The projections, calculations and scenarios put forth heading into Week 3 of the FedEx Cup playoffs race touched off mathematical banter not heard since Pythagoras and Euclid were kids. Whatever the permutations and wild formulas, Jerry Kelly, ranked 65th in the standings, knows this much: He’s going to have to play great golf at this week’s BMW Championship to get to the Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta next week.
It likely will take a finish of third or better for Kelly to sneak into the top 30, a tall order for a player who has played 23 times already this season and has yet to finish better than fifth.