Tiger Woods had a firm grip on first place in the FedEx Cup standings heading into The Players Championship this past weekend. After coming away with his fourth victory of the year, he earned 600 points at TPC Sawgrass to give him a total of 2,340 so far in 2013.
2013 FedEx Cup standings: Tiger Woods pulling away after fourth win
Woods is closing in on a thousand-point lead over second place in the FedEx Cup standings. How many points did he pick up for Sunday’s win at TPC Sawgrass?
Andy Lyons
In just seven tournaments this season, Woods is dominating the rest of the field. He now sits 866 points ahead of Brandt Snedeker, who currently holds second in the standings.
Kevin Streelman moved up two spots to No. 3 after picking up 230 points for his second-place finish at The Players. Webb Simpson jumped from No. 13 to No. 9. Aside from these two, there was little movement towards the top of the standings. Here are the current leaders:
| 2013 PGA FedEx Cup Season Points Leaders | ||||||
| Rank | Player | Points | Tournaments | Wins | Top 10s | Pts Behind |
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 2,340 | 7 | 4 | 5 | --- |
| 2 | Brandt Snedeker | 1,474 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 866 |
| 3 | Kevin Streelman | 1,234 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1,106 |
| 4 | Billy Horschel | 1,205 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1,135 |
| 5 | Matt Kuchar | 1,089 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1,251 |
| 6 | Phil Mickelson | 1,003 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1,337 |
| 7 | D.A. Points | 926 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1,414 |
| 8 | Adam Scott | 919 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1,421 |
| 9 | Webb Simpson | 854 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1,486 |
| 10 | Graeme McDowell | 838 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1,502 |
For the full FedEx Cup standings, click here.
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