FedEx Cup 2013: Underrated Players Whose Stock Is Rising After Barclays

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Published: August 26, 2013

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The 2013 FedEx Cup playoffs opened with plenty of excitement, as Adam Scott won The Barclays on Sunday, beating out a quartet of players headlined by world No. 1 Tiger Woods by just one stroke.

Two of those who finished as joint runners-up are relatively unheralded, but should be considered legitimate forces moving forward in the PGA Tour's postseason.

Although the tournament was held at Liberty National Golf Club this season after being at Bethpage a year ago, defending champion Nick Watney got a desperately needed solid finish to boost his stock entering next week's Deutsche Bank Championship.

Below is a breakdown of Watney and others who cannot be discounted as the race to the Tour Championship continues at the TPC Boston tourney this coming Thursday.

Note: Statistics, video and prior finishes are courtesy of PGATour.com.

 

Graham DeLaet



The 31-year-old Canadian is a ball-striking sensation, simply put. He is not a household name by any means, but that could very well change in short order.

DeLaet is third on tour in greens in regulation percentage and first in total driving, with the latter part being particularly impressive at The Barclays, per PGATour.com's Amanda Balionis:



In shooting a final-round 65 on the difficult par-71 layout, DeLaet matched Phil Mickelson for low round of the day in catapulting himself up the leaderboard and the reassigned FedEx Cup point standings.

With that combination of distance and accuracy, a few more putts are all DeLaet needs to truly rise to an elite level.

It seems only a matter of time before DeLaet breaks through, considering his talent level, the way he can swing when he's on and the fact that he's now notched six top-10s this season—a mark bettered by only eight players.

 

Gary Woodland



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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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