The 2008 FedEx Cup Playoffs, the series of four golf tournaments that determined the season champion on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, were held from August 21 to September 28. They consisted of four events: The Barclays Deutsche Bank Championship BMW Championship The Tour Championship
These were the second FedEx Cup playoffs since their inception in 2007. After the first three events, Vijay Singh was assured of winning the 2008 FedEx Cup as long as he completed all four rounds of The Tour Championship without disqualification, which he proceeded to do. Tiger Woods, having topped the regular season points list after playing in only six events, did not play in the FedEx Cup Playoffs due to knee surgery.
The point distributions can be seen here.
Regular season rankings PlacePlayerPointsEventsReset Points1 Tiger Woods 22,695 6 100,0002 Kenny Perry 20,878 22 99,5003 Phil Mickelson 18,241 17 99,2504 Pádraig Harrington 15,555 12 99,0005 Anthony Kim 15,178 18 98,7506 Stewart Cink 15,126 18 98,6257 Vijay Singh 15,034 19 98,5008 Justin Leonard 12,734 20 98,3759 Ryuji Imada 10,903 19 98,25010 Geoff Ogilvy 10,866 17 98,125
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The Barclays The Barclays was played August 21–24. 144 players were eligible to play but nine did not enter:Inside the field: The Barclays – Absent players Tiger Woods (1) – knee, Luke Donald (44) – wrist, Lee Westwood (50) – personal decision, Justin Rose (78) – played KLM Open, Alex Čejka (91) – arm, Jason Bohn (96) – back, Bob Tway (119) – caddied for son Kevin in U.S. Amateur, Bob Estes (124) – getting married,Beem gets second chance in FedEx playoffs Roland Thatcher (140) – wrist.
Of the 135 players who entered the tournament, 72 of them made the cut at 1-over par. Vijay Singh won in a playoff over Sergio García and Kevin Sutherland. The top 120 players in the points standings advanced to the Deutsche Bank Championship.
FedEx Cup rankPlacePlayerScoreTo parWinnings ($)AfterBefore1 Vijay Singh70-70-66-70=276−81,260,00017T2 Sergio García70-67-69-70=276616,000212 Kevin Sutherland70-69-69-68=276357T4 Ben Curtis71-68-70-68=277−7289,333827 Mathew Goggin67-74-69-67=2772676 Kevin Streelman67-70-68-72=27737102T7 Paul Casey66-71-69-72=278−6203,7003890 Martin Laird70-69-72-67=27867128 Justin Leonard70-70-71-67=27858 Nicholas Thompson75-68-68-67=2782047 Mike Weir72-67-67-72=2781843
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Deutsche Bank Championship The Deutsche Bank Championship was played from August 29 to September 1. 120 players were eligible to play but five did not enter:Deutsche Bank Championship – Field Tiger Woods (15) – knee, Luke Donald (71) – wrist, Lee Westwood (76) and Justin Rose (103) – played the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, Alex Čejka (120) – arm.
Of the 115 players who entered the tournament, 86 of them made the 36-hole cut at −3. There was a second, 54-hole cut, that reduced the field to 72 players, again at −3. Vijay Singh, who won the first playoff event, won by shooting a tournament record −22 (262). The top 70 players in the points standings advanced to the BMW Championship.
FedEx Cup rankPlacePlayerScoreTo parWinnings ($)AfterBefore1 Vijay Singh64-66-69-63=262−221,260,000112 Mike Weir61-68-67-71=267−17756,000318T3 Ernie Els66-65-69-70=270−14406,0001952 Camilo Villegas68-66-63-73=2702568T5 Sergio García67-64-68-72=271−13266,00022 Tim Herron72-67-67-65=2714899T7 Chad Campbell67-70-69-66=272−12218,1671421 Jim Furyk66-65-69-72=272510 Justin Leonard69-70-66-67=27245T10 Ben Crane72-65-63-73=273−11175,0005792 Ken Duke66-67-70-70=2731828 Steve Marino66-66-71-70=2733761
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BMW Championship The BMW Championship was played September 4–7. 70 players were eligible to play but one, Tiger Woods (32) – knee, did not enter.BMW Championship – Field There was no cut for this tournament.
Camilo Villegas won by shooting −15. This was Villegas' first win on the PGA Tour. Chad Campbell withdrew after the first round to attend the birth of his first child. He earned no FedEx Cup points but at the end of the BMW Championship he was in 30th place in the standings. The top 30 players in the points standings advanced to The Tour Championship.
FedEx Cup rankPlacePlayerScoreTo parWinnings ($)AfterBefore1 Camilo Villegas 65-66-66-68=265 −15 1,260,0002252 Dudley Hart 67-69-66-65=267 −13 756,0001467T3 Jim Furyk 70-62-66-70=268 −12 406,00045 Anthony Kim 68-67-66-67=268 67T5 Stephen Ames 68-69-66-66=269 −11 255,5003150 K. J. Choi 70-68-64-67=269 812 D. J. Trahan 71-63-68-67=2692535T8 Tim Clark 67-68-66-69=270 −10 210,0002328 Hunter Mahan 69-67-68-66=2701620T10 Aaron Baddeley 71-64-67-69=271 −9 175,0004364 Freddie Jacobson 67-67-72-65=2714465 Steve Stricker 66-71-68-66=2711213 Full leaderboard
The Tour Championship The Tour Championship was played September 25–28 after a two-week break for the Ryder Cup. All 30 players eligible to play did so. There was no cut for this tournament. Camilo Villegas won the tournament on the first playoff hole with Sergio García. Vijay Singh won the FedEx Cup.
FedEx Cup rankPlacePlayerScoreTo parWinnings ($)AfterBefore1 Camilo Villegas 72-66-69-66=273 −7 1,260,000222 Sergio García 70-65-67-71=273 756,00033T3 Anthony Kim 64-69-72-69=274 −6 409,50046 Phil Mickelson 68-68-69-69=274 79 5 Ben Curtis 71-69-68-70=278 −2 280,000 910T6 Ernie Els 68-73-70-69=280 E 238,0001321 Jim Furyk 72-70-69-69=280 54 Mike Weir 70-69-71-70=280 659 K. J. Choi 69-70-70-72=281 +1 210,000108T10 Stuart Appleby 72-71-70-69=282 +2 180,0401720 Dudley Hart 73-69-71-69=282 1214 Trevor Immelman 68-73-71-70=282 1619 Justin Leonard 73-69-73-67=282 87 Billy Mayfair 72-71-69-70=282 2328 Full leaderboard
Final leaderboard PlacePlayerPointsWinnings ($)1 Vijay Singh 125,101 10,000,0002 Camilo Villegas 124,550 3,000,0003 Sergio García 119,400 2,000,0004 Anthony Kim 114,419 1,500,0005 Jim Furyk 113,180 1,000,000 6 Mike Weir 113,118 800,0007 Phil Mickelson 112,201 700,0008 Justin Leonard 111,638 600,0009 Ben Curtis 110,702 550,00010 K. J. Choi 110,646 500,000 See here for the full lists of (1) Final Playoff Standings and (2) Bonus Pool Prizes
Table of qualifying players Table key:
PlayerPre-PlayoffsThe BarclaysDeutsche BankBMW Champ.Tour Champ.RankReset pointsFinishRank afterFinishRank afterFinishRank afterFinishFinal rank1100,000DNP15DNP32DNP70–70299,5007†91315399,2504†897499,000CUT23CUT4450–50598,7506764698,6259111520798,500111111898,3755478998,250CUT312326251098,125CUT323032–321198,050121618191297,97522331397,900141517211497,825CUT363133–331597,750105451697,675CUT39CUT75–––751797,60011128101897,525CUT423525241997,450131720172097,375192119162197,300161312142297,22517CUT3638–382397,1502114WD30292497,075CUT47†4347–472597,000CUT50CUT88–––88*2696,925222427282796,8508101092896,775CUT521921132996,700272224273096,630CUT545031–313196,590252016183296,550CUT565354–543396,510CUT58CUT98–––983496,470CUT595258–58*3596,430CUT605457–573696,39024CUT4551–513796,35029*2628233896,310CUT613736–363996,270CUT635846–464096,230CUT64CUT102–––102*4196,190CUT66CUT103–––1034296,150CUT682512124396,110183564496,070DNP71DNP105–––1054596,030CUT73†6443–434695,990CUT746544–44*4795,95020CUT4041–414895,910CUT75†6962–624995,870352934–34*5095,830DNP76DNP106–––1065195,790281822225295,750CUT785560–605395,710CUT795661–61*5495,670CUT80CUT107–––1075595,63034CUT6869–695695,590302729305795,5503611115895,510CUT82CUT108–––1085995,470CUT84†76–––766095,430402823266195,390CUT8678–––786295,350CUT8871–––716395,310CUT89CUT112–––1126495,270413437–37*6595,230CUT925759–596695,190433942–426795,150CUT9480–––80*6895,11033CUT6714126995,070443840–407095,03045†4139–397194,99046CUT84–––847294,95048CUT85–––857394,910CUT98†87–––877494,870CUT10086–––867594,830CUT101CUT113–––1137694,79026CUT4752–52*7794,750CUT10291–––917894,710DNP103DNP114–––1147994,670CUT104†95–––958094,630494245–458194,590CUT107CUT115–––1158294,550CUT10996–––968394,51051CUT93–––938494,470CUT11381–––818594,430574955–558694,390555156–568794,350CUT114†100–––100*8894,310CUT117CUT117–––117*8994,270CUT118CUT118–––118*9094,23038CUT74–––749194,190DNP120DNP120–––1209294,150625964–64*9394,110CUT121–––––1219494,070CUT122–––––1229594,030696249–499693,990DNP123–––––1239793,950CUT124–––––124*9893,91065†6066–66*9993,87072†6363–6310093,830534648–4810193,79070CUT104–––104*10293,750373335–35*10393,710CUT125–––––12510493,670CUT126–––––12610593,630776668–68*10693,590CUT127–––––12710793,5508173–––73*10893,510CUT128–––––12810993,470CUT129–––––129*11093,430CUT130–––––13011193,39083CUT109–––10911293,350CUT131–––––13111393,310CUT132–––––13211493,27087CUT111–––11111593,230CUT133–––––13311693,1909179–––79*11793,150CUT134–––––13411893,1109072–––7211993,070DNP135–––––135*12093,03085CUT110–––11012192,990CUT136–––––136*12292,9509577–––77*12392,910CUT137–––––13712492,870DNP138–––––13812592,830CUT139–––––13912692,7909782–––82*12792,7509683–––83*12892,710676167–6712992,670CUT140–––––14013092,630CUT141–––––14113192,590937065–6513292,55010694–––9413392,510994853–53*13492,47010890–––9013592,43011092–––9213692,39011297–––97*13792,350CUT142–––––14213892,310CUT143–––––14313992,27010589–––89*14092,230DNP144–––––144*14192,190116†101–––10114292,15011599–––99*14392,110111CUT116–––116*14492,070119CUT119–––119 * First-time Playoffs qualifier † MDF – made cut, did not finish (i.e. cut after third round)
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