Zach Johnson is hungry for a sweet finale to 2013 PGA Tour
American is among top five in points standings to secure FedExCup play-off honours, US$10m
Fresh from a two-stroke victory at the weather-delayed BMW Championship in Chicago on Monday, Zach Johnson would dearly love to end his 2013 PGA Tour campaign with "a splash" at this week's Tour Championship.
Not only is another tournament win on the line at East Lake Golf Club in the season's finale, but also FedExCup play-off honours and the eye-popping US$10 million bonus that comes with it.
Every player in the elite field of 30 has a mathematical chance of claiming both titles, but only Johnson and four others are automatically guaranteed the overall play-off prize by winning the Tour Championship.
"That's the point of the FedExCup is you want to get in contention coming into Atlanta," Johnson, who is ranked fourth in the points standings, said at East Lake.
"And fortunately, I'm in that position now where one really good week has significant incentives. The beauty of that is that we've got a great competition here to try to get to that point, and I love it.
"I love everything this course demands. Certainly, the field's great. It's just a fantastic tournament to kind of make a splash at the end of the year. I'm excited to come back here."
Though thrilled with his game after charging to the 10th PGA Tour victory of his career with a closing six-under-par 65 at Conway Farms in the penultimate play-off, Johnson knows the slate will be wiped clean this week.