Round 4: BMW Championship
September 18 2011
7:52 pm
Reset points for top 30 going to Atlanta
LEMONT, Ill. – Now that the BMW Championship is complete, the FedExCup points will be reset for the top 30 who are advancing to play in next week’s TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola.
Following THE TOUR Championship, the total points each player earns based on his finish at will be added to his reset points, and the player with the highest point total will win the FedExCup.
Because of the reset, any player in the top five going into East Lake will automatically win the FedExCup by winning the TOUR Championship. If any player outside the top five wins the TOUR Championship, he will need the right scenarios to fall for him in order to claim the FedExCup.
In the event of a tie in FedExCup points following THE TOUR Championship, the winner will be decided in a sudden-death playoff immediately following completion of competition.
RANK, PLAYER . . . RESET POINTS ENTERING EAST LAKE
1. Webb Simpson . . . 2,500
2. Dustin Johnson . . . 2,250
3. Justin Rose . . . 2,000
4. Luke Donald . . . 1,800
5. Matt Kuchar . . . 1,600
6. Brandt Snedeker . . . 1,400
7. Nick Watney . . . 1,200
8. Chez Reavie . . . 1,000
9. John Senden . . . 800
10. Jason Day . . . 600
11. Gary Woodland . . . 480
12. Steve Stricker . . . 460
13. K.J. Choi . . . 440
14. Phil Mickelson . . . 420
15. Mark Wilson . . . 400
16. David Toms . . . 380
17. Jonathan Byrd . . . 360
18. Bubba Watson . . . 340
19. Adam Scott . . . 320
20. Keegan Bradley . . . 310
21. Hunter Mahan . . . 300
22. Jason Dufner . . . 290
23. Vijay Singh . . . 280
24. Geoff Ogilvy . . . 270
25. Bill Haas . . . 260
26. Charles Howell III . . . 250
27. Aaron Baddeley . . . 240
28. Y.E. Yang . . . 230
29. Fredrik Jacobson . . . 220
30. Bo Van Pelt . . . 210
7:10 pm
Int’l automatic picks set for Pres. Cup
LEMONT, Ill. – Here are the 10 International players who automatically qualified for this year’s Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne, with their final Presidents Cup points ranking.
International captain Greg Norman will announce his two captain’s picks on the Tuesday after the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola:
| Rk. | Player (country) | BMW Championship finish |
| 1 | Jason Day (Australia) | Tied for 49th |
| 2 | Adam Scott (Australia) | Tied for 37th |
| 3 | Charl Schwartzel (South Africa) | Tied for 42nd |
| 4 | K.J. Choi (Korea) | Tied for 10th |
| 5 | Kyung-tae Kim (Korea) | - |
| 6 | Retief Goosen (South Africa) | - |
| 7 | Geoff Ogilvy (Australia) | Third |
| 8 | Ernie Els (South Africa) | Tied for 42nd |
| 9 | Y.E. Yang (Korea) | Tied for 12th |
| 10 | Ryo Ishikawa (Japan) | - |
6:59 pm
U.S. automatic picks set for Pres. Cup
LEMONT, Ill. – Here are the 10 U.S. players who automatically qualified for this year’s Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne, with their final Presidents Cup points ranking.
Tiger Woods has already been announced by Fred Couples as one of the captain’s picks; Couples will announce the other pick on the Tuesday after the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola:
| Rk | Player | BMW Championship finish |
| 1 | Matt Kuchar | Tied for 22nd |
| 2 | Steve Stricker | Withdrew with injury |
| 3 | Dustin Johnson | Tied for 65th |
| 4 | Webb Simpson | Fifth |
| 5 | Nick Watney | Tied for 22nd |
| 6 | Phil Mickelson | Tied for 56th |
| 7 | Bubba Watson | Tied for 53rd |
| 8 | David Toms | Tied for 10th |
| 9 | Hunter Mahan | Tied for 42nd |
| 10 | Jim Furyk | Tied for 22nd |
6:46 pm
Furyk won’t be in Atlanta to defend title
By Mike McAllister, PGATOUR.COM
LEMONT, Ill. — Jim Furyk figured if he could stay around par in Sunday’s final round of the BMW Championship, he’d be in good shape to advance to next week’s TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola.
But Sunday wasn’t Furyk’s day. He bogeyed four straight holes early in his round and could never rally back, eventually shooting a 5-over 76 to finish even par for the tournament.
As a result, the reigning FedExCup champion will not be at East Lake to defend his title.
"Not my best day, and I’m disappointed I won’t be at the TOUR Championship," Furyk said. "I probably didn’t need to play that well today; probably shooting 1- or 2-over par would have gotten me in.
"So thinking about it that way, it’s disappointing."
Furyk started the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup ranked 60th in points but had moved up to 35th starting this week. He was 5 under through the first three rounds and was projected to move to 28th going into Sunday.
"I felt like I caught some momentum," he said.
But the normally accurate Furyk struggled to find fairways and greens on Sunday. His only birdie came when he holed a bunker shot at the par-4 17th. By then, it was too late.
"I think statistically speaking, if I hit the green from the fairway today, I was probably worse off than hitting it in a bunker," Furyk said.
If there’s a consolation prize for Furyk, it’s that he automatically qualified for the U.S. Presidents Cup team. He came into the week ninth in Presidents Cup points and fell to 10th, but that was good enough to earn one of the 10 spots after Sunday’s tournament.
"Everyone knows I value Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup teams a lot," Furyk said. "I take a lot of pride in making those teams."
6:44 pm
Disappointed Haas gets to East Lake
By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM
LEMONT, Ill. — When Bill Haas started Sunday’s final round of the BMW Championship he was tied for third, with a chance to win for the third time in his career.
Instead, Haas hit the wall on the back nine at Cog Hill, closing with a 42 on the way to a 78 that left him well off the pace in a disappointing tie for 16th.
Haas preserved his spot in the top 30, though, dropping just one spot and punching his ticket to Atlanta for the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola for the first time. A year ago, Haas missed a spot at East Lake by a mere seven points.
Haas will also have to await Fred Couples’ Captain’s Picks on Sept. 27 to see whether he gets to play in the Presidents Cup in November. He ranked 12th in the U.S. Team standings entering the week and likely needed to finish 11th or better to play his way onto the team.
"It was tough because I just didn’t have it and I was getting frustrated," Haas said. "I was just trying to finish well in the tournament and I just kept leaking oil and kept hitting bad shots. I knew it I played well something good would happen and if I played poorly nothing would happen.
"I guess I was conscious of that but it didn’t pertain to shot by shot."
6:39 pm
Congratulate Justin Rose
He’s headed to East Lake — and a shot at the FedExCup. Want to leave a comment for Justin Rose after his win Sunday in the BMW Championship? Leave it in the space below.
6:14 pm
Rose wins BMW, advances to East Lake
LEMONT, Ill. — Justin Rose fired an even-par 71 on Sunday to win the BMW Championship and extend his run in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup.
Rose started the week ranked 34th but ended it No. 3. That means he is one of the five players who heads to next week’s TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola guaranteed to win the FedExCup and its $10 million bonus with a victory at East Lake.
Rose held off John Senden by two strokes and Geoff Ogilvy by three. It’s no coincidence the top three on the leaderboard were also the trio who played their way into the top 30 to advance to the Playoffs finale next week.
Falling out of the top 30 were Charl Schwartzel, who shot 70 on Sunday and tied for 42nd; Rory Sabbatini, who closed with a 73 and tied for 59th, and Kyle Stanley, who was the bubble boy entering the BMW Championship and tied for 22nd.
Rose started the day with a four-shot lead and expanded it to five on the front side. But Senden closed to within one shot after Rose bogeyed the par-5 15th.
Two holes later, though, Rose chipped in for birdie at the 17th to give him a two-shot cushion going into the 72nd hole.
For Rose, it’s just the second time in eight attempts that he has won a tournament when leading after 54 holes. He now has three career wins on the PGA TOUR.
“I’ve had my ups and my downs,” he said. “The learning curve is steep sometimes.”
Rose is joined in the top five in FedExCup points by No. 1 Webb Simpson, No. 2 Dustin Johnson, No. 4 Luke Donald and No. 5 Matt Kuchar. He replaces Brandt Snedeker in the top five.
Should one of the top five players win the TOUR Championship, he would automatically win the FedExCup.
6:02 pm
Top 30 set for TOUR Championship
LEMONT, Ill. – Geoff Ogilvy, who started the week ranked next-to-last in FedExCup points in the 70-man field, has played his way into the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola.
Ogilvy has just finished his final round of 2-under 69, which puts him at 10 under for the tournament. He’s currently in third place on the leaderboard.
Ogilvy was 69th in points, but thanks to four rounds in the 60s, he is now projected to 24th in points. Ogilvy is the only player to shoot four rounds in the 60s this week.
Also playing their way from outside the top 30 bubble at the start of the week are Justin Rose and John Senden, the two players ahead of Ogilvy on the leaderboard.
Playing their way out of the top 30 this week were Masters champ Charl Schwartzel, Kyle Stanley and Rory Sabbatini.
Behind Ogilvy on the points list is Bill Haas, Charles Howell III, Aaron Baddeley, Y.E. Yang, Fredrik Jacobson and Bo Van Pelt. All are headed to East Lake, with Van Pelt the last man in.
Martin Laird, 31st in points, is the first man out. He’s followed by Schwartzel, Camilo Villegas, Kyle Stanley and Rory Sabbatini.
Defending FedExCup champ Jim Furyk will finish in 36th and not be able to defend his title at East Lake.
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5:51 pm
Deal-sealer? Rose chips in at 17
LEMONT, Ill. – Justin Rose chipped in for birdie at the par-4 17th, giving him a two-stroke lead over John Senden going into the 72nd hole of the BMW Championship.
It was Rose’s first birdie since his five-shot lead on the front side had been reduced to one shot by Senden.
Rose had failed to find the green with his approach shot at the 17th, but with his ball just short of the green, he hit a perfect shot from just under 36 feet.
Senden made a nice putt from 11 feet to save par at the 17th.
5:38 pm
Yang among East Lake survivors
By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM
LEMONT, Ill. — Y.E. Yang was all smiles as he walked up the stairs to the scorer’s trailer on a dreary Sunday afternoon.
Yang wasn’t totally sure but he knew his round of 70 had given him a shot at remaining in the top 30 of the FedExCup. And he was right — Yang started the week at No. 28 and was 29th when he finished.
"I didn’t know the exact ranking where I was FedExCup points wise, but the weather is not ideal today, so a lot of players must have struggled, and I knew that if I played under par today, I would have a good chance to still cling on to that last few spots," Yang said through his interpreter.
"I did have a chance to check midway, and I was still around the bubble, so I figured I’d probably be still around the same position I started at."
Yang gave himself some anxious moments at the 18th, though, as his approach came in low and just cleared the water. Yang’s caddy said the two had been trying to hit the 2-hybrid well over the green.
"I did focus quite a lot and try to hit the right shot, but I think I hit it a little bit fat but actually made it fly a little bit low. I thought as it was in flight that it might not even clear the hazard.
"Right when I saw it hit the front edge of the green and go over instead of coming back into the water, I think that was when … my legs got a little bit weaker there."
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