The 2013 Tour Championship field is set. The top 30 players listed below make it to the Tour Championship at East Lake this week. Despite the penalty controversy, Tiger Woods managed to overtake Henrik Stenson and comes in with the lead. Notably absent from this list is Rory McIlory.
The table below shows the current FedEx Cup standings on the left, player name in the middle and current points on the right.
| 1 |
Tiger Woods |
2500 |
| 2 |
Henrik Stenson |
2250 |
| 3 |
Adam Scott |
2000 |
| 4 |
Zach Johnson |
1800 |
| 5 |
Matt Kuchar |
1600 |
| 6 |
Steve Stricker |
1400 |
| 7 |
Graham DeLaet |
1200 |
| 8 |
Phil Mickelson |
1000 |
| 9 |
Justin Rose |
800 |
| 10 |
Brandt Snedeker |
600 |
| 11 |
Jim Furyk |
480 |
| 12 |
Nick Watney |
460 |
| 13 |
Jordan Spieth |
440 |
| 14 |
Jason Day |
420 |
| 15 |
Hunter Mahan |
400 |
| 16 |
Keegan Bradley |
380 |
| 17 |
Gary Woodland |
360 |
| 18 |
Bill Haas |
340 |
| 19 |
Kevin Streelman |
320 |
| 20 |
Jason Dufner |
310 |
| 21 |
Webb Simpson |
300 |
| 22 |
Billy Horschel |
290 |
| 23 |
Charl Schwartzel |
280 |
| 24 |
Roberto Castro |
270 |
| 25 |
Sergio Garcia |
260 |
| 26 |
Boo Weekley |
250 |
| 27 |
Brendon de Jonge |
240 |
| 28 |
D.A. Points |
230 |
| 29 |
Luke Donald |
220 |
| 30 |
Dustin Johnson |
210 |
Did Tiger see his ball move at the 2013 BMW?
Admittedly, I have not watched the BMW Championship. Like many golf viewers, I find my interest in watching professional golf wanes as college and NFL football season begins. It also wanes when the final major championship is over, the PGA Championship.
Jim Furyk shot a 28 on the back nine Friday at the BMW, his first nine hole. Amazing. 6th time in PGA Tour history. 59’s are becoming more and more common. The bar is moving lower and lower. Nice job Jim.
I did manage to watch footage of Tiger Woods’s rules violation Friday. I tend to not write much about Tiger as the rest of the golf media nauseatingly over-covers him. But I felt this time I would share some thoughts on his quadruple bogey Friday.
On his first hole Friday, Tiger knocked a shot into some trees. Inside the trees Tiger then began moving loose impediments. No problem. He was working away at moving small twigs and rocks until he came upon a larger twig next to his ball. He started to move the twig and the ball moved. He immediately stopped moving the twig and paused. It was at that time that I expected Tiger would have called a rules official or his playing partner over to inform them that he caused his ball to move. He did nothing of the sort. He proceeded to hit his shot, make double bogey on the hole and move on.
A few holes later Woods was assessed a two stroke penalty for causing his ball to move. Woods denied that he moved the ball. PGA Tour rules official Slugger White played the video for Woods several times before Woods accepted the penalty and walked off.
Later unverified reports stated that Woods punched a wall in anger. He still contends that the ball “oscillated,” meaning that it moved but returned to its original position. The video however, shows clearly that the ball did move.
The penalty would have only been one stroke if Woods would have proceeded properly and put his ball back to its original position. Since Woods didn’t return the ball to the proper position, he was assessed another penalty stroke.
What I Saw
I clearly saw the ball move, as did the PGA Tour’s rules official Slugger White. I find it odd that Woods stopped at the very moment the ball moved, no longer moving any more impediments, yet says he didn’t see the ball move. Tiger would have been a hero to the press if he would have called the penalty on himself. He would also be one one shot closer to the lead.
What are your thoughts on this? Did he see the ball move and knowingly cheat by not calling a penalty on himself? Only one person really knows, Tiger. Perhaps he saw the ball oscillate and return to its original position? Or did he not see anything? If you think he didn’t see anything, how could he not, as he was moving a stick right by the ball? If he didn’t see the ball move, why did he suddenly stop when the ball moved?
I’d like to hear your opinion on this.
PGA Tour
BMW Championship – 3rd FedEx Cup Playoff Event
Dates: Sept. 12-15
Venue: Conway Farms Golf Club, Lake Forest, Ill.
Golf Channel Airtimes (Eastern):
Thursday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. (Replay)
Friday 3-6 p.m. (Live) / 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. (Replay)
Saturday 1-3 p.m. (Live) / 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. (NBC Replay)
Sunday Noon-1:30 p.m. (Live) / 11 p.m.-2 a.m. (NBC Replay)
NBC Airtimes (Eastern)
Saturday 3-6 p.m. (Live)
Sunday 1:30-6 p.m. (Live)Evian Championship
LPGA Tour
Evian Championship
Dates: Sept. 12-15
Venue: Route du Golf. The Evian Resort Golf Club, Evian-les-Bains, France
Golf Channel Airtimes (Eastern):
Thursday 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Live) / 8:30-10:30 p.m. (Replay)
Friday 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Live) / 8:30-10:30 p.m. (Replay)
Saturday 6:30-11:30 a.m. (Live) / 8:30-10:30 p.m. (Replay)
Sunday 8:30 a.m.-Noon (Tape Delay) / 9-11 p.m. (Replay)
NBC Airtimes (Eastern)
Sunday Noon-1:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Web.com Tour – 3rd Playoff Event
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship
Dates: Sept. 12-15
Venue: The Ohio State University Golf Club, Scarlet Course, Columbus, Ohio
Golf Channel Airtimes (Eastern):
Thursday 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Friday 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Saturday 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Sunday 7-9 p.m. (Tape Delay) / 5-7 a.m. (Replay)
European Tour
KLM Open
Dates: Sept. 12-15
Venue: Kennemer Golf & Country Club, Zandvoort, Netherlands
Golf Channel Airtimes (Eastern):
Thursday 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Friday 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Tape Delay)
Sunday 2-6 a.m. (Tape Delay)
Monday 2:30-5 a.m. (Tape Delay)
Below is the full leader board through two rounds for the PGA Tour’s Sony Open. Table one shows all those who made the cut and table two is all the players who missed the cut.
| SONY OPEN Leader Board Through Two Rounds |
|
1
|
Matt Every
|
-10 |
66 |
64 |
130 |
|
T2
|
David Hearn
|
-8 |
66 |
66 |
132 |
|
T2
|
Carl Pettersson
|
-8 |
65 |
67 |
132 |
|
T4
|
Pat Perez
|
-7 |
66 |
67 |
133 |
|
T4
|
Brendon de Jonge
|
-7 |
71 |
62 |
133 |
|
T4
|
Doug LaBelle II
|
-7 |
66 |
67 |
133 |
|
T7
|
Kyle Stanley
|
-6 |
66 |
68 |
134 |
|
T7
|
Bud Cauley
|
-6 |
66 |
68 |
134 |
|
T7
|
Charles Howell III
|
-6 |
67 |
67 |
134 |
|
T7
|
Sean O’Hair
|
-6 |
67 |
67 |
134 |
|
T7
|
William McGirt
|
-6 |
67 |
67 |
134 |
|
T7
|
Jeff Maggert
|
-6 |
69 |
65 |
134 |
|
T7
|
Spencer Levin
|
-6 |
67 |
67 |
134 |
|
T7
|
Johnson Wagner
|
-6 |
68 |
66 |
134 |
|
T7
|
Keegan Bradley
|
-6 |
67 |
67 |
134 |
|
T7
|
Kris Blanks
|
-6 |
68 |
66 |
134 |
|
T17
|
John Senden
|
-5 |
68 |
67 |
135 |
|
T17
|
Duffy Waldorf
|
-5 |
69 |
66 |
135 |
|
T17
|
Billy Mayfair
|
-5 |
68 |
67 |
135 |
|
T17
|
Harrison Frazar
|
-5 |
67 |
68 |
135 |
|
T17
|
Steve Stricker
|
-5 |
66 |
69 |
135 |
|
T17
|
Gavin Coles
|
-5 |
69 |
66 |
135 |
|
T17
|
Michael Thompson
|
-5 |
70 |
65 |
135 |
|
T17
|
Will Claxton
|
-5 |
66 |
69 |
135 |
|
T17
|
Tadd Fujikawa
|
-5 |
69 |
66 |
135 |
|
T17
|
Chris DiMarco
|
-5 |
70 |
65 |
135 |
|
T17
|
Stephen Ames
|
-5 |
67 |
68 |
135 |
|
T17
|
Ken Duke
|
-5 |
66 |
69 |
135 |
|
T17
|
Graham DeLaet
|
-5 |
63 |
72 |
135 |
|
T30
|
Sang-Moon Bae
|
-4 |
68 |
68 |
136 |
|
T30
|
Jerry Kelly
|
-4 |
70 |
66 |
136 |
|
T30
|
Ted Potter, Jr.
|
-4 |
68 |
68 |
136 |
|
T30
|
Roberto Castro
|
-4 |
67 |
69 |
136 |
|
T30
|
Chris Stroud
|
-4 |
68 |
68 |
136 |
|
T30
|
Stewart Cink
|
-4 |
70 |
66 |
136 |
|
T30
|
Josh Teater
|
-4 |
69 |
67 |
136 |
|
T30
|
Brendon Todd
|
-4 |
68 |
68 |
136 |
|
T30
|
Bobby Gates
|
-4 |
68 |
68 |
136 |
|
T39
|
Scott Piercy
|
-3 |
69 |
68 |
137 |
|
T39
|
Zach Johnson
|
-3 |
72 |
65 |
137 |
|
T39
|
Steve Wheatcroft
|
-3 |
69 |
68 |
137 |
|
T39
|
Koumei Oda
|
-3 |
72 |
65 |
137 |
|
T39
|
Tommy Biershenk
|
-3 |
71 |
66 |
137 |
|
T39
|
Corey Pavin
|
-3 |
70 |
67 |
137 |
|
T39
|
D.A. Points
|
-3 |
68 |
69 |
137 |
|
T39
|
J.J. Killeen
|
-3 |
68 |
69 |
137 |
|
T39
|
John Huh
|
-3 |
72 |
65 |
137 |
|
T39
|
Harris English
|
-3 |
67 |
70 |
137 |
|
T39
|
Colt Knost
|
-3 |
66 |
71 |
137 |
|
T50
|
Seung-yul Noh
|
-2 |
66 |
72 |
138 |
|
T50
|
Daniel Summerhays
|
-2 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
|
T50
|
Brian Harman
|
-2 |
72 |
66 |
138 |
|
T50
|
Nathan Green
|
-2 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
|
T50
|
Greg Owen
|
-2 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
|
T50
|
Vijay Singh
|
-2 |
71 |
67 |
138 |
|
T50
|
Rory Sabbatini
|
-2 |
67 |
71 |
138 |
|
T50
|
Webb Simpson
|
-2 |
66 |
72 |
138 |
|
T50
|
K.J. Choi
|
-2 |
65 |
73 |
138 |
|
T50
|
Jhonattan Vegas
|
-2 |
67 |
71 |
138 |
|
T50
|
Brian Gay
|
-2 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
|
T50
|
John Rollins
|
-2 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
|
T62
|
George McNeill
|
-1 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
|
T62
|
Ryuji Imada
|
-1 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
|
T62
|
Tommy Gainey
|
-1 |
73 |
66 |
139 |
|
T62
|
Chris Kirk
|
-1 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
|
T62
|
Joe Ogilvie
|
-1 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
|
T62
|
Kevin Chappell
|
-1 |
72 |
67 |
139 |
|
T62
|
Erik Compton
|
-1 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
|
T62
|
Jarrod Lyle
|
-1 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
|
T62
|
Alex Aragon
|
-1 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
|
T62
|
Alexandre Rocha
|
-1 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
|
T62
|
Chad Campbell
|
-1 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
|
T62
|
Jeff Overton
|
-1 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
|
T62
|
Justin Leonard
|
-1 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
|
T62
|
Tim Herron
|
-1 |
68 |
71 |
139 |
|
T62
|
Tom Pernice Jr.
|
-1 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
|
T62
|
Jason Kokrak
|
-1 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
|
T62
|
Tadahiro Takayama
|
-1 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
|
T62
|
Billy Hurley III
|
-1 |
68 |
71 |
139 |
|
T62
|
Jonas Blixt
|
-1 |
72 |
67 |
139 |
| PLAYERS WHO FAILED TO MAKE THE CUT |
|
Jimmy Walker
|
72 |
68 |
140 |
|
Hunter Haas
|
72 |
68 |
140 |
|
Marco Dawson
|
71 |
69 |
140 |
|
John Mallinger
|
72 |
68 |
140 |
|
Michael Bradley
|
72 |
68 |
140 |
|
David Toms
|
73 |
67 |
140 |
|
Toshinori Muto
|
72 |
68 |
140 |
|
Russell Knox
|
70 |
70 |
140 |
|
David Mathis
|
72 |
68 |
140 |
|
Chad Collins
|
72 |
68 |
140 |
|
Rocco Mediate
|
71 |
69 |
140 |
|
Cameron Beckman
|
68 |
72 |
140 |
|
Kyle Reifers
|
65 |
75 |
140 |
|
Mark Wilson
|
73 |
68 |
141 |
|
Scott Stallings
|
67 |
74 |
141 |
|
John Merrick
|
72 |
69 |
141 |
|
Shane Bertsch
|
72 |
69 |
141 |
|
Arjun Atwal
|
70 |
71 |
141 |
|
Ryo Ishikawa
|
71 |
70 |
141 |
|
Blake Adams
|
71 |
71 |
142 |
|
Jonathan Byrd
|
74 |
68 |
142 |
|
Briny Baird
|
75 |
67 |
142 |
|
Jason Dufner
|
71 |
71 |
142 |
|
Ricky Barnes
|
67 |
75 |
142 |
|
Troy Matteson
|
73 |
69 |
142 |
|
Jim Carter
|
72 |
71 |
143 |
|
WC Liang
|
70 |
73 |
143 |
|
Richard H. Lee
|
70 |
73 |
143 |
|
Hideki Matsuyama
|
71 |
72 |
143 |
|
Patrick Sheehan
|
71 |
72 |
143 |
|
Steve Marino
|
74 |
69 |
143 |
|
Ryan Palmer
|
69 |
74 |
143 |
|
Danny Lee
|
72 |
71 |
143 |
|
Martin Flores
|
68 |
75 |
143 |
|
Stephen Gangluff
|
72 |
71 |
143 |
|
Edward Loar
|
70 |
73 |
143 |
|
Matt Bettencourt
|
75 |
69 |
144 |
|
Robert Allenby
|
73 |
71 |
144 |
|
Miguel Tabuena
|
71 |
73 |
144 |
|
Cameron Tringale
|
70 |
74 |
144 |
|
Nick Mason
|
71 |
73 |
144 |
|
Davis Love III
|
70 |
75 |
145 |
|
Paul Goydos
|
75 |
70 |
145 |
|
Parker McLachlin
|
71 |
74 |
145 |
|
Daniel Chopra
|
71 |
74 |
145 |
|
Miguel Angel Carballo
|
71 |
74 |
145 |
|
Jesper Parnevik
|
76 |
70 |
146 |
|
Sunghoon Kang
|
72 |
74 |
146 |
|
Kevin Na
|
75 |
71 |
146 |
|
Mark Anderson
|
72 |
74 |
146 |
|
Troy Kelly
|
72 |
74 |
146 |
|
Roland Thatcher
|
73 |
73 |
146 |
|
Scott Dunlap
|
73 |
73 |
146 |
|
Jason Bohn
|
74 |
72 |
146 |
|
Derek Lamely
|
71 |
75 |
146 |
|
Shigeki Maruyama
|
74 |
72 |
146 |
|
Gary Christian
|
73 |
73 |
146 |
|
John Oda
|
73 |
73 |
146 |
|
Charlie Beljan
|
73 |
74 |
147 |
|
Scott Brown
|
74 |
73 |
147 |
|
Kevin Kisner
|
73 |
74 |
147 |
|
Kyle Thompson
|
75 |
73 |
148 |
|
Eric Dugas
|
73 |
75 |
148 |
|
Heath Slocum
|
76 |
75 |
151 |
Yani Tseng, the #1 female golfer on this planet, may get a sponsor’s exemption to play in the PGA TOUR’s Puerto Rico Open. I’ve covered the Puerto Rico Open, which struggles to get a good field and major air time. It goes up against the World Golf Championships Cadillac Championship which is in Doral at the TPC Blue Monster, March 5-11. The WGC event pulls the top 50 players in the world, so the Puerto Rico Open struggles for sloppy seconds.
So a great way to create a buzz and generate a lot more media attention for the Puerto Rico Open would be to have the #1 female golfer in the world tee it up against the men. That is apparently the plan of the general chairman of the event, Sidney Wolf:
“Having the number one player here would open our event to a broader audience. It could open up the possibility of a LPGA event here, and ultimately help us raise funds for our charities. It would also create awareness of Puerto Rico globally, which would economically be very positive for the island.”
Tseng however, hasn’t accepted the exemption because strangely she hasn’t been contacted.
“It’s a little odd that this came through the media without Yani being contacted first about her interest. The Puerto Rico Open still hasn’t contacted anyone from Yani’s team. This is all coming to her indirectly through the media.” ~Ernie Huang, Tseng’s management team
Can Tseng Compete On The Course?
The PR Open is held at Trump International Golf Club, a fairly flat track with some rolling hills lining the holes. The length of the course is a massive 7,569 yards at SEA LEVEL. With an LPGA leading driving distance of 267.911 (yes they go three decimal points on the LPGA), that would put her at quite a disadvantage. The PGA TOUR average in driving distance is 290, and her 267.911 would be good enough for 187th place on tour in that category–dead last. Tseng would definitely need to rely on her short game and putting to make up for her distance disadvantage.
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