2010 PGA Tour Season
2010 Fed Ex Cup Playoffs
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1 .. Pre-2010 Tour Championship Leaders
Matt Kuchar, a playoff winner, is the #1 points (normal, non-reset) leader over two other playoff winners, #2 Dustin Johnson and #3 Charley Hoffman by by 636 pts and 1,486 pts. #4 Steve Stricker is 1,563 pts back, and #5 Paul Casey is 1,920 pts back. The difference (in normal points) between #1 Kuchar (4,935) and #30 Bo Van Pelt (1,572) is 3,363 pts, making 2010 possibly the most wide-open "X Chase" season yet. Full Top 30 Fed Ex Cup leaderboard going into the 2010 Tour Championship .....
FX Points FX Points
Rank Player Normal Reset Rank Player Normal Reset
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1 Matt Kuchar 4,935 2,500 16 Ryan Palmer 1,988 380
2 Dustin Johnson 4,299 2,250 17 Retief Goosen 1,976 360
3 Charley Hoffman 3,449 2,000 18 Bubba Watson 1,948 340
4 Steve Stricker 3,372 1,800 19 Zach Johnson 1,896 320
5 Paul Casey 3,015 1,600 20 Kevin Na 1,837 310
6 Jason Day 2,633 1,400 21 Tim Clark 1,757 300
7 Luke Donald 2,597 1,200 22 Ben Crane 1,732 290
8 Ernie Els 2,343 1,000 23 K.J. Choi 1,725 280
9 Martin Laird 2,294 800 24 Jeff Overton 1,669 270
10 Phil Mickelson 2,249 600 25 Camilo Villegas 1,621 260
11 Jim Furyk 2,121 480 26 Ryan Moore 1,610 250
12 Geoff Ogilvy 2,121 460 27 Robert Allenby 1,604 240
13 Justin Rose 2,105 440 28 Nick Watney 1,584 230
14 Adam Scott 2,083 420 29 Kevin Streelman 1,575 220
15 Hunter Mahan 2,058 400 30 Bo Van Pelt 1,572 210
2 .. Pre-2010 Tour Championship:
Actual and Alternative Fed Ex Cup Points
The actual points distribution used (a total of 13,590 pts) for the 2010 Tour Championship was as follows ....
1.. 2,500 6.. 500 11.. 350 16.. 275 21.. 250 26.. 225
2.. 1,500 7.. 450 12.. 325 17.. 270 22.. 245 27.. 220
3.. 1,000 8.. 425 13.. 300 18.. 265 23.. 240 28.. 215
4.. 750 9.. 400 14.. 285 19.. 260 24.. 235 29.. 210
5.. 550 10.. 375 15.. 280 20.. 255 25.. 230 30.. 205
For 2010, an alternative points distribution method, which offers a total of 35,000 pts, calculated,
approved and announced on the Monday before play in the Tour Championship begins, is as follows ....
1.. 5,600 6.. 1,400 11.. 1,050 16.. 756 21.. 686 26.. 616
2.. 3,080 7.. 1,330 12.. 980 17.. 742 22.. 672 27.. 602
3.. 2,240 8.. 1,260 13.. 910 18.. 728 23.. 658 28.. 588
4.. 1,820 9.. 1,190 14.. 840 19.. 714 24.. 644 29.. 574
5.. 1,540 10.. 1,120 15.. 770 20.. 700 25.. 630 30.. 560
With the alternative points distribution in effect, a few of the potential scenarios it creates are as follows ....
»» Players #1 thru #7 ........ JUST WIN, BABY! »» Players #8 thru #15 Combination of winning Tour Championship (5,600 pts) -AND- Matt Kuchar finishing no better than a two-way tie for 2nd (2,660 pts) »» Players #16 thru #20 Combination of winning Tour Championship (5,600 pts) -AND- Matt Kuchar finishing no better than solo 3rd (2,240 pts) »» Players #21 thru #28 Combination of winning Tour Championship (5,600 pts) -AND- Matt Kuchar finishing no better than solo 3rd (2,240 pts) -AND- Dustin Johnson finishing no better than a two-way tie for 2nd (2,660 pts) »» Player #29 - Keven Streelman Assuming (A) A Streelman win (5,600 pts) ... (B) Matt Kuchar finishing at solo 3rd (2,240 pts) ... and (C) Dustin Johnson finishing no better than solo 4th (1,820 pts) --THEN-- Streelman and Kuchar would be tied for first in the 2010 X Chase with 7,175 points each. A three-hole aggregate score playoff would be held decide the 2010 X Chase champion. --OTHERWISE-- Any Kuchar finish better than solo 3rd gives Matt the X Chase title -OR- Any Johnson finish better than solo 4th gives Dustin the X Chase title. »» Player #30 - Bo Van Pelt Combination of winning Tour Championship (5,600 pts) -AND- Matt Kuchar finishing no better than a two-way tie for 3rd (2,030 pts) -AND- Dustin Johnson finishing no better than a two-way tie for 2nd (2,660 pts)
The customized alternative Tour Championship points makes the 2010 Fed Ex Cup winning scenarios less complex and
easier to understand. Also, a sense of real urgency to play as well as one can rather than just coasting along is created, especially for the leading players who, in the right scenario, can easily be surpassed by any player in the field. Now, on to the actual 2010 Tour Championship results, which will include the alternative points distribution and the various potential scenarios which have been created by such points. One can compare and contrast both Tour Championship reset and non-reset scores, as well as the final "actual" and "alternative" Fed Ex Cup standings. |
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3 .. The 2010 Tour Championship . . .
Actual results, plus alternative points
Pre-tournament Fed Ex leaders Matt Kuchar and Dustin Johnson finished near the bottom of the pack, allowing Jim Furyk to rise up and win the tournament (by 1 stroke) and the Cup. PURSE: $ 7,500,000 1st Prize: $ 1,350,000 No-Cut Field of 30 30 of 30 finishers Player Finish Scores Tournament FX Points -- -- -- Money Actual Alternative ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jim Furyk WINNER 67, 65, 70, 70 = 272 $ 1,350,000 2,500 5,600 Luke Donald 2 66, 66, 71, 70 = 273 $ 810,000 1,500 3,080 Retief Goosen 3 71, 66, 66, 71 = 274 $ 517,500 1,000 2,240 Paul Casey T4 66, 71, 69, 69 = 275 $ 330,000 650 1,580 Nick Watney T4 71, 74, 63, 67 = 275 $ 330,000 650 1,580 Charley Hoffman 6 71, 67, 69, 70 = 277 $ 270,000 500 1,400 K.J. Choi T7 68, 68, 74, 68 = 278 $ 247,500 437.50 1,295 Ernie Els T7 71, 71, 71, 65 = 278 $ 247,500 437.50 1,295 Zach Johnson T9 74, 72, 66, 67 = 279 $ 208,125 362.50 1,085 Camilo Villegas T9 73, 69, 68, 69 = 279 $ 208,125 362.50 1,085 Ryan Moore T9 70, 72, 68, 69 = 279 $ 208,125 362.50 1,085 Kevin Streelman T9 70, 70, 69, 70 = 279 $ 208,125 362.50 1,085 Tim Clark T13 70, 73, 70, 67 = 280 $ 178,500 292.50 875 Geoff Ogilvy T13 66, 67, 72, 75 = 280 $ 178,500 292.50 875 Hunter Mahan T15 69, 71, 73, 68 = 281 $ 162,000 277.50 763 Justin Rose T15 74, 68, 72, 67 = 281 $ 162,000 277.50 763 Ben Crane T17 71, 69, 76, 66 = 282 $ 147,000 260 714 Robert Allenby T17 71, 70, 71, 70 = 282 $ 147,000 260 714 Bubba Watson T17 75, 69, 67, 71 = 282 $ 147,000 260 714 Jason Day T17 69, 69, 71, 73 = 282 $ 147,000 260 714 Kevin Na T17 69, 68, 69, 76 = 282 $ 147,000 260 714 Dustin Johnson T22 73, 71, 73, 66 = 283 $ 136,500 242.50 665 Phil Mickelson T22 69, 72, 68, 74 = 283 $ 136,500 242.50 665 Bo Van Pelt 24 74, 69, 69, 72 = 284 $ 132,000 235 644 Matt Kuchar T25 72, 70, 72, 71 = 285 $ 127,500 227.50 623 Steve Stricker T25 74, 68, 68, 75 = 285 $ 127,500 227.50 623 Adam Scott 27 74, 71, 69, 74 = 288 $ 124,500 220 602 Ryan Palmer 28 74, 72, 73, 70 = 289 $ 123,000 215 588 Jeff Overton 29 75, 70, 73, 73 = 291 $ 121,500 210 574 Martin Laird 30 75, 73, 74, 73 = 295 $ 120,000 205 560
4 .. Final 2010 Fed Ex Cup Top 30 Standings -- Actual and Alternative
Other than the Donald-Kuchar #2 / #3 and the Johnson-Hoffman #4 / #5 actual-alternative flip-flops, as well as Retief Goosen's rise from #10 (actual) to #7 (alternative), there are no noteworthy changes between actual and alternative results. In actual mode, K.J. Choi and Justin Rose tied for 15th place, so each received $ 247,500 in bonus money.
-- Actual -- Alternative Fed Ex Cup
Rank Player Points Rank Player Points Bonus Money
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1 Jim Furyk 2,980 1 Jim Furyk 7,721 $ 10,000,000
2 Matt Kuchar 2,728 2 Luke Donald 5,677 $ 3,000,000
3 Luke Donald 2,700 3 Matt Kuchar 5,558 $ 2,000,000
4 Charley Hoffman 2,500 4 Dustin Johnson 4,964 $ 1,500,000
5 Dustin Johnson 2,493 5 Charley Hoffman 4,849 $ 1,000,000
6 Paul Casey 2,250 6 Paul Casey 4,585 $ 800,000
7 Steve Stricker 2,028 7 Retief Goosen 4,216 $ 700,000
8 Jason Day 1,660 8 Steve Stricker 3,995 $ 600,000
9 Ernie Els 1,438 9 Ernie Els 3,638 $ 550,000
10 Retief Goosen 1,360 10 Jason Day 3,347 $ 500,000
11 Martin Laird 1,005 11 Nick Watney 3,164 $ 300,000
12 Nick Watney 880 12 K.J. Choi 3,020 $ 290,000
13 Phil Mickelson 843 13 Geoff Ogilvy 2,996 $ 280,000
14 Geoff Ogilvy 753 14 Zach Johnson 2,981 $ 270,000
15 K.J. Choi 718 **1 15 Phil Mickelson 2,914 $ 250,000
15 Justin Rose 718 **1 16 Justin Rose 2,868 $ 245,000
17 Zach Johnson 683 17 Martin Laird 2,854 $ 240,000
18 Hunter Mahan 678 18 Hunter Mahan 2,821 $ 235,000
19 Adam Scott 640 19 Adam Scott 2,719 $ 230,000
20 Camilo Villegas 623 20 Camilo Villegas 2,706 $ 225,000
21 Ryan Moore 613 21 Ryan Moore 2,695 $ 220,000
22 Bubba Watson 600 22 Bubba Watson 2,662 $ 215,000
23 Ryan Palmer 595 23 Kevin Streelman 2,660 $ 210,000
24 Tim Clark 593 24 Tim Clark 2,632 $ 205,000
25 Kevin Streelman 583 25 Ryan Palmer 2,576 $ 200,000
26 Kevin Na 570 26 Kevin Na 2,551 $ 195,000
27 Ben Crane 550 27 Ben Crane 2,446 $ 190,000
28 Robert Allenby 500 28 Robert Allenby 2,318 $ 185,000
29 Jeff Overton 480 29 Jeff Overton 2,243 $ 180,000
30 Bo Van Pelt 445 30 Bo Van Pelt 2,236 $ 175,000
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2010 Fed Ex Cup Playoffs