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Number Crunch: Viking Classic
 
Sep. 26, 2007
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By Kin Lo
PGATOUR.com Shotlink Analyst

Many players in this week's tournament are trying to finish within the top 125 on the official money list and earn PGA TOUR cards for next year.

NUMBER OF THE WEEK

97The number of players entered in the Viking Classic currently outside of the top 125 on the 2007 Official Money List. Only the top 125 players are granted their TOUR card and fully exempt status for the 2008 season.

OTHER INTERESTING NUMBERS

2Is the number of times Fred Funk has won this event (1998 and 2004)
3.281Was the average score on the hardest hole during last year’s event, the par-3 2nd. It plays 213 yards, with bunkers on both sides of a narrow green and a creek running just right of the greenside bunker.
7Players entered in the Viking Classic will earn more than $100,000 in prize money.
70The approximate number of players entered in the Viking Classic who will earn $0 in prize money.
120 The current position on the money list of last year’s tournament winner, D.J. Trahan. He has won $665,736 this year on tour
275The highest winning score in this event (13 under par), posted by last year’s winner D.J. Trahan.
391The number of yards of the longest drive in last year’s event, recorded by John Daly.
605The increase in course yardage from the inaugural event in 1986 to this week’s Viking Classic.
6,300The approximate number of dollars the last place finisher will earn in this tournament.
14,700The median number of dollars estimated to be earned by a player who makes the cut for this event, based on last year’s purse distribution.
660,898 The number of dollars the 125th player on the Official Money List earned in the 2006 season (Darren Clarke).
2,617,453 The highest number of dollars earned on tour last year by a player who did not win a tournament (Retief Goosen).
248,768,249The total number of dollars awarded as prize money in 2006 official PGA TOUR events.