In one previous start at TPC Southwind, finished T8 at the 2021 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational after rounds of 66-66-67-69.
