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Scenarios: How the top 30 could win the FedExCup
- September 08, 2014
- September 08, 2014
A new FedExCup champion will be crowned next Sunday at East Lake. (Keyur Khamar/PGA TOUR)
Fedex cup scenarios - How they can win it
The field is set for the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola where one player will be declared winner of the eighth FedExCup competition. Below you'll find the scenarios that will have to unfold for each competitor to claim golf's richest prize.
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| Scenarios to win the FedExCup |
| No. 1 Chris Kirk |
| • If he wins the TOUR Championship he wins the Cup • Has a reasonable chance of winning with a top-5 finish • Can finish as low as 29th and still have a mathematical chance of winning |
| No. 2 Billy Horschel |
| • If he wins the TOUR Championship he wins the Cup • Has a reasonable chance of winning with a top-3 finish • Can finish as low as a 2-way tie for 6th and still have a mathematical chance of winning |
| No. 3 Bubba Watson |
| • If he wins the TOUR Championship, he wins the Cup • Has a reasonable chance of winning with a 2nd-place finish • Can finish as low as T-4th and still have a mathematical chance of winning |
| No. 4 Rory McIlroy |
| • If he wins the TOUR Championship, he wins the Cup • Has a reasonable chance of winning with a 2nd-place finish • Can finish as low as T-3rd and still have a mathematical chance of winning |
| No. 5 Hunter Mahan |
| • If he wins the TOUR Championship, he wins the Cup • Can finish as low as a two-way tie for 2nd and still have a mathematical chance of winning |
| No. 6 Jimmy Walker |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes T-2 or worse • Can finish 2nd and still have a mathematical chance of winning |
| No. 7 Jim Furyk |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes T-2 or worse |
| No. 8 Matt Kuchar |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes 3rd* or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes T-2* or worse • No. 3 (Bubba Watson) finishes 2nd* or worse |
| No. 9 Rickie Fowler |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes in a three-way tie for 3rd or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes 3rd or worse • No. 3 (Bubba Watson) finishes T-2 or worse • No. 4 (Rory McIlroy) finishes 2nd* or worse |
| No. 10 Jason Day |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes 5th or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes in a three-way tie for 3rd or worse • No. 3 (Bubba Watson) finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse • No. 4 (Rory McIlroy) finishes T-2 or worse • No. 5 (Hunter Mahan) finishes 2nd* or worse |
| No. 11 Jordan Spieth |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes T-6 or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes T-4 or worse • No. 3 (Bubba Watson) finishes T-3 or worse • No. 4 (Rory McIlroy) finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse • No. 5 (Hunter Mahan) finishes T-2 or worse |
| No. 12 Adam Scott |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes in a three-way tie for 6th or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes T-4 or worse • No. 3 (Bubba Watson) finishes T-3 or worse • No. 4 (Rory McIlroy) finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse • No. 5 (Hunter Mahan) finishes T-2 or worse |
| No. 13 Sergio Garcia |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes T-7 or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes T-4 or worse • No. 3 (Bubba Watson) finishes T-3 or worse • No. 4 (Rory McIlroy) finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse • No. 5 (Hunter Mahan) finishes T-2 or worse |
| No. 14 Martin Kaymer |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes T-8 or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes T-4 or worse • No. 3 (Bubba Watson) finishes T-3 or worse • No. 4 (Rory McIlroy) finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse • No. 5 (Hunter Mahan) finishes T-2 or worse |
| No. 15 Zach Johnson |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes 9th* or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes T-4* or worse • No. 3 (Bubba Watson) finishes T-3 or worse • No. 4 (Rory McIlroy) finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse • No. 5 (Hunter Mahan) finishes T-2 or worse |
| No. 16 Bill Haas |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes in a three-way tie for 9th or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes in a three-way tie for 4th or worse • No. 3 (Bubba Watson) finishes T-3 or worse • No. 4 (Rory McIlroy) finishes 3rd or worse • No. 5 (Hunter Mahan) finishes T-2 or worse |
| No. 17 John Senden |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes in a three-way tie for 10th or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes in a three-way tie for 4th or worse • No. 3 (Bubba Watson) finishes in a three-way tie for 3rd or worse • No. 4 (Rory McIlroy) finishes 3rd or worse • No. 5 (Hunter Mahan) finishes T-2 or worse |
| No. 18 Patrick Reed |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes T-11 or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes 5th or worse • No. 3 (Bubba Watson) finishes in a three-way tie for 3rd or worse • No. 4 (Rory McIlroy) finishes 3rd or worse • No. 5 (Hunter Mahan) finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse |
| No. 19 Cameron Tringale |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes T-12 or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes 5th or worse • No. 3 (Bubba Watson) finishes in a three-way tie for 3rd or worse • No. 4 (Rory McIlroy) finishes 3rd or worse • No. 5 (Hunter Mahan) finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse • No. 6 (Jimmy Walker) finishes T-2 or worse |
| No. 20 Russell Henley |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes in a three-way tie for 12th or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes 5th or worse • No. 3 (Bubba Watson) finishes in a three-way tie for 3rd or worse • No. 4 (Rory McIlroy) finishes 3rd or worse • No. 5 (Hunter Mahan) finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse • No. 6 (Jimmy Walker) finishes T-2 or worse |
| No. 21 Morgan Hoffmann |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes 13th* or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes 5th* or worse • No. 3 (Bubba Watson) finishes in a three-way tie for 3rd or worse • No. 4 (Rory McIlroy) finishes 3rd* or worse • No. 5 (Hunter Mahan) finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse • No. 6 (Jimmy Walker) finishes T-2 or worse |
| No. 22 Webb Simpson |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes in a three-way tie for 13th or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes T-5 or worse • No. 3 (Bubba Watson) finishes in a three-way tie for 3rd or worse • No. 4 (Rory McIlroy) finishes T-3 or worse • No. 5 (Hunter Mahan) finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse • No. 6 (Jimmy Walker) finishes T-2 or worse |
| No. 23 Ryan Palmer |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes 15th* or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes T-5 or worse • No. 3 (Bubba Watson) finishes in a three-way tie for 3rd or worse • No. 4 (Rory McIlroy) finishes T-3 or worse • No. 5 (Hunter Mahan) finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse • No. 6 (Jimmy Walker) finishes T-2 or worse |
| No. 24 Kevin Na |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes 17th* or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes in a three-way tie for 5th or worse • No. 3 (Bubba Watson) finishes in a three-way tie for 3rd or worse • No. 4 (Rory McIlroy) finishes T-3 or worse • No. 5 (Hunter Mahan) finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse • No. 6 (Jimmy Walker) finishes T-2 or worse |
| No. 25 Geoff Ogilvy |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes 19th* or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes in a three-way tie for 5th or worse • No. 3 (Bubba Watson) finishes 4th or worse • No. 4 (Rory McIlroy) finishes T-3 or worse • No. 5 (Hunter Mahan) finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse • No. 6 (Jimmy Walker) finishes T-2 or worse |
| No. 26 Justin Rose |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes 21st* or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes 6th* or worse • No. 3 (Bubba Watson) finishes 4th* or worse • No. 4 (Rory McIlroy) finishes T-3 or worse • No. 5 (Hunter Mahan) finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse • No. 6 (Jimmy Walker) finishes T-2 or worse |
| No. 27 Brendon Todd |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes 23rd* or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes T-6 or worse • No. 3 (Bubba Watson) finishes T-4 or worse • No. 4 (Rory McIlroy) finishes T-3 or worse • No. 5 (Hunter Mahan) finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse • No. 6 (Jimmy Walker) finishes T-2 or worse |
| No. 28 Hideki Matsuyama |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes 25th* or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes T-6 or worse • No. 3 (Bubba Watson) finishes T-4 or worse • No. 4 (Rory McIlroy) finishes T-3 or worse • No. 5 (Hunter Mahan) finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse • No. 6 (Jimmy Walker) finishes T-2 or worse |
| No. 29 Gary Woodland |
| • Wins the TOUR Championship And ... • No. 1 (Chris Kirk) finishes 27th* or worse • No. 2 (Billy Horschel) finishes in a three-way tie for 6th or worse • No. 3 (Bubba Watson) finishes T-4 or worse • No. 4 (Rory McIlroy) finishes T-3 or worse • No. 5 (Hunter Mahan) finishes in a three-way tie for 2nd or worse • No. 6 (Jimmy Walker) finishes T-2 or worse |
| No. 30 Dustin Johnson |
| Will not be competing at East Lake |
| * = Tie for the FedExCup |