This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/cal as Cal's Collin Morikawa Slips From 3rd Place to 14th at Tour Championship. Starting the Tour Championship without a bogey through his first 29 holes wasn’t good enough for Collin Morikawa.

At No. 8 in the U.S. Ryder Cup points standings, Collin Morikawa would seem like a lock to be one of captain Keegan Bradley’s wild card picks for next month’s matches at Bethpage Black. He certainly bolstered his resume on Thursday with an opening 6-under 64 in the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club.