FedExCup Notes: Rd. 1 at Colonial Country Club

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Player: Phil Mickelson
Place: Second
Points: 10,846
Obviously, at second in the FedExCup points standings, Mickelson is playing well. But his win at the Northern Trust Open obscures just how well he's playing. He is second in average points per start, and fourth in average points per start excluding wins. With the exception of his missed cut at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Mickelson has not been outside the top 25 in any of his 10 other starts, including a 1st, a 2nd, a T5 and a T6.

Player: Geoff Ogilvy
Place: 7th
Points: 8,442
Ogilvy is having a very solid year. Not only did he win the CA Championship, he is averaging over 370 points per start even excluding his 4,725 point win at Doral.

Player: Bart Bryant
Place: 17th
Points: 6,158
Steve Stricker and Bryant are in a virtual tie for average points per start at around 560, but Stricker has one additional start, leading to his 520-point advantage over Bryant. Bryant was the 78th seed last year, with 4,271 points in the Regular Season. He has 6,158 this season, and is a virtual lock for a top-30 seed. To get into the top 15, Bryant will probably need another 4,000 points. He only had five starts from this point to the beginning of the Playoffs last year, so he'd need to win or have at least two more top-five finishes to get there.

Player: Jeff Quinney
Place: 18th
Points: 6,157 pts
Quinney was the 41st seed last year, with 6,053 points in the Regular Season. He has 6,157 this season, and is a virtual lock for a top 30 seed. To get into the top 15, Quinney will probably need another 4,000 points. He had 8 starts from this point to the beginning of the Playoffs last year, so he'd need to average about 500 to get into the top 15. He's currently averaging 440 per start, so he needs to pick up the pace.

Player: Daniel Chopra
Place: 25th
Points: 5,310 pts
Chopra is averaging about 350 points per start this year, which should easily be good for top-20 seed, assuming he plays in 10 more events, as he did last year. However, Chopra is only averaging 58 points per start excluding wins, meaning that if he doesn't win again this year, his total for the rest of the year may be only around 600 points, which would put him around the 40th seed. Chopra's season-opening victory at Mercedes-Benz Championship is his only quality start (350 or more points) in 15 attempts this year.

Player: Rory Sabbatini
Place: 27th
Points: 5,138
Sabbatini earned almost 90 percent (88.6 percent) of his FedExCup points in January, with a 2nd, a T3 and a 17th in three events.

Player: Chad Campbell
Place: 28th
Points: 5,108
Campbell has five quality starts (350 or more points) in 13 attempts this year, including a T2 at the Shell Houston Open and a T10 at THE PLAYERS.

Player: Hunter Mahan
Place: 58th
Points: 3,223
Hunter Mahan is well ahead of his FedExCup points pace to this point in the season last year when he was a 15 seed, but of course, needs a victory to match last year's Travelers Championship win. Through this point in the season last year, he had only 1,612 points, and this year, he has almost exactly double that, with 3,223 pts.

Player: Charlie Wi
Place: 83rd
Points: 2,239
Wi was selected earlier in the year by the past champions of the Crowne Plaza Colonial for a "Champions' Choice" sponsors exemption, but the 702 points he earned at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship put him high enough in the FedExCup points standings to get invitation anyway

Player: Jason Day
Place: 95th
Points: 1,996
Day was selected earlier in the year by the past champions of the Crowne Plaza Colonial for a "Champions' Choice" sponsors exemption, but the 725 points he earned at the Shell Houston Open put him high enough in the FedExCup points standings to get invitation anyway

Player: David Toms
Place: 117th
Points: 1,405
Slowed by injuries, Toms has really only had one quality start this year -- earning 350 points for a T17 at the Wachovia Championship. A win in Ft. Worth would move Toms into the top 25 in the standings, and if he is fully recovered from his early season injuries he could be a factor in the second half of the season.