The Heat Index: The hottest golfers in recent weeks

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Sep. 8, 2009
By PGATOUR.COM Staff

Which players have revved up their games? Who has the most momentum? The Heat Index showcases the hottest PGA TOUR players in their most recent starts. Here are the hottest golfers going into the BMW Championship this week:

FedExCup points
Highest average of FedExCup points earned in a player's last four starts
Rk. Player Avg. points per start In the field this week?
1 Stricker, Steve 887 Yes
2 Slocum, Heath 628 Yes
3 Woods, Tiger 536 Yes
4 Harrington, Padraig 470 Yes
5 Verplank, Scott 411 Yes
6 Dufner, Jason 313 Yes
7 Els, Ernie 272 Yes
8 Johnson, Dustin 247 Yes
9 Yang, Y.E. 230 Yes
10 Cabrera, Angel 184 Yes
11 Furyk, Jim 173 Yes
12 Watson, Tom 165 No
13 Watney, Nick 157 Yes
14 Haas, Bill 155 Yes
15 Na, Kevin 154 Yes
16 Day, Jason 153 Yes
17 Johnson, Zach 147 Yes
18 Mahan, Hunter 146 Yes
19 Snedeker, Brandt 146 Yes
20 Allenby, Robert 143 Yes
21 Marino, Steve 138 Yes
22 Garcia, Sergio 134 Yes
23 Jacobson, Fredrik 133 Yes
24 Ogilvy, Geoff 130 Yes
25 Moore, Ryan 126 Yes
Average finish
Highest average finish for a player's last four starts
Rank Player Average finish
1 Woods, Tiger 4.0
2 Harrington, Padraig 4.5
3 Westwood, Lee 9.5
4 Johnson, Dustin 12.8
5 Stenson, Henrik 14.3
Official money earned
Highest average PGA TOUR official money earned for a player's last four starts
Rank Player Average TOUR money earned
1 Woods, Tiger $717,500
2 Stricker, Steve $514,833
3 Harrington, Padraig $405,158
4 Yang, Y.E. $383,956
5 Slocum, Heath $339,517
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