2019 Fed Ex Cup Tour Championship leaderboard is now set.

[R.J. MacReady]

10 under: Thomas

8 under: Patrick Cantlay

7 under: Brooks Koepka

6 under: Patrick Reed

5 under: Rory McIlroy

4 under: Jon Rahm, Matt Kuchar, Xander Schauffele, Webb Simpson, Abraham Ancer

3 under: Gary Woodland, Tony Finau, Adam Scott, Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama

2 under: Paul Casey, Justin Rose, Brandt Snedeker, Rickie Fowler, Kevin Kisner

1 under: Marc Leishman, Tommy Fleetwood, Corey Conners, Sungjae Im, Chez Reavie

Even par: Bryson DeChambeau, Louis Oosthuizen, Charles Howell III, Lucas Glover, Jason Kokrak


I like the changes they made this year so whoever wins the Tour Championship also wins the Fed Ex Cup.
But to do this they kinda made it so that guys who had a real stellar year are not really getting that great of an advantage.

I highlighted some of the final Fed Ex points in red.

Looks at Brooks ..he ends up with 3119 points and only has a 7 stroke advantage on Jason Kokrak who only ended up with 1254 points. It seems a little wacky but I guess it would have to be.

It would have to be structured this way because you can't have guys 15 strokes behind ..they may not show up.




1 15 Justin Thomas 19 3,475 1 6 -10
2 6 Patrick Cantlay 20 3,157 1 9 318 -8
3 1 Brooks Koepka 20 3,119 3 8 356 -7
4 2 Patrick Reed 24 2,946 1 4 529 -6
5 3 Rory McIlroy 18 2,842 2 13 633 -5
6 5 Jon Rahm 19 2,517 1 12 958 -4
7 4 Matt Kuchar 21 2,339 2 8 1,136 -4
8 7 Xander Schauffele 20 2,030 2 5 1,445 -4
9 11 Webb Simpson 20 1,946 6 1,529 -4
10 8 Abraham Ancer 26 1,940 4 1,535 -4
11 9 Gary Woodland 23 1,912 1 8 1,563 -3
12 19 Tony Finau 24 1,911 5 1,564 -3
13 14 Adam Scott 17 1,874 8 1,601 -3
14 10 Dustin Johnson 18 1,840 1 7 1,635 -3
15 33 Hideki Matsuyama 23 1,821 6 1,654 -3
16 13 Paul Casey 21 1,768 1 6 1,707 -2
17 12 Justin Rose 16 1,739 1 7 1,736 -2
18 22 Brandt Snedeker 26 1,709 6 1,766 -2
19 17 Rickie Fowler 19 1,637 1 6 1,838 -2
20 21 Kevin Kisner 24 1,635 1 4 1,840 -2
21 16 Marc Leishman 20 1,587 1 7 1,888 -1
22 24 Tommy Fleetwood 17 1,479 6 1,996 -1
23 27 Corey Conners 27 1,476 1 4 1,999 -1
24 26 Sungjae Im 34 1,407 7 2,068 -1
25 18 Chez Reavie 27 1,394 1 5 2,081 -1
26 20 Bryson DeChambeau 20 1,371 1 5 2,104
27 28 Louis Oosthuizen 18 1,355 5 2,120
28 23 Charles Howell III 26 1,345 1 5 2,130
29 41 Lucas Glover 25 1,337 7 2,138
30 32 Jason Kokrak 23 1,254 5 2,221



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[ATL96Steeler]

10 under: Thomas

8 under: Patrick Cantlay

7 under: Brooks Koepka

6 under: Patrick Reed

5 under: Rory McIlroy

4 under: Jon Rahm, Matt Kuchar, Xander Schauffele, Webb Simpson, Abraham Ancer

3 under: Gary Woodland, Tony Finau, Adam Scott, Dustin Johnson, Hideki Matsuyama

2 under: Paul Casey, Justin Rose, Brandt Snedeker, Rickie Fowler, Kevin Kisner

1 under: Marc Leishman, Tommy Fleetwood, Corey Conners, Sungjae Im, Chez Reavie

Even par: Bryson DeChambeau, Louis Oosthuizen, Charles Howell III, Lucas Glover, Jason Kokrak


I like the changes they made this year so whoever wins the Tour Championship also wins the Fed Ex Cup.
But to do this they kinda made it so that guys who had a real stellar year are not really getting that great of an advantage.

I highlighted some of the final Fed Ex points in red.

Looks at Brooks ..he ends up with 3119 points and only has a 7 stroke advantage on Jason Kokrak who only ended up with 1254 points. It seems a little wacky but I guess it would have to be.

It would have to be structured this way because you can't have guys 15 strokes behind ..they may not show up.




1 15 Justin Thomas 19 3,475 1 6 -10
2 6 Patrick Cantlay 20 3,157 1 9 318 -8
3 1 Brooks Koepka 20 3,119 3 8 356 -7
4 2 Patrick Reed 24 2,946 1 4 529 -6
5 3 Rory McIlroy 18 2,842 2 13 633 -5
6 5 Jon Rahm 19 2,517 1 12 958 -4
7 4 Matt Kuchar 21 2,339 2 8 1,136 -4
8 7 Xander Schauffele 20 2,030 2 5 1,445 -4
9 11 Webb Simpson 20 1,946 6 1,529 -4
10 8 Abraham Ancer 26 1,940 4 1,535 -4
11 9 Gary Woodland 23 1,912 1 8 1,563 -3
12 19 Tony Finau 24 1,911 5 1,564 -3
13 14 Adam Scott 17 1,874 8 1,601 -3
14 10 Dustin Johnson 18 1,840 1 7 1,635 -3
15 33 Hideki Matsuyama 23 1,821 6 1,654 -3
16 13 Paul Casey 21 1,768 1 6 1,707 -2
17 12 Justin Rose 16 1,739 1 7 1,736 -2
18 22 Brandt Snedeker 26 1,709 6 1,766 -2
19 17 Rickie Fowler 19 1,637 1 6 1,838 -2
20 21 Kevin Kisner 24 1,635 1 4 1,840 -2
21 16 Marc Leishman 20 1,587 1 7 1,888 -1
22 24 Tommy Fleetwood 17 1,479 6 1,996 -1
23 27 Corey Conners 27 1,476 1 4 1,999 -1
24 26 Sungjae Im 34 1,407 7 2,068 -1
25 18 Chez Reavie 27 1,394 1 5 2,081 -1
26 20 Bryson DeChambeau 20 1,371 1 5 2,104
27 28 Louis Oosthuizen 18 1,355 5 2,120
28 23 Charles Howell III 26 1,345 1 5 2,130
29 41 Lucas Glover 25 1,337 7 2,138
30 32 Jason Kokrak 23 1,254 5 2,221



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They keep tweaking this thing to make it better...I'm not sure if it is better, but they are weighting the playoffs so I'm not sure how or where the FedEx standings factor into this...I just watch the golf.

I have a free ticket if I wanted to take off Thurs or Fri, but both days I'm locked to this desk...I've been a few times already so no major loss I guess.

 

[R.J. MacReady]

They keep tweaking this thing to make it better...I'm not sure if it is better, but they are weighting the playoffs so I'm not sure how or where the FedEx standings factor into this...I just watch the golf.
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Well, that did not take long.


Xander Schauffele shoots 6- for the day and is now tied at 10- with Justine Thomas
So to convert that ..Xander earned the equivalent of 1500 fed ex points in 1 round.

They have set it up with points being very hard to earn during the season but then have to severely devaluate them at the end to make this Tournament work.

Thomas should have started at maybe 20- but they know they can't do that.

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[ATL96Steeler]

Well, that did not take long.


Xander Schauffele shoots 6- for the day and is now tied at 10- with Justine Thomas
So to convert that ..Xander earned the equivalent of 1500 fed ex points in 1 round.

They have set it up with points being very hard to earn during the season but then have to severely devaluate them at the end to make this Tournament work.

Thomas should have started at maybe 20- but they know they can't do that.

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Can't please them all I guess.

Rory McIlroy doesn't sound thrilled with the new FedEx Cup format, $15 million first-place check or not - Golf Digest

 

[Montalban]

This leader board should make for a very exciting weekend of golf.

 

[Montalban]

Well, that did not take long.


Xander Schauffele shoots 6- for the day and is now tied at 10- with Justine Thomas
So to convert that ..Xander earned the equivalent of 1500 fed ex points in 1 round.

They have set it up with points being very hard to earn during the season but then have to severely devaluate them at the end to make this Tournament work.

Thomas should have started at maybe 20- but they know they can't do that.

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I think Thomas was a very undeserving #1 seed going into the weekend. he didn't do squat all year.

 

[R.J. MacReady]

I think Thomas was a very undeserving #1 seed going into the weekend. he didn't do squat all year.

The Fed Ex cup Playoffs is:

The Northern Trust ..He came in 12th
The BMW Championship ...He won that.

If the Jets squeak into the playoffs and beat the Pats in the first round ...do the Jets not deserve to be there?

Winning at the right time is practically everything.



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[Montalban]

The Fed Ex cup Playoffs is:

The Northern Trust ..He came in 12th
The BMW Championship ...He won that.

If the Jets squeak into the playoffs and beat the Pats in the first round ...do the Jets not deserve to be there?

Winning at the right time is practically everything.



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My understanding is that it was based on a season-long rating system, is that not correct?

 

[Montalban]

Looks like there are 5 guys with a shot today. I'd love to see Koepka win but really anyone but Justin Thomas will be good for me. Can't stand that guy and he had no business being the number one seed after the season he had.

 

[Montalban]

what in the hell is that white thing Koepka has stuck through the top of his left shoe? It looks like a big hat pin or something.

 

[Montalban]

Wow, McIlroy is really driving the ball well. He should win. I don't think Koepka can continue to save himself and make pars after his terrible drives.

 

[Montalban]

Missing every fairway, eventually Koepka was going to crack and finally he did. Good job by McIlroy

 

[R.J. MacReady]

Unbelievable season for McIlroy. I'm really glad he won the Fed Ex Cup.

Even with him winning twice this year including The Players ..it just felt like a bit of a disappointment.
But now winning the tour championship again ...it's the missing piece to make it a fantastic year.

And that birdie on 18 gave him the best final score even if you take away the 5- he started off with.

 

[Zooky]

Unbelievable season for McIlroy. I'm really glad he won the Fed Ex Cup.

Even with him winning twice this year including The Players ..it just felt like a bit of a disappointment.
But now winning the tour championship again ...it's the missing piece to make it a fantastic year.

And that birdie on 18 gave him the best final score even if you take away the 5- he started off with.

Rory is the first player to slay Koepka on the big stage. I would love to see those 2 go head to head for years to come in final groups.

Maybe Rory can get get his green jacket too.