Jordan Spieth is streets ahead in the FedEx race - Betting.betfair
As the race for the richest prize in golf enters its decisive, closing stretch, expect to hear the same, mathematically correct spin we get every year - " Anyone Can Win ". With a good run in the FedEx Cup play-offs, any of the 125 players left... Indeed the points structure means the best plan is to focus solely on players very close to the lead, at the start and increasingly so as the play-off series develops. Points already earned during the 'regular season' are carried forward, with the top-125 currently placed in this order. For these four play-offs, though, vast points totals are available and the list will change markedly with each event. For example, this week's winner of The Barclays will earn 2000 points, with 1200 and 760 going to the second and third placed players respectively. The field is then whittled down to the top-100 before next week's Deutsche Bank Championship , then 70 for the BMW Championship and finally 30 for the Tour Championship. Before that decider at East Lake, the points totals are reset to ensure all 30 can still mathematically win the overall race. The top-five will be assured of victory, if winning the Tour Championship. Source: betting.betfair.com
