FedExCup Points Vs. Prior Money List To Earn Top-125 Status

Before the FedExCup became a thing on the PGA Tour, it was the money list that determined rankings to keep your Tour card. Now, its all about FedExCup points.

So, how differently would the bubble boys have faired if money was the factor instead of a major sponsor’s point system? Numbers in parentheses are the comparative rankings–FedEx to Money and vice versa–with green colors as qualifying while red is outside the 125.

FedExCup

120         Blayne Barber    (120)
121          Ben Martin         (115)
122         Rory Sabbatini   (133)
123         Harold Varner III  (123)
124         Vaughn Taylor   (129)
125         J.J. Henry           (135)
126        Zac Blair              (125)
127        Shane Lowry      (116)
128        David Hearn      (122)
129        Sam Saunders   (141)
130        Seamus Power  (143)

Money List

120      Blayne Barber     (120)
121       Tyrone Van Aswegen   (112)
122      David Hearn        (122)
123      Harold Varner III  (123)
124      Cameron Tringale  (133)
125      Zac Blair     (126)
126     Martin Flores  (118)
127     Smylie Kaufman  (141)
128    Ryan Palmer  (134)
129    Vaughn Taylor  (124)
130    John Huh  (119)

As they say, “timing is everything.” Those loving the new status quo include Sabbatini, Taylor, Flores, Huh and Henry. Those not; Tringale and Blair.