FedExCup wrap-up: Key moves, who's in and out

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Sep. 8, 2009

The second leg of this year's PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup is complete. Here's a look at the essential FedExCup information coming out of the Deutsche Bank Championship.
MORE PLAYOFFS: Current FedExCup standings I Survivors list

Notable moves up

Steve Stricker	Started at 2	Moved to 1
OK, it's just one spot up, but it's the biggest spot. Not only did Stricker catch Tiger Woods with his win at TPC Boston, he's now 909 point ahead. And he's assured of no worse than the No. 2 seed heading into East Lake.
Padraig Harrington	Started at 14	Moved to 7
Yes, he suffered another one-hole meltdown that may have cost him the tournament, but Harrington is in the hunt every week. Unlike last year when he won two majors and didn't make it to East Lake, he should have no problems now.
Angel Cabrera	Started at 38	Moved to 22
The Masters champ could really make things interesting for Player of the Year honors if he can win another event and the FedExCup title. He was one cool customer on Monday, shooting a final-round bogey-free 65.
Sergio Garcia	Started at 71	Moved to 55
Is on this list for the second straight week; he began the Playoffs 89th in points and now finds himself with a realistic chance to play in East Lake. But he'll need a big result at the BMW Championship.

Notable moves down

Tiger Woods	Started at 1	Moved to 2
OK, so he drops only one spot, but it still seems shocking to not find his name atop the FedExCup points standings just halfway through the Playoffs. Still, he's safe for at least top five after the BMW Championship.
Ernie Els	Started at 11	Moved to 20
The Big Easy made a significant move up the standings last week, but his missed cut at TPC Boston has derailed his momentum. On a course where low scores were abundant, Els finished 6 over for his two rounds.
Stewart Cink	Started at 19	Moved to 25
A missed cut at the Deutsche Bank means the British Open champ has some work to do in order to reach THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. He doesn't want to miss that one; it's in his hometown.
Vijay Singh	Started at 78	Moved to 81
The defending FedExCup champion is out after finishing in a tie for 54th at the Deutsche Bank. He shot 22 under, with a final-round 63, in winning at TPC Boston last year; this year, he shot 2 under with a final-round 73.

Moving up and moving on

Eight players at the Deutsche Bank Championship jumped out of the "danger zone" of No. 71-100 on last week's FedExCup points list and into the field for the BMW Championship:
Player	Previous rank	Deutsche Bank finish	Current rank	Comment
Sergio Garcia	71	26	55	Found something in last two rounds, shooting 67-68
Bubba Watson	72	T32	59	Had missed cuts in last five starts before this week
Jeff Overton	82	T23	61	His bogey-free 66 in second round proved valuable
Stephen Ames	87	T23	63	Bounced back from second-round 79 at Barclays
Bryce Molder	74	T36	66	He'd been in trouble had he not birdied the 72nd hole
Marc Leishman	93	T15	67	Clutch eagle on the 72nd hole keeps him alive
Woody Austin	75	T36	68	Started fast Monday (four birdies in seven holes)
Jason Bohn	81	T32	69	Things looked bad after opening 73, then went 67-69-69

Moving down and moving out

Eight players at the Deutsche Bank Championship fell backwards past the No. 70 spot and thus will not move on to the BMW Championship:
Player	Previous rank	Deutsche Bank finish	Current rank	Comment
Brett Quigley	59	T61	71	Birdie at the 72nd hole wasn't enough to save him
D.A. Points	68	T49	72	Had a bogey-free final round but needed more birdies
Boo Weekley	64	T54	73	Hasn't posted a top-10 finish in last 20 starts
John Merrick	62	MC	75	Failed to make cut in either Playoffs event
Greg Owen	66	T61	77	Opened with two 2-under 69s; followed with two 2-over 73s
Lee Janzen	63	MC	79	Couldn't build on tie for 20th at Barclays last week
Briny Baird	70	T61	80	Last week's bubble boy was 2 over in the final two rounds
Fred Couples	67	MC	84	U.S. Presidents Cup Captain will get extra time to strategize

Players who were eliminated

A list of the 30 players who finished outside the top 70 in FedExCup points.
Previous rank	Player	Deutsche Bank finish	Final rank
59	Brett Quigley	T61	71
68	D.A. Points	T49	72
64	Boo Weekley	T54	73
76	Mathew Goggin	T46	74
62	John Merrick	MC	75
89	Kevin Streelman	T32	76
66	Greg Owen	T61	77
83	Troy Matteson	T36	78
63	Lee Janzen	MC	79
70	Briny Baird	T61	80
78	Vijay Singh	T54	81
90	Scott McCarron	T36	82
73	J.J. Henry	T61	83
67	Fred Couples	MC	84
80	Justin Rose	T54	85
84	Michael Letzig	T49	86
94	Greg Chalmers	T36	87
96	Scott Piercy	T36	88
77	Tim Petrovic	MC	89
79	Jeff Klauk	MC	90
85	Richard S. Johnson	72nd	91
86	Rod Pampling	MC	92
88	Ted Purdy	MC	93
91	James Nitties	MC	94
92	Kevin Stadler	MC	95
95	D.J. Trahan	T69	96
100	Daniel Chopra	60th	97
97	Cameron Beckman	MC	98
98	Nick O"Hern	MC	99
99	Ryuji Imada	73rd	100

This week's Bubble Boy

After the third leg of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup -- this week's BMW Championship -- the Playoffs field will be cut from 70 to the 30 players who will advance to THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. That puts Ian Poulter on the bubble, as he ranks 30th in FedExCup points following his missed cut at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Poulter entered the Playoffs ranked 34st in points, but he moved up to 21st after a tie for ninth at The Barclays before dropping to 30th. Poulter has never won a PGA TOUR event in 75 starts, but he was a star for the European team at the Ryder Cup last year. His best finish this year is a second at THE PLAYERS Championship. For more on Poulter, click here.

Last man in

The BMW Championship field consists of 70 players. Who's the last man in the FedExCup rankings going into the event? Chad Campbell. The Texan came into the first Playoff event ranked No. 50th in points before dropping to 54th after finishing T46 at The Barclays. He missed the cut at the Deutsche Bank but managed to hang on to the final spot. Campbell has just two top-10 finishes this year, but of course, one of them was the playoff loss in the Masters.