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What's At Stake: Disney Classic
 
Nov. 1, 2007
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By Kin Lo
PGATOUR.com Shotlink Analyst

Charts: Top 30 scenarios Top 70 scenarios • On the bubble • Number Crunch: Children's Miracle Network Classic

There is much at stake at this week's PGA TOUR Fall Series finale at Disney's Magnolia and Palm courses in Orlando, Fla. In addition to shares of the $4.6 million purse, players will be competing for eligibility and position on TOUR for the 2008 season.

What's at Stake

• Top 125 -- Players who finish within the top 125 on the money list will earn PGA TOUR cards for the next season, making them eligible for FedExCup events, including tournaments like the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Verizon Heritage, THE PLAYERS Championship, and AT&T National.

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Ted Purdy sits at 125th on the TOUR money list. (WireImage)

• Top 70 -- Players who finish within the top 70 on the 2007 official money list are granted spots in the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard. (The top 75 get into the Memorial Tournament, and the top 80 get into the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.)

• Top 30 -- Finishers in the elite top 30 on the money list earn a spot in some of next year's most prestigious events -- The Masters, U.S. Open and World Golf Championships-CA Championship. Those in the top 20 are exempt into the British Open.

• $828,000 -- The winner of this week's event will earn not only a substantial cash reward and an invitation to the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship, but also a two-year exemption on the PGA TOUR.

The Field

• Every player entered in the tournament has the potential to win outright and earn a two-year exemption on the PGA TOUR

• 37 players can realistically expect to finish within the top 125 on the money list with a top-10 performance this weekend.

• Five players are currently within the top 30 on the money list

• 64 players are currently within the top 125 on the money list

• 68 players are currently outside the top 125 on the 2007 official money list

The Numbers

• Final Money List Projections
125th -- $775,000
70th -- $1,325,000
30th -- $2,120,000

• Current Positions
125th -- Ted Purdy $758,734
70th -- Vaughn Taylor $1,283,328
30th -- David Toms $2,095,837

• Mathematically, a maximum of eight players from outside the top 125 on the money list could move into the top 125 this week. Keep in mind that for every player that moves into the top 125, a player currently within the top 125 is pushed out.

Inside The Numbers
Total Money Earned on TOUR in 2007
YEAR TOTAL MONEY INCREASE INCREASE%
2000 $154,328,414 -- --
2001 $168,091,416 $13,763,002 8.92
2002 $189,487,891 $21,396,475 12.73
2003 $212,492,892 $23,005,001 12.14
2004 $230,082,981 $17,590,089 8.28
2005 $237,126,119 $7,043,138 3.06
2006 $248,854,399 $11,728,280 4.95
2007 YTD $258,290,082 $9,435,683 3.79
The earnings of the player 125th on the TOUR Money List
YEAR 125th on Money List INCREASE INCREASE%
2000 $391,075 -- --
2001 $406,352 $15,277 3.91
2002 $515,445 $109,093 26.85
2003 $487,495 ($27,950) -5.42
2004 $623,262 $135,767 27.85
2005 $626,736 $3,474 0.56
2006 $660,898 $34,162 5.45
2007YTD $758,734 $97,836 14.80