Degenerate Golfers: FedEx Cup Playoffs 2022

[dudog84]

Here's something you don't see every day: A pro golfer card a 9...on a par 4 no less.

Si Woo Kim hits it into the water twice, and then proceeds to 3-putt from under 6 feet.

I've never carded a 9. Because when we play, you pick the ball up at 8.

You can't win the tournament (or make the Tour Championship) on Thursday, but you can lose it (or not make it).

[CameronDuke]

Willy Z suffered an apparent injury on the 4th hole of the third round of the BMW Championship and has decided to withdraw from the tournament.

[dudog84]

Willy Z suffered an apparent injury on the 4th hole of the third round of the BMW Championship and has decided to withdraw from the tournament.

Back spasms, will drop to no worse than 3rd for next week. Hope he's ok, he's one of my favorites.

https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/...h-back-injury/

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Willy Z suffered an apparent injury on the 4th hole of the third round of the BMW Championship and has decided to withdraw from the tournament.

So I lost Will Z AND Cameron Smith?

Ouch.

[dudog84]

So I lost Will Z AND Cameron Smith?

Ouch.

Cameron Smith - 9
Jon Rahm - 7
Tiny Finau - 5
Will Zalatoris - 5
Harold Varner - 2
Adam Scott - 2

Apologies to the Selection Committee

Now Cam Smith is definitely going to get booted from the playoffs.

I deserve that.

Well, we did kinda see it coming.

Not to worry, next week is all that matters. Unless the injuries are lingering, you're still in better shape than most of us.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Well, we did kinda see it coming.

Not to worry, next week is all that matters. Unless the injuries are lingering, you're still in better shape than most of us.

I think I will plan on hanging my hat on last week's victories...

[CameronDuke]

Back spasms, will drop to no worse than 3rd for next week. Hope he's ok, he's one of my favorites.

https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/...h-back-injury/

I hope he is ok, too, my friend. Awesome guy and golfer. Great kid. I have never disliked a Wake PGA Tour golfer. Arnie, obviously. He is one of my all time favorite PGA Tour golfers along with Tiger. But I cannot dislike Webb Simpson (major winner from Raleigh) or Willy Z … both seem like great dudes!

[dudog84]

Here's something you don't see every day: A pro golfer card a 9...on a par 4 no less.

Si Woo Kim hits it into the water twice, and then proceeds to 3-putt from under 6 feet.

I've never carded a 9. Because when we play, you pick the ball up at 8.

You can't win the tournament (or make the Tour Championship) on Thursday, but you can lose it (or not make it).

+5 on a par-5 is probably even rarer. Collin Morikawa cards a 10. He's had a roller-coaster-week, 67-72-65 and is flirting with 80 today.

[JasonEvans]

Patrick Cantlay wins the BMW. He will go into the Tour Championship in 2nd, behind Scottie Scheffler. The way they will start the Tour Championship is like this:

10 under: Scottie Scheffler
8 under: Patrick Cantlay
7 under: Will Zalatoris (if he plays)
6 under: Xander Schauffele
5 under: Sam Burns
4 under: Cam Smith (if he plays), Rory McIlroy, Tony Finau, Sepp Straka, Sunjae Im

It would take a pretty phenomenal round for anyone else to win.

[dudog84]

Patrick Cantlay wins the BMW. He will go into the Tour Championship in 2nd, behind Scottie Scheffler. The way they will start the Tour Championship is like this:

10 under: Scottie Scheffler
8 under: Patrick Cantlay
7 under: Will Zalatoris (if he plays)
6 under: Xander Schauffele
5 under: Sam Burns
4 under: Cam Smith (if he plays), Rory McIlroy, Tony Finau, Sepp Straka, Sunjae Im

It would take a pretty phenomenal round for anyone else to win.

I don't know, Rahm starts at 3 under and I'd take him over several of those above him. I think both Z and Smith play, but wonder how effective they will be. They're all on a razor's edge right now. Those left are the best of the best, and the best of the best of the best are playing very well right now. If I had to pick my 'Mt. Rushmore' for next week, I think I'd go with Scheffler, Cantlay, Schauffele, and McIlroy. They are the hottest and have the most 'big game' experience.

Here are the rest:

3 under: Jon Rahm, Scott Stallings, Justin Thomas, Cameron Young, Matthew Fitzpatrick
2 under: MaxHoma, Hideki Matsuyama, Jordan Spieth, Joaquin Niemann, Viktor Hovland
1 under: Collin Morikawa, Billy Horschel, Tom Hoge, Corey Conners, Brian Harman
Even par: K.H. Lee, J.T. Poston, Sahith Theegala, Adam Scott, Aaron Wise

[mr. synellinden]

I don't know, Rahm starts at 3 under and I'd take him over several of those above him. I think both Z and Smith play, but wonder how effective they will be. They're all on a razor's edge right now. Those left are the best of the best, and the best of the best of the best are playing very well right now. If I had to pick my 'Mt. Rushmore' for next week, I think I'd go with Scheffler, Cantlay, Schauffele, and McIlroy. They are the hottest and have the most 'big game' experience.

Here are the rest:

3 under: Jon Rahm, Scott Stallings, Justin Thomas, Cameron Young, Matthew Fitzpatrick
2 under: MaxHoma, Hideki Matsuyama, Jordan Spieth, Joaquin Niemann, Viktor Hovland
1 under: Collin Morikawa, Billy Horschel, Tom Hoge, Corey Conners, Brian Harman
Even par: K.H. Lee, J.T. Poston, Sahith Theegala, Adam Scott, Aaron Wise

Yeah, I’d say if it were only one round it would be hard to make up that many shots but over four rounds anything can happen. Some of those guys (e.g., Hovland, Niemann, Spieth, Morikawa, Horschel, Matsuyama, Thomas) can get hot jump into the mix quickly - especially if Scheffler struggles.

[mkirsh]

Congrats to Lexus Brand Ambassador Patrick Cantlay for winning his second consecutive BMW Championship!

In our event, dudog84 played all four days right alongside Cantlay and Schauffele for the W:

Team	Player	Place	Winnings	Team Winnings
dudog84	Patrick Cantlay	Win	$2,700,000	$4,076,700
dudog84	Xander Schauffele	T-3	$870,000	$4,076,700
dudog84	Rory McIlroy	T-8	$420,000	$4,076,700
dudog84	Alex Smalley	T-44	$48,000	$4,076,700
dudog84	Matt Fitzpatrick	T-48	$38,700	$4,076,700
JasonEvans	Patrick Cantlay	Win	$2,700,000	$3,763,500
JasonEvans	Rory McIlroy	T-8	$420,000	$3,763,500
JasonEvans	Sam Burns	T-19	$188,250	$3,763,500
JasonEvans	Jordan Spieth	T-19	$188,250	$3,763,500
JasonEvans	Cameron Young	T-23	$133,500	$3,763,500
JasonEvans	Max Homa	T-23	$133,500	$3,763,500
CDu	Patrick Cantlay	Win	$2,700,000	$3,409,200
CDu	Sungjae Im	T-15	$247,500	$3,409,200
CDu	Sam Burns	T-19	$188,250	$3,409,200
CDu	Cameron Young	T-23	$133,500	$3,409,200
CDu	Tony Finau	T-28	$104,250	$3,409,200
CDu	Justin Thomas	T-52	$35,700	$3,409,200
Rogue	Xander Schauffele	T-3	$870,000	$2,198,700
Rogue	Scottie Scheffler	T-3	$870,000	$2,198,700
Rogue	Rory McIlroy	T-8	$420,000	$2,198,700
Rogue	Harold Varner III	T-48	$38,700	$2,198,700
Rogue	Will Zalatoris	WD	$0	$2,198,700
Rich	Xander Schauffele	T-3	$870,000	$2,091,750
Rich	Scottie Scheffler	T-3	$870,000	$2,091,750
Rich	Sungjae Im	T-15	$247,500	$2,091,750
Rich	Tony Finau	T-28	$104,250	$2,091,750
Rich	Will Zalatoris	WD	$0	$2,091,750
rasputin	Scottie Scheffler	T-3	$870,000	$1,894,950
rasputin	Joaquin Niemann	T-8	$420,000	$1,894,950
rasputin	Sungjae Im	T-15	$247,500	$1,894,950
rasputin	Sam Burns	T-19	$188,250	$1,894,950
rasputin	Max Homa	T-23	$133,500	$1,894,950
rasputin	Justin Thomas	T-52	$35,700	$1,894,950
pcal6vb	Scottie Scheffler	T-3	$870,000	$1,677,000
pcal6vb	Sungjae Im	T-15	$247,500	$1,677,000
pcal6vb	Sam Burns	T-19	$188,250	$1,677,000
pcal6vb	Cameron Young	T-23	$133,500	$1,677,000
pcal6vb	Max Homa	T-23	$133,500	$1,677,000
pcal6vb	Tony Finau	T-28	$104,250	$1,677,000
mr. synellinden	Scottie Scheffler	T-3	$870,000	$1,526,950
mr. synellinden	Rory McIlroy	T-8	$420,000	$1,526,950
mr. synellinden	Cameron Young	T-23	$133,500	$1,526,950
mr. synellinden	Hideki Matsuyama	T-35	$67,750	$1,526,950
mr. synellinden	Justin Thomas	T-52	$35,700	$1,526,950
nmduke2001	Xander Schauffele	T-3	$870,000	$1,497,700
nmduke2001	Rory McIlroy	T-8	$420,000	$1,497,700
nmduke2001	Tony Finau	T-28	$104,250	$1,497,700
nmduke2001	Billy Horschel	T-35	$67,750	$1,497,700
nmduke2001	Justin Thomas	T-52	$35,700	$1,497,700
mkirsh	Scottie Scheffler	T-3	$870,000	$1,331,700
mkirsh	Sam Burns	T-19	$188,250	$1,331,700
mkirsh	Cameron Young	T-23	$133,500	$1,331,700
mkirsh	Tony Finau	T-28	$104,250	$1,331,700
mkirsh	Justin Thomas	T-52	$35,700	$1,331,700
accfannfriom1970	Scottie Scheffler	T-3	$870,000	$1,305,450
accfannfriom1970	Sungjae Im	T-15	$247,500	$1,305,450
accfannfriom1970	Tony Finau	T-28	$104,250	$1,305,450
accfannfriom1970	Collin Morikawa	T-44	$48,000	$1,305,450
accfannfriom1970	Justin Thomas	T-52	$35,700	$1,305,450
Bob Green	Jon Rahm	T-8	$420,000	$1,216,500
Bob Green	Rory McIlroy	T-8	$420,000	$1,216,500
Bob Green	Sam Burns	T-19	$188,250	$1,216,500
Bob Green	Jordan Spieth	T-19	$188,250	$1,216,500
Bob Green	Will Zalatoris	WD	$0	$1,216,500
elvis14	Jon Rahm	T-8	$420,000	$1,132,500
elvis14	Rory McIlroy	T-8	$420,000	$1,132,500
elvis14	Jordan Spieth	T-19	$188,250	$1,132,500
elvis14	Tony Finau	T-28	$104,250	$1,132,500
elvis14	Will Zalatoris	WD	$0	$1,132,500
Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15	Adam Scott	T-5	$547,500	$1,110,450
Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15	Jon Rahm	T-8	$420,000	$1,110,450
Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15	Tony Finau	T-28	$104,250	$1,110,450
Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15	Harold Varner III	T-48	$38,700	$1,110,450
Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15	Will Zalatoris	WD	$0	$1,110,450
Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15	Cameron Smith	WD	$0	$1,110,450
CrazyNotCrazie	Shane Lowry	T-12	$315,000	$1,090,600
CrazyNotCrazie	Sungjae Im	T-15	$247,500	$1,090,600
CrazyNotCrazie	Sam Burns	T-19	$188,250	$1,090,600
CrazyNotCrazie	Max Homa	T-23	$133,500	$1,090,600
CrazyNotCrazie	Tony Finau	T-28	$104,250	$1,090,600
CrazyNotCrazie	Billy Horschel	T-35	$67,750	$1,090,600
CrazyNotCrazie	Davis Riley	T-54	$34,350	$1,090,600
CrazyNotCrazie	Will Zalatoris	WD	$0	$1,090,600
tbyers11	Scottie Scheffler	T-3	$870,000	$1,048,650
tbyers11	Tony Finau	T-28	$104,250	$1,048,650
tbyers11	Matt Fitzpatrick	T-48	$38,700	$1,048,650
tbyers11	Justin Thomas	T-52	$35,700	$1,048,650
tbyers11	Will Zalatoris	WD	$0	$1,048,650
sagegrouse	Scottie Scheffler	T-3	$870,000	$1,009,950
sagegrouse	Tony Finau	T-28	$104,250	$1,009,950
sagegrouse	Justin Thomas	T-52	$35,700	$1,009,950
sagegrouse	Cameron Smith	WD	$0	$1,009,950
DevilHorse	Rory McIlroy	T-8	$420,000	$748,200
DevilHorse	Jordan Spieth	T-19	$188,250	$748,200
DevilHorse	Tony Finau	T-28	$104,250	$748,200
DevilHorse	Justin Thomas	T-52	$35,700	$748,200
DevilHorse	Will Zalatoris	WD	$0	$748,200
CameronDuke	Rory McIlroy	T-8	$420,000	$593,250
CameronDuke	Tony Finau	T-28	$104,250	$593,250
CameronDuke	Justin Thomas	T-52	$35,700	$593,250
CameronDuke	Keegan Bradley	T-58	$33,300	$593,250
CameronDuke	Cameron Smith	WD	$0	$593,250

Through two events, 2020 Fed Ex Champ Rich is holding a narrow lead over the rapidly depleting roster of Mtn.Devil:

Team	Fed Ex	BMW	Total
Rich	$3,562,950	$2,091,750	$5,654,700
Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15	$4,400,893	$1,110,450	$5,511,343
tbyers11	$3,920,893	$1,048,650	$4,969,543
CrazyNotCrazie	$3,857,529	$1,090,600	$4,948,129
Rogue	$2,734,200	$2,198,700	$4,932,900
elvis14	$3,660,000	$1,132,500	$4,792,500
CDu	$1,355,541	$3,409,200	$4,764,741
dudog84	$548,400	$4,076,700	$4,625,100
Bob Green	$3,332,813	$1,216,500	$4,549,313
DevilHorse	$3,440,893	$748,200	$4,189,093
JasonEvans	$320,649	$3,763,500	$4,084,149
rasputin	$1,078,098	$1,894,950	$2,973,048
accfannfriom1970	$1,569,643	$1,305,450	$2,875,093
pcal6vb	$1,115,199	$1,677,000	$2,792,199
mkirsh	$972,591	$1,331,700	$2,304,291
nmduke2001	$775,093	$1,497,700	$2,272,793
sagegrouse	$1,001,786	$1,009,950	$2,011,736
mr. synellinden	$339,779	$1,526,950	$1,866,729
CameronDuke	$1,001,786	$593,250	$1,595,036

[mkirsh]

Sorry, hit a character limit and had to break this into two posts.

Now things get interesting, as the prizes go up almost 600%. Here is where things would stand if the current rankings hold:

Team	Player	Rank	Fed Ex	BMW	Projected Fed Ex	Projected Total	Projected Team Winnings
Rich	Scottie Scheffler	1	$0	$870,000	$18,000,000	$18,870,000	$35,154,700
Rich	Will Zalatoris	3	$2,700,000	$0	$5,000,000	$7,700,000	$35,154,700
Rich	Xander Schauffele	4	$34,200	$870,000	$4,000,000	$4,904,200	$35,154,700
Rich	Tony Finau	8	$480,000	$104,250	$1,500,000	$2,084,250	$35,154,700
Rich	Sungjae Im	10	$348,750	$247,500	$1,000,000	$1,596,250	$35,154,700
Rogue	Scottie Scheffler	1	$0	$870,000	$18,000,000	$18,870,000	$33,932,900
Rogue	Will Zalatoris	3	$2,700,000	$0	$5,000,000	$7,700,000	$33,932,900
Rogue	Xander Schauffele	4	$34,200	$870,000	$4,000,000	$4,904,200	$33,932,900
Rogue	Rory McIlroy	7	$0	$420,000	$2,000,000	$2,420,000	$33,932,900
Rogue	Harold Varner III	67	$0	$38,700	$0	$38,700	$33,932,900
tbyers11	Scottie Scheffler	1	$0	$870,000	$18,000,000	$18,870,000	$31,079,543
tbyers11	Will Zalatoris	3	$2,700,000	$0	$5,000,000	$7,700,000	$31,079,543
tbyers11	Tony Finau	8	$480,000	$104,250	$1,500,000	$2,084,250	$31,079,543
tbyers11	Matt Fitzpatrick	15	$480,000	$38,700	$760,000	$1,278,700	$31,079,543
tbyers11	Justin Thomas	13	$260,893	$35,700	$850,000	$1,146,593	$31,079,543
pcal6vb	Scottie Scheffler	1	$0	$870,000	$18,000,000	$18,870,000	$27,812,199
pcal6vb	Sam Burns	5	$152,813	$188,250	$3,000,000	$3,341,063	$27,812,199
pcal6vb	Tony Finau	8	$480,000	$104,250	$1,500,000	$2,084,250	$27,812,199
pcal6vb	Sungjae Im	10	$348,750	$247,500	$1,000,000	$1,596,250	$27,812,199
pcal6vb	Cameron Young	14	$78,886	$133,500	$800,000	$1,012,386	$27,812,199
pcal6vb	Max Homa	16	$54,750	$133,500	$720,000	$908,250	$27,812,199
rasputin	Scottie Scheffler	1	$0	$870,000	$18,000,000	$18,870,000	$27,203,048
rasputin	Sam Burns	5	$152,813	$188,250	$3,000,000	$3,341,063	$27,203,048
rasputin	Sungjae Im	10	$348,750	$247,500	$1,000,000	$1,596,250	$27,203,048
rasputin	Joaquin Niemann	19	$260,893	$420,000	$660,000	$1,340,893	$27,203,048
rasputin	Justin Thomas	13	$260,893	$35,700	$850,000	$1,146,593	$27,203,048
rasputin	Max Homa	16	$54,750	$133,500	$720,000	$908,250	$27,203,048
mkirsh	Scottie Scheffler	1	$0	$870,000	$18,000,000	$18,870,000	$26,454,291
mkirsh	Sam Burns	5	$152,813	$188,250	$3,000,000	$3,341,063	$26,454,291
mkirsh	Tony Finau	8	$480,000	$104,250	$1,500,000	$2,084,250	$26,454,291
mkirsh	Justin Thomas	13	$260,893	$35,700	$850,000	$1,146,593	$26,454,291
mkirsh	Cameron Young	14	$78,886	$133,500	$800,000	$1,012,386	$26,454,291
sagegrouse	Scottie Scheffler	1	$0	$870,000	$18,000,000	$18,870,000	$24,861,736
sagegrouse	Cameron Smith	6	$260,893	$0	$2,500,000	$2,760,893	$24,861,736
sagegrouse	Tony Finau	8	$480,000	$104,250	$1,500,000	$2,084,250	$24,861,736
sagegrouse	Justin Thomas	13	$260,893	$35,700	$850,000	$1,146,593	$24,861,736
accfannfriom1970	Scottie Scheffler	1	$0	$870,000	$18,000,000	$18,870,000	$24,845,093
accfannfriom1970	Tony Finau	8	$480,000	$104,250	$1,500,000	$2,084,250	$24,845,093
accfannfriom1970	Sungjae Im	10	$348,750	$247,500	$1,000,000	$1,596,250	$24,845,093
accfannfriom1970	Collin Morikawa	21	$480,000	$48,000	$620,000	$1,148,000	$24,845,093
accfannfriom1970	Justin Thomas	13	$260,893	$35,700	$850,000	$1,146,593	$24,845,093
mr. synellinden	Scottie Scheffler	1	$0	$870,000	$18,000,000	$18,870,000	$24,216,729
mr. synellinden	Rory McIlroy	7	$0	$420,000	$2,000,000	$2,420,000	$24,216,729
mr. synellinden	Justin Thomas	13	$260,893	$35,700	$850,000	$1,146,593	$24,216,729
mr. synellinden	Cameron Young	14	$78,886	$133,500	$800,000	$1,012,386	$24,216,729
mr. synellinden	Hideki Matsuyama	17	$0	$67,750	$700,000	$767,750	$24,216,729
CDu	Patrick Cantlay	2	$34,200	$2,700,000	$6,500,000	$9,234,200	$18,414,741
CDu	Sam Burns	5	$152,813	$188,250	$3,000,000	$3,341,063	$18,414,741
CDu	Tony Finau	8	$480,000	$104,250	$1,500,000	$2,084,250	$18,414,741
CDu	Sungjae Im	10	$348,750	$247,500	$1,000,000	$1,596,250	$18,414,741
CDu	Justin Thomas	13	$260,893	$35,700	$850,000	$1,146,593	$18,414,741
CDu	Cameron Young	14	$78,886	$133,500	$800,000	$1,012,386	$18,414,741
dudog84	Patrick Cantlay	2	$34,200	$2,700,000	$6,500,000	$9,234,200	$17,885,100
dudog84	Xander Schauffele	4	$34,200	$870,000	$4,000,000	$4,904,200	$17,885,100
dudog84	Rory McIlroy	7	$0	$420,000	$2,000,000	$2,420,000	$17,885,100
dudog84	Matt Fitzpatrick	15	$480,000	$38,700	$760,000	$1,278,700	$17,885,100
dudog84	Alex Smalley	69	$0	$48,000	$0	$48,000	$17,885,100
JasonEvans	Patrick Cantlay	2	$34,200	$2,700,000	$6,500,000	$9,234,200	$17,784,149
JasonEvans	Sam Burns	5	$152,813	$188,250	$3,000,000	$3,341,063	$17,784,149
JasonEvans	Rory McIlroy	7	$0	$420,000	$2,000,000	$2,420,000	$17,784,149
JasonEvans	Cameron Young	14	$78,886	$133,500	$800,000	$1,012,386	$17,784,149
JasonEvans	Max Homa	16	$54,750	$133,500	$720,000	$908,250	$17,784,149
JasonEvans	Jordan Spieth	18	$0	$188,250	$680,000	$868,250	$17,784,149
CrazyNotCrazie	Will Zalatoris	3	$2,700,000	$0	$5,000,000	$7,700,000	$16,768,129
CrazyNotCrazie	Sam Burns	5	$152,813	$188,250	$3,000,000	$3,341,063	$16,768,129
CrazyNotCrazie	Tony Finau	8	$480,000	$104,250	$1,500,000	$2,084,250	$16,768,129
CrazyNotCrazie	Sungjae Im	10	$348,750	$247,500	$1,000,000	$1,596,250	$16,768,129
CrazyNotCrazie	Max Homa	16	$54,750	$133,500	$720,000	$908,250	$16,768,129
CrazyNotCrazie	Billy Horschel	22	$0	$67,750	$600,000	$667,750	$16,768,129
CrazyNotCrazie	Shane Lowry	31	$42,330	$315,000	$0	$357,330	$16,768,129
CrazyNotCrazie	Davis Riley	35	$78,886	$34,350	$0	$113,236	$16,768,129
Bob Green	Will Zalatoris	3	$2,700,000	$0	$5,000,000	$7,700,000	$16,179,313
Bob Green	Sam Burns	5	$152,813	$188,250	$3,000,000	$3,341,063	$16,179,313
Bob Green	Rory McIlroy	7	$0	$420,000	$2,000,000	$2,420,000	$16,179,313
Bob Green	Jon Rahm	11	$480,000	$420,000	$950,000	$1,850,000	$16,179,313
Bob Green	Jordan Spieth	18	$0	$188,250	$680,000	$868,250	$16,179,313
Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15	Will Zalatoris	3	$2,700,000	$0	$5,000,000	$7,700,000	$15,971,343
Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15	Cameron Smith	6	$260,893	$0	$2,500,000	$2,760,893	$15,971,343
Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15	Tony Finau	8	$480,000	$104,250	$1,500,000	$2,084,250	$15,971,343
Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15	Jon Rahm	11	$480,000	$420,000	$950,000	$1,850,000	$15,971,343
Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15	Adam Scott	29	$480,000	$547,500	$510,000	$1,537,500	$15,971,343
Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15	Harold Varner III	67	$0	$38,700	$0	$38,700	$15,971,343
elvis14	Will Zalatoris	3	$2,700,000	$0	$5,000,000	$7,700,000	$14,922,500
elvis14	Rory McIlroy	7	$0	$420,000	$2,000,000	$2,420,000	$14,922,500
elvis14	Tony Finau	8	$480,000	$104,250	$1,500,000	$2,084,250	$14,922,500
elvis14	Jon Rahm	11	$480,000	$420,000	$950,000	$1,850,000	$14,922,500
elvis14	Jordan Spieth	18	$0	$188,250	$680,000	$868,250	$14,922,500
DevilHorse	Will Zalatoris	3	$2,700,000	$0	$5,000,000	$7,700,000	$14,219,093
DevilHorse	Rory McIlroy	7	$0	$420,000	$2,000,000	$2,420,000	$14,219,093
DevilHorse	Tony Finau	8	$480,000	$104,250	$1,500,000	$2,084,250	$14,219,093
DevilHorse	Justin Thomas	13	$260,893	$35,700	$850,000	$1,146,593	$14,219,093
DevilHorse	Jordan Spieth	18	$0	$188,250	$680,000	$868,250	$14,219,093
nmduke2001	Xander Schauffele	4	$34,200	$870,000	$4,000,000	$4,904,200	$11,222,793
nmduke2001	Rory McIlroy	7	$0	$420,000	$2,000,000	$2,420,000	$11,222,793
nmduke2001	Tony Finau	8	$480,000	$104,250	$1,500,000	$2,084,250	$11,222,793
nmduke2001	Justin Thomas	13	$260,893	$35,700	$850,000	$1,146,593	$11,222,793
nmduke2001	Billy Horschel	22	$0	$67,750	$600,000	$667,750	$11,222,793
CameronDuke	Cameron Smith	6	$260,893	$0	$2,500,000	$2,760,893	$8,445,036
CameronDuke	Rory McIlroy	7	$0	$420,000	$2,000,000	$2,420,000	$8,445,036
CameronDuke	Tony Finau	8	$480,000	$104,250	$1,500,000	$2,084,250	$8,445,036
CameronDuke	Justin Thomas	13	$260,893	$35,700	$850,000	$1,146,593	$8,445,036
CameronDuke	Keegan Bradley	53	$0	$33,300	$0	$33,300	$8,445,036

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Through two events, 2020 Fed Ex Champ Rich is holding a narrow lead over the rapidly depleting roster of Mtn.Devil:

Hoping to get one or two guys back for this weekend.

[Rich]

I'm not defending my 2020 FedEx title, I'm pursuing a new one

[JasonEvans]

I don't know, Rahm starts at 3 under and I'd take him over several of those above him.

Yeah, I’d say if it were only one round it would be hard to make up that many shots but over four rounds anything can happen. Some of those guys (e.g., Hovland, Niemann, Spieth, Morikawa, Horschel, Matsuyama, Thomas) can get hot jump into the mix quickly - especially if Scheffler struggles.

I'm not saying it is impossible, not at all, but it would take a pretty special performance to get it done for the folks outside of the top 5 or so in the standings.

To be clear, it is not just about catching Scheffler, you need to pass all those folks ahead of you.
So, Rahm, for example, needs to do ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

• Beat Scottie Scheffler by 7 strokes (or by 6 and then win a playoff)
• Beat Patrick Cantlay by 5 strokes (or by 4 and then win a playoff)
• Beat Will Zalatoris by 4 strokes (or by 3 and then win a playoff)
• Beat Xander Schauffele by 3 strokes (or by 2 and then win a playoff)
• And beat Sam Burns by 2 strokes (or by 1 and then win a playoff)

It is easy to get hung up on how far the player is behind Scheffler and forget that they are also behind everyone else ahead of them.

There is a reason that in the 3 previous times this format has been used, there has never been a winner to come from more than 5 strokes back.

Still, 72 holes is a lot of golf.

[nmduke2001]

I'm not too worried. I fully expect either Rory or Xander to win the whole thing. That just means that I need the guy that didn't win, plus JT and Tony Finau to make big moves up the leader board too.

[mkirsh]

I'm not saying it is impossible, not at all, but it would take a pretty special performance to get it done for the folks outside of the top 5 or so in the standings.

To be clear, it is not just about catching Scheffler, you need to pass all those folks ahead of you.
So, Rahm, for example, needs to do ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

• Beat Scottie Scheffler by 7 strokes (or by 6 and then win a playoff)
• Beat Patrick Cantlay by 5 strokes (or by 4 and then win a playoff)
• Beat Will Zalatoris by 4 strokes (or by 3 and then win a playoff)
• Beat Xander Schauffele by 3 strokes (or by 2 and then win a playoff)
• And beat Sam Burns by 2 strokes (or by 1 and then win a playoff)

It is easy to get hung up on how far the player is behind Scheffler and forget that they are also behind everyone else ahead of them.

There is a reason that in the 3 previous times this format has been used, there has never been a winner to come from more than 5 strokes back.

Still, 72 holes is a lot of golf.

With the caveat that it was only 2 rounds and they were "low pressure" since Rahm was not really in contention, Rahm shot 65-67 over the weekend beating:

Scheffler by 6
Cantlay by 2
Schauffele by 5
Burns by 8
Rory by 7
Finau by 3
Straka by 4
Sungjae by 6

And that was just 2 not 4 rounds. So while not likely, its not totally improbable.

[rasputin]

With the caveat that it was only 2 rounds and they were "low pressure" since Rahm was not really in contention, Rahm shot 65-67 over the weekend beating:

Scheffler by 6
Cantlay by 2
Schauffele by 5
Burns by 8
Rory by 7
Finau by 3
Straka by 4
Sungjae by 6

And that was just 2 not 4 rounds. So while not likely, its not totally improbable.

Not really "low pressure," because strokes saved this week also amount to strokes saved next week.

[CDu]

With the caveat that it was only 2 rounds and they were "low pressure" since Rahm was not really in contention, Rahm shot 65-67 over the weekend beating:

Scheffler by 6
Cantlay by 2
Schauffele by 5
Burns by 8
Rory by 7
Finau by 3
Straka by 4
Sungjae by 6

And that was just 2 not 4 rounds. So while not likely, its not totally improbable.

Also worth noting that, while McIlroy started at -5 when he won it in 2019, he also won by 4 strokes, meaning he could have been much lower in the standings and still won the tournament. And the guy who finished second (Schauffele) was not among those ahead of McIlroy either (he started at -4). In fact, 6 of the top 10 that year started at -5 or worse.

So clearly not totally improbable. Obviously the leaders coming in stand the best chance. But in 1 of out the 3 events, two guys from well outside the lead overtook the leaders in the final standings. If someone gets hot and the top two have mediocre showings, it can be done.