Zach Johnson wins at BMW

September 17, 2013. He eyed it for long, Zach Johnson just waited for the right moment, which came on Monday. Johnson’s marvelous 65 with six birdies won him third Playoff, BMW Championship, stepping aside the so far deserving Jim Furyk.

Unlucky Furyk, has held the 54-hole lead on five occasions in the PGA TOUR, but failed to capitalize even once. He extended that streak to six in a row, shooting an even-par 71 that included three bogeys over his final eight holes to finish three back of winner Zach Johnson.

Johnson was brilliant on Monday with a sensational 65 that included six birdies — two of which came over his final three holes — and zero bogeys.

[highlight]I was trying to get in the top 30 this week without trying to make it [/highlight]

“One of the best final rounds I probably have come up with in a while,” Johnson said. “Especially coming down the stretch,” Said the winner.

The win was the 10th of Johnson’s career and first this season. It also moved him to fourth in the Fed ExCup standings, which means he can win the FedEx Cup with a victory at next week’s TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola in a state, Georgia, where nearly one-third of all his victories have come.

At 27th in FedEx Cup points, Johnson was also on the bubble for making it to the TOUR Championship. Only the top 30 qualify for the finale.

“It’s hard to grasp the last two weeks of golf because I was trying to make that Presidents Cup team without trying to make it,” Johnson said. “I was trying to get in the top 30 this week without trying to make it.”

He did it in style, rallying from three back while nearly everyone around him struggled on a bright but blustery day outside the Windy City.

Tiger Woods, despite starting the day in fifth place finishes the day in a tie for 11th. It was at least good enough to move him back to No. 1 in the FedEx Cup standings after Henrik Stenson tied for 33rd to drop to No. 2.

Adam Scott and Matt Kuchar rounded out the top 5.