Aug. 30, 2010
By Rob Bolton, PGATOUR.COM Correspondent
2010 UPDATED LISTS: Rookie Watch | Medical Extensions | Reshuffle
The 2010 rookie class consists of nine Nationwide Tour grads, nine q-school grads and two who qualified via the top-125 in non-members earnings.
Rory McIlroy, Jeev Milkha Singh and Rickie Fowler are the street favorites to win 2010 Rookie of the Year, but you'll be able to monitor the status for all 20 right here.
In this space every week, I will provide an ad hoc rankings based on tournament finishes using the fantasy scoring format for rotisserie leagues as shown below. I will also provide comments, cite trends, schedules, injuries, etc.
FINISH VALUES: Win (15 points); P-2 (9 points); 2nd-5th (8 points); 6th-10th (5 points); 11th-25th (3 points); 26th or higher/MDF (1 point); and MC/WD/DQ (0 points).
| Through the Wyndham Championship |
| Three of the seven rookies at The Barclays played the weekend, but none made any sustainable noise. Meanwhile, just like last year, five advance to the Deutsche Bank Championship, which begins on Friday. |
| Rank |
Player(s) |
Points |
Summary |
| T1 |
Rickie Fowler & Rory McIlroy |
48 |
With a Sunday 74 that included a bogey-bogey-bogey finish, Fowler faded to T36 at 2-under 282. Despite that, he shares low-rookie honors with Josh Teater. It's the seventh time that Fowler has defeated or co-led his class. McIlroy was the only golfer in the field with two eagles -- both on the par-4 5th hole -- but he couldn't break par in his final three rounds, and finished T56 at 1-over 285. Overall, Fowler slipped three spots to 22nd in FedExCup Points; McIlroy dropped seven slots to 28th. |
| 3 |
Josh Teater |
40 |
With a T36 at Ridgewood, he extended his run of low-rookie honors to three straight starts -- T3 at Turning Stone, T18 at Sedgefield (Rory McIlroy's T3 earned the honor at Whistling Straits). Teater was consistent once again this week, finishing T10 in fairways, T21 in greens and 33rd in putting. He converted just 12 birdies (T46), but suffered just 10 bogeys (T26) and had nothing worse. He climbs 13 rungs on the FedExCup ladder to 75th. |
| 4 |
Alex Prugh |
34 |
Shot 3-over 71-74=145, missing the cut by three. He hit 24 greens but still required 62 putts. He'll seek redemption at TPC Boston, where he'll begin the week 95th in the standings after a fall of 14 spots. |
| T5 |
Blake Adams & Derek Lamely |
29 |
Adams was overmatched at Ridgewood, where he finished in last place among the 120 golfers that completed 36 holes. He found just 18 greens and needed a whopping 62 putts, missing the cut by 11 after a 76-77=153 performance. He fell 13 spots to 98th in FedExCup points, and will play TPC Boston. He's the lowest-rated rookie listed here that advances. Lamely wasn't as fortunate following his missed cut, however. He shot 3-over 74-71=145 to fall short by three strokes in New Jersey, and plummeted 12 spots in the standings to 104th. Lamely is the highest-rated rookie listed here that has been eliminated from the Playoffs. |
| 7 |
Graham DeLaet |
24 |
Missed the cut by six following a pair of 74s. Hit 23 (of 28) fairways and 25 greens, but needed 66 putts. The Canadian fell one spot in FedExCup points, finishing 124th in the standings. He'll take advantage of his time off now to treat tendinitis in his right hand. |
| 8 |
Troy Merritt |
21 |
Finished 138th in FedExCup points. Taking a break from competition. Unlike five of his brethren below, he did not tee it up on the Nationwide Tour last week, and won't this week either. |
| T9 |
Brian Stuard & Matt Every |
18 |
Stuard finished 164th in FedExCup points. No rest for the wicked, however, as he placed T5 at the Knoxville News Sentinel Open on the Nationwide Tour on Sunday. It's his second-best finish ever on the secondary circuit. He'll take a week off now. Meanwhile, Every did not qualify for the Playoffs. He finished 140th in FedExCup points. |
| 11 |
Jeev Milkha Singh |
16 |
Finishing 157th in FedExCup points, he elected to compete in the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, where he placed T42. He's now scheduled to tee it up at the Omega European Masters in Switzerland this week. |
| 12 |
Martin Flores |
13 |
After closing the regular season 185th in FedExCup points, he missed the cut at the Nationwide Tour's Knoxville News Sentinel Open. Next up on his schedule is this week's inaugural Mylan Classic southwest of Pittsburgh. |
| 13 |
Cameron Percy |
12 |
Finished 168th in FedExCup points. On a minimum two-week break. |
| 14 |
Garth Mulroy |
10 |
Finished 177th in FedExCup points. On a minimum two-week break. |
| 15 |
Jerod Turner |
8 |
Ranked 211th in FedExCup points following a withdrawal at the Wyndham Championship. Shot 73-77=150 and missed the cut at the Knoxville News Sentinel Open. He's scheduled for the Mylan Classic. |
| T16 |
Brent Delahoussaye, Cameron Tringale & Chris Wilson |
5 |
Delahousssaye finished 217th in FedExCup points, Tringale was 190th and Wilson 210th. Delahoussaye missed the cut at the Knoxville News Sentinel Open, but Tringale placed T29. Wilson took the week to have all four of his wisdom teeth extracted. He and Delahoussaye have committed to the Mylan Classic while Tringale takes a breather. |
| 19 |
Chris Baryla |
2 |
Remains out potentially until the Fall Series after having surgery on April 19 to repair a torn labrum in his hip. Finished 237th in FedExCup points. |
| 20 |
Billy Horschel |
0 |
Making his third Nationwide Tour rehab start at this week's Mylan Classic. Still looking at The McGladrey Classic on Oct. 7-10 as his return site on the PGA TOUR. |
|
Be sure to check out Rob Bolton's Power Rankings and Fantasy Insider each week on PGATOUR.COM
PGATOUR.com is part of Turner - SI Digital, part of the Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network