Frank-0-Sport
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 Posted: 8/25/2003, 7:21 pm Post subject: Darren Clarke is now a PGA Tour Member |
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Greetings --
It appears that Darren Clarke has elected to join the PGA Tour as a full-time member, thanks largely to his NEC win, which gives him exempt status thru the end of 2006.
A curiousity though -- look at the current PGA Tour Money List. It shows Clarke at 102nd place with $459,711.
I know what you're thinking - "Darren just won $1,050,000 at the NEC-Firestone event, so shouldn't he be ranked higher on the list?"
The explanation is this -- Clarke wasn't a PGA Tour member prior to the NEC. He had earned $459,711 in limited play. Excluded from that total was the $200,000 he had earned earlier in the year at the WGC-Accenture Match Play.
Why?
According to PGA Tour rules, players competing in World Golf Championship events must be PGA Tour members in order for the earnings to be "Official". Clarke was competing as a member of the European Tour, not the PGA Tour, so the $200,000 was not considered "Official". The same goes for the $1,050,000 Clarke won at the NEC Invitational.
If it were possible to include both the $200,000 and $1,050,000 prizes, Clarke would rank 18th on the current Money List, ahead of the current 18th place occupant, Retief Goosen.
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Patrick
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As I said in the other thread... in most cases it is the players who are consistently good to be at the top of the money list, not just one victory.
So, if you are looking for people who are consistent (that is - play a lot of events and play consistently well), it is a solid barometer.
Love: T12, 1, T49, T17, T12, T2, 1, T15, P1, T16, T29, T7, CUT, T4, 1, CUT, 3. (13 Top 25, 8 Top 10, 7 Top 5, 4 Victories, 0 Majors).
4 finishes out of the Top 25.
Woods: DNS, 1, T5, 1, 1, T11, T15, T4, T20, T13, 1, T4, T2, T39, T4. (13 Top 25, 9 Top 10, 9 Top 5, 4 Victories, 0 Majors). You see that Woods stats are better, but you will also note that he did not play as many events as Love, so he lacks that consistency, which is a definite part of it.
1 finish out of Top 25, not counting the DNS.
Singh: T4, T20, 1, T28, T20, CUT, T6, T9, T11, T2, 1, T4, T20, T18, 11, T2, T8, T2, T34, T6. (17 Top 25, 11 Top 10, 7 Top 5, 2 Victories, 0 Majors). You see... his lack of being able to close the deal is why he is third. Only 3 finishes out of the Top 25.
Furyk: T6, T33, T5, T32, T9, P2, T5, T4, 4, T10, CUT, 5, T5, T24, 1, T22, T3, CUT, 1, T18, T16. (17 Top 25, 13 Top 10, 10 Top 5, 2 Victories, 1 Major). Another solid season. Only 4 finishes out of the Top 25.
Weir: T9, 1, T3, P1, T17, T14, T27, CUT, P1, T18, 3, T3, T3, T28, T54, T7, T23. (13 Top 25, 9 Top 10, 7 Top 5, 3 Victories, 1 major). Only 4 finishes out of Top 25.
So, you see... it is a pretty solid barometer. These are the best players in the world. You will notice that Shaun Micheel and Ben Curtis aren't on this list. That is because they have not had the world class seasons that these 5 have had. In fact, they are 17th and 33rd, respectively. That is where they should be. Majors should be above the rest of the tournaments, but winning one major shouldn't catapult you to Top 10 status unless you've had a good year.
Anyway, it was fun doing the research, so I hope you all find it interesting. 
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| Posted: 8/27/2003, 9:22 am Post subject: |
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Quite well.
You see, he's played in 22 events. More than any of the Top 5. So, he's got that consistency. But, his play is what has kept him out of the Top 5 (the players that are in it virtually every week).
Perry: T50, CUT, T32, T22, T33, T5, T40, T2, T32, T39, T18, T58, CUT, 1, 1, T3, 1, T8, T4, T8, T10, T53. (12 Top 25, 10 Top 10, 7 Top 5, 3 Victories, 0 Majors). 9 finishes out of Top 25.
He's got more top 10 finishes than Love, Woods or Weir. But, Woods and Love both have 1 more victory and Weir has the same amount of victories, but he won a major. And all 3 of them finished in the Top 25 more, which is part of the reason (along with the victories) that they are ahead of him. One other thing to Perry's credit is although he played 22 events (5 more than Love, 1 more than Furyk), he has the same amount of cuts (2) as both of them.
Both, both of their abilities to score better (Furyk's 13 Top 10s, for instance) are why they rank ahead.
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