Playoffs Guidebook: Top 30 movers (2009)

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August 16, 2012
By PGA TOUR staff PGATOUR.COM

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Heath Slocum made the largest move in the 2009 Playoffs. Slocum entered the Playoffs ranked 124th in the standings but kicked off the four-week race for the FedExCup with a victory at The Barclays. His victory vaulted him all the way to No. 3 in the standings and locked him into a spot in The TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola.

Padraig Harrington started the '09 Playoffs ranked 66th in the standings but finished the season ranked No. 7 thanks to four conesecutive Playoffs top 10s. Harrington is one of just two players to ever post four top 10s in a single Playoffs and the last one to accomplish the feat.

Biggest movers in the 2009 Playoffs

Player	Rank to start 2009 playoffs	Rank to finish 2009 Playoffs	Change
Heath Slocum	124	8	+116
Padraig Harrington	66	7	+59
Marc Leishman	78	20	+58
Scott Verplank	61	10	+51
Sergio Garcia	89	38	+51
Fredrik Jacobson	107	57	+50
Troy Matteson	125	78	+47
Bill Haas	82	41	+41
Matt Kuchar	77	40	+37
Brandt Snedeker	64	33	+31
Ernie Els	47	16	+31
Jason Dufner	42	11	+31
Webb Simpson	85	62	+23
Greg Owen	99	77	+22
Jason Day	67	48	+19
Richard S. Johnson	108	91	+17
Chris Riley	119	103	+16
Stephen Ames	70	55	+15
Steve Marino	30	15	+15
Lee Janzen	93	79	+14
D.A. Points	84	72	+12
Jim Furyk	16	4	+12
Kevin Streelman	86	76	+10
Harrison Frazar	112	104	+8
Kevin Sutherland	52	44	+8
John Senden	31	24	+7
Adam Scott	116	110	+6
Jonathan Byrd	72	66	+6
Justin Rose	91	85	+6
Rod Pampling	98	92	+6

Marc Leishman was the only 2009 PGA TOUR rookie to make The TOUR Championship. He finished his first FedExCup campaign ranked No. 20.