Playoffs: Survivor -- Who'll be the last man standing?

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The PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup started with a field of 125 players, each one hoping to claim the title as FedExCup champion on Sept. 27. It won't be easy -- the Playoffs field will be cut each week (125 at The Barclays to 100 at the Deutsche Bank Championship to 70 at the BMW Championship to 30 at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola).

To win the FedExCup, players will have to be perform at their very best, will have to be consistent, will have to beat the best golfers on the PGA TOUR ... in other words, it's survival of the fittest.

Here are the 125 players who began the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup at Liberty National. As we move through the Playoffs, the photos of the fallen will turn from color to black-and-white. This way, you'll get a sense of who's still alive ... and who will have to wait until next year. After THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola, only one man was left standing: Tiger Woods. Woods finished second to Phil Mickelson at East Lake, but the runner-up finish was enough to clinch his second FedExCup title in three years, while Mickelson finished second behind Woods in the final standings. (For more information on each player's FedExCup performance this season, click on player's name.)

Playoffs: Survivor

1. Tiger Woods 33. Pat Perez 65. Bob Estes 97. Matt Bettencourt 2. Steve Stricker 34. Ian Poulter 66. Padraig Harrington 98. Rod Pampling 3. Zach Johnson 35. Camilo Villegas 67. Jason Day 99. Greg Owen 4. Kenny Perry 36. Davis Love III 68. Jeff Overton 100. Daniel Chopra 5. Lucas Glover 37. Mark Wilson 69. Michael Letzig 101. Michael Allen 6. Phil Mickelson 38. Robert Allenby 70. Stephen Ames 102. Robert Garrigus 7. Y.E. Yang 39. Justin Leonard 71. Boo Weekley 103. Aaron Baddeley 8. Geoff Ogilvy 40. Brian Davis 72. Jonathan Byrd 104. James Driscoll 9. Brian Gay 41. Nathan Green 73. Ted Purdy 105. Jeff Quinney 10. Sean O'Hair 42. Jason Dufner 74. Fred Couples 106. Tim Herron 11. Retief Goosen 43. John Mallinger 75. Scott McCarron 107. Fredrik Jacobson 12. David Toms 44. John Merrick 76. Kevin Stadler 108. Richard S. Johnson 13. Nick Watney 45. Brett Quigley 77. Matt Kuchar 109. Bill Lunde 14. Hunter Mahan 46. Bo Van Pelt 78. Marc Leishman 110. Alex Cejka 15. Stewart Cink 47. Ernie Els 79. Greg Chalmers 111. Mark Calcavecchia 16. Jim Furyk 48. Ben Crane 80. Tim Petrovic 112. Harrison Frazar 17. Rory Sabbatini 49. Paul Goydos 81. D.J. Trahan 113. Chris DiMarco 18. Paul Casey 50. Chad Campbell 82. Bill Haas 114. Steve Flesch 19. Dustin Johnson 51. Briny Baird 83. Scott Piercy 115. Vaughn Taylor 20. John Rollins 52. Kevin Sutherland 84. D.A. Points 116. Adam Scott 21. Jerry Kelly 53. Charlie Wi 85. Webb Simpson 117. Chris Stroud 22. Ryan Moore 54. Bubba Watson 86. Kevin Streelman 118. David Mathis 23. Kevin Na 55. Bryce Molder 87. Nick O'Hern 119. Chris Riley 24. Luke Donald 56. Woody Austin 88. James Nitties 120. Joe Ogilvie 25. Tim Clark 57. Mathew Goggin 89. Sergio Garcia 121. Todd Hamilton 26. Mike Weir 58. J.J. Henry 90. Ryuji Imada 122. Roland Thatcher 27. Angel Cabrera 59. Vijay Singh 91. Justin Rose 123. Jeff Maggert 28. Charley Hoffman 60. Jeff Klauk 92. K.J. Choi 124. Heath Slocum 29. Anthony Kim 61. Scott Verplank 93. Lee Janzen 125. Troy Matteson 30. Steve Marino 62. J.B. Holmes 94. Ben Curtis   31. John Senden 63. Jason Bohn 95. George McNeill   32. Charles Howell III 64. Brandt Snedeker 96. Cameron Beckman