Steve Stricker managed to take the win at the 2009 Deutsche Bank Championship, and this has moved him up into first place for the points face with the FedEx Cup Playoffs. He managed to win a total of 2,500 points this week for taking the win at the Deutsche Bank Championship, and this has given him enough points to allow him to leapfrog right over Tiger Woods in the overall standings.
Leading in the points race for the playoffs is not actually new territory for Steve Stricker, who took the lead away from Tiger Woods during the first FedEx Cup playoffs back in the year 2007. The post season went on to see him winning the Barclays and moving into the lead for the FedEx Cup points.
If he wants to be able to hold onto his points lead for the upcoming two weeks, then Stricker is going to need to do more than simply fend Tiger Woods off. The next leg of this tournament is going to offer more movement and more volatility, placing a much larger premium on the championship for this tour. The playoff events are worth a surprising 5 times more than their regular on-season counterparts, so the points are vitally important right now.
- - Currently in rank no. 1, and formerly in rank no. 2, we have Steve Stricker with a total of 5,605 points.
- - Currently in rank no. 2, and formerly in rank no. 1, we have Tiger Woods with a total of 4,696 points, which is just 909 points behind the lead.
- - Currently in rank no. 3, and formerly in rank no. 3, we have Heath Slocum with a total of 2,855 points, which is just 2,750 points behind the lead.
- - Currently in rank no. 4, and formerly in rank no. 4, we have Zach Johnson with a total of 2,481 points, which is just 3,124 points behind the lead.
- - Currently in rank no. 5, and formerly in rank no. 37, we have Scott Verplank with a total of 2,266 points, which is just 3,339 points behind the lead.
- - Currently in rank no. 6, and formerly in rank no. 5, we have Kenny Perry with a total of 2,195 points, which is just 3,410 points behind the lead.
- - Currently in rank no. 7, and formerly in rank no. 14, we have Padraig Harrington with a total of 2,158 points, which is just 3,447 points behind the lead.
- - Currently in rank no. 8, and formerly in rank no. 12, we have Geoff Ogilvy with a total of 2,053 points, which is just 3,552 points behind the lead.
- - Currently in rank no. 9, and formerly in rank no. 57, we have Jason Dufner with a total of 2,037 points, which is just 3,568 points behind the lead.
- - Currently in rank no. 10, and formerly in rank no. 20, we have Dustin Johnson with a total of 2,025 points, which is just 3,580 points behind the lead.
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