Showdown for the Money Title: Webb Simpson and Luke Donald

[mvmac]

Luke Donald just confirmed he'll be playing in the Disney to stay on top of the money list on the PGA tour.  Good chance he's going to make history.

http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golftalkcentral/donald-adds-disney-in-effort-to-win-pga-tour-money-title/

[deasy55]

I hope he does it. He also has a very good chance of becoming just the 3rd golfer to win €10m in a single season (After Tiger and Vijay). He's 2 million away with a few big money events left in the season. HSBC, Singapore and Dubai World Championship have 3 of the biggest prize funds you will see all year. (Although I'm not sure if he's even playing these events due to the new baby coming soon)

http://www.pgatour.com/r/stats/info/?157

[utztech]

Tiger would have already done this at least 5 times, but he was not eligible for the Order of Merit since he did not play enough Euro Tour events in any given year.

[GJBenn85]

Originally Posted by utztech

Tiger would have already done this at least 5 times, but he was not eligible for the Order of Merit since he did not play enough Euro Tour events in any given year.

Perhaps, but nonetheless Tiger didn't.

I hope Luke can pull it off.  He seems humble and is obviously an excellent golfer.

[deasy55]

Even if he does do it there will still be people who say he shouldn't be #1

[sean_miller]

It's a moot point if Webb Simpson plays half decent.

Either way, I think players should have to declare whether they want their WGC and Major Championship winnings to count toward their PGA Tour earnings or their Euorpean Tour earnings. It seems sketchy to win one event then get credit for those earnings on both tours. The same thing would apply to most players near the money title lead, so this isn't a slight against Donald in particular.

Originally Posted by deasy55

Even if he does do it there will still be people who say he shouldn't be #1

[michaeljames92]

Obviously that means the WGC in China is not recognised on the PGA Tour money List?

[mvmac]

Webb and Luke are going to be paired together for the first two rounds of the Disney

http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golftalkcentral/donald-simpson-grouped-together-at-disney-world/

I think Webb is going to get the job done, he's hitting it really well

[iacas]

Originally Posted by mvmac

Webb and Luke are going to be paired together for the first two rounds of the Disney

http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golftalkcentral/donald-simpson-grouped-together-at-disney-world/

I think Webb is going to get the job done, he's hitting it really well

Donald will have to finish, what, 1 or 2? He's $327,029 behind - if Webb wins any money this week I think Donald has virtually no chance outside of a win. Oui?

[Kieran123]

Originally Posted by iacas

Donald will have to finish, what, 1 or 2? He's $327,029 behind - if Webb wins any money this week I think Donald has virtually no chance outside of a win. Oui?

If Donald finishes 1st, Webb has to come in 2nd ALONE ( not tied ) for Webb to win it. Otherwise it's Donald's.

Summin' like that

[iacas]

Originally Posted by Kieran123

If Donald finishes 1st, Webb has to come in 2nd ALONE ( not tied ) for Webb to win it. Otherwise it's Donald's.

Summin' like that

I was talking about something more the other way. How high does Luke have to finish to win $327k more than Webb? If Webb makes the cut and earns even $10k, that makes Luke's hill nearly $340k large. That's what, a top three finish?

[mvmac]

Quote:

Donald will have to finish, what, 1 or 2? He's $327,029 behind - if Webb wins any money this week I think Donald has virtually no chance outside of a win. Oui?

yea basically Donald's got to win.  I don't Webb is going to miss the cut

[johnthejoiner]

If Donald wins: Should Donald win at Disney, he will claim the first-place check of $846,000. If that happens, Simpson would need to finish solo second (worth $507,600) to stay atop the money list.

If Donald finishes solo second: Should Donald win the $507,600 that goes with a solo second, Simpson would need to finish solo eighth or better to stay atop the money list. Solo eighth is worth $145,700.

If Donald finishes tied for second: A two-way tie for second is worth the aforementioned $413,600. If Donald accomplishes that, Simpson would need to finish in at least a four-way tie for 21st (worth $50,760) to stay atop the the money list. A three-way tie for second (worth $350,933.33) will not be good enough for Donald.

[iacas]

Donald wins $ title if: Wins with Simpson worse than 2nd; 2nd with Simpson worse than 8th; two-way tie for 2nd with Simpson worse than 21.

https://twitter.com/#!/ronsirak/status/126751031018262528

[Merlin76]

I think it is going to be a tough call for Donald to top the USPGA list, Webb Simpson has too much

of a lead, Donald has to win at Disney to have a realistic chance. One thing I did notice is that Donald

has played in only 18 PGA events whereas Simpson has played in 25 events.

Donald deserves to be World no 1, given his consistency and position on the European Tour, in addition to his

US earnings.

[sean_miller]

Which millionaire is going to win the most money? Very very important this race.

[Kieran123]

Originally Posted by sean_miller

Which millionaire is going to win the most money? Very very important this race.

Occupy Disney?

[sean_miller]

Originally Posted by Kieran123

Occupy Disney?

Can't get the time off - might have to occupy The Disney Store at Kingsway Garden Mall instead.