FanHouse Bryce Molder

On Monday at TPC Boston, Bryce Molder stood over an eagle putt on the 18th green from the back fringe. Molder was ranked No. 74 in FedEx Cup points going into the Deutsche Bank Championship, and needed to get down in two for birdie if he hoped to make it to the next week, cash another check and hopefully finish high enough to join the Tour Championship field.

Molder's eagle putt nestled snugly to about a foot from the hole, he tapped it in and the 30-year-old added his name to the top-70 in the field this week at the BMW Championship. One putt. One stroke. A whole new chance at a paycheck, a trophy and a chance to join the 30 best golfers at the year's last big event.

So, is what I'm about to say true? Did the FedEx Cup, thanks to guys like Molder, a different points system and the resurgence of Steve Stricker, become interesting? Finally? I think it did.

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Major championships will make you do some crazy things. Greg Norman can attest to that at Augusta in 1996. Constantino Rocca was a great example of this on the final hole of the 1995 British Open. So far at Turnberry, Tom Watson is doing the complete opposite of that.

The five-time British Open winner is leading the Open after the front nine Saturday, cashing in all but one short par putts that used to give him grief and playing the first nine holes 1-over par, 4-under for the championship. Watson, 59, spent most of his week preparing for interviews and questions about 1977, not getting set to be leading the British after 45 holes. Some people waiver at this point, but Watson looks as solid as a leader can look. Pure iron shots, putts that find the middle of the hole and a demeanor that quietly shouts, "I'm still great, just watch me."

Saturday Morning Update: You might say that Phil Mickelson isn't much of a morning person. Having to wake up and finish his last three holes because of weather on Friday, Phil birdied the par-5 16th hole before going bogey-double bogey to close. This is the second round in a row that Phil has doubled the par-4 18th hole, putting Mickelson at 2-under for the tournament and well back of being in contention. John Daly did make the cut at even par.

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In mid-April of 2009, Brian Gay became a two-time winner on the PGA Tour when he smoked the Verizon Heritage field, winning the tournament at Hilton Head by ten shots. With just three holes to play on Friday, it looked like Gay might be doing much of the same at the St. Jude Championship.

Standing on the par-5 16th hole, Gay was 12-under for the tournament, but a disappointing par there followed by closing bogeys on 17 and 18 left the 37-year-old Texan with just a two shot lead over Bryce Molder and Woody Austin.

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