FedExCup Player Notes: EDS Byron Nelson Championship, Round 3

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Player: Adam Scott
Points: 1,585
Position: 92nd
Currently 92nd on the points list, a win would vault Adam Scott straight up to 12th on the FedExCup points list. Last year at this point, Scott ranked eighth on TOUR with 7,596 points so a win this week would put him back on pace with last years results.

Player: Mark Hensby
Points: 113
Position: 208th
Hensby is in need of a solid finish this week as he currently ranks 208th on the points list. He could secure his way into the playoffs with a top 5 finish this week which would move him at least 100 spots up the points list. If Mark maintains his current position on the leaderboard (tied for second) throughout the weekend he'll move inside the top 80 on the points list.

Player: Scott McCarron
Points: 114
Position: 207th
Scott is looking for a strong finish this week as he has missed the cut in five of seven events played thus far in his 2008 season. Similar to Hensby, Scott could potentially move inside the top 80 on the points list he maintains or improves his current position on the leaderboard.

Player: Mathew Goggin
Points: 2,064
Position: 71st
Looking for the top 30: Currently ranked 71st on the points list, Mathew Goggin could potentially move up 40 spots inside the top 30 with a win this week. If he maintains his current position on the leaderboard thru the weekend, he would move up to 33rd on the points list. In Goggin's 10 tournaments played this year he's carded four top 25's including a strong to for seventh finish at The Honda Classic earlier this season.

Player: Ryan Moore
Points: 1,028
Position: 116th
Currently 116th on the points list this year, Moore is looking for his second top 10 of the season (tied for fifth at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic). If Ryan can close the week with a top 5 finish he'll move up at least 30 spots from 116th to 86th on the points list.

Player: Justin Leonard
Points: 6,890
Position: 8th
Justin started out his 2008 campaign in style carding four top 10's in his first 6 events played including a runner-up finish at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. This week marks the 18th consecutive cut made for Leonard going all the way back to the 2007 Deutsche Bank Championship (second longest active streak on TOUR behind Tiger Woods). Look for another strong finish out of Justin this week as he is coming off his second consecutive top 20 finish (Masters -- tie for 20th and Verizon Heritage tied for 17th).