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 |
HUNTER MAHAN: 23rd in FedExCup points (280 after reset)
A model of consistency throughout the 2009 season, Mahan has made 22-of-23 cuts on the year and notched six top-10s. He is fourth in PGA TOUR scoring average (69.65) and in total birdies (342). Mahan will be making his second consecutive appearance in The Presidents Cup for the U.S. Team as a Captain's Pick. Mahan is one of six players (Steve Stricker, Phil Mickelson, Stewart Cink, Jim Furyk and Ernie Els) who have advanced to THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola in each year of the FedExCup. |
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| Quick analysis |
| Mahan got a welcomed call from Fred Couples last week, inviting him to join 11 other Americans at The Presidents Cup in October. First, though, Mahan gets one last chance to seize some momentum at East Lake, where he tied for fifth in 2007. Mahan's had a solid season with six top-10s and a solo second at the AT&T National. All that's missing for this young gun is a win. -- Helen Ross |
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| How Mahan 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 |
| 23 |
-2 |
BMW Championship |
T38 |
150 |
1,832 |
5,364 |
| 21 |
-6 |
Deutsche Bank Championship |
T36 |
152.5 |
1,682 |
3,923 |
| 15 |
-1 |
The Barclays |
T20 |
247.5 |
1,530 |
2,851 |
| 14 |
-1 |
PGA Championship |
T16 |
57 |
1,282 |
2,149 |
| 13 |
4 |
World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational |
T4 |
127.5 |
1,225 |
1,876 |
| 17 |
-3 |
British Open Championship |
CUT |
0 |
1,098 |
961 |
| 14 |
9 |
AT&T National |
2 |
300 |
1,098 |
953 |
| 23 |
12 |
Travelers Championship |
T4 |
115 |
798 |
1,076 |
| 35 |
5 |
U.S. Open Championship |
T6 |
101.333 |
683 |
933 |
| 40 |
1 |
the Memorial Tournament |
T14 |
53 |
581 |
1,028 |
| 41 |
3 |
Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial |
T27 |
41 |
528 |
1,070 |
| 44 |
-2 |
HP Byron Nelson Championship |
T45 |
23 |
487 |
1,038 |
| 42 |
-6 |
THE PLAYERS Championship |
T71 |
0.94 |
464 |
967 |
| 36 |
-5 |
Quail Hollow Championship |
T22 |
46 |
464 |
923 |
| 31 |
9 |
Masters Tournament |
T10 |
77 |
418 |
932 |
| 40 |
13 |
Shell Houston Open |
T6 |
86 |
341 |
949 |
| 53 |
1 |
Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard |
T22 |
47 |
255 |
949 |
| 54 |
-7 |
World Golf Championships-CA Championship |
T53 |
16 |
208 |
996 |
| 47 |
1 |
World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship |
T17 |
46.563 |
192 |
984 |
| 48 |
25 |
Northern Trust Open |
T17 |
50.5 |
145 |
571 |
| 73 |
-13 |
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am |
T69 |
0.992 |
94 |
572 |
| 60 |
44 |
Buick Invitational |
T11 |
60.5 |
94 |
553 |
| 104 |
0 |
FBR Open |
T35 |
33 |
33 |
614 |
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| Previous Playoffs results |
| Year |
Barclays |
Deutsche Bank |
BMW Champ. |
Tour Champ. |
Final FEC Position |
| 2008 |
T31 |
T15 |
T8 |
T17 |
18th |
| 2007 |
T17 |
CUT |
T30 |
T5 |
15th |
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| Previous results at THE TOUR Championship |
| Year |
Finish |
Rd. 1 |
Rd. 2 |
Rd. 3 |
Rd. 4 |
Total |
To par |
Money won |
| 2008 |
T17 |
74 |
75 |
68 |
69 |
286 |
6 |
138,600 |
| 2007 |
T5 |
65 |
68 |
65 |
71 |
269 |
-11 |
266,000 |
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