FedExCup 36-hole report at Deutsche Bank Champ.

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Sep. 5, 2009
By Mike McAllister and Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM Staff

NORTON, Mass. -- We're midway through the Deutsche Bank Championship, the second leg of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. Here's the impact on the FedExCup points rankings through the first 36 holes at TPC Boston. The top 70 players in points after Monday's final round move on to play next week at the BMW Championship (click here for points projections)::

Rising above 70

These players began the week outside the top 70 but are currently projected inside it

Name	Official ranking	Projected ranking	Comment
Marc Leishman	93	25	That second-round 62 was a big momentum-builder for the rookie from Australia who likely needs a top-20 finish to advance
Bryce Molder	74	59	Nearly made up the ground he lost in missing the cut last week at The Barclays; currently tied for 23rd at 6 under
Jeff Overton	82	64	Currently tied for 15th, Overton's never made it into the third round of the Playoffs but a top-30 finish should do it
Woody Austin	75	65	Needs to get his putter going -- he only made two birdies Saturday -- to advance to the BMW Championship for third straight year
Michael Letzig	84	66	A pair of 68s have him tied for 23rd and he'll need to stay within the top 30 come Monday to advance

Dropping below 70

These players began the week inside the top 70 but are currently projected below it

Player	Official ranking	Projected ranking	Comment
John Merrick	62	73	Missed the cut by two shots; two double bogeys and a bogey in last five holes were costly
Briny Baird	70	76	Rallied on Saturday to make the cut with a 4-under 67; can he keep the momentum going?
Lee Janzen	63	78	Missed the cut after a pair of 71s; hit less than 53 percent greens in regulation this week
Bob Estes	65	80	Bogeyed his final hole Saturday but made the cut on the number (1 under) to give himself a chance to move back up the standings
Fred Couples	67	84	The U.S. Presidents Cup Captain missed the cut; his 74-77 was highest score in the field. Like Merrick and Janzen, his Playoffs fate no longer is in his own hands

Saying goodbye

These players started outside the top 70 and missed the cut, thus eliminating them from the Playoffs

Official ranking	Player	Deutsche Bank scores
77	Tim Petrovic	75-72-147
79	Jeff Klauk	75-75-150
86	Rod Pampling	72-70-142
88	Ted Purdy	75-70-145
91	James Nitties	75-71-146
92	Kevin Stadler	73-70-143
97	Cameron Beckman	72-70-142
98	Nick O'Hern	73-76-149