September 18, 2013. Tiger Woods will thank his good luck for retaining his top position in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup standings despite his dismal performance during the final rounds of BMW Championship.
Woods began the weather-delayed fourth round four strokes back of 54-hole leader Jim Furyk, but two bogeys in his first five holes effectively doomed his chances and he finished the game tied 11th.
Nevertheless, Woods earned enough points to pass Henrik Stenson for the top spot in the FedEx Cup standings. The four-tournament playoff series concludes this weekend in Atlanta at the Tour Championship.
[highlight]Top five, you control your own destiny.You win the tournament, you win it outright, says Woods [/highlight]
“I thought I needed to shoot at least 3-, 4-under par on the front nine and at least give myself a chance going into the back nine, where if I put a good back nine together I might be in there, but I wasn’t anywhere near it,” said Woods, who made three birdies and three bogeys.
As for the FedEx, Woods began the week in second place behind Stenson, who finished tied for 33rd and dropped to second in the standings. Adam Scott, Johnson and Matt Kuchar round out the top five, which means if any of the five wins at East Lake, he will capture the FedEx Cup and the $10 million bonus.
“Top five, you control your own destiny,” Woods said. “You win the tournament, you win it outright.”
Woods, who has won the FedEx Cup twice since its inception in 2007, has positioned him self to capture the title again should the others in the top five falter.
Woods, a five- time winner at the PGA Tour this year, said he had difficulty on the greens at Conway Farms, a new venue for the tournament this year. He had five three-putts in all, including two Monday.
He also faced a two-stroke penalty during Friday’s round, turning a double-bogey 6 at the first hole into an 8.
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