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“Came out firing, like I said we had to do,” Spieth said. “Eight through 14 is the meat of the golf course. You want to get through even. I got through over par and didn’t get any coming in when I hit some good putts.”

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Spieth still moved to No. 1 in the FedEx Cup with one more event before the $10 million prize is decided at the Tour Championship.

Leishman shot 30 on the front to build a two-shot lead, only for it to vanish quickly. He had to save bogey on No. 10 after an errant drive. He three-putted from long range for bogey on the 11th. He found a bunker on the 12th for a third straight bogey. And then he closed with two bogeys that only cost him money. Leishman shot 70.

Johnson, the No. 1 player in the world coming off his fourth victory of the season last week, started the final round three shots behind and was one of the few players who was never in contention. He took two to get out of a fairway bunker and made bogey on the par-5 second hole, and he closed with a 73 to finish 10 behind.

The PGA Tour heads into a dark week with Spieth, Thomas, Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama and Jon Rahm in the top five in the FedEx Cup. Next up is the BMW Championship north of Chicago for the top 70 in the standings, and from there the top 30 advance to the Tour Championship for a shot at the $10 million.

Thomas started the season at No. 34 in the world with one PGA Tour victory.

Now he’s among the elite, joining Tiger Woods and Spieth as the only players in the last 50 years with five victories and a major in one season before age 25. Woods did it twice.

“I’m a lot better at golf,” Thomas said. “I think I’m stronger. I’m in better shape. I’m way more mentally tough. Things don’t affect me as much. I’m still fiery. I still get angry. That’s just my personality, my character; that will probably never change. But in terms of letting it roll over into the next shot, I think I’m way better at that.”