FedExCup Final 30 preview: No. 3 Jim Furyk

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Sep. 17, 2009

The top 30 players in FedExCup points have advanced to THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola and now have a chance to win the FedExCup. Here's a detailed look at each player and how he made it to East Lake:
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Season in review

JIM FURYK: Third in FedExCup points (2,000 after reset)
Without a victory in the 2009 season, Furyk has shown the importance of consistency when it comes to the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. With three finishes in the top 15 in the Playoffs, including a tie for second at the BMW Championship, Furyk moved from No. 16 at the start of the Playoffs to No. 3. Furyk is the highest-ranked player without a victory in 2009 thanks to nine top-10 finishes. In 21 events, Furyk has missed only two cuts this season. Furyks rise in the Playoffs could have been even better if not for a four-stroke penalty at The Barclays after beginning the third round with too many clubs in his bag. Furyk finished tied for 15th at 3 under. Without those penalty strokes, he would have finished tied for sixth. This will be Furyks 12th time playing in THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. He has two runner-up finishes (1996, 2006).

Quick analysis

He hasn't won in a little over two years, so a player of Furyk's caliber is definitely overdue. He made a huge push on Sunday at Cog Hill to get into the top five in the FedExCup standings, moving up 18 spots as he tied for second in the BMW Championship. A win at East Lake, where Furyk was second to Adam Scott in 2006, would turn a good season into a stellar one. -- Helen Ross

How Furyk got here

Breaking down the FedExCup points won and rank after each start in 2009

Rank	Change in rank	Tournament	Finish	Points earned	Points for year	Points behind
3	15	BMW Championship	T2	1250	3,108	4,088
18	0	Deutsche Bank Championship	T8	400	1,858	3,747
18	-2	The Barclays	T15	270	1,458	2,923
16	-1	PGA Championship	T63	6.5	1,188	2,243
15	-2	World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational	T51	17	1,181	1,920
13	1	Buick Open	T25	45	1,164	1,387
14	1	British Open Championship	T34	35.5	1,119	940
15	0	AT&T National	T7	82.5	1,084	967
15	-2	U.S. Open Championship	T33	37	1,001	615
13	17	the Memorial Tournament	2	300	964	645
30	-3	Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial	T9	72.5	664	934
27	7	THE PLAYERS Championship	T5	110	592	839
34	-2	Quail Hollow Championship	T11	59.571	482	905
32	-2	Verizon Heritage	CUT	0	422	928
30	3	Masters Tournament	T10	77	422	928
33	-4	Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard	CUT	0	345	859
29	-3	Transitions Championship	T52	16	345	859
26	47	World Golf Championships-CA Championship	3	200	329	875
73	42	World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship	T9	68.25	129	1,047
115	20	Northern Trust Open	T41	25.5	61	655
135	0	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	T33	35.5	36	630

Previous Playoffs results

Year	Barclays	Deutsche Bank	BMW Champ.	Tour Champ.	Final FEC Position
2008	T12	T7	T3	T6	5th
2007	T25	T55	T14	T11	11th

Previous results at THE TOUR Championship

Year	Finish	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Rd. 4	Total	To par	Money won
2008	T6	72	70	69	69	280	Even	238,000
2007	T11	71	69	67	66	273	-7	167,300
2006	2	69	71	67	65	272	-8	730,000
2005	13	70	70	67	70	277	-3	158,600
2003	8	71	71	67	69	278	-6	192,000
2002	T18	68	73	72	67	280	Even	97,000
2001	T7	70	71	62	69	272	-12	166,666
2000	DNS
1999	T15	69	72	72	67	280	-4	103,200
1998	T3	67	68	69	71	275	-5	234,000
1997	2	66	68	73	67	274	-10	432,000
1996	T15	72	71	73	70	286	6	63,600