well folks let's paint a picture here East Lake Golf Club a place normally known for its wide openen welcoming locker rooms is now packed with therapy tables and Recovery stations It's the final push of the FedEx Cup season and you can feel the strain the cryotherapy Chambers are the hottest spots in town no pun intended as the top golfers in the world try to hold their bodies together for these last crucial rounds the condensed PGA Tour schedule has been Relentless this year just think about it a whirlwind stretch of seven weeks that included the open the Olympics and three playoff events it's no wonder the game's best are feeling the burn take Hideki Matsuyama for instance he kicked off the playoffs with a win in Memphis only to pull out of the BMW Championship with a lower back injury and then there's world number one Scotty sheffler who gave us all a bit of a scare last week when he seemed to tweak his back thankfully he brushed it off saying it wasn't anything serious after his opening round Sheffer summed it up pretty well I think everybody's dealing with a little something at the end of the year it's been a long season especially now with the way the new schedule is it really is a Sprint to get here and what a Sprint it's been the expanded schedule packed with Signature Events left hardly any time to catch a breath let alone rest and recover sheffler broke it down mark Mar was the players April the Masters May the PGA June brought the US Open July was the Open Championship then the Olympics hit and boom you're into the FedEx Cup playoffs now Xander shafley who's starting the week just two strokes behind Sheffer put it in even pler terms he's been fighting to keep his bucket full trying to maintain that energy down the stretch when asked about his appetite for playing overseas in the fall he didn't mince words right now it sounds terrible my brother's bachelor party next week sounds terrible too I'm in a place where I'm trying to get over this Finish Line and play some really good golf coming in so I can enjoy myself before we get too deep into the action make sure to hit that subscribe button and leave a like trust me you don't want to miss what's coming next this season's been one for the ages and we're just getting started thanks for watching folks stay tuned because the next update is just around the corner and remember the best is yet to come