dickwella and ajmal edged the side towards the new zealand first—innings total and they will start day american duo justin thomas and jason kokrak are the joint—leaders after the first round of the bmw championship in medinah. they're both 7—under—par, one shot clear of the field. it's the second of three events which make up the end—of—season fedex cup play—offs. the world number one and current fedex cup points leader brooks keopka opened up with a 4—under—par round of 68 on thursday. he's three shots behind thejoint—leaders. and so is patrick reed, who shot up from 50th to second in the standings, following his win in newjersey last week. rory mcilroy is a further shot back on 3—under—par, four off the lead. he dropped from second to third in the points list, following reed's victory last week. meanwhile, tiger woods, who pulled out of the northern trust last week with a back complaint, is six shots off the lead on i—under—par. he's currently in 38th place in the fedex cup points list, and only the top 30 in the standings will qualify for the season—ending tour championship at east