2014-15 PGA Tour Season
2015 Fed Ex Cup Playoffs
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1 .. Pre-2015 Tour Championship Leaders
Jason Day, winner of the 2015 PGA Championship and two 2015 playoff events, leads the way with 6680 normal/ non-reset points; 2015 Masters and U.S. Open winner Jordan Spieth is #2, 2,288 pts back; Rickie Fowler, #3 - 2,722 pts back; Henrik Stenson, #4 - 3,048 pts back; and Bubba Watson, #5 - 3,071 pts back. Difference between #1 Day and #30 Harris English is 5,177 pts. #16 Jim Furyk is not able to play the Tour Championship due to a wrist injury. Under "actual" rules, his vacant spot in the field will not be filled, leaving # 31 Daniel Summerhays (1,501 pts) on the outside looking in. Full Top 30 Fed Ex Cup leaderboard going into the 2015 Tour Championship .....
FX Points FX Points
Rank Player Normal Reset Rank Player Normal Reset
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1 Jason Day 6,680 2,000 16 Jim Furyk 2,087 304
2 Jordan Spieth 4,392 1,800 17 J.B. Holmes 2,076 288
3 Rickie Fowler 3,958 1,600 18 Kevin Kisner 1,950 272
4 Henrik Stenson 3,632 1,440 19 Danny Lee 1,945 256
5 Bubba Watson 3,609 1,280 20 Scott Piercy 1,917 248
6 Zach Johnson 2,464 1,120 21 Matt Kuchar 1,696 240
7 Dustin Johnson 2,454 960 22 Paul Casey 1,691 232
8 Charley Hoffman 2,364 800 23 Brandt Snedeker 1,643 224
9 Daniel Berger 2,320 640 24 Steven Bowditch 1,632 216
10 Patrick Reed 2,205 480 25 Brooks Koepka 1,626 208
11 Rory McIlroy 2,189 384 26 Bill Haas 1,583 200
12 Justin Rose 2,179 368 27 Kevin Na 1,576 192
13 Jimmy Walker 2,164 352 28 Sangmoon Bae 1,573 184
14 Robert Streb 2,142 336 29 Louis Oosthuizen 1,511 176
15 Hideki Matsuyama 2,123 320 30 Harris English 1,503 168
2 .. Pre-2015 Tour Championship:
Actual and Alternative Fed Ex Cup Points
The actual points distribution used (a total of 10,270 pts) for the 2015 Tour Championship was as follows ....
1.. 2,000 6.. 400 11.. 280 16.. 220 21.. 200 26.. 180
2.. 1,200 7.. 360 12.. 260 17.. 216 22.. 196 27.. 176
3.. 760 8.. 340 13.. 240 18.. 212 23.. 192 28.. 172
4.. 540 9.. 320 14.. 228 19.. 208 24.. 188 29.. 168
5.. 440 10.. 300 15.. 224 20.. 204 25.. 184 30.. 164
For 2015, an alternative points distribution method, which offers a total of 55,000 pts, calculated,
approved and announced on the Monday before play in the Tour Championship begins, is as follows ....
1.. 8,800 6.. 2,200 11.. 1,650 16.. 1,188 21.. 1,078 26.. 968
2.. 4,840 7.. 2,090 12.. 1,540 17.. 1,166 22.. 1,056 27.. 946
3.. 3,520 8.. 1,980 13.. 1,430 18.. 1,144 23.. 1,034 28.. 924
4.. 2,860 9.. 1,870 14.. 1,320 19.. 1,122 24.. 1,012 29.. 902
5.. 2,420 10.. 1,760 15.. 1,210 20.. 1,100 25.. 990 30.. 880
With the alternative points distribution in effect, a few of the potential scenarios it creates are as follows ....
»» Players #1 thru #5 ........ JUST WIN, BABY! »» Players #6 thru #16 Combination of winning Tour Championship (8,800 pts) -AND- Jason Day finishing no better than a two-way tie for 2nd (4,180 pts) NOTE ... In "alternative" mode, this would be #6 thru #17. Player # 16 would be the "actual" #17, J.B. Holmes, replaing the "actual" #16 Jim Furyk, who had withdrawn with an injury. »» Players #18 thru #25 Combination of winning Tour Championship (8,800 pts) -AND- Jason Day finishing no better than a three-way tie for 2nd (3,740 pts) »» Players #26 thru #30 Combination of winning Tour Championship (8,800 pts) -AND- Jason Day finishing no better than solo 3rd (3,520 pts) NOTE ... In "alternative" mode, this would be #27 thru #31, starting with the "actual" # 27, Kevin Na, and going up to the "actual" #31, Daniel Summerhays, who in "alternative" mode would have replaced the injured "actual" #16 Jim Furyk in the field.
The customized alternative Tour Championship points makes the 2015 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 2015 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 2015 Tour Championship:
Actual results, plus alternative points
Jordan Spieth put the exclaimation point on his 2014-15 season with an easy four-stroke victory. Louis Oosthuizen suffered a knee injury and withdrew mid-way thru the 1st round. Jim Furyk had withdrawn prior to the tournament due to a wrist injury. Since both Furyk and Oosthuizen had committed to the event, each would receive $ 132,825 in unofficial tournament money. PURSE: $ 8,250,000 1st Prize: $ 1,485,000 No-Cut Field of 30 28 of 30 finishers
Player Finish Scores Tournament FX Points
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Jordan Spieth WINNER 68, 66, 68, 69 = 271 $ 1,485,000 2,000 8,800
Danny Lee T2 69, 72, 69, 65 = 275 $ 618,750 868 3,740
Justin Rose T2 70, 68, 71, 66 = 275 $ 618,750 868 3,740
Henrik Stenson T2 63, 68, 72, 72 = 275 $ 618,750 868 3,740
Dustin Johnson T5 69, 72, 71, 64 = 276 $ 302,500 400 2,090
Bubba Watson T5 70, 71, 68, 67 = 276 $ 302,500 400 2,090
Paul Casey T5 65, 70, 71, 70 = 276 $ 302,500 400 2,090
J.B. Holmes T8 68, 72, 68, 69 = 277 $ 255,750 330 1,925
Zach Johnson T8 66, 70, 71, 70 = 277 $ 255,750 330 1,925
Matt Kuchar T10 71, 70, 69, 68 = 278 $ 228,525 290 1,705
Jason Day T10 69, 71, 70, 68 = 278 $ 228,525 290 1,705
Steven Bowditch T12 68, 69, 73, 70 = 280 $ 196,350 238 1,375
Hideki Matsuyama T12 69, 72, 69, 70 = 280 $ 196,350 238 1,375
Daniel Berger T12 69, 73, 68, 70 = 280 $ 196,350 238 1,375
Rickie Fowler T12 69, 70, 67, 74 = 280 $ 196,350 238 1,375
Kevin Na T16 68, 73, 70, 70 = 281 $ 171,600 218 1,177
Rory McIlroy T16 66, 71, 70, 74 = 281 $ 171,600 218 1,177
Robert Streb T18 75, 75, 69, 65 = 284 $ 160,050 206 1,111
Jimmy Walker T18 73, 71, 74, 66 = 284 $ 160,050 206 1,111
Sang-Moon Bae T18 73, 70, 72, 69 = 284 $ 160,050 206 1,111
Brooks Koepka T18 68, 74, 72, 70 = 284 $ 160,050 206 1,111
Harris English T22 71, 76, 71, 67 = 285 $ 148,500 192 1,034
Brandt Snedeker T22 68, 72, 75, 70 = 285 $ 148,500 192 1,034
Charley Hoffman T22 73, 72, 70, 70 = 285 $ 148,500 192 1,034
Scott Piercy 25 74, 73, 73, 70 = 290 $ 141,900 184 990
Bill Haas 26 72, 73, 72, 76 = 293 $ 138,600 180 968
Patrick Reed 27 72, 74, 77, 71 = 294 $ 136,950 176 946
Kevin Kisner 28 76, 77, 72, 73 = 298 $ 135,300 172 924
Louis Oosthuizen WD
Jim Furyk DNS
4 .. Final 2015 Fed Ex Cup Top 30 Standings -- Actual and Alternative
Jordan Spieth claimed #1 in both actual and alternative modes, while Henrik Stenson and Jason Day flipped-flopped their #2 and #3 positions in each mode. Justin Rose and Danny Lee were the biggest beneficiaries in alternative mode. Rose went from #8 actual to #4 alternative, while Lee went from #9 actual to #5 alternative. In actual mode, Hideki Matsuyama and Jimmy Walker finished tied for 16th, each receiving $ 242,500.
-- Actual -- Alternative Fed Ex Cup
Rank Player Points Rank Player Points Bonus Money
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1 Jordan Spieth 3,800 1 Jordan Spieth 13,192 $ 10,000,000
2 Henrik Stenson 2,307 2 Jason Day 8,385 $ 3,000,000
3 Jason Day 2,290 3 Henrik Stenson 7,372 $ 2,000,000
4 Rickie Fowler 1,838 4 Justin Rose 5,919 $ 1,500,000
5 Bubba Watson 1,680 5 Bubba Watson 5,699 $ 1,000,000
6 Zach Johnson 1,450 6 Danny Lee 5,685 $ 800,000
7 Dustin Johnson 1,360 7 Rickie Fowler 5,333 $ 700,000
8 Justin Rose 1,235 8 Dustin Johnson 4,544 $ 600,000
9 Danny Lee 1,123 9 Zach Johnson 4,389 $ 550,000
10 Charley Hoffman 992 10 J.B. Holmes 4,001 $ 500,000
11 Daniel Berger 878 11 Paul Casey 3,781 $ 300,000
12 Patrick Reed 656 12 Daniel Berger 3,695 $ 290,000
13 Paul Casey 632 13 Hideki Matsuyama 3,498 $ 280,000
14 J.B. Holmes 618 14 Matt Kuchar 3,401 $ 270,000
15 Rory McIlroy 602 15 Charley Hoffman 3,398 $ 250,000
16 Hideki Matsuyama 558 **1 16 Rory McIlroy 3,363 $ 245,000
16 Jimmy Walker 558 **1 17 Jimmy Walker 3,275 $ 240,000
18 Robert Streb 542 18 Robert Streb 3,253 $ 235,000
19 Matt Kuchar 530 19 Patrick Reed 3,151 $ 230,000
20 Steven Bowditch 454 20 Steven Bowditch 3,007 $ 225,000
21 Kevin Kisner 444 21 Scott Piercy 2,907 $ 220,000
22 Scott Piercy 432 22 Kevin Kisner 2,874 $ 215,000
23 Brandt Snedeker 416 23 Kevin Na 2,753 $ 210,000
24 Brooks Koepka 414 24 Brooks Koepka 2,737 $ 205,000
25 Kevin Na 410 25 Sangmoon Bae 2,684 $ 200,000
26 Sangmoon Bae 390 26 Brandt Snedeker 2,677 $ 195,000
27 Bill Haas 380 27 Bill Haas 2,551 $ 190,000
28 Harris English 360 28 Harris English 2,537 $ 185,000
29 Jim Furyk 304 29 Jim Furyk 2,087 $ 180,000
30 Louis Oosthuizen 176 30 Louis Oosthuizen 1,511 $ 175,000
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2015 Fed Ex Cup Playoffs