The FedEx Cup starts today. I actually forgot that it was here and I overlooked…well everything!
The FedEx Cup is an interesting golf competition because of the “play well – move on” format. At the Barclays, all 125 players will start, but only 100 players will move on to the next event at the Deutsche Bank Championship. The third week at the BMW championship will only have 70 players competing; then at the TOUR Championship, 30 players will be left to vie for the 10 million dollar grand prize.
The current standings are as follows:
| RANK THIS WEEK | PLAYER NAME | EVENTS | POINTS | # OF WINS | # OF TOP 10’S |
| 1 | Jason Day | 16 | 2,735 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Dustin Johnson | 18 | 2,701 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Adam Scott | 16 | 2,063 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Russell Knox | 21 | 2,001 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Jordan Spieth | 17 | 1,965 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Brandt Snedeker | 23 | 1,717 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Patrick Reed | 24 | 1,575 | 9 | |
| 8 | Phil Mickelson | 18 | 1,532 | 6 | |
| 9 | Kevin Na | 23 | 1,529 | 8 | |
| 10 | Justin Thomas | 24 | 1,512 | 1 | 5 |
Personally, I am not all that jazzed about the FedEx Cup. I might be missing something, but I don’t think so. I like to watch golf and the FedEx Cup will provide that fix, but the actual format and the concept does not seem to spark my interest or at least this year!
Are you ready for the FedEx Cup? Do you like the format? Are you going to watch?
I am a grateful golfer! See you on the links!
The Grateful Golfer 
Jim, I am not that jazzed either. Heard of any big names skipping this week to rest up? Last year Sergio skipped.
Thanks
Brian
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Brian,
Sergio is sitting out again. He is the only big name I could find. What do you think?
Cheers
Jim
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Henrik Stenson just withdrew from the Barclays after the first round! He shot 39 – 35.
Cheers
Jim
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