CARMEL, Ind. -- Dustin Johnson has his own gold medal.Its actually a coin, a krugerrand from South Africa. And its pure gold, unlike the medal Justin Rose won in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympics. A friend gave it to him, and Johnson was using it Wednesday during his pro-am at the BMW Championship.Johnson is aiming for something more valuable, at least in terms of cash.He is No. 3 in the FedEx Cup going into the third playoff event, and the U.S. Open champion is virtually assured of being among the top five who would only have to win the Tour Championship to capture the $10 million bonus.The FedEx Cup is at the halfway point, and its starting to feel like a sprint -- perhaps it felt like a slowdown for several players who stopped by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday to drive BMWs around the track.Patrick Reed is No. 1 in the standings based on his victory at The Barclays and a tie for fifth at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Hes followed by world No. 1 Jason Day, Johnson, Deutsche Bank winner Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott.THE THIRD LEG: Only 70 players advanced to the BMW Championship, the final stop before the top 30 reach the Tour Championship.Jordan Spieth is at No. 6 and eager to move into the top five, for those are the players who control their own fate in two weeks at the Tour Championship. The first step is to get there, and it would appear that no more than eight players have a chance to move into the top 30.Kevin Na dropped from No. 14 to No. 23 because he skipped last week when his wife gave birth. Henrik Stenson is No. 24, and his prospects are tenuous because the British Open champ is not playing Crooked Stick to rest his right knee and his mind for the Ryder Cup.Bubba Watson narrowly missed out on qualifying for the Ryder Cup. He is at No. 27 and is hopeful he doesnt narrowly miss out on East Lake.Just outside the top 30 is Daniel Berger, the only PGA Tour rookie last year to make it to the Tour Championship.CROOKED STICK: John Daly was the ninth alternate when he introduced the world to his grip it and rip it ways in the 1991 PGA Championship, and that explains a lot about this Pete Dye design just north of Indianapolis.Its a big course, and its tailored for big hitters.McIlroy made bogey on the last hole in 2012 and still won by two shots at Crooked Stick over a cast of contenders that included Lee Westwood, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson and Adam Scott.RYDER CUP: As usual, the FedEx Cup shares the billing with the Ryder Cup at the playoff events this year. U.S. captain Davis Love III makes three of his four picks on Monday after the BMW Championship.Even though Mickelson says the initial three picks are fairly obvious, the list of candidates goes from Rickie Fowler and Matt Kuchar to Watson and J.B. Holmes, and perhaps a younger player who has had a solid year and wins the BMW Championship.A good week wouldnt hurt an Americans chances.AWARD RACES: Johnson and Day are locked in a tight battle as front-runners for PGA Tour player of the year with only two tournaments remaining before the players vote.But theres more.The top five in the running for the Vardon Trophy -- a prestigious award for the lowest adjusted scoring average -- are Day, Johnson, Mickelson, Spieth and Scott. Day at No. 1 and Scott at No. 5 are separated a 0.273 average, so its still anyones game.One other race is for PGA Tour rookie of the year. The tour declared Si Woo Kim a rookie. 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HONOLULU -- Sheriff Drammeh had 14 points, eight rebounds and five assists Sunday night and Hawaii erased a 14-point deficit to beat Texas State 74-68 in the second night of the Rainbow Classic.Noah Allens drive-and-feed to set up Gibson Johnson for an inside basket put Hawaii (1-1) in control with a five-point lead and 1:04 left. Jack Purchase added a pair of free throws that capped a 13-1 run at 71-64.Hawaii committed 10 of its 14 turnovers before the break and trailed 38--24 in the final minute of the first half.dddddddddddd The Rainbow Warriors tied it at 55 and took their first lead at 64-63 on the first of a pair of free throws by Drammeh.Purchase had 15 points, and Johnson and Allen scored 13 each for Hawaii.Kavin Gilder-Tilbury had 18 points, Nijal Pearson scored 14 and Bobby Conley 10 for Texas State (1-1). ' ' '