The Heat Index: The hottest golfers in recent weeks

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Aug. 17, 2009
By PGATOUR.COM Staff

Which players have revved up their games? Who has the most momentum? The Heat Index showcases the hottest PGA TOUR players in their most recent starts. Here are the hottest golfers going into this week's Wyndham Championship:

FedExCup points
Highest average of FedExCup points earned in a player's last four starts
Rk. Player Avg. points per start In the field this week?
1 Woods, Tiger 345 No
2 Yang, Y.E. 207 No
3 Cink, Stewart 175 No
4 Watson, Tom 165 No
5 Stricker, Steve 153 No
6 Green, Nathan 138 No
7 Mahan, Hunter 121 No
8 Goosen, Retief 117 No
9 Rollins, John 92 No
10 Johnson, Zach 89 No
11 Harrington, Padraig 83 No
12 Allenby, Robert 79 No
13 Kelly, Jerry 66 No
14 Quinney, Jeff 64 Yes
15 Van Pelt, Bo 64 Yes
16 Mickelson, Phil 63 No
17 Quigley, Brett 62 Yes
18 Thatcher, Roland 59 Yes
19 Duval, David 59 Yes
20 Chalmers, Greg 59 Yes
21 Byrd, Jonathan 58 Yes
22 Els, Ernie 55 No
23 Kim, Anthony 53 No
24 Moore, Ryan 53 Yes
25 Singh, Vijay 52 No
Average finish
Highest average finish for a player's last four starts
Rank Player Average finish
1 Yang, Y.E. 8.3
2 Westwood, Lee 9.5
3 Stenson, Henrik 14.3
4 Quinney, Jeff 16.8
5 Johnson, Zach 18.5
Official money earned
Highest average PGA TOUR official money earned for a player's last four starts
Rank Player Average TOUR money earned
1 Woods, Tiger $782,000
2 Yang, Y.E. $440,009
3 Cink, Stewart $362,347
4 Mahan, Hunter $271,641
5 Westwood, Lee $271,640
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