Aug. 2, 2011
By Chris Dunham, PGATOUR.COM staff
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The PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup are fast approaching. There are just three weeks and four events remaining for players to accumulate enough points for the 125-man field at The Barclays.
With the TOUR split between a pair of stops this week, a wealth of opportunities exist for movement arount the FedExCup bubble. Of the 31 players within 15 spots of the 125-man cut line, 28 are in action this week either at Firestone CC or Montreux G&CC.
Last week, Steven Bowditch and Josh Teater crossed the 125th position and moved inside the cut line, but both remain on the FedExCup bubble. Dropping out were Alex Cejka and Padraig Harrington.
In the two years since the changes to the FedExCup points system took place, 354 and 380 points have been required to qualify for the 125-man field at The Barclays. Currently 110 players have more than 354 points and 104 would be above a 380-point cut line.
Here's a look at the players within 15 spots above and below No. 125 in the FedExCup standings and their past performances at their respective events this week.
| Bubble Watch |
| How the bubble players have performed at this week's events |
INSIDE THE BUBBLE |
| 110. Ian Poulter |
356 |
48 |
WGC |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
T65, 2010 |
| 111. Stuart Appleby |
350 |
32 |
WGC |
12 |
12 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
T63, 2010 |
| 112. Steven Bowditch |
347 |
39 |
RTO |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
76th, 2006 |
| 113. Retief Goosen |
343 |
35 |
WGC |
10 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
T3, 2010 |
| 114. James Driscoll |
337 |
29 |
RTO |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MC, 2008 |
| 115. Arjun Atwal |
332 |
24 |
WGC |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
N/A |
| 116. Billy Mayfair |
326 |
18 |
RTO |
8 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
MC, 2010 |
| 117. Cameron Beckman |
324 |
16 |
RTO |
11 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
MC, 2010 |
| 118. Heath Slocum |
324 |
16 |
WGC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
T39, 2010 |
| 119. Rod Pampling |
322 |
14 |
RTO |
5 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
T21, 2010 |
| 120. Camilo Villegas |
320 |
12 |
Not playing a TOUR event this week |
| 121. David Mathis |
320 |
12 |
RTO |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MC, 2009 |
| 122. William McGirt |
318 |
10 |
RTO |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
N/A |
| 123. Dean Wilson |
316 |
8 |
RTO |
6 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
MC, 2010 |
| 124. Josh Teater |
316 |
8 |
RTO |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
54th, 2010 |
ON THE BUBBLE |
| 125. Matt Jones |
308 |
RTO |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
T17, 2009 |
OUTSIDE THE BUBBLE |
| 126. Ben Curtis |
304 |
4 |
RTO |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
T49, 2005 |
| 127. Alex Cejka |
303 |
5 |
Not playing a TOUR event this week |
| 128. Padraig Harrington |
301 |
7 |
WGC |
12 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
T9, 2010 |
| 129. Michael Putnam |
300 |
8 |
RTO |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MC, 2007 |
| 130. Tim Clark |
299 |
9 |
Not playing a TOUR event this week |
| 131. Zack Miller |
290 |
18 |
RTO |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
N/A |
| 132. Ernie Els |
290 |
18 |
WGC |
11 |
11 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
T22, 2010 |
| 133. Stephen Ames |
289 |
19 |
RTO |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MC, 1999 |
| 134. Kent Jones |
287 |
21 |
RTO |
11 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
T5, 2010 |
| 135. Tiger Woods |
287 |
21 |
WGC |
11 |
11 |
7 |
10 |
10 |
T78, 2010 |
| 136. Roland Thatcher |
282 |
26 |
RTO |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
T53, 2005 |
| 137. Scott Piercy |
279 |
29 |
RTO |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MC, 2010 |
| 138. Tim Petrovic |
275 |
33 |
RTO |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
T49, 2007 |
| 139. Tag Ridings |
273 |
35 |
RTO |
6 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
T22, 2009 |
| 140. Steve Flesch |
269 |
37 |
RTO |
7 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
T31, 2010 |
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