2010 Fed Ex Cup Play Offs: All You Need to Know

Fed Ex Final: The Tour Champs Presented by Coca Cola in Atlanta 23-26 September.

2010 PGA Tour FEDEXCUP Playoff Points – Through the BMW Champs

The Final 30 going to Atlanta 23 – 26 September:

1.M Kuchar 4935
2.D Johnson 4299
3.C Hoffman 3449
4.S Stricker 3372
5.P Casey 3015
6.J Day 2633
7.L Donald 2597
8.E Els 2343
9.M laird 2294
10.P Mickelson 2249
11.J Furyk 2121
12.G Ogilvy 2121
13.J Rose 2105
14.A Scott 2083
15.H Mahan 2058
16.R palmer 1988
17.R Goosen 1976
18.B Watson 1948
19.Z Johnson 1896
20.K Na 1837
21.T Clark 1757
22.B Crane 1732
23.KJ Choi 1725
24.J Overton 1669
25.C Villegas 1621
26.R Moore 1610
27.R Allenby 1604
28.N Watney 1584
29.K Streelman 1575
30.B v Pelt 1572

Notables to have missed out:
32.R Fowler
36.R McIlroy
38.S Cink
39.I Poulter
42.T Woods

Defending Champion Tiger Woods did not make it to the Final this year ending in 42nd position after the BMW Championships.

 The top 30 are set for THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola, a tournament that also will decide the FedExCup but first they have a week off after the BMW Championship before the Final in Atlanta.

Of the 30 players headed to East Lake in two weeks, only the top five in points are guaranteed the FedExCup should one of them win THE TOUR Championship. Dustin Johnson, the winner of Sunday’s BMW Championship, moved into the top five, as did runner-up Paul Casey.

They will join Barclays winner Matt Kuchar, Deutsche Bank winner Charley Hoffman and Steve Stricker as the only players who control their own destiny in terms of winning the FedExCup and the $10 million bonus.

FedExCup points are reset before THE TOUR Championship in order to give any player in the top five the FedExCup title should he manage to win at East Lake.

“To have a shot to win it, you can’t ask for anything else,” Johnson said. “You know, that’s the goal coming into the Playoffs. I knew I was in a good situation. You definitely want to be in that top five because if you win and you’re in the top five, then you get the $10 million.

“That would look nice in the bank account.”

The other 25 players in the field, meanwhile, still have a shot to win the FedExCup, depending on how the leaderboard at East Lake shakes out. The higher you are in the FedExCup standings, the better your chances of winning the FedExCup title at East Lake.

But it’s the top five who have the best shot. That’s why Casey, while disappointed not to win on Sunday, at least could look ahead with enthusiasm.

“The goal at the beginning of the week was to make THE TOUR Championship, so I guess I did that,” Casey said. “That’s a nice consolation. I didn’t know (about the top five). I actually didn’t even think about it coming down the stretch.

“At least I’ve now got a chance to control my destiny, as they say.”

Each of the first five seeds going into THE TOUR Championship will control his own destiny — if any of those five seeds wins at East Lake, he will win the FedExCup title. Meanwhile, seeds 6-10 will have an excellent chance of capturing the title with a victory.

Reset points:
Here are the FedExCup points that each player will start with going into THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola:
 
Position after BMW Championship – Reset points entering the TOUR Championship.
1 Matt Kuchar 2,500               16 Ryan Palmer 380
2 Dustin Johnson 2,250         17 Retief Goosen 360
3 Charley Hoffman 2,000      18 Bubba Watson 340
4 Steve Stricker 1,800             19 Zach Johnson 320
5 Paul Casey 1,600                   20 Kevin Na 310
6 Jason Day 1,400                    21 Tim Clark 300
7 Luke Donald 1,200              22 Ben Crane 290
8 Ernie Els 1,000                     23 K.J. Choi 280
9 Martin Laird 800                 24 Jeff Overton 270
10 Phil Mickelson 600          25 Camilo Villegas 260
11 Jim Furyk 480                   26 Ryan Moore 250
12 Geoff Ogilvy 460               27 Robert Allenby 240
13 Justin Rose 440                28 Nick Watney 230
14 Adam Scott 420               29 Kevin Streelman 220
15 Hunter Mahan 400          30 Bo Van Pelt 210

The Fed Ex Cup Trophy designed by Tiffany & Co the players will be playing for but the $10 Million would be the bigger incentive I think!

Points distribution for THE TOUR Championship:

1st 2,500 points               16th 275 points
2nd 1,500 points              17th 270 points
3rd 1,000 points              18th 265 points
4th 750 points                  19th 260 points
5th 550 points                  20th 255 points
6th 500 points                  21st 250 points
7th 450 points                  22nd 245 points
8th 425 points                  23rd 240 points
9th 400 points                 24th 235 points
10th 375 points               25th 230 points
11th 350 points               26th 225 points
12th 325 points               27th 220 points
13th 300 points               28th 215 points
14th 285 points               29th 210 points
15th 280 points               30th 205 points