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Holly G and Rich B are in the studio on the eve of the final
event of the season, the Tour Championship at East Lake. Rich and Holly talk
about Billy Horschel’s big win at the BMW Championship that now sets him up for
the FedEx Cup Top 5 and the hunt for the FedEx Cup title.


Horschel was in contention the week prior and hit a bad shot
toward the end of the tournament that cost him a chance for a playoff and the
tournament title. He ended up finishing tied for second.


Todd Lewis, the Golf Channel, calls in from East Lake and
talks about Arnold Palmer, who turned 85 today, and how Mr. Palmer always has
been “every man’s” champion. Todd said that Arnold has made fan interaction on
the golf course what it is today and that has made golf a great sport to follow.
Arnold was also one of the integral players in getting the Golf Channel up and running.



Holly and Todd talk about how the Top 5 in the FedEx Cup
standings control of their own destinies. If any of those 5 players win the
Tour Championship they will win the FedEx Cup title. Todd shares with the
listeners that the word at East Lake is “fatigue.” The players require sharp mental
focus to constantly contend in the final events.


Todd says that even though weather could play a factor in
the tournament, that East Lake has a system underneath the greens that sucks
the moisture out of the greens. So you could have soft fairways and hard
greens.


Holly asks Todd about Hunter Mahan making every FedEx Cup playoff
event since it started, all 32. He mentions that is the first time since 1992
that neither Tiger Woods nor Phil Mickelson qualified for the Tour
Championship.


Bob Harig, ESPN.com, calls in from East Lake to talk to the
Golf Insiders about the FedEx Cup and how it is such a convoluted system. Bob
wants to have a system in place that everyone can easily follow it. The players
need to know going in as well as the fans who is going to win without a slide
ruler. Bob thinks that the current way is too complicated. He feels that there
is a way better way to do it.


Bob said that Jim Furyk could actually win the FedEx Cup
without winning a PGA Tour event all year. A lot of things would need to happen
for him to do that, but it actually could happen.


You could win every tournament in the year and if you don’t
win the FedEx Cup, you wouldn’t win the FedEx Cup title. Bob feels that all 30
players coming into the Tour Championship should have a shot at winning the
FedEx Cup title if they win the Tour Championship. The winner of the final
event should win it all.


Steve Eubanks, Global Golf Post, calls in from East Lake to
give his thoughts about the golf course and who it favors. Sets up well for
McIlroy and Horschel. Is Billy going to be able to hold up under the pressure?


Holly feels that the mental pressure of these final tournaments
play a big part of these top pros mishitting shots like Horschel did.


Steve brings up the press conference from earlier where Rory
talked about Mickelson and Woods getting older and that injuries and fatigue
have worn down both players this year.


Steve wonders what the one thing that is keeping Rickie
Fowler from breaking through and winning on the Tour. Rickie has finished in
the Top 5 at all 4 majors this year.


Todd Lewis, Bob Harig and Steve Eubanks pick Rory McIlroy to
win the whole thing. Rich B picks Rory with Jim Furyk as a backup and Holly
picks someone from the field and not the Top 5.