The Heat Index: The hottest golfers in recent weeks

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Aug. 24, 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 The Barclays this week:

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 Yes
2 Yang, Y.E. 207 Yes
3 Cink, Stewart 175 Yes
4 Watson, Tom 165 No
5 Stricker, Steve 153 Yes
6 Moore, Ryan 149 Yes
7 Green, Nathan 138 Yes
8 Mahan, Hunter 121 Yes
9 Goosen, Retief 117 Yes
10 Rollins, John 92 Yes
11 Johnson, Zach 89 Yes
12 Bohn, Jason 84 Yes
13 Harrington, Padraig 83 Yes
14 Allenby, Robert 79 Yes
15 Stadler, Kevin 78 Yes
16 Van Pelt, Bo 66 Yes
17 Couples, Fred 66 Yes
18 Kelly, Jerry 66 Yes
19 Mickelson, Phil 63 Yes
20 Chalmers, Greg 60 Yes
21 Quinney, Jeff 60 Yes
22 Thatcher, Roland 59 Yes
23 Els, Ernie 55 Yes
24 Allen, Michael 54 Yes
25 Glover, Lucas 54 Yes
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 Riley, Chris 13.3
4 Stenson, Henrik 14.3
5 Couples, Fred 15.0
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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