Jason Day withdrew after nine holes of the final round of the BMW Championship, citing a back injury that had flared up en route to victory at the WGC-Dell Match Play in March.
With a full week to rest, the Aussie world No. 1 is hopeful his back will hold up at East Lake and the Tour Championship, where he is in position to win the FedEx Cup for the first time.
According to Golf Channel, Day characterized himself as “cautiously optimistic” about this week as he tries to move on from what was diagnosed as a pinched joint capsule in his lower back.
Day comes into the PGA Tour season and playoff finale with a simple marching order: At No. 4 in the rankings, he can win the FedEx Cup and its $ 10 million first-place prize with a win in the Tour Championship. At a minimum, he needs to finish in the top three to have a mathematical chance of winning the season-long race.
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