FedExCup wrap-up: Deutsche Bank, Rd. 2

Sep. 4, 2010
By PGATOUR.COM staff

NORTON, Mass. -- Here's a quick look at the latest FedExCup projections and implications following the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship:

Who's out

Click here for the list of players who have been officially eliminated from the Playoffs, due to their failure to make the cut on Saturday.

Who's in trouble

*These players started inside the top 70 but are currently projected to finish outside the top 70, which is the field size for next week's BMW Championship*
Player	Current	Projected	Comment
Greg Chalmers	61	74	He'll have two rounds to try to improve his position
Scott Verplank	54	75	Had to withdraw with a wrist injury after playing four holes Saturday
Padraig Harrington	57	76	Improved on Saturday with 68 but still missed the cut
Chris Couch	67	79	After a missed cuts, his first Playoffs may end at two

Biggest Projected Movers

Player	Current	Projected	Increase	Comment
Brandt Snedeker	53	3	50 spots	He's made 14 birdies and just two bogeys so the co-leader is playing well
D.J. Trahan	51	30	21 spots	He's only made it to the third Playoffs event once in the previous three years
John Senden	64	44	20 spots	Had two good rounds at The Barlcays, needs to play well on the weekend here
Steve Marino	78	54	24 spots	Could use two more good rounds to make it to Chicago for the fourth straight year
Kris Blanks	91	67	24 spots	Expectations were low but this Playoffs rookie could play his way to Chicago
Andres Romero	100	71	29 spots	Eagled the 18th hole to tie for eighth and move one shy of advancing

For the complete Projected FedExCup points list, click here

Top-five watch

Here's how the top five in points going into the Deutsche Bank Championship fared on Saturday:
1. MATT KUCHAR	Barclays winner is 11 under and one shot out of lead
2. STEVE STRICKER	Defending champ is lurking at 9 under after Saturday's 68
3. MARTIN LAIRD	Last week's playoff loser is only five strokes off the pace
4. JUSTIN ROSE	Missed cut has him projected to fall six spots to 10th
5. ERNIE ELS	May have righted the ship after bogey-free 67

The top five in the FedExCup points standings is important, since the top five going into THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola control their own fate in regards to winning the FedExCup.

Bubble watch

Bubble	Tournament	Comment
70	BMW Championship	Matt Jones continues to rise after a second-round 70. The Aussie is now projected at NO. 59 while Fredrik Jacobson, falling 20 spots, is now on the hot seat after Saturday's 76 left him well back at 1 under.
30	THE TOUR Championship	Carl Pettersson started the week on the bubble but missed the cut and is projected to fall to 39th. D.J. Trahan, meanwhile, is moving in the right direction. He's tied for sixth and has climbed 21 spots to replace Pettersson as the bubble boy.