The PGA Tour has a playoff system. Seeding in the playoffs depends on the number of FedEx Cup points that players earn in the regular golf season. Players earn points in each tournament event.
The winner in most events earns 500 points, although each World Golf Championships event is worth 550 points. The Major Tournaments
The Masters
U. S. Open
The British Open
The PGA
along with The Players Championship, yield 600 points for the winner.
A few other tour events have a winner’s share of 250. These are tournaments that compete in the same week with invitational PGA events.
Distribution of FedEx Cup Points
In a standard PGA Tournament, the points are distributed in this fashion
1st 500
2nd 300
3rd 190
4th 135
5th 110
6th 100
The points go down in value for each finisher until to zero. How many points are distributed depend on how many pro players finish the event. Amateurs do not earn any points.
In the Farmer’s Insurance Open, Bubba Watson earned 500 points, and 2,948 points were distributed to the other players for a total of 3,484.
Complicated stuff. Information gathered from pgatour.com.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
First Round Results at Rivera for the Northern Trust Open PGA Tournament
The field is tightly packed after the first round at Riviera Country Club. No less than nine players have a share of the lead with an opening 67. A host of other famous players are one shot back, including Vijay Singh, Padraig Harrington and Fred Couples.
Phil Mickelson is four shots off the pace at even par, along with current FedExCup leader Mark Wilson. Bubba Watson is withdrawing after an opening round 76.
The winner walks away with 500 FedExCup Points and $1,170,000. Details at PGATour.com
Phil Mickelson is four shots off the pace at even par, along with current FedExCup leader Mark Wilson. Bubba Watson is withdrawing after an opening round 76.
The winner walks away with 500 FedExCup Points and $1,170,000. Details at PGATour.com
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Northern Trust Open PGA Tour Event February 17 to 20
The California part of the PGA Tour continues in Palisades with the Northern Trust Open this week. The Golf Channel has the coverage on Thursday and Friday with CBS picking up the tournament on the weekend.
Defending Champion Steve Stricker is back to try to repeat and claim the winner’s share of the $6.5 million purse. Tiger Woods is taking the week off, but the rest of field is star studded, with Phil Michelson, Anthony Kim, Freddie Couples and K.J. Choi among the PGA’s best scheduled to tee off on Thursday.
The Northern Trust Open gets 500 Fedex Cup points. It’s early, but the current leaders are not household names, for sure:
Defending Champion Steve Stricker is back to try to repeat and claim the winner’s share of the $6.5 million purse. Tiger Woods is taking the week off, but the rest of field is star studded, with Phil Michelson, Anthony Kim, Freddie Couples and K.J. Choi among the PGA’s best scheduled to tee off on Thursday.
The Northern Trust Open gets 500 Fedex Cup points. It’s early, but the current leaders are not household names, for sure:
- Mark Wilson - 1,008
- D. A. Points - 688
- Jhonattan Vegas - 672
- Bubba Watson - 584
Should be a fun week.
All information from pgatour.com
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Sony Open Hawaii in Honolulu
One last PGA tournament in Hawaii before the tour takes off for the mainland. January 13 to 16 the pros take on Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. Another nice purse of $5,500,000 results in a full field taking on the battle for another 500 FedEx Cup points.
Jonathan Byrd, winner or the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, will compete. After one tournament he leads the FedEx cup standings with 500 points.
No Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood or Phil Michelson, but otherwise a strong field, including Defending Champion Ryan Palmer. Why don't these guys want to go to Hawaii?
Find the details at PGATour.com
Jonathan Byrd, winner or the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, will compete. After one tournament he leads the FedEx cup standings with 500 points.
No Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood or Phil Michelson, but otherwise a strong field, including Defending Champion Ryan Palmer. Why don't these guys want to go to Hawaii?
Find the details at PGATour.com
Thursday, January 6, 2011
2011 PGA Golf Season Starts in Hawaii
The world’s best golfers return to the links January 6-9 for the Hyundai Tournament of Champions at Kapalua Resort in Maui, Hawaii.
The limited field event contains some of the biggest names in golf, including Ernie Els, Ian Poulter and Anthony Kim. Missing are most famous names, Tiger Woods, Phil Michelson and World Number 1 Lee Westwood.
The purse is $5.6 million, and 500 FedEx Cup Points are at stake. The winner pulls down a cool $1.12 million.
Source: PGA.com
The limited field event contains some of the biggest names in golf, including Ernie Els, Ian Poulter and Anthony Kim. Missing are most famous names, Tiger Woods, Phil Michelson and World Number 1 Lee Westwood.
The purse is $5.6 million, and 500 FedEx Cup Points are at stake. The winner pulls down a cool $1.12 million.
Source: PGA.com
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Tiger Woods grabs First Round Lead at Chevron
Tiger Woods got off to a great start at the Chevron World Challenge in Thousand Oaks, California. He shot a 7 under 65 to take a one shot lead.
Linx
Linx
Monday, November 29, 2010
Chevron World Challenge Golf Parking
The Chevron World Challenge is being held November 30 to December 5, 2010 in Thousand Oaks, California at the Sherman Oaks Country Club.
Parking for the Golf Tournament
As with every PGA event, large crowds overwhelm the small parking facilities at the course. Any spots near the course are reserved for players, officials volunteers and members.
Spectators are directed to park in outlying lots and shuttle buses take them directly to the front gate.
General admission parking is free in the lot located off of Potrero Road.
Plan to arrive 15 minutes earlier than you planned in order to allow for the bus ride. Buses are generally plentiful to the event. It will also take an extra 15 minutes or so at the end of the day to return to your car.
If you leave at the end of the day’s play, there may be a delay waiting for the bus, since many patrons will stay until the end. If you leave near rush hour, expect a long wait trying to reenter Southern California traffic.
See the event website for Fan Guidelines
Have a great time. Linx
Parking for the Golf Tournament
As with every PGA event, large crowds overwhelm the small parking facilities at the course. Any spots near the course are reserved for players, officials volunteers and members.
Spectators are directed to park in outlying lots and shuttle buses take them directly to the front gate.
General admission parking is free in the lot located off of Potrero Road.
Plan to arrive 15 minutes earlier than you planned in order to allow for the bus ride. Buses are generally plentiful to the event. It will also take an extra 15 minutes or so at the end of the day to return to your car.
If you leave at the end of the day’s play, there may be a delay waiting for the bus, since many patrons will stay until the end. If you leave near rush hour, expect a long wait trying to reenter Southern California traffic.
See the event website for Fan Guidelines
Have a great time. Linx
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