Money list bubble watch: Shriners Hospitals Open

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Oct. 15, 2008
By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM Site Producer

Four tournaments are left in the Fall Series, starting with this week's Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. That means four weeks are left for players who are seeking to finish inside the top 125 on the money list to earn exempt status on the PGA TOUR in 2009. Here's an inside look at the players just inside the 125 line, and the players just outside of it.
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Aiming for the top 125

Rank	Player	2008 money	Playing Shriners?	Comment
115	Tim PETROVIC	$804,477	Yes	A second-round 65 last week helped lead to his second-best finish of the season -- a T11 at the Valero Texas Open. Moved up eight spots on the money list as a result.
116	David TOMS	$799,114	No	Toms dropped one spot on the money list after a T36 last week. He's skipping this week's Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, despite a runner-up finish there in 2005.
117	Nick WATNEY	$788,440	Yes	He hasn't finished in the top 25 since the Masters, but his playing privileges are secure through 2009 thanks to a win at last year's Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
118	Mark CALCAVECCHIA	$784,810	No	Withdrew from the Turning Stone Resort Championship to undergo knee surgery this week. Expected to need 6-8 weeks to recover, his card is secure through 2009 via a win at last year's PODS Championship.
119	Charles WARREN	$782,065	Yes	Avoided missing his third straight cut with a T10 at Turning Stone two weeks ago. Skipped Texas last week, however, and fell five spots on the money list.
120	Jeff OVERTON	$780,434	Yes	Followed a T10 finish at Turning Stone with a fifth-place finish in Texas last week. Earned $318,000 of his $780,434 in the last two weeks.
121	Brad ADAMONIS	$768,113	Yes	A missed cut in Texas dropped the q-school qualifier four spots on the money list. That makes four missed cuts -- and just two sub-70 rounds -- in his last six events.
122	Patrick SHEEHAN	$763,257	Yes	A year after 14 top-25 finishes on the Nationwide Tour, has five top-25 finishes on the PGA TOUR. Has struggled of late, however, going T32, T36 and T44 in last three starts.
123	Jay WILLIAMSON	$758,862	Yes	Missed cuts in his last two events have certainly hurt his chances. He slid five spots on the money list from last week.
124	Vaughn TAYLOR	$754,321	Yes	Followed a T15 at Turning Stone with a disappointing T58 in Texas. Needs a strong finish to avoid earning under $1 million for the first time in his TOUR career.
125	Martin LAIRD	$741,515	Yes	Since a T7 at The Barclays, he hasn't finished better than 50th. The rookie from Scotland is officially on the bubble after dropping three spots from last week.

126	Matt JONES	$712,360	Yes	Australian rookie missed six of his last eight cuts and has made just four cuts since April. One of those was a T4 at the Buick Open.
127	Jason GORE	$692,244	Yes	A pair of 66s on the weekend in Texas netted a T19 finish and $47,350, but it has been hit-or-miss for Gore, who has missed two of his last four cuts.
128	Rich BEEM	$686,872	Yes	Missed the cut with rounds of 72-69 in Texas last week and subsequently dropped two spots on the money list. Needs a solid end to the season to match last year when he finished 119th on the money list.
129	Tom LEHMAN	$676,651	No	Hasn't played on the PGA TOUR since The Barclays but can retain his card by using a one-time, one-year exemption next season by virtue of being in the top 50 of career money earnings.
130	Jason DAY	$669,335	Yes	Missed two of his last three cuts with only one top-20 finish since April. Another player who will need a strong finish to crack the top 125.
131	Bob TWAY	$639,912	Yes	A third-round 64 highlighted a T15 finish in Texas. It was Tway's first top-15 finish since July.
132	James DRISCOLL	$639,726	Yes	Skipped last week's event in Texas, and dropped two spots on the money list. His last start was a T22 at Turning Stone, his best finish of the season since May.
133	Davis LOVE III	$622,262	Yes	Missed the cut in Texas after a season-best T3 at Turning Stone the previous week. Like Lehman, however, he is inside the top 25 all-time money list and can opt for that exemption if necessary.
134	J.J. HENRY	$621,455	Yes	Three rounds of 70 lead to a disappointing T58 in Texas for the one-time Ryder Cupper whose two-year exemption for winning in 2006 runs out at the end of this season.
135	Michael ALLEN	$607,446	Yes	Took last week off after finishing T27 at Turning Stone -- his second T27 in three weeks. He'll need to do better than that to keep his TOUR card.