The Heat Index: The hottest golfers in recent weeks

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Aug. 10, 2009
By PGATOUR.COM Staff

Which players have revved up their games? Who has the most momentum? The Heat Index showcases the hottest PGA TOUR players in their most recent starts. Here are the hottest golfers going into this week's PGA Championship:

FedExCup points

Highest average of FedExCup points earned in a player's last four starts

Rk.	Player	Avg. points per start	In the field this week?
1	Woods, Tiger	388	Yes
2	Cink, Stewart	184	Yes
3	Watson, Tom	165	No
4	Stricker, Steve	165	Yes
5	Perry, Kenny	149	Yes
6	Green, Nathan	136	Yes
7	Mahan, Hunter	136	Yes
8	Goosen, Retief	127	Yes
9	Kim, Anthony	96	Yes
10	Johnson, Zach	85	Yes
11	Rollins, John	81	Yes
12	Snedeker, Brandt	77	Yes
13	Kelly, Jerry	77	Yes
14	Goydos, Paul	76	Yes
15	Toms, David	73	Yes
16	Yang, Y.E.	69	Yes
17	Allenby, Robert	68	Yes
18	Van Pelt, Bo	67	Yes
19	Mickelson, Phil	66	Yes
20	Harrington, Padraig	66	Yes
21	Quinney, Jeff	64	No
22	Quigley, Brett	62	Yes
23	Cabrera, Angel	61	Yes
24	Thatcher, Roland	59	No
25	Duval, David	59	No

Average finish

Highest average finish for a player's last four starts

Rank	Player	Average finish
1	Kelly, Jerry	10.5
2	Goosen, Retief	13.0
3	Yang, Y.E.	13.5
4	Quinney, Jeff	16.8
5	Petrovic, Tim	17.0

So where is Tiger Woods, who has won his last two starts? Well, he's still paying for that missed cut at the British Open, which left him with an average finish of 19.25 over his last four starts.

Official money earned

Highest average PGA TOUR official money earned for a player's last four starts