E-Notes: Will Wachovia Championship foreshadow FedExCup finish?

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• If you want to know how the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup will end this year, watch the final leaderboard at this week's Wachovia Championship. At least that was true last year. The top four finishers at the Wachovia Championship in 2007 were Tiger Woods, Steve Stricker, Phil Mickelson and Rory Sabbatini -- the exact same order in which they finished in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup.

Sindelar

• Experience seems to count at the Wachovia Championship. All five previous winners had at least 11 years experience on the PGA TOUR. David Toms won in 2003 (11th year), Joey Sindelar in 2004 (21st), Vijay Singh in 2005 (13th), Jim Furyk in 2006 (13th) and Tiger Woods in 2007 (11th).

• Tiger Woods will be unable to defend his Wachovia Championship title this week while he recovers from knee surgery. The last TOUR player not to defend his title was Woods?at the 2007 Buick Open. The last player besides Woods not to defend a title was Ernie Els, who missed the 2005 World Golf Championships-CA Championship after undergoing knee surgery.

Cink

• Phil Mickelson and Stewart Cink, currently second and third, respectively, in the 2008 FedExCup standings, were the only two players to record top-five finishes at the Wachovia Championship and THE PLAYERS Championship in 2007. Those two events are the next two tournaments on the PGA TOUR schedule. Mickelson tied for third in Charlotte and won THE PLAYERS a year ago, while Cink tied for fifth at the Wachovia Championship and tied for third at THE PLAYERS.

• In Adam Scott's last two victories, his final shots were both 48-foot putts. In winning the 2007 Shell Houston Open, Scott made a 48-foot par putt to win by three. Last week at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, Scott sank a 48-foot birdie putt on the third playoff hole to defeat Ryan Moore.

• Adam Scott liked the redesigned TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas last week, particularly the 429-yard, par-4 18th hole. In six times playing the finishing hole, Scott made two pars and four birdies, including a tying birdie putt on the 72nd hole to force a playoff and the winning putt on the third playoff hole.