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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.. 5,000 6.. 1,200 11.. 780 16.. 680 21.. 590 26.. 540 2.. 2,750 7.. 1,050 12.. 760 17.. 660 22.. 580 27.. 530 3.. 2,100 8.. 900 13.. 740 18.. 640 23.. 570 28.. 520 4.. 1,600 9.. 850 14.. 720 19.. 620 24.. 560 29.. 510 5.. 1,400 10.. 800 15.. 700 20.. 600 25.. 550 30.. 500 |
»» Players #1 thru #16 ........ JUST WIN, BABY! »» Players #17 thru #20 Combination of winning Tour Championship (5,000 pts) -AND- Both Tiger Woods and Henrik Stenson finishing no better than a two-way tie for 2nd (2,425 pts) »» Players #21 thru #30 Combination of winning Tour Championship (5,000 pts) -AND- Both Tiger Woods and Henrik Stenson finishing no better than solo 3rd (2,100 pts) |
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 -- -- -- Money Actual Alternative ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Henrik Stenson WINNER 64, 66, 69, 68 = 267 $ 1,440,000 2,500 5,000 Jordan Spieth T2 68, 67, 71, 64 = 270 $ 708,000 1,250 2,425 Steve Stricker T2 66, 71, 68, 65 = 270 $ 708,000 1,250 2,425 Webb Simpson 4 68, 71, 69, 63 = 271 $ 384,000 750 1,600 Dustin Johnson 5 68, 68, 67, 69 = 272 $ 320,000 550 1,400 Justin Rose 6 68, 68, 70, 67 = 273 $ 288,000 500 1,200 Billy Horschel T7 66, 70, 70, 68 = 274 $ 264,000 438 975 Zach Johnson T7 69, 68, 69, 68 = 274 $ 264,000 438 975 Roberto Castro T9 67, 71, 72, 65 = 275 $ 227,734 375 810 Sergio Garcia T9 68, 71, 69, 67 = 275 $ 227,734 375 810 Jason Dufner T9 74, 70, 66, 65 = 275 $ 227,734 375 810 Keegan Bradley T12 72, 65, 72, 67 = 276 $ 200,000 313 750 Phil Mickelson T12 71, 67, 70, 68 = 276 $ 200,000 313 750 Jason Day T14 68, 74, 68, 67 = 277 $ 173,600 278 690 Jim Furyk T14 70, 68, 73, 66 = 277 $ 173,600 278 690 Nick Watney T14 72, 65, 70, 70 = 277 $ 173,600 278 690 Adam Scott T14 65, 69, 74, 69 = 277 $ 173,600 278 690 Luke Donald T18 70, 70, 67, 71 = 278 $ 158,400 263 630 Brendon de Jonge T18 70, 72, 71, 65 = 278 $ 158,400 263 630 Hunter Mahan T20 70, 69, 71, 69 = 279 $ 152,000 253 595 Brandt Snedeker T20 69, 75, 67, 68 = 279 $ 152,000 253 595 Gary Woodland T22 70, 67, 71, 72 = 280 $ 145,600 243 575 Tiger Woods T22 73, 71, 69, 67 = 280 $ 145,600 243 575 Kevin Streelman T24 69, 72, 74, 67 = 282 $ 139,200 233 555 Bill Haas T24 70, 69, 69, 74 = 282 $ 139,200 233 555 D.A. Points T26 72, 67, 70, 74 = 283 $ 133,600 223 535 Matt Kuchar T26 69, 74, 69, 71 = 283 $ 133,600 223 535 Graham DeLaet 28 68, 71, 72, 73 = 284 $ 131,200 215 520 Charl Schwartzel 29 68, 79, 77, 66 = 290 $ 129,600 210 510 Boo Weekley 30 70, 75, 73, 74 = 292 $ 128,000 205 500 |
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". Then comes the dramatic one -- Jordan Spieth, from #7 in actual mode, to #3 in alternative mode. Yowzer - if only, if only, Jordan! |
-- Actual -- Alternative Fed Ex Cup Rank Player Points Rank Player Points Bonus Money ------------------------------ ------------------------------- ------------ 1 Henrik Stenson 4,750 1 Henrik Stenson 9,229 $ 10,000,000 2 Tiger Woods 2,743 2 Steve Stricker 5,605 $ 3,000,000 3 Steve Stricker 2,650 3 Jordan Spieth 4,944 $ 2,000,000 4 Adam Scott 2,278 4 Tiger Woods 4,927 $ 1,500,000 5 Zach Johnson 2,238 5 Zach Johnson 4,818 $ 1,000,000 6 Matt Kuchar 1,823 6 Adam Scott 4,812 $ 800,000 7 Jordan Spieth 1,690 7 Justin Rose 4,042 $ 700,000 8 Graham DeLaet 1,415 8 Matt Kuchar 3,865 $ 600,000 9 Phil Mickelson 1,313 9 Phil Mickelson 3,689 $ 550,000 10 Justin Rose 1,300 10 Graham DeLaet 3,531 $ 500,000 11 Webb Simpson 1,050 11 Jim Furyk 3,408 $ 300,000 12 Brandt Snedeker 853 12 Nick Watney 3,383 $ 290,000 13 Dustin Johnson 760 13 Webb Simpson 3,358 $ 280,000 14 Jim Furyk 758 14 Brandt Snedeker 3,321 $ 270,000 15 Nick Watney 738 15 Jason Day 3,037 $ 250,000 16 Billy Horschel 728 16 Keegan Bradley 2,998 $ 245,000 17 Jason Day 698 17 Dustin Johnson 2,868 $ 240,000 18 Keegan Bradley 693 18 Hunter Mahan 2,759 $ 235,000 19 Jason Dufner 685 19 Billy Horschel 2,721 $ 230,000 20 Hunter Mahan 653 20 Jason Dufner 2,671 $ 225,000 21 Roberto Castro 645 21 Gary Woodland 2,601 $ 220,000 22 Sergio Garcia 635 22 Roberto Castro 2,488 $ 215,000 23 Gary Woodland 603 23 Bill Haas 2,478 $ 210,000 24 Bill Haas 573 24 Sergio Garcia 2,474 $ 205,000 25 Kevin Streelman 553 25 Kevin Streelman 2,450 $ 200,000 26 Brendon de Jonge 503 26 Brendon de Jonge 2,264 $ 195,000 27 Charl Schwartzel 490 27 Charl Schwartzel 2,229 $ 190,000 28 Luke Donald 483 28 Luke Donald 2,185 $ 185,000 29 Boo Weekley 455 29 Boo Weekley 2,140 $ 180,000 30 D.A. Points 453 30 D.A. Points 2,099 $ 175,000 |
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