Top 125: How to get there

text size

Nov. 5, 2008

The top 125 players on the money list after the season-ending Children's Miracle Network Classic presented by Wal-Mart earn their PGA TOUR cards for the 2009 season.

The table below shows how the 125th position has increased in the last five years. It is already up almost 11 percent from 2007 through the same point in the season and 72 percent above where it finished in 2003.

Year	Before last event	After last event
2008	840,809	TBD
2007	758,734	785,180
2006	650,314	660,898
2005	617,621	626,736
2004	597,034	623,262
2003	484,577	487,495

Jeff Overton is currently No. 125 with $840,809. He is ahead of Martin Laird in 126th by just $37,737. Based on historical data and current trends, the 125th position on the money list at the conclusion of the Children's Miracle Network Classic should be between $850,000 and $875,000.

Using this estimate, the table below shows players in the field this week and where they likely need to place in order to finish in the top 125. Although some will perform better than others, every player in the field this week has a chance to earn their card.

Please note: While this estimate is based on probable outcomes, it could vary depending on the actual performance of players in the field and multiple tie scenarios.

A player's finish position needed to end within the top 125 on the money list to earn a PGA TOUR card, based on a low-middle-high scenario.

				MONEY NEEDED			FINISH NEEDED
Current Rank	Player	Current Money	Low 850,000	Middle 862,500	High 875,000	Low 850,000	Middle 862,500	High 875,000
9	Stewart Cink	3,963,661	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	Justin Leonard	3,943,542	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	Robert Allenby	3,584,390	-	-	-	-	-	-
21	Carl Pettersson	2,490,228	-	-	-	-	-	-
25	Boo Weekley	2,388,182	-	-	-	-	-	-
27	Stephen Ames	2,263,397	-	-	-	-	-	-
28	Dudley Hart	2,209,203	-	-	-	-	-	-
30	Brian Gay	2,205,513	-	-	-	-	-	-
31	Ken Duke	2,205,247	-	-	-	-	-	-
32	J.B. Holmes	2,132,493	-	-	-	-	-	-
33	Woody Austin	2,124,121	-	-	-	-	-	-
36	Briny Baird	2,039,808	-	-	-	-	-	-
40	Nicholas Thompson	1,869,329	-	-	-	-	-	-
41	Steve Marino	1,827,467	-	-	-	-	-	-
42	Dustin Johnson	1,789,895	-	-	-	-	-	-
47	Tim Clark	1,688,392	-	-	-	-	-	-
49	Jerry Kelly	1,641,832	-	-	-	-	-	-
51	Daniel Chopra	1,630,690	-	-	-	-	-	-
52	Zach Johnson	1,605,233	-	-	-	-	-	-
53	Fredrik Jacobson	1,597,423	-	-	-	-	-	-
57	Bubba Watson	1,533,523	-	-	-	-	-	-
59	Steve Lowery	1,524,275	-	-	-	-	-	-
61	Tommy ArmourIII	1,501,256	-	-	-	-	-	-
62	Ben Crane	1,488,505	-	-	-	-	-	-
64	Heath Slocum	1,481,842	-	-	-	-	-	-
65	Peter Lonard	1,462,894	-	-	-	-	-	-
71	Rocco Mediate	1,420,875	-	-	-	-	-	-
72	Charles HowellIII	1,415,594	-	-	-	-	-	-
73	Ryan Palmer	1,384,183	-	-	-	-	-	-
75	George McNeill	1,361,532	-	-	-	-	-	-
77	Marc Turnesa	1,318,052	-	-	-	-	-	-
78	Tom Pernice,Jr.	1,313,967	-	-	-	-	-	-
81	Steve Elkington	1,291,114	-	-	-	-	-	-
83	Steve Flesch	1,215,379	-	-	-	-	-	-
84	Ryan Moore	1,214,900	-	-	-	-	-	-
85	Cameron Beckman	1,210,871	-	-	-	-	-	-
86	Greg Kraft	1,204,559	-	-	-	-	-	-
88	Kevin Streelman	1,198,605	-	-	-	-	-	-
92	Brian Davis	1,151,558	-	-	-	-	-	-
93	Tim Wilkinson	1,145,297	-	-	-	-	-	-
94	Scott Verplank	1,092,820	-	-	-	-	-	-
95	Cliff Kresge	1,068,207	-	-	-	-	-	-
96	Troy Matteson	1,057,918	-	-	-	-	-	-
99	Jonathan Byrd	1,039,584	-	-	-	-	-	-
100	Vaughn Taylor	1,037,783	-	-	-	-	-	-
102	Bill Haas	1,000,939	-	-	-	-	-	-
104	John Rollins	993,722	-	-	-	-	-	-
105	Scott McCarron	952,070	-	-	-	-	-	-
106	Fred Couples	949,281	-	-	-	-	-	-
109	J.J. Henry	915,522	-	-	-	-	-	-
110	Nathan Green	912,867	-	-	-	-	-	-
111	Will MacKenzie	901,304	-	-	-	-	-	-
112	Eric Axley	899,215	-	-	-	-	-	-
113	Alex Cejka	893,998	-	-	-	-	-	-
114	Brett Quigley	878,216	-	-	-	-	-	-
115	RichardS. Johnson	874,615	-	-	385	-	-	70
116	Bo VanPelt	870,329	-	-	4,671	-	-	70
118	Davis LoveIII	867,237	-	-	7,763	-	-	70
119	Jason Bohn	866,786	-	-	8,214	-	-	70
120	Brad Adamonis	862,413	-	87	12,587	-	70	48
121	Tim Petrovic	856,611	-	5,889	18,389	-	70	41
122	Nick Watney	855,863	-	6,637	19,137	-	70	40
123	Michael Allen	847,863	2,137	14,637	27,137	70	45	33
124	Shane Bertsch	841,248	8,752	21,252	33,752	70	38	28
125	Jeff Overton	840,809	9,191	21,691	34,191	70	37	27
126	Martin Laird	803,072	46,928	59,428	71,928	23	20	17
127	Charles Warren	800,694	49,306	61,806	74,306	22	19	16
129	Patrick Sheehan	795,329	54,671	67,171	79,671	21	18	15
131	Bob Tway	775,072	74,928	87,428	99,928	16	13	12
132	Jay Williamson	758,862	91,138	103,638	116,138	13	12	10
133	Matt Jones	753,589	96,411	108,911	121,411	13	11	10
135	Bob Estes	727,429	122,571	135,071	147,571	10	8	7
136	Jason Gore	710,664	139,336	151,836	164,336	8	7	6
137	James Driscoll	708,549	141,451	153,951	166,451	8	7	5
138	Jason Day	698,393	151,607	164,107	176,607	7	6	5
139	Rich Beem	696,363	153,637	166,137	178,637	7	5	5
141	Robert Garrigus	654,766	195,234	207,734	220,234	4	4	4
142	Jesper Parnevik	635,819	214,181	226,681	239,181	4	3	3
143	Joe Durant	618,568	231,432	243,932	256,432	3	3	3
144	Chris DiMarco	580,175	269,825	282,325	294,825	3	3	3
145	Frank LickliterII	538,683	311,317	323,817	336,317	3	2	2
147	Kevin Stadler	529,945	320,055	332,555	345,055	2	2	2
149	John Huston	496,876	353,124	365,624	378,124	2	2	2
150	Jon Mills	489,510	360,490	372,990	385,490	2	2	2
151	Mark Hensby	480,483	369,517	382,017	394,517	2	2	2
152	Lee Janzen	477,845	372,155	384,655	397,155	2	2	2
153	Scott Sterling	470,722	379,278	391,778	404,278	2	2	2
154	Tag Ridings	466,527	383,473	395,973	408,473	2	2	2
155	Justin Bolli	458,022	391,978	404,478	416,978	2	2	2
158	Y.E. Yang	452,112	397,888	410,388	422,888	2	2	2
161	Jeff Maggert	435,284	414,716	427,216	439,716	2	2	2
164	Brett Rumford	386,419	463,581	476,081	488,581	2	2	2
165	Chris Stroud	380,439	469,561	482,061	494,561	2	2	2
166	Nick Flanagan	379,036	470,964	483,464	495,964	2	2	2
168	Carlos Franco	368,200	481,800	494,300	506,800	2	2	1
170	Ryan Armour	354,508	495,492	507,992	520,492	2	1	1
171	Brenden Pappas	350,434	499,566	512,066	524,566	1	1	1
172	Chad Collins	339,959	510,041	522,541	535,041	1	1	1
174	Omar Uresti	334,417	515,583	528,083	540,583	1	1	1
175	J.P. Hayes	312,152	537,848	550,348	562,848	1	1	1
176	Kent Jones	304,432	545,568	558,068	570,568	1	1	1
180	Kenneth Ferrie	288,772	561,228	573,728	586,228	1	1	1
182	Tom Scherrer	277,822	572,178	584,678	597,178	1	1	1
183	John Riegger	276,161	573,839	586,339	598,839	1	1	1
184	Brad Elder	270,365	579,635	592,135	604,635	1	1	1
187	Bob Sowards	251,459	598,541	611,041	623,541	1	1	1
191	Mathias Gronberg	234,713	615,287	627,787	640,287	1	1	1
192	Jimmy Walker	232,569	617,431	629,931	642,431	1	1	1
193	Ted Purdy	232,567	617,433	629,933	642,433	1	1	1
194	Brian Bateman	227,470	622,530	635,030	647,530	1	1	1
195	Jin Park	227,102	622,898	635,398	647,898	1	1	1
196	Todd Demsey	207,987	642,013	654,513	667,013	1	1	1
197	Richard Johnson	200,210	649,790	662,290	674,790	1	1	1
205	Alejandro Canizares	162,115	687,885	700,385	712,885	1	1	1
210	Kyle Thompson	154,447	695,553	708,053	720,553	1	1	1
212	Jim McGovern	136,088	713,912	726,412	738,912	1	1	1
213	David Lutterus	129,886	720,114	732,614	745,114	1	1	1
216	Paul Claxton	116,678	733,322	745,822	758,322	1	1	1
219	Michael Bradley	104,816	745,184	757,684	770,184	1	1	1
220	Jason Allred	100,596	749,404	761,904	774,404	1	1	1
227	Cody Freeman	68,673	781,327	793,827	806,327	1	1	1
228	Tommy Gainey	65,405	784,595	797,095	809,595	1	1	1
231	Ron Whittaker	59,977	790,023	802,523	815,023	1	1	1
236	Travis Perkins	36,583	813,417	825,917	838,417	1	1	NO
245	Kirk Triplett	23,502	826,498	838,998	851,498	1	NO	NO