Two Different Players with Similar Goals

At first you might suppose Tiger Woods and Brooke Henderson have little in common... But at this factor of their careers, they actually do.

Both are in a do-or-die state of affairs regarding the rest of the 2015 season.

Tiger's situation has been well publicized: Win or go home. He needs a win this week at the Wyndham Championship in order to qualify for next week's Barclays, the first event of the FedExCup Playoffs. (Technically, a win will likely qualify him for the next two weeks while a solo second would likely get him into next week's event, given how rare it has been for players to move into the Top125 in past seasons.)

And as you probably understand via now, in what most could recall a surprising performance, Tiger is in position to do just that. Although we're going to ought to wait and see if he can near it out, Tiger's first two rounds tied him for the lead and, in the beyond, he's five for 5 while shooting rounds of 65 or higher. (Tiger posted sixty four-sixty five.)

Brooke's situation is similar. Although she's qualified for the CME Group Tour Championship by distinctive feature of being a winner as a non-LPGA member, the remainder of this year will qualify as her rookie season... And currently it'll be an incredibly brief one. After this week's CP Women's Open, she is certified best for the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic and the Evian Championship (the final essential). After the smash for the Solheim Cup -- which doesn't include Canada -- she is not certified for any of the six tournaments leading into the Tour Championship:

• Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia (Malaysia)
• LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship (South Korea)
• Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship (Taiwan)
• Blue Bay LPGA (China)
• TOTO JAPAN CLASSIC (Japan)
• Lorena Ochoa Invitational (Mexico)

The Asian Swing and Lorena's event are all invitationals, and invitees must reach a minimum level on the season-long Official Money List. Unfortunately, although Brooke has earned $661,264 this year -- which would put her #14 on that list -- it's all unofficial money since she wasn't an LPGA member.

As a result, Brooke has only 3 occasions -- which include this week -- to get into the Top62 on the listing, which currently sits at $162,213 however will probable exchange via the quit of the Evian. Like Tiger, she has a steep hill to climb.

Unlike Tiger, she made the reduce right on the range on the CP. Leader Candie Kung is at -11 even as Brooke sits at 1 (T58). It's understandable after all of the hoopla surrounding her win last week and sooner or later being granted LPGA membership, however that doesn't make her undertaking any less complicated.

Fortunately she'll make at the least a few cash this week and then get a week off between Yokohama and Evian to recharge her batteries. The winner's share in those events is near $350k for the CP, $200k for the Yokohama and $500k for the Evian. She'll need good finishes but it's miles achievable.

Tiger Woods and Brooke Henderson, each scrambling to hold their seasons alive. Who woulda thunk it? But you gotta love wonderful theater like this!