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Wyndham is last chance for players to seize FedExCup points [Golf Ping]
PGATour.com ^ | August 13, 2007 | Dave Shedloski

Posted on 08/15/2007 10:38:23 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi

Wyndham is last chance for players to seize FedExCup points
 
Aug. 13, 2007
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By Dave Shedloski
PGATOUR.com Senior Correspondent

August, and everything after.

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K.J. Choi already has two victories this year on the PGA TOUR. (WireImage)

That's the title of a musical work from the Counting Crows, but it's also a worthy theme for this crucial upcoming stretch of the PGA TOUR season, the first of the new era and the FedExCup playoffs.

This week's Wyndham Championship at Forest Oak Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., merges the old and the new into one big event that signals both the end of the regular season and the beginning of the playoffs. While $5 million gets the attention of everyone, FedExCup points are the true focus.

At the close of play Sunday at Forest Oaks, the top 144 players in the points standings on the PGA TOUR advance to the Barclays Championship, the first of four playoff events. The rest of the TOUR membership can keep their games honed on the Nationwide Tour, or take off a few weeks and gear up for the PGA TOUR Fall Series that commences Sept. 20 with the $6 million Turning Stone Resort Championship.

Though players are no doubt feeling mentally as well as physically tired, the field this week is solid, headlined by defending champion Davis Love III and two-time winner and '05 champion K.J. Choi, who is the top player on the FedExCup points in action. The talented Korean is fifth in FedExCup points. Still, he can move even higher to better his seeding; he'll have a good chance since he has finished in the top 7 four of the last five years.

Besides Choi, a dozen other men who made the cut at the PGA Championship are teeing it up in Greensboro, and several others who played two rounds at steamy Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., also are on board to try and improve in the all-important standings.

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That group includes John Rollins, who was hot earlier in the season. He had no plans to go to Greensboro, but changed his mind. Brandt Snedeker is another who expressly added the Wyndham Championship to try and move even higher. Former PGA champion Bob Tway is another late addition to the field.

Four years ago,the venue for the PGA TOUR's third oldest tournament underwent a significant renovation at the hands of Love. Forest Oaks, which has hosted the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro since 1977, is an appropriate test for the last regular season event. Measuring 7,333 yards, par-72, the tree-lined layout requires an all-around game of precision to prevail -- plus a hot putter. Only three times has Forest Oak yielded a winning score lower than 270.

Worth knowing:

The last eight winners at Greensboro have held or shared the 54-hole lead, the longest such streak on the PGA TOUR. Last year, Davis Love III shared the third-round lead with Chris Couch before winning his second title in Greensboro. In all, 33 men since 1950 have won at Greensboro after owning at least a share of the 54-hole lead.

Davis Love is the next in line to break the curse of Sam Snead, the eight-time winner of the event. Snead is the only man who successfully defended his title in Greensboro -- and did it twice. Love, incidentally, until last year's win, hadn't made the cut at Forest Oaks since he redesigned the course for the '03 edition.

Love is one of four men who holds a share of the course record, 62. Two others join Love in the field this week: Charles Warren and Jeff Maggert.

Wyndham Championship

Joe Durant came up big at the PGA under some trying circumstances. Ranked 132nd in FedExCup points, the reigning Disney Golf Classic champion made the cut at Southern Hills despite cracking his Cleveland driver during his Tuesday practice round. He gutted out a tie for 18th at the PGA with a replacement, and now heads to Greensboro, where he was sixth a year ago, looking to improve further in hopes of getting to at least the BMW Championship in the third week of the playoffs -- where he won his first TOUR title in 1998.

After finishing 32nd at the PGA, John Daly heads to the Scandinavian Masters and he doesn't plan to return to the PGA TOUR until the Turning Stone Resort Championship, where he has a sponsor's exemption. He said he hopes to play all seven events in the Fall Series.

Henrik Stenson, who won the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, is changing his home base from Dubai in the Middle East to Lake Nona in the middle of Florida. Stenson still plans to play on both the PGA TOUR and the European Tour in 2008, but said he is looking forward to traveling out of Orlando. He added that his '07 season won't necessarily end with the FedExCup playoffs. He must add a TOUR event to play in his 15 minimum -- providing he doesn't advance to the TOUR Championship.

Shigeki Maruyama, who won at Forest Oaks in 2003 and was runner-up in '05, needs a good finish to move into the top 144 and the FedExCup playoffs. Still battling some shoulder problems, Maruyama said if he fails to advance to the Barclays Championship, he will return to Japan for the rest of the year.

A couple of notable veterans are making their first starts on the PGA TOUR this week: Trevor Dodds, who won the Wyndham Championship in 1998, and Bill Glasson, a seven-time TOUR winner. Both have been playing the Nationwide Tour all season.

TOUR Insider's power ranking for the Wyndham Championship: 1. K.J. Choi, 2. Steve Flesch, 3. Joe Durant, 4. John Senden, 5. Davis Love.


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Once the tournament begins on Thursday, you can watch the video link from below.

I like Joe Durant because of the way he's playing but KJ Choi is probably the man to beat.

1 posted on 08/15/2007 10:38:28 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: mmanager; elc; dakine; Hat-Trick; They'reGone2000; cleveland gop; Baynative; subterfuge; ...
There are only 34 Rules Of Golf.

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2 posted on 08/15/2007 10:40:00 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi (This week, the Carolina Classic at Greensboro)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi
FedEx Cup totals

Leader: Tiger Woods
Position this week: 1
Position last week: 1
Total: 30,574
  Player Events Points
  Tiger Woods 13 30,574     
  Vijay Singh 23 19,129     
  Jim Furyk 19 16,691     
  Phil Mickelson 18 16,037     
  K.J. Choi 21 15,485 

3 posted on 08/15/2007 10:45:44 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi (This week, the Carolina Classic at Greensboro)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi
Forest Oaks -- Hole by Hole from the Championship Tees
With commentary by Davis Love III (Yardage Book)
4 posted on 08/15/2007 10:52:16 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi (This week, the Carolina Classic at Greensboro)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Choi is having a stellar year, but he’s not listed at “The Field” link.

An ardent golf fan, I’d like to be on the ping list. Thanks.


5 posted on 08/15/2007 11:01:28 AM PDT by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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To: Veto!
" . . . but he’s not listed at “The Field” link

Wow, that's weird. He's also not listed on the tee times.

Added you to the golf ping list; welcome aboard.

6 posted on 08/15/2007 11:08:48 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi (This week, the Carolina Classic at Greensboro)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Checked tee times too and didn’t see KJ listed. Also per TGC, DLIII withdrew due to kidneystones. So no defending champ in the field.


7 posted on 08/15/2007 12:54:58 PM PDT by cleveland gop (Conservative does not mean centrist. FDT '08! Woody Austin is my new hero!)
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To: mmanager; elc; dakine; Hat-Trick; They'reGone2000; cleveland gop; Baynative; subterfuge; ...

Email me if you want on the Golf Ping List

First Day Leaders (a lot of birdies out there on that hot, dry course).

My man, Lucas Glover is right there.

Wyndham Championship
First Round
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1 Will MacKenzie -8 F -8
T2 Steve Marino -7 F -7
T2 Brian Davis -7 F -7
T2 Lucas Glover -7 F -7
T2 Jeff Overton -7 17 -7

8 posted on 08/16/2007 3:22:36 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi (This week, the Carolina Classic at Greensboro)
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To: mmanager; elc; dakine; Hat-Trick; They'reGone2000; cleveland gop; Baynative; subterfuge; ...

This just in from the Golf Channel: Tiger Woods has elected not to play in the first FedEx playoff at Barclays. Speculation is that he thinks he will win (look at his lead, above) the playoff even if he takes this week off.


9 posted on 08/16/2007 3:26:47 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi (This week, the Carolina Classic at Greensboro)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi
Ooops, I cite Lucas Glover above but I meant Joe Durant.

Full Leaderboard for the first day.

10 posted on 08/16/2007 3:36:55 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi (This week, the Carolina Classic at Greensboro)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

His lead won’t be that big.

The points reset after this week based on where a player finishes. Woods will get 100,000 points to start - #2 get’s 99,000, #3 gets 98,500 etc. They then earn points each week based on that tournament and the field reduces each week based on total points at the beginning plus those earned each week.

Woods is taking a chance by not playing week 1—especially if one of the top 5 or 6 players would win that week.


11 posted on 08/17/2007 11:50:50 AM PDT by hillarynot (I play in Peoria)
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Woods is taking a chance by not playing week 1—especially if one of the top 5 or 6 players would win that week.

True. He must be very tired to sit out the first round.

12 posted on 08/18/2007 12:53:56 PM PDT by Veto! (Opinions freely dispensed as advice)
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To: devolve; ntnychik; PhilDragoo; dixiechick2000
Sorry I haven't been on, was sick last night and couldn't sleep. Continued working on this from yesterday. Took a pain pill and started at 8am this morning and just finished the Rush gif after 3pm. I am going to try to rest awhile. Enjoy!

 


 

13 posted on 08/26/2007 1:55:46 PM PDT by potlatch (MIZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MIKAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_))
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To: potlatch; holdonnow

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LOL!

Very neat and clever potlatch!

You’ve got a lot of action going on there!

Rush will get a kick out of that!


14 posted on 08/26/2007 2:09:09 PM PDT by devolve ( _Google-Illegals_Killed_25_Americans_Each_Day _A_Mex_Illegal_Alien_Sold_911_Terrorists_IDs_)
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To: potlatch

BRAVO, potlatch!
Ya’ done GOOD girl!

Rest well, and feel better.


15 posted on 08/26/2007 9:16:06 PM PDT by dixiechick2000 (There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators. ~~ Will Rogers)
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To: potlatch
Oh my gosh Potlatch! I love it!

I hope you are feeling better.

16 posted on 08/27/2007 3:37:10 PM PDT by Brandie (Duncan Hunter in 08')
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To: devolve

Thank you.


17 posted on 08/27/2007 8:34:23 PM PDT by potlatch (MIZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MIKAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_))
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To: dixiechick2000

Thank you DC, it did turn out well, but it should after all the hours I spent cutting out heads and repainting it, lol!!


18 posted on 08/27/2007 8:35:57 PM PDT by potlatch (MIZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MIKAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_))
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To: Brandie

Thanks so much Brandie! That little gif was a LOT of work but did turn out well.

Yes, thank you, I am feeling better.


19 posted on 08/27/2007 8:40:33 PM PDT by potlatch (MIZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MIKAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_MAZARU_ooo_‹(•¿•)›_ooo_))
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To: potlatch

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You had me looking at both figures
It took me a while to see what you did!

Really fantastic and with a great humorous touch......


20 posted on 08/27/2007 8:56:15 PM PDT by devolve ( _Google-Illegals_Killed_25_Americans_Each_Day _A_Mex_Illegal_Alien_Sold_911_Terrorists_IDs_)
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