Horschel, McIlroy share lead heading into Tour Championship finale

The best player in the world and the hottest player of these FedEx Cup playoffs are tied heading into the 16th, and final, round of the four-event series. World No. 1 Rory McIlroy and BMW Championship winner Billy Horschel are tied at 9 under par through three rounds of the Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta.

McIlroy caught Horshcel with a 3-under 67 on Saturday. An eagle at the par-5 15th brought McIlroy level, aided earlier on the side by a pair of Horschel (69) bogeys.

While the co-leaders are two clear of the field, their nearest pursuer, Jim Furyk, made the Tour Championship his last PGA Tour win in 2010 when he clinched the season finale at the $ 10 million FedEx Cup first-place prize.

A trio of players are three back, including Justin Rose (third-roudn 72), Rickie Fowler (67) and Jason Day (70).

Meanwhile, Jordan Spieth turned in a shocking, 10-over 80 to fall from the fringes of contention to 28th place out of a 29-player field. Spieth is among three Americans on the Ryder Cup team in the bottom five of the leaderboard, with captain’s picks Hunter Mahan tied for 25th and Webb Simpson in 27th place.

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