Sep. 26, 2009
ATLANTA -- Tiger Woods is guaranteed to win the FedExCup with a victory at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola (5,000 FedExCup points). The following scenarios show how other players at the top of the leaderboard can win the FedExCup based on Sunday's final outcome in Atlanta.
| Kenny Perry |
| Current position: 1st |
| • Perry wins (3,300 points) |
| • Steve Stricker or Jim Furyk do not finish solo second* |
| • Tiger Woods finishes in a three-way tie for third (or worse) |
| OR |
| • Perry wins (3,300 points) |
| • There is a three-way tie for second that does not include Woods or Stricker |
| • There is a five-way tie for second that does not include Woods |
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| Phil Mickelson |
| Current position: T3 |
| • Phil Mickelson wins (2,920 points) |
| • Woods ties for eighth or worse |
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| Sean O'Hair |
| Current position: T3 |
| • Sean O'Hair wins (3,700 points) |
| • Tiger Woods finishes in a three-way tie for second or worse |
| • Steve Stricker ties for second or worse |
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| Steve Marino |
| Current position: T5 |
| • Steve Marino wins (2,760 points) |
| • Tiger Woods ties for 19th or worse |
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| Padraig Harrington |
| Current position: T5 |
| • Padraig Harrington wins (3,900 points) |
| • Tiger Woods ties for second or worse |
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| Steve Stricker |
| Current position: T7 |
| • Stricker is guaranteed to win the FedExCup with a victory at THE TOUR Championship (4,750 points) |
| OR |
| • Stricker finishes solo second (3,750 points) |
| • Any seed lower than No. 6 wins (Sean O'Hair is No. 7, Kenny Perry is No. 9) |
| • Tiger Woods finishes third or worse |
| OR |
| • Stricker finishes in a two-way tie for second (3,500 points) |
| • Any seed lower than No. 7 wins* |
| • Woods finishes fourth or worse |
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| Ernie Els |
| Current position: T7 |
| • Ernie Els wins (2,790 points) |
| • Tiger Woods finishes 14th or worse |
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