FedExCup Notes: Round 3, the Memorial

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Player: Kenny Perry
Points: 5,942
Position: 19th
Kenny Perry, ranked 19th, finds himself tied on top of the leaderboard with Mathew Goggin through the two rounds. Look for Perry to play well this weekend as in his previous two wins at the Memorial Tournament (1991, 2003), he was the second and third-round leader (seven of his last eight third-round scores at Muirfield Village have been under par). Perry has consistently made 12 consecutive cuts thus far in his 2008 season (third most on TOUR this year). In Perry's last four events played he's moved up 42 spots on the points list (from 61st to 19th) thanks in large part to his runner-up finish at the AT&T Classic.

Players: Matthew Goggin
Points: 2,754
Position: 75th
In Goggin's 14 events played this year, he has 11 cuts made, one top 10 (tie for seventh -- The Honda Classic) and six top 25's. Goggin could potentially move from 75th to 13th on the points list with a win this week (62 spot improvement and Goggin's best rank since the start of the 2007 FedExCup points race).

Player: Jerry Kelly
Points: 3,798
Position: 48th
If Kelly can maintain or improve upon his current third-place spot on the leaderboard through the end of the week, he'll successfully move inside the top 30 on the points list (28th).

Player: Luke Donald
Points: 5,163
Position: 27th
Currently ranked 27th on the strength of two top 10's, five top 25's and cuts made in six of his nine events entered this year, Donlad could potentially move inside the top 15 on the points list with a second place finish this week.

Player: Nick O'Hern
Points: 2,294
Position: 86th
Currently ranked 86th on the points list, Nick O'Hern's best finish at the Memorial occurred in 2005 (tie for sixth). Look for O'Hern to improve his position in the third round (previous third-round scores at Muirfield Village: 69 and 70).

Player: Matt Kuchar
Points: 3,453
Position: 55th
Currently ranked 55th on the points list, Matt Kuchar could potentially move inside the top 30 on the points list with a win this week. Kuchar played well last year at the Memorial firing rounds of 69, 68 on the weekend to finish tied for 13th.

Player: Steve Lowery
Points: 4,936
Position: 31st
Steve Lowery currently ranks 31st on the points list on the strength of his win this year at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. In order for Lowery to move inside the top 15 on the points list he would need to pull off a win this week.

Player: Geoff Ogilvy
Points: 9,247
Position: 5th
Ogilvy is looking to gain more ground on the FedExCup point leaders with another strong finish this week. Last year Ogilvy fired rounds of 69 and 70 on the weekend at this event for his best finish at the Memorial (tie for 9th) in seven appearances.