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

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Aug. 31, 2009

The first 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 Barclays. Click here for the current FedExCup standings.

Notable moves up

Ernie Els	Started at 47	Moved to 11
The Big Easy has been climbing steadily with four top-10s in his last six starts, including Sunday's share of second. He feels good about the way he's playing again and why not? He's got a 36-spot jump to show for that 66 on Sunday.
Padraig Harrington	Started at 66	Moved to 14
A year ago, he went backwards in the Playoffs and the man who had won the last two majors didn't make the field at East Lake. Sunday, he tied for second at Liberty National -- his second in his last three starts.
Sergio Garcia	Started at 89	Moved to 71
The Spaniard couldn't maintain the momentum of that opening 65 but he still moved up 18 spots after a tie for 31st. He'll have to play well at TPC Boston, though, to get into the top 70 and make the third Playoff event.

Notable moves down

Lucas Glover	Started at 5	Moved to 9
The reigning U.S. Open champion had a miserable second round, shooting an uncharacteristic 81 to miss the cut. He only dropped four spots, but he'll want to get back in the top five where a player can control his own destiny in Atlanta.
Phil Mickelson	Started at 6	Moved to 10
The world No. 2 has been a member at Liberty National for several years but whatever local knowledge he gained in a handful of extra rounds there didn't seem to help, as he finished tied for 52nd. He will head to TPC Boston, where he won in 2007, on the heels of a 69, though.
Paul Casey	Started at 18	Moved to 27
The No. 3 player in the world dropped nine spots when he had to take a pass on The Barclays due to a lingering rib injury. He's committed for the Deutsche Bank Championship, though, and he'll need to get back in the swing to make the field at East Lake.

Moving up and moving on

Four players at The Barclays jumped out of the "danger zone" of No. 101-125 on last week's FedExCup points list and into the field for the Deutsche Bank Championship:
Player	Previous rank	Barclays finish	Current rank	Comment
Heath Slocum	124	1	3	Shot final-round 67 to win his first tournament since 2005
Frederik Jacobson	107	T6	48	Posted first top-10 finish since T5 at Valero Texas Open
Troy Matteson	125	T20	83	Has made four straight cuts, his longest stretch of the year
Richard S. Johnson	108	T31	85	Also has made four straight cuts; was T8 at Turnberry

Players who were eliminated

A list of the 25 players who finished outside the top 100 in FedExCup points.
Previous rank	Player	Barclays finish	Final rank
92	K.J. Choi	MC	101
94	Ben Curtis	MC	102
95	George McNeill	MC	103
97	Matt Bettencourt	MC	104
101	Michael Allen	MC	105
102	Robert Garrigus	MC	106
103	Aaron Baddeley	MC	107
104	James Driscoll	MC	108
105	Jeff Quinney	MC	109
106	Tim Herron	MC	110
109	Bill Lunde	T64	111
110	Alex Cejka	T73	112
111	Mark Calcavecchia	MC	113
112	Harrison Frazar	T52	114
113	Chris DiMarco	MC	115
114	Steve Flesch	DQ	116
115	Vaughn Taylor	T64	117
116	Adam Scott	T58	118
117	Chris Stroud	WD	119
118	David Mathis	MC	120
119	Chris Riley	T46	121
120	Joe Ogilvie	76	122
121	Todd Hamilton	77	123
122	Roland Thatcher	MC	124
123	Jeff Maggert	MC	125

This week's Bubble Boy

In the second leg of the Deutsche Bank Championship, the Playoffs field will be cut from 100 to the 70 players who will advance to the BMW Championship. That puts Briny Baird on the bubble, as he ranks 70th in FedExCup points. Baird entered the Playoffs ranked 51st in points, but he dropped 19 spots after missing the cut at The Barclays (he shot 75-75 in the first two rounds for a total of 8 over). Baird has made 298 starts on the PGA TOUR without a win, but he came close to ending that drought at the Verizon Heritage earlier this year when he finished tied for second. But following a T8 at the HP Byron Nelson Championship, he has missed the cut in eight of his last nine starts. For more on Baird, click here.

Last man in

The Deutsche Bank Championship field consists of 100 players. Who's the last man in the FedExCup rankings going into the event? Daniel Chopra. The Swede came into the first Playoff event ranked No. 100 and he'll head to TPC Boston in the same position after tying for 56th at Liberty National. While he did recover from an opening 77 to maintain his spot, Chopra will need to play well to climb into the top 70 and make the field for the BMW Championship. He hasn't finished higher than 40th in his last four starts after scoring his second top-10 of the season at the John Deere Classic.