Ricky Barnes made the most of his three March starts, climbing 142 spots in the FedExCup standings.
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With five events playing out in the month of March, there were opportunities aplenty to make a move in the FedExCup standings. Here’s what you need to know about the changes in the last four weeks.
In the month of March, four golfers made 70-plus spot improvements in their FedExCup standing. A solo 4th at The Honda Classic made Ricky Barnes the month’s biggest mover. He entered the months with just 0.95 points and leaves with 175 as he vaulted from 222nd to 80th in the standings. Seriously.
Michael Bradley’s win in Puerto Rico helped him from 139th to 43rd while Marc Turnesa (218th to 124th) and Stephen Ames (161st to 91st) also made splashes in March.
Changes to the FedExCup top 10 in March
| Rankings on March 1 (current rank) | Rankings today (March 1 ranking) |
| 1. Mark Wilson (1) | 1. Mark Wilson (1) |
| 2. Jhonattan Vegas (7) | 2. Nick Watney (18) |
| 3. Bubba Watson (6) | 3. Gary Woodland (17) |
| 4. D.A. Points (9) | 4. Martin Laird (26) |
| 5. Aaron Baddeley (8) | 5. Rory Sabbatini (34) |
| 6. Jhonattan Byrd (11) | 6. Bubba Watson (3) |
| 7. Vijay Singh (15) | 7. Jhonattan Vegas (2) |
| 8. Hunter Mahan (14) | 8. Aaron Baddeley (5) |
| 9. Luke Donald (10) | 9. D.A. Points (4) |
| 10. Bill Haas (18) | 10. Luke Donald (9) |
Players inside the top 10 on March 1 still inside the Top 10: 6
Players inside the top 30 on March 1 still inside the Top 30: 26
–Moving In: Rory Sabbatini, Y.E. Yang, Webb Simpson, Marc Leishman
–Moving Out: Robert Garrigus, Tim Clark, Ryan Palmer, Steve Stricker
Players inside the top 125 on March 1 still inside the top 125: 111
–Moving In: Bobby Gates, Michael Bradley, Charl Schwartzel, Tiger Woods, Kent Jones, Padraig Harrington, Kevin Streelman, Trevor Immelman, Stephen Ames, Chez Reavie, Marc Turnesa, Ricky Barnes, Scott Stallings, Sergio Garcia
–Moving Out: Jason Bohn, John Cook, Derek Lamely, Ryuji Imada, Shigeki Maruyama, Billy Mayfair, Paul Goydos, Chris Stroud, Kris Blanks, Greg Chalmers, Nate Smith, Scott McCarron, Tom Lehman, Tag Ridings
One last fun fact: Just 93 of the 125 players who qualified for the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup would again qualify for the playoffs if the season were to end today. That means we’re seeing 32 new faces in the top 125. The headliner? No. 1 Mark Wilson, who missed the Playoffs by just 37 points a year ago. -Chris Dunham
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Tour Report: Barnes makes biggest move of March (PGATOUR.com)