The Big Easy won his first tournament in the United States in some time last weekend at the Honda Classic. He sits at third in the world rankings, but he has a long trip ahead, and needing near perfect play, to reach his goal of unseating Tiger Woods from the top spot. What a great battle it would be if Els could somehow get close. It’s an even tougher feat now that Tiger is playing amazingly well, even for him.
John Mallinger, Brian Gay, Steve Marino, Nathan Green, and a few others are surprise member of the Fedex Cup Rankings and Money Lists leaders. Luke Donald, not such a surprise, has been playing well and set to win. With so many players playing so well, the Masters could be more of a challenge for Woods this year.
Here are the top-25 in the Fedex Cup Standings after the Honda Classic:
- (Last Week, 1) Tiger Woods, 9,225
- (2) Phil Mickelson, 8,331
- (3) K.J. Choi, 6,637
- (4) Justin Leonard, 6,016
- (5) J.B. Holmes, 5,849
- (6) Steve Stricker, 4,847
- (7) Rory Sabbatini, 4,839
- (8) D.J. Trahan, 4,812
- (9) Daniel Chopra, 4,796
- (10) Steve Lowery, 4,781
- (T182) Ernie Els, 4,586
- (11) Vijay Singh, 4,547
- (12) Stewart Cink, 4,478
- (31) Luke Donald, 4,412
- (13)Ryuji Imada, 4,059
- (14) Jeff Quinney, 3,479
- (16) Steve Marino, 3,095
- (15) Stuart Appleby, 3,008
- (17) Brian Gay, 2,828
- (33) Robert Allenby, 2,705
- (73) Nathan Green, 2,575
- (18) Boo Weekley, 2,549
- (38) John Mallinger, 2,351
- (19) Stephen Ames, 2,321
- (20) Steve Elkington, 2,297
Here are the top 25 players on the PGA Tour Money List after the Honda Classic
- (Last Week, 1) Tiger Woods, $2,286,000
- (2) Phil Mickelson, $2,034,700
- (3) K.J. Choi, $1,535,715
- (4) Justin Leonard, $1,479,289
- (5) J.B. Holmes, $1,415,975
- (6) Daniel Chopra, $1,186,810
- (7) Stewart Cink, $1,140,870
- (8) Steve Lowery, $1,139,572
- (9) Vijay Singh, $1,125,817
- (10) Steve Stricker, $1,111,288
- (11) Rory Sabbatini, $1,053,480
- (24) Luke Donald, $1,043,600
- (T154) Ernie Els, $1,030,000
- (12) D.J. Trahan, $993,389
- (13) Ryuji Imada, $880,955
- (14) Jeff Quinney, $849,269
- (15) Brian Gay, $762,090
- (16)Steve Marino, $753,165
- (17) Stuart Appleby, $693,775
- (33) Robert Allenby, $631,613
- (18) Boo Weekley, $580,565
- (76) Nathan Green, $566,454
- (19) Stephen Ames, $563,571
- (39) John Mallinger, $541,075
- (20) Padraig Harrington, $536,960
This week, the Tour is at the PODS Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida. Mark Calcavecchia is the defending champion. Calc has been making some waves this year during a late-career resurgence that began last year. Stewart Cink looks good to challenge this week; he's not been getting much attention, but his game is looking good this year. Cink is one of the most underrated players on any tour.
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Source: PGATOUR.com.
