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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Y.E. YANG: 21st in FedExCup points (300 after reset)
South Korea's Yang shot a final-round, 2-under 68 to win The Honda Classic by one stroke over John Rollins for his first PGA TOUR victory earlier this year. But it was his thrilling rally past Tiger Woods to win the PGA Championship that vaulted Yang into the limelight. The win over Woods -- who was a perfect 14-0 when atop the leaderboard going into the final round of a major -- made Yang the first Asian-born male player to capture a major title. The win also secured Yang a spot on the International Presidents Cup Team, moving him from No. 36 in the standings before the PGA Championship to No. 9 in the last week to automatically qualify. Yang has two additional top-10 finishes on the season: a fifth-place finish at the Buick Open and a tie for eighth at the RBC Canadian Open. Not only is this Yang's first appearance in THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola, it's also the first time he has qualified for the PGA TOUR Playoffs. |
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| Quick analysis |
| The Tiger-slayer at the PGA Championship, Yang has two victories in 2009. He's likely a little far back to overtake the world No. 1 as far as the FedExCup is concerned, but he coud make an impact in his TOUR Championship debut just the same. He'll be playing for Greg Norman at The Presidents Cup in two weeks, too. -- Helen Ross |
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| How Yang 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 |
| 21 |
-6 |
BMW Championship |
65 |
30 |
1,919 |
5,277 |
| 15 |
-9 |
Deutsche Bank Championship |
67 |
20 |
1,889 |
3,716 |
| 6 |
1 |
The Barclays |
T20 |
247.5 |
1,869 |
2,512 |
| 7 |
14 |
PGA Championship |
1 |
600 |
1,621 |
1,810 |
| 21 |
-1 |
World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational |
T19 |
51 |
1,021 |
2,080 |
| 20 |
8 |
Buick Open |
5 |
110 |
970 |
1,581 |
| 28 |
-3 |
RBC Canadian Open |
T8 |
68.5 |
860 |
1,199 |
| 25 |
6 |
AT&T National |
T22 |
48 |
792 |
1,259 |
| 31 |
-1 |
Travelers Championship |
T51 |
16.5 |
744 |
1,130 |
| 30 |
-3 |
the Memorial Tournament |
T41 |
28.5 |
727 |
882 |
| 27 |
-4 |
Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial |
CUT |
0 |
699 |
899 |
| 23 |
-2 |
HP Byron Nelson Championship |
T60 |
9 |
699 |
826 |
| 21 |
-3 |
THE PLAYERS Championship |
CUT |
0 |
690 |
741 |
| 18 |
2 |
Quail Hollow Championship |
T11 |
59.571 |
690 |
697 |
| 20 |
-3 |
Zurich Classic of New Orleans |
T19 |
50 |
630 |
720 |
| 17 |
-5 |
Masters Tournament |
CUT |
0 |
580 |
770 |
| 12 |
-2 |
Transitions Championship |
CUT |
0 |
580 |
624 |
| 10 |
-1 |
World Golf Championships-CA Championship |
74 |
0.92 |
580 |
624 |
| 9 |
103 |
The Honda Classic |
1 |
500 |
579 |
597 |
| 112 |
-6 |
Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun |
T20 |
23.75 |
79 |
1,097 |
| 106 |
47 |
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am |
T22 |
44 |
56 |
610 |
| 153 |
0 |
Buick Invitational |
T57 |
11.5 |
12 |
635 |
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| Previous Playoffs results |
| Year |
Barclays |
Deutsche Bank |
BMW Champ. |
Tour Champ. |
Final FEC Position |
| 2008 |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
145th |
| 2007 |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
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| Previous results at THE TOUR Championship |
| This will be Yang's first start in THE TOUR Championship. |
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