2011 PGA Tour: Unfamiliar Names Making an Impression in the FedEx Cup

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Published: March 2, 2011

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One would be forgiven if the names currently leading the way in the 2011 US PGA Tour FedEx Cup Standings were not immediately recognizable. Currently the tour is being led by Mark Wilson. He has accumulated 1,055 points so far, but he failed to make a top-10 finish in 2010. Incredibly, he has already won twice this year from the seven tournaments he has played. His first win came in the Sony Open in Hawaii, which he followed up with victory in the Phoenix Open a few weeks later.

In total, Wilson has played five tournaments so far in 2011. In addition to his two wins, he finished in a tie for 74th place at the Northern Trust Open, he missed the cut at the AT&T at Pebble Beach and he was tied for 61st place in the Bob Hope Classic. The two wins, though, have shot him up in the world rankings to a career high of 53 which has earned him the opportunity to play in the 2011 US Masters in April, where he will be hoping to continue his fine start to the season.

Next in the standings with 751 points is the unusually-named Jhonattan Vegas, who is in his rookie year on the PGA Tour after qualifying with a seventh-place finish on the Nationwide Tour in 2010. He is the first Venezuelan to receive a PGA Tour card, and by winning the Bob Hope Classic in January, he became the first rookie to lead the FedEx Cup Points Standings. Vegas also finished third in the Farmers Insurance Open and tied for 12th in the Northern Trust Open. He is currently 71st in the world rankings but this 26-year-old Texas Longhorns alumnus is fast on the ascendancy.

Of the better-known players, those who have started well include Bubba Watson. He is in third place after finishing fourth in last week’s WGC Match Play, in addition to a win and a top 10 finish in five events. Ryder Cup players, Hunter Mahan and Phil Mickelson are eighth and 12th respectively after both claimed two top 10s so far.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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