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Fowler has eye on Cup

NORTON, Mass. - Rickie Fowler delivered all the right shots Monday at the Deutsche Bank Championship. "Let's finish off the year right," Fowler said afterward.

NORTON, Mass. - Rickie Fowler delivered all the right shots Monday at the Deutsche Bank Championship.

"Let's finish off the year right," Fowler said afterward.

He certainly showed he is capable after a tense duel with Henrik Stenson at the TPC Boston.

Trailing by 3 shots early on the back nine, Fowler rolled in a 40-foot putt on the 14th hole to pull within one and then seized control when Stenson hit a towering tee shot that came down short and into the water for double bogey on the par-3 16th.

That combination sent Fowler to another big win. He closed with a 3-under 68 for a 1-shot victory that assured him of a spot in the top five at the Tour Championship and a clear shot at the $10 million bonus in the FedEx Cup.

Fowler moved to No. 5 in the world, not quite part of the "Big Three" this year of Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day, but perhaps on the cusp.

Fowler finished at 15-under 269 and moved to No. 3 in the FedEx Cup behind Day and Spieth, with Stenson at No. 4 and Bubba Watson at No. 5. Spieth, despite missing the cut, moved back to No. 1 in the world rankings.

Hunter Mahan kept his streak going by closing with a 70 to tie for fourth, moving him from No. 91 to No. 52. Mahan is the only player who has never missed a FedEx Cup playoff event since this series began in 2007. Jerry Kelly made birdie on the last hole to get into the top 70. Keegan Bradley also got in.

West Chester's Sean O'Hair, who started the day 2 shots off the lead, faded with a 3-over 74 to finish 7 strokes behind Fowler.