Week 5 FedExCup notes: Buick Invitational

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ROOKIE PERFORMANCE

There are 28 rookies on the PGA TOUR in 2009 and 17 rookies have earned points through the first four events.

Eleven rookies are ranked in the top 125 of the FedExCup points standings.

Scott Piercy and Webb Simpson are the highest-ranked rookies at 16th and 17th, respectively, and are among the six players who could move atop the FedExCup standings with a victory this week.

2009 PGA TOUR rookies

FedExCup standings

Player Rank Points Scott Piercy 16 193 Webb Simpson 17 177 James Nitties 29 123 Jeff Klauk 48 84 Bill Lunde 70 55 Marc Leishman 73 55 Casey Wittenberg 84 48 David Mathis 90 43 Colt Knost 93 42 Brendon Todd 110 30 Wil Collins 120 24 Rick Price 128 16 Matt Bettencourt 137 10 Gary Woodland 138 9 Troy Kelly 142 5 Spencer Levin 148 1 Matthew Borchert 152 1

FedExCup Fast Fact

Brandt Snedeker's 20th-place finish in the 2007 FedExCup is the best any rookie has finished through the first two years of the competition.

This week's featured FedExCup player

2008 breakout star Camilo Villegas

• Camilo Villegas has played in all eight of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup events and has recorded a total of six top-10 finishes, including two victories in 2008. • In addition to finishing second in the 2008 final FedExCup standings, Villegas was ranked in the top 10 in scoring average, birdie average, birdie-or-better conversion percentage, putting over 25 feet and par-5 scoring.

2009 Buick Invitational Field

FedExCup standings

Player Field status Member status FEC rank FEC points Points with Win Possible rank Points with 2nd Possible rank Points with 3rd Possible rank Pat Perez In Y 4 521 1,021 1 821 1 711 1 Charley Hoffman In Y 6 350 850 1 650 1 540 4 John Merrick In Y 7 314 814 1 614 2 504 5 Davis Love III In Y 11 245 745 1 545 4 435 5 Scott Piercy In Y 16 193 693 1 493 5 383 6 Webb Simpson In Y 17 177 677 1 477 5 367 6 Cliff Kresge In Y 21 137 637 2 437 5 327 7 Charles Howell III In Y 23 135 635 2 435 5 325 7 Ryuji Imada In Y 26 130 630 2 430 5 320 7 Steve Marino In Y 26 130 630 2 430 5 320 7 John Senden In Y 29 123 623 2 423 5 313 8 James Nitties In Y 29 123 623 2 423 5 313 8 Bill Haas In Y 32 117 617 2 417 5 307 8 Rory Sabbatini In Y 33 113 613 2 413 5 303 8 Chez Reavie In Y 35 108 608 2 408 6 298 8 Nick Watney In Y 37 101 601 2 401 6 291 11 Parker McLachlin In Y 38 99 599 2 399 6 289 11 Briny Baird In Y 39 97 597 3 397 6 287 11 Carl Pettersson In Y 39 97 597 3 397 6 287 11 Ryan Moore In Y 44 89 589 3 389 6 279 11 George McNeill In Y 45 88 588 4 388 6 278 11 Luke Donald In Y 46 87 587 4 387 6 277 11 Bubba Watson In Y 47 85 585 4 385 6 275 11 Jeff Klauk In Y 48 84 584 4 384 6 274 11 Tom Pernice Jr. In Y 51 80 580 4 380 6 270 11 Chris Stroud In Y 52 79 579 4 379 6 269 11 Troy Matteson In Y 53 77 577 4 377 6 267 11 Lucas Glover In Y 54 76 576 4 376 6 266 11 Nathan Green In Y 55 76 576 4 376 6 266 11 Woody Austin In Y 56 75 575 4 375 6 265 11 Johnson Wagner In Y 56 75 575 4 375 6 265 11 Dustin Johnson In Y 58 74 574 4 374 6 264 11 David Berganio Jr. In Y 60 72 572 4 372 6 262 11 Brad Adamonis In Y 61 71 571 4 371 6 261 11 Kevin Sutherland In Y 64 69 569 4 369 6 259 11 Camilo Villegas In Y 66 61 561 4 361 6 251 11 Rod Pampling In Y 68 59 559 4 359 6 249 11 Bob Estes In Y 69 58 558 4 358 6 248 11 Bill Lunde In Y 70 55 555 4 355 6 245 11 Rich Beem In Y 70 55 555 4 355 6 245 11 Robert Garrigus In Y 70 55 555 4 355 6 245 11 Shigeki Maruyama In Y 73 55 555 4 355 6 245 13 Marc Leishman In Y 73 55 555 4 355 6 245 13 Ted Purdy In Y 76 52 552 4 352 6 242 13 Scott McCarron In Y 77 50 550 4 350 6 240 13 John Huston In Y 79 50 550 4 350 6 240 13 Mathew Goggin In Y 79 50 550 4 350 6 240 13 Brandt Jobe In Y 82 49 549 4 349 7 239 13 J.J. Henry In Y 82 49 549 4 349 7 239 13 Casey Wittenberg In Y 84 48 548 4 348 7 238 13 Charlie Wi In Y 85 48 548 4 348 7 238 13 Kevin Streelman In Y 85 48 548 4 348 7 238 13 Brendon de Jonge In Y 87 44 544 4 344 7 234 13 Daniel Chopra In Y 88 44 544 4 344 7 234 13 Jonathan Kaye In Y 90 43 543 4 343 7 233 13 David Mathis In Y 90 43 543 4 343 7 233 13 John Mallinger In Y 93 42 542 4 342 7 232 15 Colt Knost In Y 93 42 542 4 342 7 232 15 Greg Kraft In Y 95 42 542 4 342 7 232 15 J.B. Holmes In Y 95 42 542 4 342 7 232 15 Marc Turnesa In Y 98 38 538 4 338 7 228 15 Jarrod Lyle In Y 99 38 538 4 338 7 228 15 Bart Bryant In Y 100 36 536 4 336 7 226 15 Greg Owen In Y 100 36 536 4 336 7 226 15 Jimmy Walker In Y 100 36 536 4 336 7 226 15 Jason Dufner In Y 103 34 534 4 334 7 224 15 Aaron Baddeley In Y 104 33 533 4 333 7 223 15 Hunter Mahan In Y 104 33 533 4 333 7 223 15 Michael Allen In Y 107 32 532 4 332 7 222 15 Alex Cejka In Y 108 31 531 4 331 7 221 15 Joe Durant In Y 109 30 530 4 330 7 220 15 Scott Sterling In Y 110 30 530 4 330 7 220 15 Arron Oberholser In Y 110 30 530 4 330 7 220 15 Brendon Todd In Y 110 30 530 4 330 7 220 15 Bob Tway In Y 115 27 527 4 327 7 217 15 Brett Quigley In Y 115 27 527 4 327 7 217 15 Dean Wilson In Y 118 25 525 4 325 7 215 15 Glen Day In Y 119 24 524 4 324 7 214 15 Wil Collins In Y 120 24 524 4 324 7 214 15 Harrison Frazar In Y 124 19 519 5 319 7 209 15 Dudley Hart In Y 126 17 517 5 317 7 207 15 Rick Price In Y 128 16 516 5 316 7 206 16 Ben Crane In Y 128 16 516 5 316 7 206 16 Martin Laird In Y 128 16 516 5 316 7 206 16 Nicholas Thompson In Y 132 15 515 5 315 7 205 16 Tommy Gainey In Y 133 15 515 5 315 7 205 16 Fredrik Jacobson In Y 134 13 513 5 313 8 203 16 Jeff Overton In Y 136 10 510 5 310 8 200 16 Matt Bettencourt In Y 137 10 510 5 310 8 200 16 Gary Woodland In Y 138 9 509 5 309 8 199 16 Fred Couples In Y 139 9 509 5 309 8 199 16 Peter Lonard In Y 139 9 509 5 309 8 199 16 Arjun Atwal In Y 142 5 505 5 305 8 195 16 Ben Curtis In Y 142 5 505 5 305 8 195 16 Troy Kelly In Y 142 5 505 5 305 8 195 16 Tim Petrovic In Y 145 4 504 5 304 8 194 16 John Rollins In Y 147 1 501 5 301 8 191 17 Spencer Levin In Y 148 1 501 5 301 8 191 17 Tag Ridings In Y 149 1 501 5 301 8 191 17 Jeff Quinney In Y 149 1 501 5 301 8 191 17 D.A. Points In Y 151 1 501 5 301 8 191 17 Matthew Borchert In Y 152 1 501 5 301 8 191 17 Brad Faxon In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Todd Hamilton In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Lee Janzen In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Tom Lehman In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Phil Mickelson In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Dennis Paulson In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Corey Pavin In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Marco Dawson In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Paul Goydos In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Gregory Casagranda In N NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Wes Short Jr In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Brian Bateman In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Anthony Smith In N NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Bob Heintz In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Jay Williamson In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Kent Jones In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Frank Lickliter II In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Jesper Parnevik In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Notah Begay III In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Stuart Appleby In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Chris Riley In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Retief Goosen In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Mark Hensby In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Greg Chalmers In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Padraig Harrington In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Steve Allan In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Darron Stiles In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Patrick Sheehan In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Jason Gore In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Eric Axley In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Charles Warren In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 James Driscoll In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Bryce Molder In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Y.E. Yang In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Ricky Barnes In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Scott Gutschewski In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Brian Vranesh In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Matt Jones In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 James Oh In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Matt Weibring In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Kevin Stadler In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Tim Parun In N NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Brandt Snedeker In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Leif Olson In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Kris Blanks In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Jason Day In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Peter Tomasulo In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Aaron Watkins In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Aron Price In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Tyler Aldridge In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Kevin Larsen In N NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Josh Anderson In N NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Billy Andrade In Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Ronnie Black Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Michael Bradley Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Mark Brooks Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Olin Browne Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Tom Byrum Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Bobby Clampett Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Keith Clearwater Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Jay Delsing Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Trevor Dodds Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Dan Forsman Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Robin Freeman Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Robert Gamez Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Kelly Gibson Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Ernie Gonzalez Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Mike Hulbert Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Barry Jaeckel Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Skip Kendall Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 J.L. Lewis Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Dick Mast Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Len Mattiace Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Steve Pate Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 David Peoples Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Chris Smith Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Mike Standly Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Lance Ten Broeck Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Ted Tryba Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Grant Waite Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Jim McGovern Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Guy Boros Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Neal Lancaster Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Bob Burns Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Mark Carnevale Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Mike Heinen Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Spike McRoy Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Paul Stankowski Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Omar Uresti Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 J.P. Hayes Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Dicky Pride Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Brent Geiberger Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Phil Tataurangi Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Carlos Franco Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Robert Damron Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Garrett Willis Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17 Gabriel Hjertstedt Alt Y NR 0 500 5 300 8 190 17