September 19 2012
2:00 PM
Tale of the Tape: Top Five
ATLANTA – You may have heard – only the top five in FedExCup points going into the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola control their own destiny this week. If any of the five wins the tournament, he’s also guaranteed the FedExCup title.
We thought we’d break down the top five in a few categories – some golf-related, some not so much.
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RORY
McILROY |
TIGER
WOODS |
NICK
WATNEY |
PHIL
MICKELSON |
BRANDT
SNEDEKER |
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FedExCup
rank |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Age | 23 | 36 | 31 | 42 | 31 |
| Birthplace | Holywood,
N. Ireland |
Cypress,
Calif. |
Sacramento,
Calif. |
San Diego,
Calif. |
Nashville,
Tenn. |
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Career TOUR
wins |
6
(4 in 2012) |
74
(3 in 2012) |
5
(1 in 2012) |
40
(1 in 2012) |
3
(1 in 2012) |
| Signature TOUR win |
2011 U.S. Open
First major, won by 8 shots |
1997 Masters
First major, won by 12 |
2011 Cadillac
World Golf Champ. event |
2004 Masters
First major; joyous leap |
2011 Heritage
Stared down Luke Donald |
| Plays like … |
Seve
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Jack
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Tom
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Arnold
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Tom
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Lowest
round on TOUR |
62
2010 Wells Fargo, Rd. 4 |
61 (3 times)
Last: 2005 Buick Open, Rd. 2 |
62
2011 AT&T National, Rd. 3 |
60
2005 FBR Open, Rd. 2 |
61 (2 times)
Last: 2011 Barclays, Rd. 3 |
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Longest
drive on TOUR |
409 yards
2012 WGC-Bridgestone |
498 yards
2002 Mercedes Championship |
408 yards
2012 WGC-Bridgestone |
402 yards
2009 WGC-CA Championship |
388 yards
2012 WGC-Bridgestone |
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Longest
putt on TOUR |
68 feet, 5 inches
2009 Shell Houston Open |
123 ft., 5 inches
2001 TOUR Championship |
80 feet, 2 inches
2006 Shell Houston Open |
79 feet, 7 inches
2002 BellSouth Classic |
59 feet, 2 inches
2011 Travelers Championship |
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Career-
defining shot |
The 6-iron he hit to inside a foot at the 10th hole at Congressional on Sunday at the 2010 U.S. Open | The "better than most" 60-foot birdie putt at the iconic 17th hole at the 2001 PLAYERS | The 8-iron he put within 12 feet for a final birdie on the 72nd hole at Doral | The 6-iron he threaded through the pine trees on Sunday at the 13th hole at Augusta National during his 2010 win | The 32-footer he made for birdie on the 17th hole as he shot 63 on Sunday to break through at the 2007 Wyndham Championship |
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Not the
only household name |
Caroline
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Cheyenne
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Heidi
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San Diego
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Haymes
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| Just in case you didn’t know … | Rory shot a course-record 61 at Royal Portrush when he was 16 | Tiger is the eighth athlete to be named a Wheaties permanent rep | Nick was a walk-on at Fresno State and played for his uncle Mike | Phil is an avid pilot, just like his father who was a Navy and commercial aviator | Brandt’s maternal grandmother managed a golf course in Missouri |
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If we were
casting the movie … |
Jesse Eisenberg (from The Social Network)
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Will Smith (from The Legend of Baggar
Vance)
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Matt Damon (from The Bourne Identity)
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Hugh Grant (from Notting Hill)
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Larry Wilcox (from the TV show Chips)
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