Keegan Bradley, the golfer who was paired with Ocala's Ted Potter in the final round of the 2009 Ocala Open at Candler Hills, held on in the BMW Championship to win the third leg of the FedEx playoffs at 12 under par. He was one better than Adam Scott, Ludvig Aberg and Sam Burns and moved up from No. 50 in the standings to No. 4.

    With the dumbest event of the season coming up - the Tour Championship in Atlanta - Keegan begins today as the fourth seed, so to speak, in the field that has been whittled to the top 30, with each player assigned an under-par number based on the standings. As if he needs an added advantage, Scottie Scheffler, ranked No. 1, will began at 10 under par. Xander Schauffele, No. 2, begins at 8 under, followed by Hideki Matsuyama at 7 under, Keegan at 6 under, Aberg at 5 under, Rory McIlroy at 4 under, etc.

    To say that Scottie has a major advantage over the field aat the East Lake Golf Club is a gross understatement. There are five players tied at No. 26 and will begin at even par, giving them virtually no chance to win the richest event of the season. Among that group are Justin Thomas and Aaron Rai. Gator Billy Horschel is in much the same boat, at No. 21, and beginning at 1 under. The person (s) who came up with this dumbness should be punished by being forced to spend a week traveling with Donald J. Trump.  

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