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Fowler missed The Northern Trust, the first leg
of the playoffs, while recovering from an oblique injury.
The 2015 FedEx Cup champion, Fowler is currently 22nd in the
points race. The top 70 players after this week's event will
qualify for the BMW championship the following week. The top 30
players after that event will qualify for the Tour Championship
at East Lake in Atlanta, which concludes five days before the
start of the Ryder Cup in Paris.
The Dell Technologies Field currently stands at 98 players, with
Italy's Francesco Molinari also not in this week's field after
The Open champion missed the cut at The Northern Trust. There
are no alternates added for playoff events.
Fowler earned one of the eight automatic qualifying spots on the
United States team, and wrote in an Instagram post last week
that his focus is on getting fully recovered in time for the
Ryder Cup.
Fowler reportedly played through the injury in his past two
tournaments, and he admitted after the third round of the PGA
Championship that he would need time off to allow the condition
to improve. He led after the first round at Bellerive Country
Club but ultimately finished in a tie for 12th.
"My team and I feel like it's best not to play next week in the
Northern Trust," Fowler wrote last week. "I will be back healthy
and competitive ASAP for the FedEx Cup and more than ready for
the Ryder Cup!!"
--Field Level Media
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