Inside the field: The Barclays

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Aug. 20, 2008

A total of 136 players will compete for the first trophy of the 2008 PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup. Who will be playing at Ridgewood Country Club?

Top 10s

FedExCup standings	PGA TOUR Money List	Official World Golf Ranking
Player (Rk.)	Player (Rk.)	Player (Rk.)
Kenny Perry (2)	Phil Mickelson (2)	Phil Mickelson (2)
Phil Mickelson (3)	Kenny Perry (3)	Padraig Harrington (3)
Padraig Harrington (4)	Padraig Harrington (4)	Sergio Garcia (4)
Anthony Kim (5)	Vijay Singh (5)	Vijay Singh (5)
Stewart Cink (6)	Stewart Cink (6)	Ernie Els (7)
Vijay Singh (7)	Anthony Kim (7)	Stewart Cink (8)
Justin Leonard (8)	Justin Leonard (8)	Geoff Ogilvy (9)
Ryuji Imada (9)	Sergio Garcia (9)	Steve Stricker (10)
Geoff Ogilvy (10)	Geoff Ogilvy (10)
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2008 Tournament Winners

A total of 28 different '08 winners with 33 total wins will tee it up at The Barclays.

Player	Event(s) won	Tournament
Kenny Perry	3	the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley, Buick Open, John Deere Classic
Padraig Harrington	2	British Open Championship, PGA Championship
Anthony Kim	2	Wachovia Championship, AT&T National
Phil Mickelson	2	Northern Trust Open, Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Daniel Chopra	1	Mercedes-Benz Championship
K.J. Choi	1	Sony Open in Hawaii
Stewart Cink	1	Travelers Championship
Ernie Els	1	The Honda Classic
Sergio Garcia	1	THE PLAYERS Championship
Brian Gay	1	Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun
J.B. Holmes	1	FBR Open
Ryuji Imada	1	AT&T Classic
Trevor Immelman	1	The Masters
Richard S. Johnson	1	U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee
Greg Kraft	1	Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular
Justin Leonard	1	Stanford St. Jude Championship
Steve Lowery	1	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
Parker McLachlin	1	Legends Reno-Tahoe Open
Sean OHair	1	PODS Championship
Geoff Ogilvy	1	World Golf Championships-CA Championship
Carl Pettersson	1	Wyndham Championship
Chez Reavie	1	RBC Canadian Open
Andres Romero	1	Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Adam Scott	1	EDS Byron Nelson Championship
Vijay Singh	1	World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational
D.J. Trahan	1	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
Johnson Wagner	1	Shell Houston Open
Boo Weekley	1	Verizon Heritage

Major winners

A total of 21 major winners with 31 major titles will play in The Barclays.

Player	Major(s) won	Tournament
Ernie Els	3	1994, 1997 U.S. Open; 2002 British Open
Padraig Harrington	3	2007, 2008 British Open; 2008 PGA Championship
Phil Mickelson	3	2004, 2006 Masters Tournament; 2005 PGA Championship
Vijay Singh	3	1998, 2004 PGA Championship; 2000 Masters Tournament
Retief Goosen	2	2001, 2004 U.S. Open Championship
Lee Janzen	2	1993, 1998 U.S. Open
Rich Beem	1	2002 PGA Championship
Mark Calcavecchia	1	1989 British Open
Angel Cabrera	1	2007 U.S. Open
Fred Couples	1	1992 Masters Tournament
Ben Curtis	1	2003 British Open
Steve Elkington	1	1995 PGA Championship
Jim Furyk	1	2003 U.S. Open Championship
Trevor Immelman	1	2008 Masters Tournament
Zach Johnson	1	2007 Masters Tournament
Tom Lehman	1	1996 British Open Championship
Justin Leonard	1	1997 British Open Championship
Geoff Ogilvy	1	2006 U.S. Open Championship
Corey Pavin	1	1995 U.S. Open Championship
David Toms	1	2001 PGA Championship
Mike Weir	1	2003 Masters Tournament

Past winners of The Barclays

There will be 6 former champions with 10 titles between them in the 2008 field.

Steve Stricker (2007)	Vijay Singh (1993, 1995, 2006)
Padraig Harrington (2005)	Sergio Garcia (2001, 2004)
Ernie Els (1996, 1997)	Lee Janzen (1994)

Absent players

The following 8 players are eligible but not participating in The Barclays

Player	FedExCup rank
Tiger Woods	1
Luke Donald	44
Lee Westwood	50
Justin Rose	78
Alex Cejka	91
Jason Bohn	96
Bob Estes	124
Roland Thatcher	140

International players

Including the U.S., 15 countries will be represented at The Barclays.

	Argentina	Angel Cabrera, Andres Romero
	Australia	Robert Allenby, Stuart Appleby, Aaron Baddeley, Jason Day, Steve Elkington, Mathew Goggin, Nathan Green, Matt Jones, Peter Lonard, Nick OHern, Geoff Ogilvy, Rod Pampling, Adam Scott, John Senden
	Canada	Stephen Ames, Jon Mills, Mike Weir
	Colombia	Camilo Villegas
	England	Paul Casey, Brian Davis, Ian Poulter
	Fiji	Vijay Singh
	Ireland	Padraig Harrington
	Japan	Ryuji Imada
	Korea	K.J. Choi, Charlie Wi
	New Zealand	Tim Wilkinson
	Scotland	Martin Laird
	South Africa	Tim Clark, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Trevor Immelman, Rory Sabbatini
	Spain	Sergio Garcia
	Sweden	Daniel Chopra, Fredrik Jacobson, Richard S. Johnson, Jesper Parnevik, Carl Pettersson

Younger and older

Young Guns (under 30): 35 players		Grizzled Vets (40 and over): 34 players
Aaron Baddeley	Jason Day	Michael Allen	Stephen Ames
Sergio Garcia	Lucas Glover	Tommy Armour III	Woody Austin
Bill Haas	J.B. Holmes	Bart Bryant	Mark Calcavecchia
Charles Howell III	Trevor Immelman	Fred Couples	Glen Day
Dustin Johnson	Matt Jones	Chris DiMarco	Joe Durant
Anthony Kim	Martin Laird	Steve Elkington	Steve Flesch
Michael Letzig	Hunter Mahan	Paul Goydos	Dudley Hart
John Mallinger	Steve Marino	Lee Janzen	Jerry Kelly
Troy Matteson	Parker McLachlin	Greg Kraft	Tom Lehman
John Merrick	Ryan Moore	Peter Lonard	Steve Lowery
Kevin Na	Sean O'Hair	Billy Mayfair	Scott McCarron
Jeff Overton	Jeff Quinney	Rocco Mediate	Jesper Parnevik
Chez Reavie	Andres Romero	Corey Pavin	Tom Pernice Jr.
Adam Scott	Brandt Snedeker	Kenny Perry	Tim Petrovic
Kevin Streelman	Nicholas Thompson	Vijay Singh	Steve Stricker
D.J. Trahan	Camilo Villegas	Kevin Sutherland	David Toms
Johnson Wagner	Nick Watney	Scott Verplank	Jay Williamson
Bubba Watson