FedExCup Final 30 preview: No. 6 Padraig Harrington
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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PADRAIG HARRINGTON: Sixth in FedExCup points (1,400 after reset)
It looked like a lost season for Padraig Harrington heading into the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. The three-time major championship winner had missed six cuts on the year and had yet to record a top-10 finish. But to make sure the season was anything but lost, Harrington finished in the top 10 in the next five events, including two tied for seconds. The string of top-10s moved him from 130th in the FedExCup standings following the British Open to No. 6 entering THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. Harrington is the only player who has recorded top-10 finishes in all three of this years PGA TOUR Playoffs events. |
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| Quick analysis |
| He won two majors in 2008, but the personable Irishman was going nowhere fast after making some swing changes this year. Harrington found his game in Akron, though, and he hasn't finished lower than 10th in his last five starts, including all three Playoffs events. If he can just avoid the big numbers that have thwarted him, Harrington could end his season on a very positive note. -- Helen Ross |
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| How Harrington got here |
| Breaking down the FedExCup points won and rank after each start in 2009 |
| 6 |
1 |
BMW Championship |
T6 |
475 |
2,633 |
4,563 |
| 7 |
7 |
Deutsche Bank Championship |
T4 |
600 |
2,158 |
3,447 |
| 14 |
48 |
The Barclays |
T2 |
950 |
1,558 |
2,823 |
| 62 |
8 |
PGA Championship |
T10 |
70.667 |
608 |
2,823 |
| 70 |
60 |
World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational |
T2 |
257.5 |
537 |
2,564 |
| 130 |
-18 |
British Open Championship |
T65 |
4.5 |
280 |
1,779 |
| 112 |
-4 |
U.S. Open Championship |
CUT |
0 |
275 |
1,341 |
| 108 |
-8 |
St. Jude Classic presented by FedEx |
CUT |
0 |
275 |
1,334 |
| 100 |
-23 |
the Memorial Tournament |
CUT |
0 |
275 |
1,334 |
| 77 |
1 |
THE PLAYERS Championship |
T49 |
19.5 |
275 |
1,156 |
| 78 |
-14 |
Quail Hollow Championship |
CUT |
0 |
256 |
1,131 |
| 64 |
9 |
Masters Tournament |
T35 |
35 |
256 |
1,094 |
| 73 |
10 |
Shell Houston Open |
T26 |
43 |
221 |
1,069 |
| 83 |
23 |
Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard |
T11 |
60.5 |
178 |
1,026 |
| 106 |
18 |
World Golf Championships-CA Championship |
T20 |
48 |
117 |
1,087 |
| 124 |
9 |
World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship |
T33 |
22.5 |
69 |
1,107 |
| 133 |
-13 |
Northern Trust Open |
CUT |
0 |
47 |
669 |
| 120 |
-15 |
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am |
CUT |
0 |
47 |
619 |
| 105 |
0 |
Buick Invitational |
T24 |
46.5 |
47 |
600 |
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| Previous Playoffs results |
| 2008 |
CUT |
CUT |
T55 |
DNP |
50th |
| 2007 |
T35 |
CUT |
DNP |
T11 |
29th |
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| Previous results at THE TOUR Championship |
| 2007 |
T11 |
63 |
70 |
67 |
73 |
273 |
-7 |
167,300 |
| 2005 |
T7 |
71 |
66 |
68 |
69 |
274 |
-6 |
209,625 |
| 2004 |
14 |
69 |
75 |
68 |
68 |
280 |
Even |
134,400 |
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