Sep. 7, 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 Deutsche Bank Championship |
| Four of five rookies made the cut at the Deutsche Bank Championship, but none have yet to crack the top 35 in the FedExCup Playoffs. Only two qualified for the BMW Championship -- Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler Last year, only Marc Leishman and Webb Simpson advanced to the BMW. |
| Rank |
Player(s) |
Points |
Summary |
| T1 |
Rickie Fowler & Rory McIlroy |
49 |
McIlroy opened with a bogey-free, 7-under 64 but gave back three strokes over his final three rounds to finish at 4-under 280, good for T37. It's not a sizeable deposit into the memory bank, but he was the low rookie for the sixth time in 15 starts. Fowler was one stroke higher (3-under 281) to finish T41. He's now gone four starts without a top 30. Both enter the BMW Championship as bubble boys for THE TOUR Championship -- Fowler is 25th in FedExCup Points (down three spots); McIlroy is 29th (down one). |
| 3 |
Josh Teater |
41 |
Shot 2-under 282 for a T45 payday, his fourth straight, but his string of low-rookie honors ends at three. His third-round 75 at TPC Boston included three bogeys and two doubles, but he was under par in the other three rounds. He slipped one spot in FedExCup Points and finishes 76th overall. |
| 4 |
Alex Prugh |
34 |
For the second straight week, he missed the cut by three strokes, this time with a 2-over 68-76=144. He managed an eagle and eight birdies, but couldn't overcome six bogeys and three doubles. He'll go into the books 97th in FedExCup points. |
| 5 |
Blake Adams |
30 |
A week after missing the cut at The Barclays by 11 swings, he cruised into the third round at the Deutsche Bank. However, a final-round 5-over 76 bumped him 27 spots down the leaderboard, where he eventually settled at T61. He closed out the Playoffs 95th in FedExCup points. He's the last of the five listed here that competed at TPC Boston. |
| 6 |
Derek Lamely |
29 |
Eliminated from the Playoffs after missing the cut at The Barclays. Finished 104th in FedExCup points. |
| 7 |
Graham DeLaet |
24 |
Eliminated from the Playoffs after missing the cut at The Barclays. Finished 124th in FedExCup points. Now resting his right hand due to tendinitis. |
| 8 |
Troy Merritt |
21 |
Finished 138th in FedExCup points. The Boise State product is expected to tee it up in next week's Boise Open on the Nationwide Tour. |
| T9 |
Brian Stuard & Matt Every |
18 |
Stuard finished 164th in FedExCup points. After a week off, he will compete in the Nationwide Tour's Utah Championship this week. Every finished 140th in FedExCup points. He has entered this week's Woodcreek Classic on the Hooters Tour. |
| 11 |
Jeev Milkha Singh |
16 |
Finished 157th in FedExCup points. Missed the cut by two at the European Masters in Switzerland. He's scheduled to play in this week's KLM Open in the Netherlands. |
| 12 |
Martin Flores |
13 |
Finished 185th in FedExCup points. Placed T14 at the Nationwide Tour's Mylan Classic. Taking a week off now. |
| 13 |
Cameron Percy |
12 |
Finished 168th in FedExCup points. On a self-imposed five-week respite. |
| 14 |
Garth Mulroy |
10 |
Finished 177th in FedExCup points. On a minimum three-week break. |
| 15 |
Jerod Turner |
8 |
Finished 211th in FedExCup points. Withdrew early from his commitment at the Mylan Classic. Scheduled to give it a go at the Utah Championship. |
| T16 |
Brent Delahoussaye, Cameron Tringale & Chris Wilson |
5 |
Delahoussaye finished 217th in FedExCup Points, Wilson was 210th and Tringale 190th. Delahoussaye placed T41 at the Mylan Classic, and Wilson missed the cut by nine. Delahoussaye will play the Utah Championship; Wilson will rest and Tringale remains on an undetermined break. |
| 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 |
Missed the cut by two at the Mylan Classic, his third rehab start on the Nationwide Tour. Taking this week off. Eyeing The McGladrey Classic on October 7-10 as his return site on the PGA TOUR. |
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