which means opportunities are dwindling to make moves in the FedEx Cup Fall standings. Those finishing inside the top 100 will earn exempt status for next year. There was minimal movement following the Baycurrent Classic, but still, it’s significant for those who moved. Christiaan Bezuidenhout moved from 99 to 95 with a T-17 finish and lee Hodges moved from 103 to 100 with a T-33 finish, but he bogeyed each of the last two holes. Max Greyserman dropped from 98 to 99 and bogeyed two of the last three holes in Japan and shot 74 in the third round. Billy Horschel entered the week 94th after a T-13 last week in Utah and tied for 21st place at the Baycurrent to jump up to No. 90. Brooks Koepka dropped from 100 to 102 but he’s exempt through 2028 because of his 2023 PGA Championship victory. He played last week at the Dunhill Links in Scotland and it’s believed that’s his last start of the year.

Goggin played in 279 events on the PGA Tour without being able to get a win, and now the 52-year-old Aussie could notch his first victory in only his 14th appearance on PGA Tour Champions. And for those who say they just have no shot on the circuit without holding a card: Goggin earned his way into the Furyk & Friends field as one of three Tuesday qualifiers.

Goggin pushed himself into the solo lead on Saturday my making 10 birdies to shoot a tournament-record 62, and he set the 36-hole event record at 16 under.

Goggin’s last pro victory came in the Korn Ferry Tour’s 2015 Panama Championship—4,270 days ago. A win on Sunday would be critical to his playing future, giving him full access to events over the next year after his Veteran Member Status was set to expire after this season.

Bob Costas once asked him how he slept on his 54-hole lead, and Goydos replied,” On my back.” Another time, he was asked if playing in 24 holes in the rain was difficult. “I'm a professional athlete. I'm offended by that question,” he quipped, “Sorry, America. Just kidding."

At 62, Goydos is still knocking his ball around on the PGA Tour Champions, and though there can be long gaps between truly contending—his last senior win came NINE years ago—he still finds that spark every once in a while, as Goydos did on Friday in shooting a 64 in the Furyk & Friends tournament in Florida. He was tied for the lead on Saturday midway through the second round. “I’m too inconsistent to be bad all the time,” Goydos deadpanned as an explanation.

Goydos is a guy that reporters wish more players would emulate. Honest and insightful, with the ability to put a funny spin on almost everything. On Friday, he explained the difference between a journeyman like himself and the elites of the game: “A guy like Ernie Els can win this tournament with his B-game. I have to have my A-plus game and also have good things happen. Tiger talks about winning tournaments with his C-game. My C-game misses every single cut for the rest of his life.”

You keep being you, Paul Goydos.

The popular and personable Aussie has built a massive social media fan base, with 985,000 followers on Instagram. Sure, he’s one of the best players in the world with a current ranking at No. 29, but he’s certainly a star of this age, with much of the attention starting with one catch phrase that dates back to the 2023 Players—“Let him cook!”—and the subsequent nickname of “The Chef,” with groups of fans following him at tournaments in chef hats. Lee seems like a fun-loving guy, but hardly outrageous, and maybe that’s the appeal. It’s all pretty chill.

His YouTube channel debut on Thursday had more than 26,000 views in less than 24 hours, and the 16-minute clip featured Lee addressing various queries for swing tips, with a couple of food questions thrown in. He seems like a good instructor, keeping advice simple and understandable. As for his culinary thoughts … there’s stuff about pineapples on pizza and his favorite meat dry rub. No spoilers here.

There's using all of the hole and then there's what Lowry did with an 8-foot par putt on the 8th hole during Friday's second round at the Spanish Open. The Irishman's effort slid by on the right side before pausing and then falling in from behind the cup. Check it out and insert your "Luck of the Irish" joke here: