It seems like much more than coincidence the way things have unfolded this week for Keegan Bradley at East Lake Golf Club. Perhaps it’s a spiritual connection of sorts that has been inspiring him the last two days,

Robert MacIntyre, who finished second to Scheffler at BMW Championship, jumped 11 spots inside the top 30. A handful of other golfers made big leaps as well ahead of next week's Tour Championship. Full standings can be found on PGATour.com.

By the time Patrick Cantlay wrapped up his fourth birdie in the last five holes for a 6-under 64 to take the lead, and Tommy Fleetwood dried himself off from a double bogey with a pair of birdies for a 67 to catch him,

McIlroy won two majors and a World Golf Championship in 2014 and didn’t win it. The three times he did win the FedEx Cup, McIlroy was never at the top of the points list throughout the entire postseason until he delivered the goods at East Lake.

Bradley, 39, ascended to the captaincy when Tiger Woods turned it down. Bradley won the 2011 PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club and saw his playing career start to wane as he grew older. But he enjoyed a resurgence with a win in 2022, won again in 2023 and won the BMW Championship playoff event in 2024.

Shane Lowry exacted his revenge on the East Lake Golf Club’s 14 th hole on Friday. He drained a birdie putt from 97 feet 5 inches one day after a three-putt at the same green at the Tour Championship. “That one will be good for the stats,” Lowry said.

Scheffler earned 2,000 points for winning at the Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md., sparked by a startling chip-in from 82 feet at the par-3 17th hole. Robert MacIntyre had a four-shot lead through 54 holes but didn't make a birdie until the 16th hole. He still trailed Scheffler by only one shot before Scheffler's chip-in.

Professional golfer Rickie Fowler put one internet troll on blast after missing the FedEx Cup Playoffs.