1 .. Pre-2016 Tour Championship Leaders 2016 U.S. Open Champion and playoff event winner Dustin Johnson enjoys a 986-point lead over #2 Patrick Reed (one win, two top 10's in playoffs), while #3 Adam Scott is 1,710 pts back; #4 Jason Day, the 2016 Players Champion, is 1,780 pts back; #5 Paul Casey is 1,937 pts back. Difference between #1 Johnson and #30 Charl Schwartzel is 3,582 points. Full Top 30 Fed Ex Cup leaderboard going into the 2016 Tour Championship ..... |
FX Points FX Points Rank Player Normal Reset Rank Player Normal Reset -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Dustin Johnson 5,189 2,000 16 Matt Kuchar 1,875 304 2 Patrick Reed 4,203 1,800 17 Hideki Matsuyama 1,856 288 3 Adam Scott 3,479 1,600 18 Si Woo Kim 1,794 272 4 Jason Day 3,409 1,440 19 Kevin Kisner 1,787 256 5 Paul Casey 3,252 1,280 20 Gary Woodland 1,755 248 6 Rory McIlroy 3,223 1,120 21 Roberto Castro 1,742 240 7 Jordan Spieth 2,771 960 22 Kevin Na 1,727 232 8 Russell Knox 2,465 800 23 William McGirt 1,666 224 9 Emiliano Grillo 2,371 640 24 Bubba Watson 1,658 216 10 Jimmy Walker 2,340 480 25 Sean O'Hair 1,652 208 11 Brandt Snedeker 2,117 384 26 Daniel Burger 1,650 200 12 Justin Thomas 1,946 368 27 Jason Dufner 1,635 192 13 Phil Mickelson 1,932 352 28 J.B. Holmes 1,618 184 14 Ryan Moore 1,883 336 29 Jhonattan Vegas 1,611 176 15 Kevin Chappell 1,881 320 30 Charl Schwartzel 1,607 168 |
2 .. Pre-2016 Tour Championship: Actual and Alternative Fed Ex Cup Points The actual points distribution used (a total of 10,270 pts) for the 2016 Tour Championship was as follows .... |
1.. 2,000 6.. 400 11.. 280 16.. 212 21.. 172 26.. 136 2.. 1,200 7.. 360 12.. 260 17.. 204 22.. 164 27.. 130 3.. 760 8.. 340 13.. 240 18.. 196 23.. 156 28.. 124 4.. 540 9.. 320 14.. 228 19.. 188 24.. 148 29.. 118 5.. 440 10.. 300 15.. 220 20.. 180 25.. 142 30.. 112 |
For 2016, an alternative points distribution method, which offers a total of 36,000 pts, calculated, approved and announced on the Monday before play in the Tour Championship begins, is as follows .... |
1.. 6,000 6.. 1,440 11.. 936 16.. 816 21.. 708 26.. 648 2.. 3,300 7.. 1,260 12.. 912 17.. 792 22.. 696 27.. 636 3.. 2,520 8.. 1,080 13.. 888 18.. 768 23.. 684 28.. 624 4.. 1,920 9.. 1,020 14.. 864 19.. 744 24.. 672 29.. 612 5.. 1,680 10.. 960 15.. 840 20.. 720 25.. 660 30.. 600 |
»» Players in Positions 1 thru 7 .... JUST WIN, BABY !!! »» Players in Positions 8 thru 22 .... Combination of winning Tour Championship (6,000 pts) -AND- Dustin Johnson finishing no better than a solo 3rd place (2,520 pts). »» Players in Positions 23 thru 30 .... Combination of winning Tour Championship (6,000 pts) -AND- Dustin Johnson finishing no better than a two-way tie for 3rd place (2,220 pts). |
3 .. The 2016 Tour Championship: Actual results, plus alternative points A sudden-death playoff win over Ryan Moore and Kevin Chappell would enable Rory McIlroy to snatch up all the tournament and Fed Ex Cup booty. That's actual fact. However, the "alternative" story is quite different, as will be shown and explained in the following two sections. Jason Day withdrew (injury) following the first round. He received $ 136,000 in unofficial tournament money. PURSE: $ 8,500,000 1st Prize: $ 1,530,000 No-Cut Field of 30 29 of 30 finishers |
Player Finish Scores Tournament FX Points -- -- -- Money Actual / Alternative ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rory McIlroy WINNER 68, 70, 66, 64 = 268 $ 1,530,000 2,000 6,000 NOTE: McIlroy won a sudden-death playoff over Chappell and Moore. Scenarios found elsewhere on this page show both actual and alternative final FedEx standings had either Moore or Chappell won the playoff. Kevin Chappell T2 66, 68, 68, 66 = 268 $ 752,250 1,000 2,910 Ryan Moore T2 70, 68, 66, 64 = 268 $ 752,250 1,000 2,910 Paul Casey 4 68, 70, 69, 64 = 271 $ 408,000 600 1,920 Hideki Matsuyama 5 66, 71, 68, 69 = 274 $ 340,000 440 1,680 Dustin Johnson T6 66, 67, 69, 73 = 275 $ 297,500 380 1,350 Justin Thomas T6 68, 71, 69, 67 = 275 $ 297,500 380 1,350 Jason Dufner T8 73, 67, 66, 70 = 276 $ 263,500 330 1,050 Adam Scott T8 69, 71, 71, 65 = 276 $ 263,500 330 1,050 Emiliano Grillo T10 73, 70, 66, 69 = 278 $ 218,620 262 912 Si Woo Kim T10 67, 72, 74, 65 = 278 $ 218,620 262 912 Charl Schwartzel T10 74, 67, 66, 71 = 278 $ 218,620 262 912 Bubba Watson T10 72, 73, 66, 67 = 278 $ 218,620 262 912 Gary Woodland T10 72, 70, 69, 67 = 278 $ 218,620 262 912 Daniel Berger T15 74, 69, 68, 68 = 279 $ 183,600 222 828 Matt Kuchar T15 69, 73, 68, 69 = 279 $ 183,600 222 828 Sean O'Hair T17 74, 68, 73, 65 = 280 $ 166,600 208 747 Brandt Snedeker T17 72, 69, 72, 67 = 280 $ 166,600 208 747 Jordan Spieth T17 68, 72, 72, 68 = 280 $ 166,600 208 747 William McGirt T17 77, 69, 66, 68 = 280 $ 166,600 208 747 Roberto Castro T17 73, 70, 67, 70 = 280 $ 166,600 208 747 Phil Mickelson 22 74, 72, 69, 66 = 281 $ 156,400 196 696 Russell Knox 23 73, 66, 71, 72 = 282 $ 153,000 192 684 Patrick Reed T24 73, 70, 70, 70 = 283 $ 147,900 186 666 Jhonattan Vegas T24 70, 73, 71, 69 = 283 $ 147,900 186 666 Kevin Kisner 26 67, 70, 76, 71 = 284 $ 142,800 180 648 J.B. Holmes 27 73, 71, 70, 72 = 286 $ 141,100 176 636 Jimmy Walker 28 74, 74, 71, 68 = 287 $ 139,400 172 624 Kevin Na 29 77, 74, 72, 70 = 293 $ 137,700 168 612 Jason Day W/D 67, 00, 00, 00 = 67 $ 0,000 --- --- |
4 .. Final 2016 Fed Ex Cup Top 30 Standings -- Actual and Alternative While Rory McIlroy was claiming the big prizes, others were claiming their share of the smaller ones. Within the Top 10 Final Leaders, three moved up the rankings in alternative mode -- Kevin Chappell, from #8 actual to #6 alternative; Ryan Moore, from #7 actual to #5 alternative; and Paul Casey, from #5 actual to #3 alternative. As mentioned in the tournament results section above, Moore and Chappell were involved in the sudden- death playoff for the Tour Championship, eventually won by Rory McIlroy. See the next section below for a supposing of what might have occured with Moore or Chappell tournament playoff wins. |
-- Actual -- Alternative Fed Ex Cup Rank Player Points Rank Player Points Bonus Money ------------------------------ ------------------------------- ------------ 1 Rory McIlroy 3,120 1 Rory McIlroy 9,223 $ 10,000,000 2 Dustin Johnson 2,380 2 Dustin Johnson 6,539 $ 3,000,000 3 Patrick Reed 1,986 3 Paul Casey 5,172 $ 2,000,000 4 Adam Scott 1,930 4 Patrick Reed 4,869 $ 1,500,000 5 Paul Casey 1,880 5 Ryan Moore 4,793 $ 1,000,000 6 Jason Day 1,440 6 Kevin Chappell 4,791 $ 800,000 7 Ryan Moore 1,336 7 Adam Scott 4,529 $ 700,000 8 Kevin Chappell 1,320 8 Hideki Matsuyama 3,536 $ 600,000 9 Jordan Spieth 1,168 9 Jordan Spieth 3,517 $ 550,000 10 Russell Knox 992 10 Jason Day 3,409 $ 500,000 11 Emiliano Grillo 902 11 Justin Thomas 3,296 $ 300,000 12 Justin Thomas 748 12 Emiliano Grillo 3,283 $ 290,000 13 Hideki Matsuyama 728 13 Russell Knox 3,149 $ 280,000 14 Jimmy Walker 652 14 Jimmy Walker 2,964 $ 270,000 15 Brandt Snedeker 592 15 Brandt Snedeker 2,864 $ 250,000 16 Phil Mickelson 548 16 Si Woo Kim 2,706 $ 245,000 17 Si Woo Kim 534 17 Matt Kuchar 2,703 $ 240,000 18 Matt Kuchar 526 18 Jason Dufner 2,685 $ 235,000 19 Jason Dufner 522 19 Gary Woodland 2,667 $ 230,000 20 Gary Woodland 510 20 Phil Mickelson 2,628 $ 225,000 21 Bubba Watson 478 21 Bubba Watson 2,570 $ 220,000 22 Roberto Castro 448 22 Charl Schwartzel 2,519 $ 215,000 23 Kevin Kisner 436 23 Robert Castro 2,488 $ 210,000 24 William McGirt 432 24 Daniel Burger 2,478 $ 205,000 25 Charl Schwartzel 430 25 Kevin Kisner 2,435 $ 200,000 26 Daniel Berger 422 26 William McGirt 2,412 $ 195,000 27 Sean O'Hair 416 27 Sean O'Hair 2,399 $ 190,000 28 Kevin Na 400 28 Kevin Na 2,339 $ 185,000 29 Jhonattan Vegas 362 29 Jhonattan Vegas 2,277 $ 180,000 30 J.B. Holmes 360 30 J.B. Holmes 2,254 $ 175,000 |
5. Alternative 2016 Tour Championship Sudden-Death Playoff Outcomes A supposing that either Ryan Moore or Kevin Chappell won the 2016 Tour Championship sudden-death playoff instead of Rory McIlroy. These scenarios assume that nothing else changes beyond just the sudden-death playoff results. Scenario (A) -- A Ryan Moore win. Scenario (B) -- A Kevin Chappell win. |
Scenario (A) or (B) Scenario (A) or (B) Actual Points Method Alternative Points Method Rank Player Points Rank Player Points Fed Ex Cup -- -- Money $$$ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Dustin Johnson 2,380 1 Ryan Moore (A) 7,883 10,000,000 Kevin Chappell (B) 7,881 2 Ryan Moore (A) 2,336 2 Dustin Johnson 6,539 3,000,000 Kevin Chappell (B) 2,320 3 Rory McIlroy 2,120 3 Rory McIlroy 6,133 2,000,000 4 Patrick Reed 1,986 4 Paul Casey 5,172 1,500,000 5 Adam Scott 1,930 5 Patrick Reed 4,869 1,000,000 6 Paul Casey 1,880 6 Ryan Moore (B) 4,793 800,000 Kevin Chappell (A) 4,791 7 Jason Day 1,440 7 Adam Scott 4,529 700,000 8 Ryan Moore (B) 1,336 8 Hideki Matsuyama 3,536 600,000 Kevin Chappell (A) 1,320 All results below 8th place in either actual or alternative points mode unchanged. |
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