Week 13 FedExCup notes: Shell Houston Open

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GETTING TO THE TOP: Currently 62nd in the FedExCup standings, Jason Dufner is the lowest player in the standings that could get into the top 10 with a victory at the Shell Houston Open.

• Dufner is just one of 35 players in the field this week not in the top 10 who could move into the top 10 with a victory.

• With the huge advantage of being in the top 5 before the final event, it is interesting to note that only ten players that enter this week outside of the top 5 have a chance at moving into the top 5.

Players at the Shell Houston Open who can move into the top 5

Player FEC Rank FEC Points Points with Win Possible Rank Dustin Johnson 9 750 1250 1 Steve Stricker 10 726 1226 1 Charley Hoffman 11 629 1129 4 John Rollins 13 604 1104 4 Kevin Na 16 532 1032 4 Charles Howell III 17 525 1025 4 David Toms 18 507 1007 4 Davis Love III 19 465 965 4 John Merrick 21 427 927 5 Camilo Villegas 23 401 901 5

FedExCup Fast Fact

Three players have qualified for the Masters next week based solely on their performance in the 2008 FedExCup - Bubba Watson, Billy Mayfair, and Briny Baird.

This week's featured FedExCup player

Charles Howell III

• Currently 17th in the FedExCup standings, Howell could move into the top 5 with a victory and into the top 10 with a solo second. • Finishing tied for second at the Transitions Championship and tied for 22nd at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, Howell has earned over half of his points in his last two starts. •Obscure Howell putting stat -- he has missed three putts inside of three feet this year, but is the only player through this point of the season that has not missed any of his attempts measuring between 4.5 feet and 5.5 feet. It is important to note that he has had 269 attempts inside of three feet versus only 19 from the slightly longer distance.