The Deutsche Bank Championship was played September 2–5. Of the 100 players eligible to play in the event, three did not play.
Kevin Na (ranked 14) withdrew before the event because of the recent birth of his daughter.
Alex Čejka (73) withdrew before the event with a lower back injury.
Danny Willett (86) did not enter and played in the
Omega European Masters instead. Of the 97 entrants, 72 made the second-round cut at 141 (−1).
Rory McIlroy won by two strokes over
Paul Casey and moved to fourth in the standings. The top 70 players in the points standings advanced to the BMW Championship. This included six players who were outside the top 70 prior to the Deutsche Bank Championship:
Billy Hurley III (77 to 51),
David Hearn (92 to 59),
Hudson Swafford (82 to 61),
Vaughn Taylor (79 to 64),
Chris Kirk (75 to 66), and
Marc Leishman (71 to 70). Six players started the tournament within the top 70 but ended the tournament outside the top 70, ending their playoff chances:
Ricky Barnes (68 to 71),
Jerry Kelly (61 to 72),
Martin Laird (63 to 77),
Johnson Wagner (69 to 78),
Colt Knost (65 to 79), and
Chez Reavie (70 to 81). • Par 71 course ==BMW Championship==