FedExCup Final 30 preview: No. 19 David Toms

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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

DAVID TOMS: 19th in FedExCup points (320 after reset)
Thanks to seven top-10s, including three runner-up finishes, Toms returns to THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola for the first time since the event became the finale to the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. Toms has played well at the event in the past, posting a tie for second in 2001 (at Champions Golf Club in Houston) and a third-place finish in 2002 (at East Lake Golf Club). But the veteran didn't advance past The Barclays last year and finished three spots out of THE TOUR Championship in 2007. Toms, a 12-time PGA TOUR winner, is looking for his first TOUR victory since the 2006 Sony Open in Hawaii.

Quick analysis

Toms has done everything this year except win. Why not save the best for THE TOUR Championship? He has tied for second three times this year and has four other top-10s. His run through the Playoffs has been solid, but he'll need to step it up at East Lake. -- Helen Ross

How Toms 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
19	0	BMW Championship	T23	227.5	1,951	5,245
19	-6	Deutsche Bank Championship	T36	152.5	1,724	3,881
13	-1	The Barclays	T31	177.5	1,571	2,810
12	1	Wyndham Championship	T24	43.5	1,394	2,037
13	-1	PGA Championship	T36	32	1,350	2,081
12	-1	World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational	T22	46	1,318	1,783
11	0	British Open Championship	CUT	0	1,272	787
11	0	John Deere Classic	CUT	0	1,272	779
11	3	Travelers Championship	T2	245	1,272	602
14	-2	U.S. Open Championship	CUT	0	1,027	589
12	7	St. Jude Classic presented by FedEx	T2	245	1,027	582
19	1	Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial	T27	41	782	816
20	-3	HP Byron Nelson Championship	CUT	0	741	784
17	4	THE PLAYERS Championship	T9	77.4	741	690
21	0	Quail Hollow Championship	T18	51.5	664	723
21	-1	Zurich Classic of New Orleans	T5	105	612	738
20	-2	Shell Houston Open	CUT	0	507	783
18	-4	Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard	T48	21.5	507	697
14	-3	Transitions Championship	T33	36	486	718
11	-2	Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun	T6	40.429	450	726
9	-4	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	CUT	0	410	256
5	1	FBR Open	T4	122.5	410	237
6	-2	The 50th Bob Hope Classic hosted by Arnold Palmer	T25	42	287	302
4	0	Sony Open in Hawaii	T2	245	245	344

Previous Playoffs results

Year	Barclays	Deutsche Bank	BMW Champ.	Tour Champ.	Final FEC Position
2008	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	136th
2007	CUT	WD	T18	DNP	33rd

Previous results at THE TOUR Championship

Year	Finish	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Rd. 3	Rd. 4	Total	To par	Money won
2006	T14	74	71	71	67	283	3	146,900
2005	T22	72	72	68	70	282	2	118,300
2004	T10	68	73	70	67	278	-2	158,200
2003	T21	69	69	74	72	284	Even	103,200
2002	3	70	66	70	67	273	-7	345,000
2001	T2	73	66	64	67	270	-14	385,000
2000	T11	69	67	70	71	277	-3	128,333
1999	T12	73	68	67	71	279	-5	122,000