Money list bubble watch: Frys.com Open

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Davis Love III has never finished lower than 96th on the PGA TOUR money list, but he's currently the bubble boy at 125.

Oct. 24, 2008
By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM Site Producer

Three tournaments are left in the Fall Series, starting with this week's Frys.com Open. That means three weeks are left for players who are seeking to finish inside the top 125 on the money list to earn exempt status on the PGA TOUR in 2009. Here's an inside look at the players just inside the 125 line, and the players just outside of it.
2008 MONEY LIST: Click here for full list | FRYS.COM OPEN: List of participants | First-round tee times

Aiming for the top 125

Rank	Player	2008 money	Playing Frys.com?	Comment
115	Brett QUIGLEY	$856,532	Yes	A T47 at last week's Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open dropped Quigley three spots on the money list and onto this list. He has made two more cuts this year in the same number of events as last season but has earned approximately $160,000 less in 2008.
116	Shane BERTSCH	$831,198	Yes	Miss cut, move up two spots on the money list. That's what happened to Bertsch, who opened with a 69 last week in Las Vegas only to miss the cut with a 74 the next day. His last four events: two top 15s, a T50 and an MC.
117	Michael ALLEN	$820,646	Yes	Made the biggest jump on this list, moving up from 135th thanks to a much-needed T3 in Las Vegas. That also happened to be his best finish of the season. Nearly half his winnings have come from two events (last week in Vegas and a T6 at the Travelers Championship in June).
118	Nick WATNEY	$806,919	Yes	An opening-round 63 last week looked promising, but it wouldn't last -- Watney finished T36. On the upside, it was his best result since July. Nonetheless, he's down one spot from last week.
119	Tim PETROVIC	$804,477	Yes	A missed cut in Las Vegas dropped Petrovic four spots on the money list, but only once (in 2006) has he not finished in the top 125. Still, he'll need a strong finish to top the million-dollar mark, something he has done four of the last five years.
120	David TOMS	$799,114	No	Nagging injuries have plagued Toms all year and he's headed for his worst season on the PGA TOUR in a decade. He skipped last week's event in Vegas and is off this week as well but is in the top 50 for career earnings so his card is secure for '09.
121	Charles WARREN	$791,044	Yes	In his first action since a T10 at Turning Stone, Warren finished in a tie for 60th in Las Vegas, dropping him two spots on the money list. After three stright years in the top 100, he's flirting with the bubble this season.
122	Jeff OVERTON	$788,675	Yes	Also dropped two spots on the money list after a T69 in Vegas. Fortunately, Overton had two straight top 10s before that, netting him more than $300,000 in earnings.
123	Mark CALCAVECCHIA	$784,810	No	A fifth career knee operation has Calc sidelined for a couple of months, but he plans to return for the Merrill Lynch Shootout in mid-December. Said Calcavecchia: "I'll play the Merrill Lynch in a wheelchair if I have to but I've got plenty of time to get ready for it."
124	Patrick SHEEHAN	$771,662	Yes	Sheehan's last four results: T32, T36, T44, T67. That trend cannot continue if Sheehan hopes to keep his card for '09. He was exempt this season after finishing ninth on the 2007 Nationwide Tour money list.
125	Davis LOVE III	$764,737	Yes	DLIII moved up eight spots on the money list thanks to an impressive showing in Las Vegas, where he finished tied for sixth. That's now two top 10s in his last three events and one trend that, if it continues, will move Love out of bubble territory.
126	Vaughn TAYLOR	$761,783	Yes	Taylor was one of three players to fall out of the top 125 when three others (Marc Turnesa, Allen and Love) moved into it. A T78 last week didn't help, either, and Taylor, like Petrovic, will need a strong finish to reach the million-dollar mark, something he did each of his first four seasons on TOUR.
127	Jay WILLIAMSON	$758,862	Yes	Three straight missed cuts have Williamson in the danger zone. Only once in his last seven rounds has he broken 70. However, he showed signs of life with a bogey-free 67 in the opening round in Las Vegas.
128	Martin LAIRD	$752,188	Yes	Like Taylor, Laird was one of the three players bumped from the top 125 by Turnesa, Allen and Love. The Scot had his best finish since The Barclays, however, with a T47 that included three solid rounds.
129	Matt JONES	$720,929	Yes	Jones perhaps faces one of the steeper climbs because he has the second-largest gap in money between he and the player above him of anyone on this list. The rookie has also made just two of his last six cuts and dropped three spots from last week.
130	Jason GORE	$701,510	Yes	Gore made the cut on the number last week then proceeded to shoot the exact same numbers -- 68 and 70 -- on the weekend. As a result he fell three spots on the money list after finishing in 57th place.
131	Jason DAY	$698,393	Yes	A final-round 66 in Las Vegas was highlighted by a pair of eagles and as a result Day didn't fall too far on the money list, dropping just one spot.
132	James DRISCOLL	$697,399	Yes	Driscoll is the only player here to not move up or down on the money list, despite a final-round 66 and a T15 that netted him $57,000. His second-round 65 was only two strokes off the best score of the day.
133	Rich BEEM	$696,363	Yes	Things were looking good for the Beemer with a 66 and a 65 in the desert last week, but he stumbled down the stretch with a pair of 72s. Like most of the players in the spots just above him, he'll need to earn about $100,000 down the stretch to have a chance at keeping his card.
134	Tom LEHMAN	$676,651	Yes	Making his first appearance in a PGA TOUR event since The Barclays, Lehman has a couple of options: Play well enough this week, and in the weeks ahead, to earn a place in the top 125, or use his one-time exemption of being in the top 50 of the career money list.
135	Bob TWAY	$639,912	Yes	Tway made a charge up the leaderboard with a third-round 64 last week two days after opening with a 66. He finished in a tie for 15th to earn a much-needed $74,000 -- especially considering he still fell four spots on the money list.