{"id":2160,"date":"2007-08-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-21T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/columns\/the_numbers_game\/money_list_vs_fedexcup_points_list"},"modified":"2007-08-21T12:24:59","modified_gmt":"2007-08-21T16:24:59","slug":"money_list_vs_fedexcup_points_list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesandtrap.com\/b\/the_numbers_game\/money_list_vs_fedexcup_points_list","title":{"rendered":"Money List vs. FedExCup Points List"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TheWhen the FedExCup was announced way back in 2005<\/a>, the questions began. Does golf really need a playoff system? What kind of playoffs doesn’t eliminate people? Why do 144 people qualify for the playoffs when only 125 keep their PGA Tour cards?<\/p>\n

The question I asked myself (and which Dave Koster asked last year<\/a>) was a simpler one: isn’t this just another way of rejigging the money list? The formula for handing out FedExCup points is very similar to the way in which prize money is handed out.<\/p>\n

So why create a separate measure at all? Wouldn’t using the money list be “good enough”? PGA Tour fans have watched the money list for years. It’s a simple value that makes a lot of sense.<\/p>\n

Let’s have a look at how things shook out. Are the money list and the FedExCup brothers from different mothers?
\n
\nFirst, a Few Words on the “Re-Seeding”<\/strong>
\nI had hoped to use the statistics through the Wyndham Championship, but because the PGA Tour has saw fit to so quickly re-seed the players – assigning the top player (Tiger Woods) 100,000 points, the second-place golfer (Vijay Singh) 99,000, and on down the list, the latest numbers weren’t available.<\/p>\n

Thus, all of the numbers in this list are through the PGA Championship on August 12. You’ll notice in my statistics that Brandt Snedeker is still listed at 26th even though his Wyndham win vaulted him to ninth. The numbers simply weren’t available.<\/p>\n

Frankly, I’m not terribly pleased with the re-seeding. Tiger Woods had amassed 30,574 points in only 13 events. His lead over second-place Vijay Singh (23 events and 19,129 points) was 11,445. With the re-seeding, Tiger’s lead has been shaved by 10,445 points. His lead over #144 Jeff Gove was shaved from about 29,000 to 15,300, a difference of about 14,000 points.<\/p>\n

Let’s suppose Vijay Singh wins all four playoff events. He’d blow Tiger Woods out of the water in the FedExCup “Playoffs,” win the $10M annuity and that hideous trophy. Vijay would end the year with six victories (one more than Tiger), but would also be major-less in 2007 (he even missed the cut in a few majors). Would his year have been “better” than Tiger’s? I think not.<\/p>\n

The situation is not even that extreme: if Vijay Singh finishes second in every tournament and Tiger finishes third, he’d win the FedExCup over Tiger with only two victories to Tiger’s five (and a major).<\/p>\n

I wrote about this last year in an article called “FedExCup: Failure from the Start?<\/a>“:<\/p>\n

\n

Tim Finchem was once fond of saying that “the FedExCup is going to incentivize the top players to play often and play well.”<\/p>\n

But the FedExCup system doesn’t offer incentives; it offers communism. The FedExCup does not “incentivize” top players to play more frequently because any lead they build up will be knocked down by the re-leveling of the seeds. It doesn’t encourage the rabbits and journeymen on Tour to play any more frequently than they do already in attempts to slide into the top 125 – it only encourages them to play better during three particular events.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That’s all I have to say about the re-seeding. Let’s get back to looking at how the FedExCup points list varies (or doesn’t) from the money list.<\/p>\n

Does it Vary?<\/strong>
\nIn a word, “barely.” In a few more words, “not enough to really care.” Below is a sampling of the standings. I’ll explain everything below.<\/p>\n

FEC     F$ Rank    Player Name         $\/FEC    Ratio    Diff\r\nRank    Differ.    (Events Played)     Ratio    Diff.     (%)\r\n----    -------    ---------------     -----    -----    ----\r\n  1       0        Woods (13)           256       19      8.0\r\n  2       0        Singh (23)           234        4      1.5\r\n  3       1        Furyk (19)           228       09      4.0\r\n  4       1        Mickelson (18)       262       25     10.5\r\n  5       0        Choi (21)            237        0      0.1\r\n  6       0        Sabbatini (19)       255       18      7.6\r\n  7       0        Johnson (19)         239       02      0.8\r\n  8       3        Howell III (21)      214       23      9.8\r\n  9       0        Scott (15)           244        7      3.1\r\n 10       2        Verplank (18)        237        0      0.0\r\n 11       1        Stricker (19)        246        8      3.6\r\n 12       4        Garcia (15)          288       51     21.4\r\n 13       0        Austin (22)          238        1      0.3\r\n 14       1        Mahan (23)           241        4      1.5\r\n 15       2        Rollins (23)         230        7      2.9\r\n 16       4        Weekley (23)         229        8      3.4\r\n 17       1        Baddeley (18)        237        0      0.2\r\n 18       1        Els (13)             247       10      4.0\r\n 19       5        Calcavecchia (20)    222       15      6.5\r\n 20       6        Harrington (15)      280       43     18.0\r\n 21       0        Rose (12)            246        9      3.9\r\n 22       0        Donald (17)          246        9      3.8\r\n 23       7        Ogilvy (18)          262       24     10.3\r\n 24       1        Toms (19)            244        7      2.8\r\n 25       2        Allenby (20)         234        3      1.2\r\n 26       3        Snedeker (24)        228        9      3.7\r\n 27      16        Byrd (18)            193       44     18.7\r\n 28       3        Cink (19)            275       38     15.9\r\n 29       7        Slocum (20)          217       21      8.7\r\n 30       0        Appleby (20)         246       09      4.0\r\n----\r\n 40       0        Quinney (21)         236        1      0.5\r\n 50       5        Villegas (20)        222       15      6.4\r\n 60       6        Ames (18)            247       10      4.4\r\n 70      18        Lonard (23)          268       31      5.8\r\n 80       8        Gay (22)             221       16      6.7\r\n 90       5        Henry (21)           265       28     11.6\r\n100       8        Herron (21)          260       23      9.5\r\n110       2        Chopra (25)          228       10      4.0\r\n120       0        Haas (23)            232        5      2.1\r\n----\r\n130       1        Wagner (25)          215       22      9.5\r\n131       1        Beem (20)            225       12      5.1\r\n132       3        Palmer (22)          212       25     10.7\r\n133       1        Parnevik (20)        219       18      7.6\r\n134       5        Pavin (22)           233        4      1.7\r\n135       2        Andrade (20)         222       15      6.3\r\n136       2        Isenhour (23)        216       21      9.0\r\n137       4        Buckle (17)          213       24     10.2\r\n138       8        Gove (21)            199       38     16.2\r\n139       3        Lickliter II (21)    232        5      2.0\r\n140       1        Putnam (20)          223       14      6.0\r\n141       4        Tway (23)            236        1      0.3\r\n142       2        Janzen (18)          226       11      4.6\r\n143       0        Day (19)             216       21      9.1\r\n144       7        Dawson (15)          201       36     15.4\r\n-------------------------------------------------------------\r\nTop 30    2.37                          242       14      6.0\r\n31-60     4.67                          238       14      5.7\r\n61-100    5.98                          241       15      6.3\r\nTotal     4.43                          237       15      6.3<\/pre>\n
This is a condensed list (in both directions). For the complete list, grab this PDF<\/a>. Several of the columns used in calculations are not shown above due to width constraints.<\/p>\n
Chart Legend<\/strong>
\nFEC Rank<\/em> – The FedExCup ranking for each player.
\nF$ Rank Differ<\/em> – The difference between a player’s ranking in the FedExCup points list and the money list.
\nPlayer Name (Events Played)<\/em> – Pretty self-explanatory, n’est-ce pas?
\n$\/FEC Ratio<\/em> – The rounded number obtained by dividing a player’s money list total by his FedExCup points total.
\nRatio Diff<\/em> – The amount a player’s $\/FEC Ratio differs from the average (237) for all players in the top 144.
\nDiff (%)<\/em> – The same as the Ratio Diff expressed as a percentage.<\/p>\n
The numbers at the very bottom are averages for the top 30, positions 31-60, 61-100, and everyone (“Total”).<\/p>\n
So, Really, Is it Different?<\/strong>
\nAgain, no. Let’s look at the stats in order.<\/p>\n
First off, the raw rankings. Players within the top 30 averaged a differential of only 2.37 places. This means that, on average, the difference between a player’s rank on the FedExCup points list and the money list varied by 2.37 spots. If we take Jonathan Byrd’s incredible “16” value out of consideration, we get 1.90 – less than two spots difference.<\/p>\n
Jonathan Byrd is one of the statistical anomalies available this year. He won only $738,000 in taking the John Deere Classic title the week before the British Open. $738k is less than many other tournaments award for second place (Woody Austin earned $756,000 for finishing second at the PGA Championship).<\/p>\n
You’ll note that the average differential increases the further you go down the list. This is because the difference between lower ranked players is smaller. The gap in points between #2 (Singh) and #12 (Garcia) is 8,582 (nearly half of Singh’s 19,129). The gap between #12 and #142 (Janzen) is 8,853. In other words, it’s much easier to change your position at the bottom of the list than the top.<\/p>\n
Even still, the average differential is only 4.43 spots. In other words, for 144 players, each is within the same spot on the money list and FedExCup points list by an average of less than 4½ spots. That’s not a lot of variation.<\/p>\n
The Ratio and Ratio Differentials<\/strong>
\nSince this column seeks to answer the question: what’s the difference between the money list and the FedExCup points list, the ratio of dollars earned to FedExCup points earned is most interesting to me. This number was conceived by dividing the dollars a player earned by the FedExCup points earned. Tiger Woods’ calculation is thus: 7,824,385 \/ 30,574 = 255.916<\/code> (rounded to 256).<\/p>\n
The same calculation is carried out for each player, and most of the numbers are in the 230 to 250 range. Jonathan Byrd – no surprise here – has a ratio of only 193, again largely due to his 4500-point win that netted him only $738,000 (itself a ratio of only 164).<\/p>\n
The same averages are also calculated. Unlike with the rankings, these averages are fairly consistent: the top 30 average a 242 ratio (one FedExCup point = $242 in earnings). The next two groups, 31-60 and 61-100, averaged 238 and 241. The overall average is 237 for all the top 144 players.<\/p>\n
Each player is then compared against the 237 average in two ways: by raw differential and percentage. Again, results are fairly consistent: players varied by about 15 ($15\/point), or about 6.3%.<\/p>\n
Is 6.3% Worth the Confusion?<\/strong>
\nMost states have a sales tax of higher than 6.3%, yet the PGA Tour saw fit to confuse fans by hoisting an entirely new points system on us that varies from the time-tested money list by only 6.3%. Player rankings vary only by four places or so.<\/p>\n
I don’t quite see the point.<\/p>\n
In fact, the FedExCup points system may in fact be worse than the money list. Jonathan Byrd is ranked 16 places higher due to his 4500-point win in a weak-field event the week prior to the British Open. He won only $738,000 because the event doesn’t have a large purse. Why? Because John Deere knows it’s going to have a weak field.<\/p>\n
Yet Jonathan Byrd earned 4500 points, the same total that Tiger earned in winning the Buick Invitational and only 450 points less than Zach Johnson, Angel Cabrera, Padraig Harrington, and Tiger Woods earned for winning majors!<\/strong><\/p>\n
In the End…<\/strong>
\nGiven all of the above, I see no reason why the PGA Tour didn’t simply re-christen the money list the “FedExCup Money List.” If Tim Finchem wanted to standardize the value of the tournaments in this season-long “points” chase, he could have taken some of the millions of dollars the PGA Tour has spent trying to educate the media and fans about the FedExCup and used it to level out the purses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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