2010 FedEx Cup Playoffs

The 2010 FedEx Cup Playoffs, the series of four golf tournaments that determined the season champion on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, began on August 26 and ended on September 26. It included the following four events:

• The Barclays — Ridgewood Country Club, Paramus, New Jersey
• Deutsche Bank Championship — TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts
• BMW Championship — Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Lemont, Illinois
• The Tour Championship — East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia

These were the fourth FedEx Cup playoffs since their inception in 2007.

The point distributions can be seen here.

Regular season rankings

#	Player	Country	Points	Events
1	Ernie Els	South Africa	1,846	16
2	Steve Stricker	United States	1,697	15
3	Jim Furyk	United States	1,691	18
4	Phil Mickelson	United States	1,629	16
5	Justin Rose	England	1,593	18
6	Jeff Overton	United States	1,536	22
7	Hunter Mahan	United States	1,528	20
8	Bubba Watson	United States	1,498	18
9	Matt Kuchar	United States	1,437	21
10	Tim Clark	South Africa	1,409	19

Final leaderboard

#	Player	Country	Points	Winnings ($)
1	Jim Furyk	United States	2,980.0	10,000,000
2	Matt Kuchar	United States	2,727.5	3,000,000
3	Luke Donald	England	2,700.0	2,000,000
4	Charley Hoffman	United States	2,500.0	1,500,000
5	Dustin Johnson	United States	2,492.5	1,000,000
6	Paul Casey	England	2,250.0	800,000
7	Steve Stricker	United States	2,027.5	700,000
8	Jason Day	Australia	1,660.0	600,000
9	Ernie Els	South Africa	1,437.5	550,000
10	Retief Goosen	South Africa	1,360.0	500,000

For the full list see here.

The Barclays

The Barclays was played August 26–29. Of the 125 players eligible to play in the event, three did not enter: Paul Goydos (ranked 63),^[1] Sergio García (101),^[2] and Corey Pavin (110).^[2] Jim Furyk was disqualified from the tournament for missing his pro-am tee time.^[3] Of the 121 entrants, 72 made the second-round cut at even-par 141.

Matt Kuchar won by making a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with Martin Laird and moved to first place in the standings.^[4] The top 100 players in the points standings advanced to the Deutsche Bank Championship.

						FedEx Cup rank
#	Player	Country	Score	To par	Winnings ($)	After	Before
1	Matt Kuchar	United States	68-69-69-66=272	–12	1,350,000	1	9
2	Martin Laird	Scotland	69-67-65-71=272		810,000	3	95
T3	Kevin Streelman	United States	72-63-71-68=274	–10	435,000	18	102
	Steve Stricker	United States	70-70-68-66=274			2	2
T5	Jason Day	Australia	67-67-70-71=275	–9	263,438	14	28
	Ryan Palmer	United States	66-74-66-69=275			13	23
	Rory Sabbatini	South Africa	68-74-69-64=275			33	60
	Vaughn Taylor	United States	65-70-71-69=275			21	38
T9	Dustin Johnson	United States	71-69-64-72=276	–8	202,500	6	11
	Adam Scott	Australia	66-71-68-71=276			19	32
	Heath Slocum	United States	67-71-70-68=276			34	50

Deutsche Bank Championship

The Deutsche Bank Championship was played September 3–6. Of the 100 players eligible to play in the event, one did not enter: Kenny Perry.^[5] Of the 99 entrants, 72 made the second-round cut at one-under-par, 141.

Charley Hoffman shot a final round 62 to win by five strokes and move to second place in the standings.^[6] The top 70 players in the points standings advanced to the BMW Championship.

						FedEx Cup rank
#	Player	Country	Score	To par	Winnings ($)	After	Before
1	Charley Hoffman	United States	64-67-69-62=262	–22	1,350,000	2	59
T2	Jason Day	Australia	63-67-66-71=267	–17	560,000	4	14
	Luke Donald	England	65-67-66-69=267			5	17
	Geoff Ogilvy	Australia	64-72-65-66=267			9	52
T5	Tom Gillis	United States	67-71-65-65=268	–16	273,750	48	92
	Adam Scott	Australia	67-69-65-67=268			15	19
	Brandt Snedeker	United States	66-64-67-71=268			31	53
8	John Senden	Australia	66-68-69-67=270	–14	232,500	38	64
9	Steve Stricker	United States	65-68-67-71=271	–13	217,500	3	2
10	D. J. Trahan	United States	64-69-69-70=272	–12	202,500	36	51

BMW Championship

The BMW Championship was played September 9–12. All 70 players eligible to play in the event did so. There was no cut. The top 30 players in FedEx Cup points after this event advanced to the Tour Championship and also earned spots in the 2011 Masters, U.S. Open, and (British) Open Championship.

Dustin Johnson won the event by one stroke over Paul Casey and moved to second in the rankings.^[7] Former FedEx Cup winners Tiger Woods (2007 and 2009) and Vijay Singh (2008) finished 42nd and 57th, respectively, on the points list and did not advance to The Tour Championship.

With the FedEx Cup points reset after the BMW Championship, all 30 remaining players had at least a mathematical chance to secure the season crown, and any of the top five players could claim the FedEx Cup with a win in The Tour Championship.

						FedEx Cup rank
#	Player	Country	Score	To par	Winnings ($)	After	Before
1	Dustin Johnson	United States	68-70-68-69=275	–9	1,350,000	2	16
2	Paul Casey	England	69-69-69-69=276	–8	810,000	5	21
T3	K. J. Choi	South Korea	71-69-69-69=278	–6	360,000	23	52
	Kevin Na	South Korea	70-69-69-70=278			20	41
	Matt Kuchar	United States	64-72-70-72=278			1	1
	Ryan Moore	United States	65-74-66-73=278			26	58
7	Retief Goosen	South Africa	67-71-71-70=279	–5	251,250	17	20
T8	Phil Mickelson	United States	72-71-70-67=280	–4	217,500	10	14
	Steve Stricker	United States	70-73-67-70=280			4	3
	Charlie Wi	South Korea	67-69-70-74=280			33	37

Reset points

The points were reset after the BMW Championship.

#	Player	Country	Points	Reset points	Events
1	Matt Kuchar	United States	4,935	2,500	24
2	Dustin Johnson	United States	4,299	2,250	22
3	Charley Hoffman	United States	3,449	2,000	22
4	Steve Stricker	United States	3,372	1,800	18
5	Paul Casey	England	3,015	1,600	16
6	Jason Day	Australia	2,633	1,400	23
7	Luke Donald	England	2,597	1,200	19
8	Ernie Els	South Africa	2,343	1,000	19
9	Martin Laird	Scotland	2,294	800	24
10	Phil Mickelson	United States	2,249	600	19

The Tour Championship

The Tour Championship was played September 23–26, after a one-week break. All 30 golfers who qualified for the tournament played, and there was no cut. Jim Furyk won the tournament and the FedEx Cup.^[8]

						FedEx Cup rank
#	Player	Country	Score	To par	Winnings ($)	After	Before
1	Jim Furyk	United States	67-65-70-70=272	–8	1,350,000	1	11
2	Luke Donald	England	66-66-71-70=273	–7	810,000	3	7
3	Retief Goosen	South Africa	71-66-66-71=274	–6	517,500	10	17
T4	Paul Casey	England	66-71-69-69=275	–5	330,000	6	5
	Nick Watney	United States	71-74-63-67=275			12	28
6	Charley Hoffman	United States	71-67-69-70=277	–3	270,000	4	3
T7	K. J. Choi	South Korea	68-68-74-68=278	–2	247,500	15	23
	Ernie Els	South Africa	71-71-71-65=278			9	8
T9	Zach Johnson	United States	74-72-66-67=279	–1	208,125	17	19
	Ryan Moore	United States	70-72-68-69=279			21	26
	Kevin Streelman	United States	70-70-69-70=279			25	29
	Camilo Villegas	Colombia	73-69-68-69=279			20	25

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