2015-16 PGA Tour Season
2016 Fed Ex Cup Playoffs
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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
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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
With the alternative points distribution in effect, a few of the potential scenarios it creates are as follows ....
»» 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).
The customized alternative Tour Championship points makes the 2016 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 2016 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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4 .. 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 "X Chase" 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
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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
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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
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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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2016 Fed Ex Cup Playoffs