2012 PGA Tour Season
2012 Fed Ex Cup Playoffs
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1 .. Pre-2012 Tour Championship Leaders
Rory McIlroy, winner of the 2012 PGA Championship, a 2012 playoff event and one other 2012 event, holds a lead of 3,232 pts (normal, non-reset) over #2 Tiger Woods, 3,713 pts over #3 Nick Watney, 3879 pts over #4 Phil Mickelson, 3942 pts over #5 Brandt Snedeker and 5,800 pts over #30 Scott Piercy. Full Top 30 Fed Ex Cup leaderboard going into the 2012 Tour Championship .....
FX Points FX Points
Rank Player Normal Reset Rank Player Normal Reset
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1 Rory McIlroy 7,299 2,500 16 Matt Kuchar 2,002 380
2 Tiger Woods 4,067 2,250 17 Carl Pettersson 1,976 360
3 Nick Watney 3,586 2,000 18 Jim Furyk 1,966 340
4 Phil Mickelson 3,420 1,800 19 Bo Van Pelt 1,950 320
5 Brandt Snedeker 3,357 1,600 20 Robert Garrigus 1,945 310
6 Louis Oosthuizen 3,167 1,400 21 Adam Scott 1,923 300
7 Dustin Johnson 3,097 1,200 22 Ernie Els 1,922 290
8 Lee Westwood 2,726 1,000 23 Hunter Mahan 1,899 280
9 Zach Johnson 2,576 800 24 Justin Rose 1,791 270
10 Jason Dufner 2,575 600 25 Webb Simpson 1,782 260
11 Bubba Watson 2,377 480 26 John Huh 1,640 250
12 Sergio Garcia 2,043 460 27 Rickie Fowler 1,600 240
13 Steve Stricker 2,028 440 28 Ryan Moore 1,568 230
14 Keegan Bradley 2,007 420 29 John Senden 1,512 220
15 Luke Donald 2,005 400 30 Scott Piercy 1,499 210
2 .. Pre-2012 Tour Championship:
Actual and Alternative Fed Ex Cup Points
The actual points distribution used (a total of 13,590 pts) for the 2012 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 2012, an alternative points distribution method, which offers a total of 65,000 pts, calculated,
approved and announced on the Monday before play in the Tour Championship begins, is as follows .... 1.. 10,400 6.. 2,600 11.. 1,950 16.. 1,404 21.. 1,274 26.. 1,144 2.. 5,720 7.. 2,470 12.. 1,820 17.. 1,378 22.. 1,248 27.. 1,118 3.. 4,160 8.. 2,340 13.. 1,690 18.. 1,352 23.. 1,222 28.. 1,092 4.. 3,380 9.. 2,210 14.. 1,560 19.. 1,326 24.. 1,196 29.. 1,066 5.. 2,860 10.. 2,080 15.. 1,430 20.. 1,300 25.. 1,170 30.. 1,040With the alternative points distribution in effect, a few of the potential scenarios it creates are as follows .... »» Players #1 thru #8 ........ JUST WIN, BABY! »» Players #9 thru #23 Combination of winning Tour Championship (10,400 pts) -AND- Rory McIlroy finishing no better than a two-way tie for 2nd (4,940 pts) »» Players #24 thru #30 Combination of winning Tour Championship (10,400 pts) -AND- Rory McIlroy finishing no better than solo 3rd (4,160 pts)
The customized alternative Tour Championship points makes the 2012 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 2012 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 2012 Tour Championship:
Actual results, plus alternative points
Rory McIlroy, the #1 points leader (normal, non-reset), could not seize the moment in the final round, finishing well out of the Top Five for the tournament, and so the "X Chase" became wide open for everyone else. #5 Brandt Snedeker, largely aided by a 3rd round 64, scored a 3-stroke victory, winning both the tournament and the Fed Ex Cup. PURSE: $ 8,000,000 1st Prize: $ 1,440,000 No-Cut Field of 30 30 of 30 finishers
Player Finish Scores Tournament FX Points
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Brandt Snedeker WINNER 68, 70, 64, 68 = 270 $ 1,440,000 2,500 10,400
Justin Rose 2 66, 68, 68, 71 = 273 $ 864,000 1,500 5,720
Luke Donald T3 71, 69, 67, 67 = 274 $ 468,000 875 3,770
Ryan Moore T3 69, 70, 65, 70 = 274 $ 468,000 875 3,770
Webb Simpson T5 71, 68, 70, 66 = 275 $ 304,000 525 2,730
Bubba Watson T5 69, 66, 70, 70 = 275 $ 304,000 525 2,730
Jim Furyk 7 69, 64, 72, 72 = 277 $ 272,000 450 2,470
Hunter Mahan T8 68, 73, 71, 66 = 278 $ 248,000 412.50 2,275
Tiger Woods T8 66, 73, 67, 72 = 278 $ 248,000 412.50 2,275
Robert Garrigus T10 68, 69, 69, 73 = 279 $ 205,760 327 1,820
Dustin Johnson T10 69, 67, 73, 70 = 279 $ 205,760 327 1,820
Matt Kuchar T10 67, 69, 70, 73 = 279 $ 205,760 327 1,820
Rory McIlroy T10 69, 68, 68, 74 = 279 $ 205,760 327 1,820
Bo Van Pelt T10 67, 68, 71, 73 = 279 $ 205,760 327 1,820
Sergio Garcia T15 69, 73, 71, 68 = 281 $ 167,200 272.50 1,391
Phil Mickelson T15 69, 71, 72, 69 = 281 $ 167,200 272.50 1,391
Zach Johnson T15 68, 69, 70, 74 = 281 $ 167,200 272.50 1,391
Scott Piercy T15 67, 73, 71, 70 = 281 $ 167,200 272.50 1,391
Adam Scott 19 68, 73, 70, 72 = 283 $ 156,800 260 1,326
Jason Dufner T20 70, 70, 71, 73 = 284 $ 152,000 252.50 1,287
Carl Pettersson T20 71, 67, 75, 71 = 284 $ 152,000 252.50 1,287
Steve Stricker 22 67, 73, 73, 73 = 286 $ 147,200 245 1,248
Keegan Bradley T23 70, 73, 70, 74 = 287 $ 140,800 235 1,196
Rickie Fowler T23 71, 68, 72, 76 = 287 $ 140,800 235 1,196
Louis Oosthuizen T23 70, 71, 69, 77 = 287 $ 140,800 235 1,196
John Senden 26 72, 68, 73, 75 = 288 $ 134,400 225 1,144
Ernie Els 27 72, 75, 71, 71 = 289 $ 132,800 220 1,118
Nick Watney 28 75, 74, 70, 74 = 293 $ 131,200 215 1,092
John Huh 29 74, 70, 73, 77 = 294 $ 129,600 210 1,066
Lee Westwood 30 72, 73, 76, 74 = 295 $ 128,000 205 1,040
4 .. Final 2012 Fed Ex Cup Top 30 Standings -- Actual and Alternative
Justin Rose's dramatic rise in the final 2012 standings -- from #24 (before the Tour Championship) to #6 in actual mode, to #3 in alternative mode -- is, apart from Brandt Snedeker's winning both the Tour Championship and the FedX Cup, the most notable happening of this year's finale. After Snedeker and Rose, there were the rises of Luke Donald (from #9 actual, to #5 alternative) and Bubba Watson. Bubba, who started at #11, moved down to #13 in actual mode, but moved up to #7 in alternative mode.
-- Actual -- Alternative Fed Ex Cup
Rank Player Points Rank Player Points Bonus Money
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1 Brandt Snedeker 4,100 1 Brandt Snedeker 13,757 $ 10,000,000
2 Rory McIlroy 2,827 2 Rory McIlroy 9,119 $ 3,000,000
3 Tiger Woods 2,663 3 Justin Rose 7,511 $ 2,000,000
4 Nick Watney 2,215 4 Tiger Woods 6,342 $ 1,500,000
5 Phil Mickelson 2,073 5 Luke Donald 5,775 $ 1,000,000
6 Justin Rose 1,770 6 Ryan Moore 5,338 $ 800,000
7 Louis Oosthuizen 1,635 7 Bubba Watson 5,107 $ 700,000
8 Dustin Johnson 1,527 8 Dustin Johnson 4,917 $ 600,000
9 Luke Donald 1,275 9 Phil Mickelson 4,811 $ 550,000
10 Lee Westwood 1,205 10 Nick Watney 4,678 $ 500,000
11 Ryan Moore 1,105 11 Webb Simpson 4,512 $ 300,000
12 Zach Johnson 1,073 12 Jim Furyk 4,436 $ 290,000
13 Bubba Watson 1,005 13 Louis Oosthuizen 4,363 $ 280,000
14 Jason Dufner 853 14 Hunter Mahan 4,174 $ 270,000
15 Jim Furyk 790 15 Zach Johnson 3,967 $ 250,000
16 Webb Simpson 785 16 Jason Dufner 3,863 $ 245,000
17 Sergio Garcia 733 17 Matt Kuchar 3,822 $ 240,000
18 Matt Kuchar 707 18 Bo Van Pelt 3,770 $ 235,000
19 Hunter Mahan 693 19 Lee Westwood 3,766 $ 230,000
20 Steve Stricker 685 20 Robert Garrigus 3,765 $ 225,000
21 Keegan Bradley 655 21 Sergio Garcia 3,434 $ 220,000
22 Bo Van Pelt 647 22 Steve Stricker 3,276 $ 215,000
23 Robert Garrigus 637 23 Carl Pettersson 3,263 $ 210,000
24 Carl Pettersson 613 24 Adam Scott 3,259 $ 205,000
25 Adam Scott 560 25 Keegan Bradley 3,203 $ 200,000
26 Ernie Els 510 26 Ernie Els 3,040 $ 195,000
27 Scott Piercy 483 27 Scott Piercy 2,890 $ 190,000
28 Rickie Fowler 475 28 Rickie Fowler 2,796 $ 185,000
29 John Huh 460 29 John Huh 2,706 $ 180,000
30 John Senden 445 30 John Senden 2,656 $ 175,000
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2012 Fed Ex Cup Playoffs