FedExCup Final 30 preview: No. 18 Kevin Na

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Stan Badz/PGA TOUR

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

KEVIN NA: 18th in FedExCup points (340 after reset)
Na quietly put together one of the more consistent seasons on the PGA TOUR this year. With a tie for fifth right off the bat at the Sony Open in Hawaii, Na was No. 15 in FedExCup points in January and never strayed far from the top 20. He has played in 25 events, made 18 cuts and posted nine top-10s, which is tied for third most on TOUR. His lowest FedExCup rank all season was No. 27 after missing the cut at the Bob Hope Classic hosted by Arnold Palmer, and he rose to as high as 10th with his third-place finish at the FBR Open, his best TOUR performance since ties for second at the 2005 FBR Open and Chrysler Classic of Tucson. Na did not advance past the Deutsche Bank Championship in 2007 or 2008.

Quick analysis

Na turned 26 last week, but he has been a fixture on the PGA TOUR since he first earned his card at the age of 20. He's still looking for his first victory, but he continues to knock on the door, with nine top-10 finishes and more than $2 million in earnings. He was delighted to make his first TOUR Championship on many levels -- not the least of which is that he'll get to play in the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open for the first time in his career. -- Helen Ross

How Na 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
18	5	BMW Championship	T8	412.5	1,976	5,220
23	-1	Deutsche Bank Championship	T11	315	1,563	4,042
22	0	The Barclays	T24	227.5	1,248	3,133
22	0	PGA Championship	T43	24.5	1,021	2,410
22	0	Legends Reno-Tahoe Open	T5	50	996	2,105
22	0	Buick Open	T46	22.5	946	1,605
22	-2	RBC Canadian Open	T53	17.5	924	1,135
20	0	U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee	T7	36.438	906	1,153
20	-1	AT&T National	CUT	0	870	1,181
19	-3	Travelers Championship	W/D	0	870	1,004
16	-1	the Memorial Tournament	T34	36.5	870	739
15	3	Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial	T9	72.5	834	764
18	-2	HP Byron Nelson Championship	CUT	0	761	764
16	9	THE PLAYERS Championship	T3	180	761	670
25	-7	Quail Hollow Championship	W/D	0	581	806
18	-3	Verizon Heritage	CUT	0	581	769
15	1	Shell Houston Open	T19	49	581	709
16	0	Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard	T11	60.5	532	672
16	-3	Transitions Championship	T8	77.5	472	732
13	0	Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun	5	55	394	782
13	4	Northern Trust Open	T25	44	339	377
17	-7	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	CUT	0	295	371
10	17	FBR Open	3	190	295	352
27	-12	The 50th Bob Hope Classic hosted by Arnold Palmer	CUT	0	105	484
15	0	Sony Open in Hawaii	T5	105	105	484