ATLANTA The most important member of Team USA at next weeks Ryder Cup may be the team trainer.Justin Thomas began the season finale nursing a case of tendonitis in his right wrist and Rickie Fowler skipped the first two playoff events after being slowed by a right oblique injury.Neither player seemed impacted by the injuries on Thursday at the Tour Championship, with Thomas tied for fifth at 3 under and Fowler tied for the lead with Tiger Woods at 5 under par.
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I needed the 2 1/2 weeks or so of just sitting around really not doing a whole lot, said Fowler, who tied for eighth last week at the BMW Championship. It was definitely the right call. If I would have played through the first or second playoff events, there was really no benefit, especially looking at the ultimate goal being ready for the Ryder Cup and to have a chance to be here at East Lake.Being rested and pain-free is a vast improvement over how he felt at the PGA Championship last month, when he underwent therapy before and after each round and had to wear tape just to play.It's nice to be back swinging pain-free because I wouldn't have wanted to deal with how it felt during PGA week for a continued amount of time, said Fowler, who finished his day with a bogey-free closing nine to secure a spot in Fridays final group with Woods.
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