Rory McIlroy has won two weeks in a row and now has won three times in the last five weeks including the 94th PGA Championship and the Deutsche Bank last week at TPC Boston. This week he did it at the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Indiana with a score of -20, two clear of second place Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood, who both finished at -18. Rory now No.1 on the Fed Ex rankings points list as the playoffs move to the final event at East Lake in Atlanta for the Tour Championship, Sept. 20-23. Tiger is second on the points list, Nick Watney is third, Phil is fourth and Brandt Snedeker is fifth. Any one of those five can win it with a victory at East Lake and a lesser showing by one or several of their competitors in front of them. Should be compelling drama.
Rory is just on fire. A lot has been made of Tiger being so complimentary of Rory and I think Tiger is getting tired of it. The competition is going to heat up in two weeks. I kind of like a kinder, gentler Tiger. He needs to be a better person, and he’s playing very good golf right now. Rory is such a good kid that you just can’t help but like him. Even Tiger is nice to him. Actually, Tiger has been a pretty nice guy lately and the media is making such a big deal about that. I like him better this way. The players seem to be getting along with him well and he’s playing exceptional golf. The competition is just fierce right now. So many elite guys in these playoffs who want this Cup and the $10M check that goes with it. That’s a lot to play for.

The Tour Championship should be high drama. With all the football and excitement there, there is still a lot of electricity in the Fed Ex playoffs. The elite players have raised the level of their games. It’s fantastic.

After the Tour Championship, it’s on to the Ryder Cup at famed Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois, just outside Chicago. Will be incredible drama with some incredible names on both the American and European sides battling it out in a war for the coveted cup. Some phenomenal golf being played right now. The Tour Championship will definitely be worth watching and the Ryder Cup is a must see, Sept. 28-30, Friday through Sunday at East Lake Golf Club. Coverage for both will be provided by Golf Channel (Tour Champ) and NBC (Tour Champ and all of the Ryder Cup).