The Barclays
August 27th – 30th, 2015
Plainfield C.C.
Edison, N.J.
Par: 70 / Yardage: 7,030
Purse: $8.25 million
with $1,485,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Hunter Mahan

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 61 top-100 players from the latest Official World Rankings and 36 of the top 50. Eight of the top-ten players are in the field (#2 Rory McIlroy and #10 Sergio Garcia are not): Those in the field include #1 Jordan Spieth, #3 Jason Day, #4 Bubba Watson, $5 Justin Rose, #6 Jim Furyk, #7 Dustin Johnson, # 8 Rickie Fowler and #9 Henrik Stenson. From 11 to 25 there are 11 of the 15 with #11 Zach Johnson, #12 Adam Scott, #14 Jimmy Walker, #15 Matt Kuchar, #16 Brooks Koepka, #17 Hideki Matsuyama, #18 Patrick Reed, #19 J.B. Holmes, #23 Phil Mickelson, #24 Billy Horschel and #25 Chris Kirk. Between 26 and 50 there are 17 of the 25, they are #27 Paul Casey, #28 Brandt Snedeker, #29 Bill Haas, #31 Marc Leishman, #32 Kevin Na, #33 Robert Streb, #34 Ian Poulter, #35 Ryan Palmer, #36 Kevin Kisner, #37 Lee Westwood, #40 Charl Schwartzel, #41 David Lingmerth, #43 Ryan Moore, #45 Webb Simpson, #46 Russell Henley, #47 Charley Hoffman and #48 Keegan Bradley.
Last year there was 39 players from the top-50, three more than this year.
The field includes 120 of the top-125 from the FedEx Cup rankings. Those not in the field are Louis Oosthuizen, who withdrew due to a back injury. Rory McIlroy is not in the field this week because of his leg. Sergio Garcia is not playing and won’t say why, Francesco Molinari is not playing do to his wife giving birth of the couples second child and Retief Goosen is not playing citing family matters.
The field includes 23 of the top-25 players on this year’s PGA Tour money list. #7 Rory McIlroy and #25 Sergio Garcia are not in the field.
The field includes 7 past champions: Hunter Mahan (2014), Adam Scott (2013), Nick Watney (2012), Dustin Johnson (2011), Matt Kuchar (2010), Vijay Singh (2008, ’06, ’95 & ’93) and Padraig Harrington (2005).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in The Barclays field is our performance chart listed by average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at The Barclays field in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at The Barclays field.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
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Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the The Barclays
Player | Wyndham | PGA Champ. | WGC-Bridgestone | Barracuda | Quicken Loans | Paul Lawrie Matchplay | European Masters | British Open | Barbasol | John Deere | Scottish Open | The Greenbrier | Canadian Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jason Day (515.67 pts) |
DNP | Win (264) |
12 (57) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (106.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
Justin Rose (428.33 pts) |
DNP | 4 (160) |
3 (135) |
DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | T6 (80) |
DNP | DNP | 74 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Jordan Spieth (410.67 pts) |
DNP | 2 (200) |
10 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (106.67) |
DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Brooks Koepka (374 pts) |
T6 (60) |
5 (140) |
6 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | T22 (9.33) |
DNP | T18 (21.33) |
Bubba Watson (273.67 pts) |
DNP | 21 (58) |
2 (150) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (12.33) |
2 (66.67) |
Robert Streb (273 pts) |
DNP | 10 (80) |
5 (105) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T18 (42.67) |
DNP | T14 (12) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP |
Jim Furyk (255 pts) |
DNP | 30 (40) |
3 (135) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T30 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 4 (53.33) |
David Lingmerth (246 pts) |
DNP | 12 (76) |
6 (90) |
DNP | 3 (60) |
DNP | DNP | T74 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 (20) |
DNP |
Rickie Fowler (237.33 pts) |
DNP | 30 (40) |
10 (60) |
DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | T30 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | DNP |
Danny Lee (218 pts) |
DNP | 43 (14) |
6 (90) |
DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | T3 (30) |
DNP | Win (44) |
DNP |
Matt Kuchar (217.5 pts) |
DNP | 7 (110) |
25 (37.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T58 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP | T7 (36.67) |
Zach Johnson (211.5 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-20) |
33 (25.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (176) |
DNP | T3 (30) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Russell Henley (188.83 pts) |
DNP | 12 (76) |
17 (49.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 5 (23.33) |
DNP |
Paul Casey (183.83 pts) |
T3 (90) |
30 (40) |
17 (49.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T74 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T37 (4.33) |
DNP |
Will Wilcox (163.33 pts) |
T26 (24) |
DNP | DNP | T10 (40) |
T21 (19.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (66.67) |
T8 (16.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Patrick Reed (162.17 pts) |
DNP | 30 (40) |
15 (52.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 (22.67) |
T20 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T29 (7) |
DNP |
J.J. Henry (155 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
72 (0) |
DNP | Win (132) |
T63 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (18) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T13 (12.33) |
T41 (6) |
Henrik Stenson (153.33 pts) |
DNP | 25 (50) |
6 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T40 (13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Charl Schwartzel (144.5 pts) |
T3 (90) |
37 (26) |
31 (28.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T68 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Brendan Steele (141 pts) |
DNP | 12 (76) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
T30 (13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Justin Thomas (140.67 pts) |
T56 (0) |
18 (64) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (23.33) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP |
Jason Gore (137.67 pts) |
2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | T15 (35) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 (22.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
Marc Leishman (135.5 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-20) |
33 (25.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (133.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Bill Haas (134.17 pts) |
T6 (60) |
65 (0) |
25 (37.5) |
DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Tony Finau (115 pts) |
DNP | 10 (80) |
DNP | DNP | T39 (7.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T13 (12.33) |
T22 (18.67) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the The Barclays
Player | Wyndham | PGA Champ. | WGC-Bridgestone | Barracuda | Quicken Loans | Paul Lawrie Matchplay | European Masters | British Open | Barbasol | John Deere | Scottish Open | The Greenbrier | Canadian Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Berger (-50.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | T41 (3) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Matt Every (-45 pts) |
WD (-5) |
CUT (-20) |
74 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
Fabian Gomez (-40 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-20) |
67 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
Martin Laird (-36.67 pts) |
T59 (0) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
Tim Clark (-26.33 pts) |
T43 (7) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T63 (0) |
Jeff Overton (-25.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
T63 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T48 (1.33) |
Brian Harman (-24 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | T24 (8.67) |
DNP | DNP | T34 (10.67) |
Russell Knox (-22.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | DNP | T39 (7.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | T10 (13.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Kevin Streelman (-16.67 pts) |
DNP | 54 (0) |
DNP | 71 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | 77 (0) |
DNP |
Nick Taylor (-16.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
68 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T52 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T56 (0) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the The Barclays
Best Bets:
Jordan Spieth
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T22 | T19 |
He is 47th in greens in regulation, but he is 6th in strokes gained putting and 2nd in strokes gained tee-to-green. He is also 3rd in scrambling but all we have to see is how well he did in finishing T-4th at the British, just one shot back and then his runner-up finish at the PGA Championship.
Jason Day (UPDATE)
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
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T2 | T25 | T24 | T13 | T5 | T12 | T31 |
He is T-22nd in greens hit and 9th in stroke gained putting. Plainfield will have thick rough, that is fine since Day is T-27th in rough proximity. These facts should make Day the favorite, but what carries him over the top in my book is that he ranks 6th in scrambling and 2nd in all-around ranking. Day played at Plainfield in 2011 and finished T-13th with three rounds in the 60s (rain forced event to be only 54 holes) so look for him to do well.
UPDATE – Jason Day is a WD from Wednesday’s pro-am at The Barclays. “Jason tweaked his back moving an item under his motor coach last night. This is a precautionary withdrawal for a long-standing disc issue,” said Cornel Driessen, Day’s physiotherapist and trainer.
Dustin Johnson (UPDATED)
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T3 | Win | T9 | T15 | CUT |
Won at Plainfield when it was played in 2011, he may be weak in greens hit ranking 125th, but he does rank 15th in strokes gained from tee-to-green. Putting stats may not be great but he does know how to get it into the hole.
UPDATE – Johnson withdrew mid-way from Wednesday Pro-am. Seems that he has been battling severe chest congestion for the last week and has had several sleepless nights and fatigue. Sorry but it’s probably best to forget about him for this week, this sounds serious enough to effect his play this week.
Best of the rest:
Justin Rose
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T30 | T2 | T46 | T6 | T15 | T41 | T14 | CUT | T61 |
Rose is 8th in greens in regulation and 5th in strokes gained from tee-to-green. But all year long the putter has been holding him back as he ranks T-79th in strokes gained putting. So the question will be if his tee to green game can be enough and out way a balky putter? Davis Love III did it with his win at Wyndham and Rose could do it also. Good signs for Rose, he was T-6th at Plainfield in 2011 but he has won on other northeastern courses like Congressional, Aronimink, Merion and Muirfield Village.
Brooks Koepka
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Playing in the Barclays for the first time. Has played great all summer, has finished in the top-25 in his last eight starts. He is 9th in greens in regulation, 8th in strokes gained putting and 20th in strokes gained from tee-to-green. Giving Koepka another advantage is his play this year on par 4s, he ranks 6th in par 4 scoring average and Plainfield has a lot of really tough par 4s.
Matt Kuchar
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | T19 | T38 | 2 | Win | T28 | CUT | T35 | CUT | T43 |
Was runner-up at Plainfield in 2011, he has had problems in hitting greens this year rated 101st. But his strokes gained putting is solid 29th so he will contend.
Brandt Snedeker
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT | 2 | T3 | CUT | T12 | T68 | CUT | CUT |
Was T-3rd in 2011, is lacking in greens hit with a 122nd rank but does rank 5th in strokes gained putting.
Solid contenders
Jim Furyk
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | T6 | CUT | T52 | T15 | T12 | T25 | 2 | T22 |
Furyk would love to cap off his year like he did in 2010, when he won the FedEx Cup playoffs. He is T-28th in greens in regulation but 126th in strokes gained putting. Despite being 4th in strokes gained tee-to-green, he will need to putt better.
Paul Casey
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T22 | T12 | T7 |
Was 3rd at the Wyndham and his game has been sharp all year. Watch him sneak up the leaderboard, he is 5th in Greens hit, but his putting is lacking so he will need a great week with the short-stick.
Webb Simpson
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T15 | CUT | T10 | T36 | 8 |
Was T-10th at Plainfield in 2011, he may be 60th in greens hit and 170th in strokes gained putting but I still think he will play great.
Rickie Fowler
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T9 | T9 | T24 | T52 | T36 |
Has been missing in action since winning in Scotland, Fowler doesn’t seem to have the game for Plainfield but that could turn around.
Long shots that could come through:
Vijay Singh
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
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T68 | T46 | T3 | CUT | CUT | Win | CUT | Win | T7 | T4 | T18 |
Was T-3rd at Plainfield in 2011, plus he has won the Barclays three times so he knows what it will take.
Kevin Kisner
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT |
Watch him has played well on other northern style courses as he tries to regain the form that has gotten him to three playoffs this year.
Gary Woodland
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T13 | T2 | T13 |
He will have to tune it down this week because long drivers need to be careful. Just have this feeling that he could be very special this week.
Hope all saw the update that both Jason Day and Dustin Johnson withdrew from Wednesday Pro-am. In the case of Day I don’t think it’s serious, but I would avoid Dustin Johnson as I think his illness will prevent him from playing well.