2020 Fed Ex Cup - Alternative Final 30 Scenarios


2019-20 PGA Tour Season 2020 Fed Ex Cup Playoffs


1 .. Pre-2020 Tour Championship Leaders

COVID-19 didn't adversely affect the structure of the Final Top 30 for the 2019-20 season. The gap between the
#1 and #30 leaders is only a mere 297 points more than the figure for the 2018-19 season.

With one playoff win under his belt, Dustin Johnson (3,471 pts) leads all 30 entrants, followed by Jon Rahm (# 2, 3080),
Justin Thomas (#3, 2,570), Webb Simpson (#4, 2163) and PGA Championship winner Collin Morikawa (#5, 2,025).

The full Top 30 Fed Ex Cup leaderboard going into the 2020 Tour Championship .....
    --                       Normal   Reset     --                       Normal  Reset
    Rank  Player             Pts      Score     Rank  Player             Pts     Score
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     1    Dustin Johnson       3,471   -10      16    Lanto Griffin        1,392   -2
     2    Jon Rahm             3,080   -8       17    Scottie Scheffler    1,391   -2
     3    Justin Thomas        2,570   -7       18    Joaquin Niemann      1,366   -2
     4    Webb Simpson         2,163   -6       19    Tyrrell Hatton       1,275   -2
     5    Collin Morikawa      2,025   -5       20    Tony Finau           1,237   -2

     6    Daniel Berger        2,007   -4       21    Kevin Kisner         1,169   -1
     7    Harris English       1,805   -4       22    Abraham Ancer        1,159   -1
     8    Bryson DeChambeau    1,682   -4       23    Ryan Palmer          1,116   -1
     9    Sungjae Im           1,650   -4       24    Kevin Na             1,102   -1
    10    Hideki Matsuyama     1,587   -4       25    Marc Leishman        1,096   -1

    11    Brendon Todd         1,576   -3       26    Cameron Smith        1,059   Par
    12    Rory McIlroy         1,516   -3       27    Viktor Hovland       1,009   Par
    13    Patrick Reed         1,485   -3       28    Mackenzie Hughes       980   Par
    14    Xander Schauffele    1,449   -3       29    Cameron Champ          963   Par
    15    Sebastián Muñoz      1,421   -3       30    Billy Horschel         953   Par


2 .. Pre-2020 Tour Championship:   Actual and Alternative Fed Ex Cup Points

Because of the reset scoring format being used, there will be no points distribution at the 2020
Tour Championship. Shown below are the reset scores assigned to each of the 30 positions.
     1.. -10     6.. -4     11.. -3     16.. -2     21.. -1     26.. Par
     2.. -8      7.. -4     12.. -3     17.. -2     22.. -1     27.. Par
     3.. -7      8.. -4     13.. -3     18.. -2     23.. -1     28.. Par
     4.. -6      9.. -4     14.. -3     19.. -2     24.. -1     29.. Par
     5.. -5     10.. -4     15.. -3     20.. -2     25.. -1     30.. Par
Now, we will assume that, in our "alternative" scenario, the non-reset points-to-date are being used instead of the
pre-tournament reset scores. On this basis, a calculated total of 30,000 Tour Championship points are approved and
announced on the Monday before the start of the tournament. The complete 30-place distribution 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
With the alternative points distribution in effect, a few of the potential scenarios it creates are as follows ....

»» Players #1 thru #20 ........ JUST WIN, BABY!

»» Players #21 thru #30
    Combination of winning Tour Championship (5,000 pts)
    -AND-
    Both Dustin Johnson and Jon Rahm finishing no better
    than a two-way tie for 2nd (2,425 pts)
    -OR-
    Dustin Johnson finishing no better than a two-way tie for 2nd (2,425 pts)
    and Jon Rahm finishing no better than solo 2nd (2,750 pts)


The customized alternative Tour Championship points makes the 2020 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 2020 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.



3 .. The 2020 Tour Championship .... Part 1 - Actual results

NOTE ..... This section shows the actual final results using the pre-tournament reset scores.

Aided by his -10 reset score, Dustin Johnson won both tournament and Fed Ex Cup titles by three strokes over Xander
Schauffele and Justin Thomas. Within the confines of the tournament itself, Xander Schauffele was a clear four
strokes better than Dustin Johnson.

Overall, Schauffele played the best of any one, posting all four tournament rounds in the 60's. So, why isn't he holding up a
Fed Ex Cup trophy? Because the reset scores handicapped Schauffele against Dustin Johnson by seven strokes !!!

Scottie Scheffler finished solo 2nd in the tournament itself. However, in the final overall "actual" and "alternative" results,
Scheffler finished 5th in the final Fed Ex Top 30. In the "alternative" mode alone, he would stuff his wallet with an extra
$ 1,026,000 in tournament prize money which was not offered in the "actual" mode.
    --                  --       Scores for 72 holes    Under-Even-Over Par
    Player              Finish   including non-reset    Final     Original  Fed Ex Cup
    --                  --       under-even-over par    Combined  Reset     Bonus Money
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Dustin Johnson      WINNER   67, 70, 64, 68 = 269/-11   -21    -10      $15,000,000

    Justin Thomas        T-2     66, 71, 66, 66 = 269/-11   -18    -7       $ 4,500,000
    Xander Schauffele    T-2     67, 65, 67, 66 = 265/-15   -18    -3       $ 4,500,000

    Jon Rahm             4th     65, 74, 66, 66 = 271/-9    -17    -8       $ 3,000,000

    Scottie Scheffler    5th     71, 66, 66, 65 = 268/-12   -14    -2       $ 2,500,000

    Collin Morikawa      6th     71, 65, 67, 69 = 272/-8    -13    -5       $ 1,900,000

    Tyrrell Hatton       7th     67, 66, 71, 66 = 270/-10   -12    -2       $ 1,300,000

    Patrick Reed         T-8     71, 66, 70, 65 = 272/-8    -11    -3       $ 960,000
    Sebastian Munoz      T-8     71, 65, 70, 66 = 272/-8    -11    -3       $ 960,000
    Rory McIlroy         T-8     64, 71, 70, 67 = 272/-8    -11    -3       $ 960,000

    Sungjae Im           11th    68, 64, 72, 70 = 274/-6    -10    -4       $ 750,000

    Harris English       T-12    70, 69, 69, 67 = 275/-5    -9     -4       $ 682,500
    Webb Simpson         T-12    70, 71, 68, 68 = 277/-3    -9     -6       $ 682,500

    Mackenzie Hughes     14th    70, 69, 66, 67 = 272/-8    -8     Par      $ 620,000

    Hideki Matsuyama     T-15    70, 70, 67, 70 = 277/-3    -7     -4       $ 582,500
    Daniel Berger        T-15    69, 71, 64, 73 = 277/-3    -7     -4       $ 582,500

    Tony Finau           17th    68, 71, 66, 71 = 276/-4    -6     -2       $ 550,000

    Abraham Ancer        T-18    64, 71, 69, 72 = 276/-4    -5     -1       $ 527,500
    Lanto Griffin        T-18    67, 69, 69, 72 = 277/-3    -5     -2       $ 527,500

    Viktor Hovland       T-20    69, 69, 68, 70 = 276/-4    -4     Par      $ 497,500
    Brendon Todd         T-20    67, 68, 70, 74 = 279/-1    -4     -3       $ 497,500

    Bryson DeChambeau    22nd    72, 69, 69, 71 = 281/+1    -3     -4       $ 478,000

    Kevin Kisner         23rd    72, 68, 69, 71 = 280/Par   -1     -1       $ 466,000

    Cameron Smith        T-24    68, 68, 73, 71 = 280/Par   Par    Par      $ 445,333
    Cameron Champ        T-24    68, 71, 70, 71 = 280/Par   Par    Par      $ 445,333
    Ryan Palmer          T-24    72, 72, 70, 67 = 281/+1    Par    -1       $ 445,333

    Kevin Na             T-27    69, 70, 71, 72 = 282/+2    +1     -1       $ 420,000
    Joaquin Niemann      T-27    72, 72, 67, 72 = 283/+3    +1     -2       $ 420,000

    Marc Leishman        29th    66, 75, 73, 69 = 283/+3    +2     -1       $ 405,000

    Billy Horschel       30th    70, 73, 71, 70 = 284/+4    +4     Par      $ 395,000



4 .. The 2020 Tour Championship .... Part 2 - Alternative results

PURSE: $ 9,500,000     1st Prize: $ 1,710,000     No-Cut Field of 30     30 of 30 finishers

This section shows final tournament results using an alternative points method, instead of the actual reset scores format.
It is also assumed that the tournament itself offers a regular official purse, separate from actual Fed Ex Cup Bonus money.
    Player              Finish   Scores                 Alternative   Tournament
    --                  --       --                          Points   Money
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Xander Schauffele   WINNER   67, 65, 67, 66 = 265/-15    5,000    $ 1,710,000

    Scottie Scheffler    2nd     71, 66, 66, 65 = 268/-12    2,750    $ 1,026,000

    Dustin Johnson       T-3     67, 70, 64, 68 = 269/-11    1,850    $ 555,750
    Justin Thomas        T-3     66, 71, 66, 66 = 269/-11    1,850    $ 555,750

    Tyrrell Hatton       5th     67, 66, 71, 66 = 270/-10    1,400    $ 380,000

    Jon Rahm             6th     65, 74, 66, 66 = 271/-9     1,200    $ 342,000

    Patrick Reed         T-7     71, 66, 70, 65 = 272/-8     876      $ 287,660
    Sebastian Munoz      T-7     71, 65, 70, 66 = 272/-8     876      $ 287,660
    Rory McIlroy         T-7     64, 71, 70, 67 = 272/-8     876      $ 287,660
    Mackenzie Hughes     T-7     70, 69, 66, 67 = 272/-8     876      $ 287,660
    Collin Morikawa      T-7     71, 65, 67, 69 = 272/-8     876      $ 287,660

    Sungjae Im           12th    68, 64, 72, 70 = 274/-6     760      $ 243,200

    Harris English       13th    70, 69, 69, 67 = 275/-5     740      $ 231,800

    Viktor Hovland       T-14    69, 69, 68, 70 = 276/-4     700      $ 210,268
    Tony Finau           T-14    68, 71, 66, 71 = 276/-4     700      $ 210,266
    Abraham Ancer        T-14    64, 71, 69, 72 = 276/-4     700      $ 210,266

    Webb Simpson         T-17    70, 71, 68, 68 = 277/-3     630      $ 188,100
    Hideki Matsuyama     T-17    70, 70, 67, 70 = 277/-3     630      $ 188,100
    Daniel Berger        T-17    69, 71, 64, 73 = 277/-3     630      $ 188,100
    Lanto Griffin        T-17    67, 69, 69, 72 = 277/-3     630      $ 188,100

    Brendon Todd         21st    67, 68, 70, 74 = 279/-1     590      $ 178,600

    Kevin Kisner         T-22    72, 68, 69, 71 = 280/Par    570      $ 171,000
    Cameron Smith        T-22    68, 68, 73, 71 = 280/Par    570      $ 171,000
    Cameron Champ        T-22    68, 71, 70, 71 = 280/Par    570      $ 171,000

    Ryan Palmer          T-25    72, 72, 70, 67 = 281/+1     545      $ 161,500
    Bryson DeChambeau    T-25    72, 69, 69, 71 = 281/+1     545      $ 161,500

    Kevin Na             27th    69, 70, 71, 72 = 282/+2     530      $ 157,700

    Joaquin Niemann      T-28    72, 72, 67, 72 = 283/+3     515      $ 154,850
    Marc Leishman        T-28    66, 75, 73, 69 = 283/+3     515      $ 154,850

    Billy Horschel       30th    70, 73, 71, 70 = 284/+4     500      $ 152,000



5 .. Final 2020 Fed Ex Cup Top 30 Standings -- Actual and Alternative

It is readily acknowledged that the alternative results do raise or lower the fortunes of many within the Final 30.
However, the final alternative results are -NOT- decided with the inclusion of pre-tournament reset scores. Instead,
they rely solely on the singular skills of each and every competitor all within the confines of the 72 holes of play.
ACTUAL 2020 RESULTS                   ALTERNATIVE 2020 RESULTS

** = Each player's score in the actual results is the combination of the pre-tournament
     under-even-over par reset score and the player's in-tournament 72-hole under-even-over
     par total.         

--                              Fed Ex Cup    --                  Alternative  Fed Ex Cup
Rank  Player         Scores **  Bonus Money   Rank  Player             Points  Bonus Money
--------------------------------------------  -------------------------------  ------------
  1   Dustin Johnson     -21    $ 15,000,000    1  Xander Schauffele   6,449   $ 15,000,000

  2   Justin Thomas      -18    $ 4,500,000     2    Dustin Johnson    5,321   $ 5,000,000

  2  Xander Schauffele   -18    $ 4,500,000     3    Justin Thomas     4,420   $ 4,000,000 

  4   Jon Rahm           -17    $ 3,000,000     4    Jon Rahm          4,280   $ 3,000,000

  5   Scottie Scheffler  -14    $ 2,500,000     5  Scottie Scheffler   4,141   $ 2,500,000 

  6   Collin Morikawa    -13    $ 1,900,000     6    Collin Morikawa   2,901   $ 1,900,000

  7   Tyrrell Hatton     -12    $ 1,300,000     7    Webb Simpson      2,793   $ 1,300,000

T-8   Patrick Reed       -11    $ 960,000       8    Tyrrell Hatton    2,675   $ 1,100,000

T-8   Sebastian Munoz    -11    $ 960,000       9    Daniel Berger     2,637   $ 950,000

T-8   Rory McIlroy       -11    $ 960,000      10    Harris English    2,545   $ 830,000

11    Sungjae Im         -10    $ 750,000      11    Sungjae Im        2,410   $ 750,000
T-12  Harris English      -9    $ 682,500      12    Rory McIlroy      2,392   $ 705,000
T-12  Webb Simpson        -9    $ 682,500      13    Patrick Reed      2,297   $ 660,000
14   Mackenzie Hughes     -8    $ 620,000      14    Sebastián Muñoz   2,297   $ 620,000
T-15  Hideki Matsuyama    -7    $ 582,500      15  Bryson DeChambeau   2,227   $ 595,000

T-15  Daniel Berger       -7    $ 582,500      16    Hideki Matsuyama  2,217   $ 570,000
17    Tony Finau          -6    $ 550,000      17    Brendon Todd      2,166   $ 550,000
T-18  Abraham Ancer       -5    $ 527,500      18    Lanto Griffin     2,022   $ 535,000
T-18  Lanto Griffin       -5    $ 527,500      19    Tony Finau        1,937   $ 520,000
T-20  Viktor Hovland      -4    $ 497,500      20    Joaquin Niemann   1,881   $ 505,000

T-20  Brendon Todd        -4    $ 497,500      21    Abraham Ancer     1,859   $ 490,000
22    Bryson DeChambeau   -3    $ 478,000      22    Mackenzie Hughes  1,856   $ 478,000
23    Kevin Kisner        -1    $ 466,000      23    Kevin Kisner      1,739   $ 466,000
T-24  Cameron Smith       Par   $ 445,333      24    Viktor Hovland    1,709   $ 456,000
T-24  Cameron Champ       Par   $ 445,333      25    Ryan Palmer       1,661   $ 445,000

T-24  Ryan Palmer         Par   $ 445,333      26    Kevin Na          1,632   $ 435,000
T-27  Kevin Na            +1    $ 420,000      27    Cameron Smith     1,629   $ 425,000
T-27  Joaquin Niemann     +1    $ 420,000      28    Marc Leishman     1,611   $ 415,000
29    Marc Leishman       +2    $ 405,000      29    Cameron Champ     1,533   $ 405,000
30    Billy Horschel      +4    $ 395,000      30    Billy Horschel    1,453   $ 395,000




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