Dustin Johnson shoots a 64 in the third round as he closes in on the FedEx Cup championship.
ATLANTA — Dustin Johnson started with the lead, matched the low round Sunday at the Tour Championship with a 6-under 64, and now is one round away from capturing the FedEx Cup and its $15 million prize. Johnson missed only three fairways and putted for birdie on all but three holes. It led to a five-shot lead over Justin Thomas and Xander Schauffele going into the Labor Day finish at East Lake. “He’s showcased what he can do,” Schauffele said. “If he does what he normally does, it’s going to be almost impossible to catch him.” No one was playing better going into the FedEx Cup finale, and Johnson has shown few signs of slowing. He was at 19-under par, his fourth consecutive event holding at least a share of the 54-hole lead. He converted one of those into an 11-shot victory two weeks ago at TPC Boston. He lost to a 65 by Collin Morikawa in the PGA Championship and to a 65-foot putt in a playoff by Jon Rahm last week in the BMW Championship.
