Jordan Spieth will find himself in the final group on Saturday at the Tour Championship, that long-lost spot on the pairing sheet that has seemingly been so elusive. It's been all the way back to -- gulp -- last month since Spieth played his way into such a lofty position.
That was at the PGA Championship, you might recall, where Spieth was grouped with Jason Day at Whistling Straits, hoping to capture his third major title of the year.
But Day had other ideas, never allowing Spieth to get close, then going on his own run that has seen the Aussie take over the No. 1 ranking in the world.
Truth be told, Spieth got a bit irritated by the whole thing. Not at Day, whom he admires and likes. Simply the situation, and his inability to do anything about it.
"It can be tough to watch sometimes because you look up and there is only so much you can do,'' said Spieth, whose 4-under-par 66 at East Lake Golf Club was the best score of the day in the second round of the Tour Championship.
"I wasn't going to catch him last week. I say that now, but you tell me that at the time and I'll get mad at you. I don't accept that and that's my personality. This week is a little bit different because there isn't 22 under out there.''
That's what Day shot last week at the BMW Championship, winning for the fourth time since barely missing a playoff at The Open in July, including two victories during the FedEx Cup playoffs.
That win propelled him to the top of the world rankings for the first time and kept him in the lead of the FedEx Cup, where the points were reset heading into the final event at the Tour Championship.
Now Spieth finds himself in position to take the first prize, although he trails tournament leader Henrik Stenson by 3 strokes heading into the third round. Stenson, the 2013 FedEx champ, would also win the FedEx title with a victory here.