Dustin Johnson was five shots back of Jordan Spieth through five holes in the final round of The Northern Trust, but he overcame the deficit with a 4-under 66 to force a playoff with Spieth.
The World No. 1 edged Spieth on the first playoff hole (No. 18) with a birdie to secure his fourth victory of the season.
Johnson, who began the week at No. 4 in the FedExCup standings, returns to the top of the standings with the win. With his runner-up in New York, Spieth moves into the No. 2 spot.
The FedExCup Playoffs shifts to its second of four tournaments with the Dell Technologies Championship hosting the top 100 players in the FedExCup standings at TPC Boston.
Joining Johnson and Spieth in Beantown will be defending champion Rory McIlroy, along with superstars such as recent PGA Champion Justin Thomas, World No. 3 Hideki Matsuayma, rookie phenom Jon Rahm, and fan favorite Rickie Fowler.
Following the Boston event, the top 70 in the standings will move on to the BMW Championship outside Chicago before the top 30 advance to the season finale at the TOUR Championship in Atlanta.
Three players began THE NORTHERN TRUST outside the top 100 and moved inside the top 100 to advance and keep their seasons alive.
Nine-time PGA Tour winner Bubba Watson finished T10 to move from No. 113 to No. 72 in the standings. Sweden’s David Lingmerth’s T29 finish was enough to bump him from No. 103 to No. 87, and Harold Varner III, who narrowly qualified for the Playoffs after entering the regular season finale at No. 138, is now on to the Dell Technologies Championship after vaulting from No. 123 to No. 91 with his T20 finish.
THE SKINNY
Tournament: Dell Technologies Championship
Golf Course: TPC Boston
Where: Norton, Massachusetts
Distance: Par 71 / 7,297 yards
Course Designer: Arnold Palmer (2002)
Redesign: Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner, Brad Faxon (2009)
Purse: $8,750,000
Winner: $1,575,000
Defending Champion: Rory McIlroy
BY THE NUMBERS
As we do each week, let’s take a look at the field, by the numbers.
FEDEXCUP TOP 10
All 10 of the top 10 in the current FedExCup rankings will be in the field.
- Dustin Johnson (1)
- Jordan Spieth (2)
- Justin Thomas (3)
- Hideki Matsuyama (4)
- Jon Rahm (5)
- Rickie Fowler (6)
- Brooks Koepka (7)
- Daniel Berger (8)
- Charley Hoffman (9)
- Jhonattan Vegas (10)
WORLD TOP 10
All 10 of the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking will be in the field.
- Dustin Johnson (1)
- Jordan Spieth (2)
- Hideki Matsuyama (3)
- Rory McIlroy (4)
- Jon Rahm (5)
- Justin Thomas (6)
- Sergio Garcia (7)
- Henrik Stenson (8)
- Jason Day (9)
- Rickie Fowler (10)
FORMER FEDEXCUP CHAMPS
There are 5 former FedExCup champions in the field this week. Former champ Brandt Snedeker (2012) is out with an injury.
- Rory McIlroy (2016)
- Jordan Spieth (2015)
- Billy Horschel (2014)
- Henrik Stenson (2013)
- Bill Haas (2011)
MULTIPLE MAJOR CHAMPIONS
There are five players in the field with multiple major championship titles.
- Phil Mickelson (5)
- Rory McIlroy (4)
- Jordan Spieth (3)
- Zach Johnson (2)
- Bubba Watson (2)
10 PGA TOUR WINS
There are eight players in the field with at least 10 PGA Tour wins.
- Phil Mickelson (42)
- Dustin Johnson (16)
- Rory McIlroy (13)
- Zach Johnson (12)
- Adam Scott (12)
- Jordan Spieth (11)
- Jason Day (10)
- Sergio Garcia (10)
PGA TOUR ROOKIES
A record twelve rookies qualified for the playoffs this year. A record nine have moved on to Boston.
- Xander Schauffele (27)
- Wesley Bryan (32)
- Mackenzie Hughes (37)
- Ollie Schniederjans (42)
- Patrick Cantlay (50)
- Grayson Murray (70)
- C.T. Pan (85)
- J.J. Spaun (93)
- Cody Gribble (98)
FINAL FIELD: DELL TECHNOLOGIES CHAMPIONSHIP
The final field – by FedExCup standings Top 100 – is listed below. (Brandt Snedeker (No. 68), J.B. Holmes (No. 88) and Scott Piercy (No. 94) have all withdrawn.)
1 Dustin Johnson
2 Jordan Spieth
3 Justin Thomas
4 Hideki Matsuyama
5 Jon Rahm
6 Rickie Fowler
7 Brooks Koepka
8 Daniel Berger
9 Charley Hoffman
10 Jhonattan Vegas
11 Kevin Kisner
12 Paul Casey
13 Brian Harman
14 Pat Perez
15 Matt Kuchar
16 Webb Simpson
17 Kevin Chappell
18 Adam Hadwin
19 Kyle Stanley
20 Marc Leishman
21 Jason Dufner
22 Henrik Stenson
23 Russell Henley
24 Justin Rose
25 Brendan Steele
26 Louis Oosthuizen
27 Xander Schauffele
28 Charles Howell III
29 Jason Day
30 Sergio Garcia
31 Billy Horschel
32 Wesley Bryan
33 Patrick Reed
34 Gary Woodland
35 Tony Finau
36 Francesco Molinari
37 Mackenzie Hughes
38 Hudson Swafford
39 Bill Haas
40 Chez Reavie
41 Si Woo Kim
42 Ollie Schniederjans
43 Rory McIlroy
44 Cameron Smith
45 Martin Laird
46 Zach Johnson
47 Keegan Bradley
48 Bryson DeChambeau
49 Charl Schwartzel
50 Patrick Cantlay
51 Robert Streb
52 Luke List
53 Sung Kang
54 Jamie Lovemark
55 Scott Brown
56 Ian Poulter
57 Lucas Glover
58 Phil Mickelson
59 Sean O’Hair
60 James Hahn
61 Ryan Moore
62 Danny Lee
63 Kevin Na
64 Kelly Kraft
65 Russell Knox
66 Anirban Lahiri
67 Bud Cauley
68 Brandt Snedeker
69 Kevin Tway
70 Grayson Murray
71 Rod Pampling
72 Bubba Watson
73 Adam Scott
74 Graham DeLaet
75 Patrick Rodgers
76 Chad Campbell
77 Emiliano Grillo
78 Chris Stroud
79 Jason Kokrak
80 Rafa Cabrera Bello
81 Stewart Cink
82 Whee Kim
83 Morgan Hoffmann
84 Jonas Blixt
85 Cheng Tsung Pan
86 Jim Herman
87 David Lingmerth
88 J.B. Holmes
89 Camilo Villegas
90 Kevin Streelman
91 Harold Varner III
92 Nick Taylor
93 J.J. Spaun
94 Scott Piercy
95 Chris Kirk
96 William McGirt
97 Patton Kizzire
98 Cody Gribble
99 Branden Grace
100 Michael Kim
