2013 PGA Tour Season
2013 Fed Ex Cup Playoffs
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1 .. Pre-2013 Tour Championship Leaders
Looking at the Top 30 with normal, non-reset points, we see the narrowest margin between #1 thru #30 that has yet occurred. The margin between #1 Tiger Woods and #3 Adam Scott is only 230 pts, with #2 Henrik Stenson almost smack dab between Woods and Scott. #4 Zach Johnson is 509 pts beind Woods, while #5 Matt Kuchar is 1,022 pts behind. The # 30 man Dustin Johnson is only a mere 2,884 pts behind Woods. Full Top 30 Fed Ex Cup leaderboard going into the 2013 Tour Championship .....
FX Points FX Points
Rank Player Normal Reset Rank Player Normal Reset
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1 Tiger Woods 4,352 2,500 16 Keegan Bradley 2,138 380
2 Henrik Stenson 4,229 2,250 17 Gary Woodland 2,026 360
3 Adam Scott 4,122 2,000 18 Bill Haas 1,923 340
4 Zach Johnson 3,843 1,800 19 Kevin Streelman 1,895 320
5 Matt Kuchar 3,330 1,600 20 Jason Dufner 1,861 310
6 Steve Stricker 3,180 1,400 21 Webb Simpson 1,758 300
7 Graham DeLaet 3,011 1,200 22 Billy Horschel 1,746 290
8 Phil Mickelson 2,939 1,000 23 Charl Schwartzel 1,719 280
9 Justin Rose 2,842 800 24 Roberto Castro 1,678 270
10 Brandt Snedeker 2,726 600 25 Sergio Garcia 1,664 260
11 Jim Furyk 2,718 480 26 Boo Weekley 1,640 250
12 Nick Watney 2,693 460 27 Brendon de Jonge 1,634 240
13 Jordan Spieth 2,519 440 28 D.A. Points 1,564 230
14 Jason Day 2,347 420 29 Luke Donald 1,555 220
15 Hunter Mahan 2,164 400 30 Dustin Johnson 1,468 210
2 .. Pre-2013 Tour Championship: Actual and Alternative Fed Ex Cup Points The actual points distribution used (a total of 13,590 pts) for the 2013 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 2013, an alternative points distribution method, which offers a total of 30,000 pts, calculated,
approved and announced on the Monday before play in the Tour Championship begins, is as follows ....
1.. 4,800 6.. 1,200 11.. 900 16.. 648 21.. 588 26.. 528
2.. 2,640 7.. 1,140 12.. 840 17.. 636 22.. 576 27.. 516
3.. 1,920 8.. 1,080 13.. 780 18.. 624 23.. 564 28.. 504
4.. 1,560 9.. 1,020 14.. 720 19.. 612 24.. 552 29.. 492
5.. 1,320 10.. 960 15.. 660 20.. 600 25.. 540 30.. 480
With the alternative points distribution in effect, a few of the potential scenarios it creates are as follows ....
»» Players #1 thru #14 ........ JUST WIN, BABY! »» Players #15 thru #20 Combination of winning Tour Championship (4,800 pts) -AND- Both Tiger Woods and Henrik Stenson finishing no better than a two-way tie for 2nd (2,280 pts) »» Players #21 thru #30 Combination of winning Tour Championship (4,800 pts) -AND- Both Tiger Woods and Henrik Stenson finishing no better than solo 3rd (1,920 pts)
The customized alternative Tour Championship points makes the 2013 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 2013 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 2013 Tour Championship:
Actual results, plus alternative points
Henrik Stenson never looked back after a first-round 64. The final round saw spirited efforts by Webb Simpson (63), Jordan Spieth (64) and Steve Stricker (65) to try and catch Stenson. Playing smart, steady golf, Stenson put away all challengers and easily took home both the Tour Championship and Fed Ex Cup titles. 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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Henrik Stenson WINNER 64, 66, 69, 68 = 267 $ 1,440,000 2,500 4,800
Jordan Spieth T2 68, 67, 71, 64 = 270 $ 708,000 1,250 2,280
Steve Stricker T2 66, 71, 68, 65 = 270 $ 708,000 1,250 2,280
Webb Simpson 4 68, 71, 69, 63 = 271 $ 384,000 750 1,560
Dustin Johnson 5 68, 68, 67, 69 = 272 $ 320,000 550 1,320
Justin Rose 6 68, 68, 70, 67 = 273 $ 288,000 500 1,200
Billy Horschel T7 66, 70, 70, 68 = 274 $ 264,000 438 1,110
Zach Johnson T7 69, 68, 69, 68 = 274 $ 264,000 438 1,110
Roberto Castro T9 67, 71, 72, 65 = 275 $ 227,734 375 960
Sergio Garcia T9 68, 71, 69, 67 = 275 $ 227,734 375 960
Jason Dufner T9 74, 70, 66, 65 = 275 $ 227,734 375 960
Keegan Bradley T12 72, 65, 72, 67 = 276 $ 200,000 313 810
Phil Mickelson T12 71, 67, 70, 68 = 276 $ 200,000 313 810
Jim Furyk T14 70, 68, 73, 66 = 277 $ 173,600 278 666
Jason Day T14 68, 74, 68, 67 = 277 $ 173,600 278 666
Adam Scott T14 65, 69, 74, 69 = 277 $ 173,600 278 666
Nick Watney T14 72, 65, 70, 70 = 277 $ 173,600 278 666
Luke Donald T18 70, 70, 67, 71 = 278 $ 158,400 263 618
Brendon de Jonge T18 70, 72, 71, 65 = 278 $ 158,400 263 618
Hunter Mahan T20 70, 69, 71, 69 = 279 $ 152,000 253 594
Brandt Snedeker T20 69, 75, 67, 68 = 279 $ 152,000 253 594
Gary Woodland T22 70, 67, 71, 72 = 280 $ 145,600 243 570
Tiger Woods T22 73, 71, 69, 67 = 280 $ 145,600 243 570
Kevin Streelman T24 69, 72, 74, 67 = 282 $ 139,200 233 546
Bill Haas T24 70, 69, 69, 74 = 282 $ 139,200 233 546
D.A. Points T26 72, 67, 70, 74 = 283 $ 133,600 223 522
Matt Kuchar T26 69, 74, 69, 71 = 283 $ 133,600 223 522
Graham DeLaet 28 68, 71, 72, 73 = 284 $ 131,200 215 504
Charl Schwartzel 29 68, 79, 77, 66 = 290 $ 129,600 210 492
Boo Weekley 30 70, 75, 73, 74 = 292 $ 128,000 205 490
4 .. Final 2013 Fed Ex Cup Top 30 Standings -- Actual and Alternative
In both actual and alternative modes, Henrik reigned supreme. However, there were notable differences occuring in the other places of the actual and alternative Top Fours. Tiger Woods, the non-reset normal points leader at the start of the Tour Championship, finishes 2nd "actual", and 4th "alternative". Steve Stricker finishes 3rd in "actual", 2nd in "alternative". Zach Johnson moves up from 5th in "actual" to 3rd in "alternative."
-- Actual -- Alternative Fed Ex Cup
Rank Player Points Rank Player Points Bonus Money
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1 Henrik Stenson 4,750 1 Henrik Stenson 9,029 $ 10,000,000
2 Tiger Woods 2,743 2 Steve Stricker 5,460 $ 3,000,000
3 Steve Stricker 2,650 3 Zach Johnson 4,953 $ 2,000,000
4 Adam Scott 2,278 4 Tiger Woods 4,922 $ 1,500,000
5 Zach Johnson 2,238 5 Jordan Spieth 4,799 $ 1,000,000
6 Matt Kuchar 1,823 6 Adam Scott 4,788 $ 800,000
7 Jordan Spieth 1,690 7 Justin Rose 4,042 $ 700,000
8 Graham DeLaet 1,415 8 Matt Kuchar 3,852 $ 600,000
9 Phil Mickelson 1,313 9 Phil Mickelson 3,789 $ 550,000
10 Justin Rose 1,300 10 Graham DeLaet 3,515 $ 500,000
11 Webb Simpson 1,050 11 Jim Furyk 3,384 $ 300,000
12 Brandt Snedeker 853 12 Nick Watney 3,359 $ 290,000
13 Dustin Johnson 760 13 Brandt Snedeker 3,320 $ 280,000
14 Jim Furyk 758 14 Webb Simpson 3,318 $ 270,000
15 Nick Watney 738 15 Jason Day 3,013 $ 250,000
16 Billy Horschel 728 16 Keegan Bradley 2,948 $ 245,000
17 Jason Day 698 17 Billy Horschel 2,856 $ 240,000
18 Keegan Bradley 693 18 Jason Dufner 2,821 $ 235,000
19 Jason Dufner 685 19 Dustin Johnson 2,788 $ 230,000
20 Hunter Mahan 653 20 Hunter Mahan 2,758 $ 225,000
21 Roberto Castro 645 21 Roberto Castro 2,638 $ 220,000
22 Sergio Garcia 635 22 Sergio Garcia 2,624 $ 215,000
23 Gary Woodland 603 23 Gary Woodland 2,596 $ 210,000
24 Bill Haas 573 24 Bill Haas 2,469 $ 205,000
25 Kevin Streelman 553 25 Kevin Streelman 2,441 $ 200,000
26 Brendon de Jonge 503 26 Brendon de Jonge 2,252 $ 195,000
27 Charl Schwartzel 490 27 Charl Schwartzel 2,211 $ 190,000
28 Luke Donald 483 28 Luke Donald 2,173 $ 185,000
29 Boo Weekley 455 29 Boo Weekley 2,120 $ 180,000
30 D.A. Points 453 30 D.A. Points 2,086 $ 175,000
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2013 Fed Ex Cup Playoffs