FedExCup notes: Week 17

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Changes in the standings

• Jerry Kelly moved up 80 places from 97th to 17th due to his third career PGA TOUR victory at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

• With two top 10s in the last two weeks, Rory Sabbatini has jumped from 62nd in the standings to 23rd.

• After posting his third top 10 of the season at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Charlie Wi snuck into the top 30 of the FedExCup standings in the 29th place.

Halfway there

• With 18 of 37 regular season events completed, the FedExCup is pretty much at the halfway point, and the top spots are starting to fill up. In 2008, six of the top 10 players at the end of the regular season were already in the top 10 at this point, and, in 2007, there were five.

• Only 41 players in this week's field who are not already in the top 10 can move in, and for 27 of those players, nothing short of a victory will move them into the top 10 in the standings. Also, with seven of the top 10 playing this week, moving up is going to be a little more difficult.

• It is possible that Tiger Woods can move into the top 10 for the first time this season with a top-10 finish at Quail Hollow Club.

Quail Hollow Championship

Top 10 FedExCup points earners in the field

Player FEC rank FEC points Points with win Possible rank Points with 2nd Possible rank Points with 3rd Possible rank Geoff Ogilvy 1 1,350.00 1,850.00 1 1,650.00 1 1,540.00 1 Phil Mickelson 2 1,273.25 1,773.25 1 1,573.25 1 1,463.25 1 Nick Watney 4 1,189.95 1,689.95 1 1,489.95 1 1,379.95 1 Zach Johnson 6 928.91 1,428.91 1 1,228.91 3 1,118.91 5 Brian Gay 7 927.00 1,427.00 1 1,227.00 4 1,117.00 5 Sean O'Hair 9 835.80 1,335.80 2 1,135.80 5 1,025.80 5 Retief Goosen 10 792.50 1,292.50 2 1,092.50 5 982.50 5 Pat Perez 12 783.31 1,283.31 2 1,083.31 5 973.31 5 Charles Howell III 13 772.33 1,272.33 3 1,072.33 5 962.33 6 Tiger Woods 14 720.31 1,220.31 4 1,020.31 5 910.31 9

Featured FedExCup player

Anthony Kim

• Kim earned 245 points in his first start of the season at the Mercedes Benz Championship, but in his five starts since, he has only earned a combined total of 149 points. • Entering last year's Quail Hollow Championship, Kim was ranked 31st in the FedExCup, but after recording his first PGA TOUR victory, he went on to finish fourth in the final standings.