Schauffele, who won the Tour Championship last year, hit 17 of 18 greens in regulation and leads the field in strokes gained/putting, a combination guaranteed to deliver a low score.
Woods needs to win the Wanamaker Trophy – or couple a top five at the US PGA Championship with a Bridgestone Invitational victory – to have a chance at one of the eight point selections. If not, Tiger will have to rely on one of Furyk’s four captain’s picks.