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What's At Stake: Top 70
 
Nov. 1, 2007
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By Kin Lo
Shotlink Data Analyst

On the bubble • Number Crunch: Children's Miracle Network Classic • What's At Stake: 2008 Tournaments • Chart: Top 30 scenarios

The top 70 finishers on the 2007 official money list are granted entry into the Arnold Palmer Invitational. (The top 75 get into the Memorial Tournament, and the top 80 get into the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.)

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Stephen Ames could land a top-70 spot with a top-25 finish. (Schultz/WireImage)

The 70th position on the money list after the Children's Miracle Network Classic is projected to be approximately $1.325 million. This estimate is derived by analyzing trends in historical data maintained by the PGA TOUR, coupled with current year performance and purse sizes.

The table below shows players who are entered in this week's final Fall Series event and how they will need to perform in order to have a realistic chance of finishing within the top 70 on the money list. The negative numbers (in parentheses) indicate that a player has already earned more than the amount projected for the 70th position. This projection could fluctuate, however, and players close to the threshold will need to perform well this week to maintain their position.

Players to watch:

• A top-25 finish would likely yield a spot in the top 70 for Stephen Ames, Vaughn Taylor, Brian Davis, and Robert Garrigus

• Jose Coceres is currently 69th on the money list but is not entered in this week's event. If two or more players below him make a jump this week, he would lose his position in the final top 70.

TOP 70 PROJECTION: $1,325,000
Current Rank Player Current Money Money Needed at Disney Finish Needed
60 George McNeill $1,504,627 ($179,627) --
62 Fredrik Jacobson $1,454,980 ($129,980) --
67 Ryuji Imada $1,341,264 ($16,264) --
68 Joe Ogilvie $1,328,481 ($3,481) --
69 Jose Coceres* $1,287,843 ($37,157) --
70 Vaughn Taylor $1,283,328 $41,672 24
72 Brian Davis $1,279,087 $45,913 23
73 Stephen Ames $1,275,426 $49,574 22
74 Robert Garrigus $1,260,010 $64,990 18
80 Rocco Mediate $1,157,232 $167,768 5
82 Charlie Wi $1,136,407 $188,593 4
83 Steve Marino $1,129,332 $195,668 4
84 Bart Bryant $1,118,040 $206,960 4
85 Will MacKenzie $1,116,507 $208,493 4
89 Charles Warren $1,047,280 $277,720 3
90 Jesper Parnevik $1,045,191 $279,809 3
92 Tim Petrovic $1,031,287 $293,713 3
93 Brian Bateman $1,022,763 $302,237 3
94 Brian Gay $1,022,571 $302,429 3
97 Johnson Wagner $1,013,024 $311,976 3
98 Michael Allen $986,927 $338,073 2
100 Briny Baird $977,541 $347,459 2
101 Mark Hensby $969,731 $355,269 2
102 Bill Haas $967,443 $357,557 2
105 Chris DiMarco $950,414 $374,586 2
106 Shaun Micheel $948,195 $376,805 2
107 Mathew Goggin $919,654 $405,346 2
109 Tom Pernice, Jr. $912,847 $412,153 2
111 Cliff Kresge $901,549 $423,451 2
112 Tom Lehman $880,824 $444,176 2
113 Bob Estes $878,051 $446,949 2
114 Matt Kuchar $876,026 $448,974 2
116 Kevin Na $856,669 $468,331 2
118 Cameron Beckman $852,424 $472,576 2
119 Ryan Armour $848,418 $476,582 2
120 Jeff Maggert $837,305 $487,695 2
121 Rich Beem $818,825 $506,175 1
122 Ben Curtis $772,321 $552,679 1
123 J.P. Hayes $771,215 $553,785 1
124 Mathias Gronberg $764,020 $560,980 1
125 Ted Purdy $758,734 $566,266 1
126 J.B. Holmes $754,616 $570,384 1
127 Kevin Stadler $737,276 $587,724 1
129 Craig Kanada $713,280 $611,720 1
130 Harrison Frazar $698,534 $626,466 1
131 Joe Durant $693,573 $631,427 1
132 Chris Stroud $658,545 $666,455 1
133 John Merrick $649,438 $675,562 1
134 Kent Jones $641,540 $683,460 1
135 Bob Heintz $619,316 $705,684 1
136 Parker McLachlin $597,557 $727,443 1
137 Doug LaBelle II $594,513 $730,487 1
138 Frank Lickliter II $575,804 $749,196 1
140 Jason Dufner $553,832 $771,168 1
142 Ryan Palmer $516,294 $808,706 1
143 Andrew Buckle $513,630 $811,370 1
144 Marco Dawson $512,370 $812,630 1
145 Gavin Coles $511,353 $813,647 1
146 Daisuke Maruyama $499,206 $825,794 1
* not playing this week