PGA Money List Top-10 - Week 17
Money leaders, World Golf Ranking and Fedex standings for this week
Apr 26, 2007
1. Tiger Woods ($3,008,391) Official World Golf Ranking, 1, Fedex Cup standing, 2nd
2. Vijay Singh ($2,884,400)OWGR, 7, Fedex Cup standing, 1st
3. Charles Howell, III ($2,470,563) OWGR, 16, standing, 3rd
4. Zach Johnson ($1,851,801) OWGR, 15, Fedex Cup standing, 10th
5. Phil Mickelson ($1,832,788) OWGR, 4th, Fedex Cup standings, 4th
6. John Rollins ($1,822,778) OWGR, 40, Fedex Cup standing, 6th
7. Aaron Baddeley ($1,795,084) OWGR, 27, Fedex Cup standing, 7th
8. Mark Calcavecchia ($1,774,200) OWGR, 53, Fedex Cup standing, 5th - An opening round 66 and three other solid rounds propelled Calc to a fifth-place finish at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. He now stands first in total birdies and third in total driving and top-10 finishes (4).
9. Adam Scott ($1,764,196) OWGR, 3, Fedex Cup standing, 8th
10. Boo Weekley ($1,672,825) OWGR, 55th, Fedex Cup standing, 9th - Weekley followed up his first win with a missed cut at the Zurich Classic. Lest anyone think he’s a flash in the pan, he still ranks fourth in total driving and seventh in the all-around ranking.
Winner of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Nick Watney, improved from 87th to 13 on the money list. Watney ranks sixth in total driving and in greens in regulation. Geoff Oglivy and Henrik Stenson, neither of whom are entered in the Byron Nelson Classic, sit just outside the top-10, at eleventh and twelfth, respectively.
The next stop for the PGA TOUR is the EDS Byron Nelson Classic. Reigning champion Brett Wetterich (Money List, 19, Fedex Ranking, 26th, Official World Golf Ranking, 23) will seek to defend his title among a strong field that includes past winners Vijay Singh, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia and Jesper Parnevik, Sean O'Hair, and Robert Allenby, among a host of other top players.
Byron Nelson won the tournament in 1944 when it was known as the Texas Victory Open. In 1968 it was renamed the Byron Nelson Classic. Although the tournament has had different corporate sponsors, it has retained the Nelson name since ‘68. Other past winners, include such legends as Jack Nicklaus, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Tom Watson, Bruce Lietzke, Fred Couples, Payne Stewart and Nick Price.
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Source for the Money List Top-10 stats: PGATOUR.com.
