2009 FedEx Cup Playoffs
The 2009 FedEx Cup Playoffs, the series of four golf tournaments that determined the season champion on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, began on August 27 and ended on September 27. It included the following four events: The Barclays — Liberty National Golf Club, Jersey City, New Jersey Deutsche Bank Championship — TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts BMW Championship — Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Lemont, Illinois The Tour Championship — East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia For the second time in the three-year history of the playoffs, Tiger Woods won the FedEx Cup. These were the third FedEx Cup playoffs since their inception in 2007. Substantial changes were made to the point structures, playoff reset of points, and field sizes for 2009. The point distributions can be seen here. Regular season rankings The Barclays The Barclays was played August 27–30. Of the 125 players eligible to play in the event, only one did not enter—Paul Casey (18), due to a rib injury. Of the 124 entrants, 77 made the second-round cut at +5. Heath Slocum, who only made the top 125 and the tournament field by two FedEx Cup points, won by sinking a 20-foot (6 m) par putt on