PALM COAST, Fla. -- PGA Tour officials have been immersed in finding a fix for the FedExCup since it ended with so little fanfare at East Lake, with Commissioner Tim Finchem making sure his staff doesn't stray from three key points.

The winner should be decided at the Tour Championship. The right people should be at East Lake (double major winner Padraig Harrington would be an example). And more players should have a chance to win the $10 million prize.

One solution that appears to be getting a lot of attention is not to reset the points until the Tour Championship, which could mean any of the 30 players at East Lake would have a chance to win. Plus, it would be decided over 72 holes and protect the integrity of the competition.

A decision is not expected for another month at the earliest.

TOUR ANOMALY: John Cook and Steve Stricker hold the distinction of a feat so rare it might not be repeated.

Stricker last year became the first player in PGA Tour history -- or any other sport, for that matter -- to be voted comeback player of the year in consecutive seasons.

Cook earned his spot in the record book of quirkiness with his victory Sunday in the AT&T Championship in San Antonio, making him the first Champions Tour rookie to successfully defend a title.

Turns out that players on the 50-and-older circuit must play six times for it to be considered a rookie season. Cook competed only twice last year on the Champions Tour -- one of those a victory in San Antonio -- so 2008 is considered his rookie year.

LOVE SURGE: With eight consecutive rounds in the 60s, Davis Love III tied for sixth in Las Vegas and tied for 11th in Arizona, made nearly $245,000 and got off the bubble.

Love, who returned this season after a serious ankle surgery, moved up to No. 115 on the money list to secure his card for next year. For a player of his stature, that essentially means he is assured a spot in The Players Championship.

But he is playing the Ginn sur Mer Classic this week in Florida as he tries to end the year with a victory. And while streaks don't motivate him, Love still has a chance to extend his PGA Tour record to 14 consecutive seasons earning $1 million or more.

Love is at $867,237.

Phil Mickelson this year went over $1 million for the 13th straight season. Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and Justin Leonard are next at 12.

DIVOTS: Tempted by richer offers, British and PGA champion Padraig Harrington decided to continue his relationship with Wilson Golf. The Irish Independent reported it was a $10 million deal for three years. Harrington has been with Wilson since 1998. ... It goes in the book as a missed cut, but Kevin Stadler had PGA Tour officials searching the record books after improving by 20 shots in one round -- an 81 in the first round, a 61 in the second round. It was the biggest turnaround since Jonathan Kaye went 83-62 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in 1999.

STAT OF THE WEEK: Ten players who have won on the PGA Tour this year are outside the top 50 on the money list.

FINAL WORD: "Broke." -- Jim Furyk, when asked what he would be if he weren't a professional golfer.

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