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.