ATLANTA -- Jason Day is trying to ease his way into the season-ending Tour Championship after a back issue forced him to withdraw during the final round of the BMW Championship on Sept. 11.
Day, the No. 1-ranked player in the world, heads into the 30-player tournament ranked fourth in the FedEx Cup standings with a chance again to be the overall FedEx champion after a three-victory season that's saw him win the Players Championship.
But the back issues that plagued him on his way to the WGC-Dell Match Play title in March resurfaced in Indianapolis and Day, 28, has been taking it slowly since, only getting back to practicing a few days ago.