Tour Championship Preview: FedEx Cup Showdown

It wasn't that long ago - just a couple months back - when Rory McIlroy was completely out of sorts. It was also about that time that golf truly resembled golf - completely unpredictable. The change on both counts began at the PGA Championship, and the script has completely flipped in just a handful of events. Prior to the PGA Championship there was an unusually long string of first-time major winners, which McIlroy broke when he picked up his second in the last two years. That could have been a fluke, though. After all, it was one good performance out of many not-so-good performances this season. But he didn't stop there. He pressed on and enters this week on a streak of two in a row. To win the FedEx Cup, he'll likely need a third consecutive win, and who would bet against him? It's funny, who would have thought we'd be talking about McIlroy in this manner just a couple months after his ...

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