ATLANTA – Dustin Johnson won the silver trophy as the FedEx Cup champion. Odds are he soon will pick up another trophy, this one a bronze variety in the image of Jack Nicklaus.The vote for PGA Tour player of the year was up in the air going into the Tour Championship, with only one major being played and six players with multiple victories.
The winner at East Lake was thought to be the front-runner. Johnson's victory gave him three titles this season, tied with Justin Thomas.With the short turnaround to the new season — two days between the final putt at East Lake and the opening drive at the Safeway Open in California — the ballots were going out this week to the players.For the PGA Tour player of the year, the candidates were Johnson,.