FedExCup notes: Rd. 3, Arnold Palmer Invitational

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The field has hit the fairways for the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard. Check out how FedExCup scenarios are unfolding.

Quick Facts:

• Four players could pass Geoff Ogilvy with a victory this week -- Kenny Perry, Zach Johnson, Nick Watney and Retief Goosen.

• Watney would pass Ogilvy with a solo third-place finish.

• Twenty-eight players could move into the top five with a victory.

Sean O'Hair
FedExCup Rank: 18
FedExCup Points: 459

• O'Hair could move as high as fourth in the standings with a victory this week.

• Even with his first missed cut of the season last week, O'Hair is still averaging over 65 points per start.

• O'Hair ranks fifth in proximity to the hole from the rough, averaging 34 feet, 10 inches on his approaches from the rough.

Jason Gore
FedExCup Rank: 205
FedExCup Points: 17

• Gore could move up 191 places to 14th in the standings with a victory.

• A top-3 finish would move Gore up in the standings by at least 100 spots.

Robert Allenby
FedExCup Rank: 63
FedExCup Points: 211

• Allenby could move as high as eighth with a victory.

• Allenby earned almost half of his points with his tie for fifth at The Honda Classic.

• Allenby ranks third on the PGA TOUR in greens in regulation.

Ryuji Imada
FedExCup Rank: 49
FedExCup Points: 241

• Imada could move as high as seventh with a victory.

• Imada has finished in the top-25 in three of his eight starts this season, but has yet to finish in the top 10.

• Imada is currently tied for 17th in putting average.

Tiger Woods
FedExCup Rank: 110
FedExCup Points: 122

• Woods could move as high as 11th with a victory at Bay Hill.

• Slowed by his return from injury this season, Woods has only made two starts and is 110th in the standings. In the first two years of the FedExCup Woods ranked in the top-6 after his first two starts of the season.