FedExCup notes: Week 20, HP Byron Nelson Champ.

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May. 20, 2009
By Mike Vitti, PGATOUR.COM

Changes at the Top

Zach Johnson's victory at the Valero Texas Open moved him to the top of the standings and ahead of Geoff Ogilvy by 94 points.

• There are 25 players this week who can move into the top 10 in the standings, but 20 of them will have to win to do it.

• At 50th in the standings, Bob Estes is the lowest ranked player who could move into the top 10 this week. Players currently outside of the top 50 that need to make a move soon include: Anthony Kim (51st), Robert Allenby (56th), Stuart Appleby (114th), Vijay Singh (98th), and Adam Scott (69th).

FedExCup Standings
Top players in the field at the HP Byron Nelson Championship
Player FEC Rank FEC Points Points with Win Possible Rank Points with 2nd Possible Rank Points with 3rd Possible Rank
Brian Gay 10 927 1,427 3 1,227 7 1,117 7
Dustin Johnson 12 833 1,333 5 1,133 7 1,023 8
Charley Hoffman 13 804 1,304 5 1,104 7 994 8
Charles Howell III 15 772 1,272 5 1,072 7 962 8
Kevin Na 17 761 1,261 6 1,061 7 951 9
David Toms 18 741 1,241 6 1,041 7 931 10
John Rollins 19 714 1,214 7 1,014 8 904 11
Y.E. Yang 21 690 1,190 7 990 8 880 12
Ian Poulter 24 648 1,148 7 948 10 838 12
Featured FedExCup player
Ian Poulter
• Poulter moved from 62nd to 24th in the standings with his second place finish at THE PLAYERS Championship and could move into the top 10 this week with a victory or solo second.
• Finishing in the top 25 six times in seven starts this season, Poulter is averaging about 93 points per start.
• Poulter currently leads the PGA TOUR in scrambling and is tied for second in par 4 scoring average.
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