June 25, 2012
By Chris Dunham, PGATOUR.COM PGATOUR.COM
Marc Leishman took home the victory -- and the biggest FedExCup move -- Sunday at the Travelers Championship. But a number of players left TPC River Highlands feeling like winners.
Of the week's 20 biggest movers, 16 were either on the Playoffs bubble (outside the top 100) or outside the top 125. Those players either greatly improved their chances of making the playoffs, or locked up spots last week.
In addition to Leishman's move to No. 3, Charley Hoffman likely secured at least a two-event stay in the FedExCup Playoffs. Hoffman, who started the week at No. 100 in the FedExCup chase, tied for second and moved just inside the top 50 to No. 49 in the latest standings.
From his spot in Sunday's final pairing, Roland Thatcher tied for fourth and made a 52-position surge to No. 155 in the standings while Tim Clark continued his strong play with an identical T4 finish that pushed him inside the top 125 for the first time this season.
The week's big winner, however, was Leishman. The 2009 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year has made just one trip to the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola in his career and has never entered the Playoffs inside the top 30. If he can maintain his ranking, Leishman will be in position to top his best FedExCup finish (20th) that he posted in his '09 rookie campaign.
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| Who's up |
| 23 | Marc Leishman | 81 | +58 | Won the Travelers Championship | | 155 | Roland Thatcher | T207 | +52 | T4 at the Travelers Championship | | 49 | Charley Hoffman | 100 | +51 | T2 at the Travelers Championship | | 123 | Tim Clark | 153 | +30 | T4 at the Travelers Championship | | 191 | Billy Horschel | 219 | +28 | T24 at the Travelers Championship | | 154 | Stuart Appleby | 175 | +21 | T18 at the Travelers Championship | | 208 | Charlie Beljan | 229 | +21 | T29 at the Travelers Championship | | 131 | Gary Christian | 148 | +17 | T18 at the Travelers Championship | | 77 | Fredrik Jacobson | 94 | +17 | T8 at the Travelers Championship | | 180 | Garth Mulroy | 197 | +17 | T29 at the Travelers Championship | | 131 | Heath Slocum | 144 | +14 | T15 at the Travelers Championship | | 137 | Chez Reavie | 150 | +13 | T11 at the Travelers Championship | | 160 | Derek Lamely | 172 | +12 | T37 at the Travelers Championship | | T107 | Will Claxton | 118 | +11 | T15 at the Travelers Championship | | 153 | Chris Couch | 165 | +11 | T37 at the Travelers Championship | | 84 | James Driscoll | T95 | +11 | T18 at the Travelers Championship | | 104 | Brian Harman | 115 | +11 | T24 at the Travelers Championship | | 189 | Billy Hurley III | 200 | +11 | T47 at the Travelers Championship | | 31 | John Rollins | 42 | +11 | T4 at the Travelers Championship | | 118 | Vaughn Taylor | 129 | +11 | T11 at the Travelers Championship | |
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| Who's down |
| 136 | Bobby Gates | 128 | -8 | MC at the Travelers Championship | | 134 | J.J. Killeen | 126 | -8 | MC at the Travelers Championship | | 135 | Nick O'Hern | 127 | -8 | T71 at the Travelers Championship | | 140 | Mark Anderson | 133 | -7 | MC at the Travelers Championship | | 139 | Jhonattan Vegas | 132 | -7 | MC at the Travelers Championship | | 132 | Y.E. Yang | 125 | -7 | MC at the Travelers Championship | | 58 | Sang-Moon Bae | 52 | -6 | MC at the Travelers Championship | | 109 | Chris Kirk | 103 | -6 | MC at the FedEx St. Jude Classic | | 141 | Bill Lunde | 135 | -6 | MC at the Travelers Championship | | 57 | Sean O'Hair | 51 | -6 | 67th at the Travelers Championship | | 60 | Dicky Pride | 54 | -6 | MC at the FedEx St. Jude Classic | | 55 | David Toms | 49 | -6 | T4 at the U.S. Open | | 70 | Nick Watney | 64 | -6 | T21 at the U.S. Open | |
Below are the biggest movers, both up and down, following the 2012 Travelers Championship.
