So, this means...what exactly? Part 1

Good news! 74 players on the PGA Tour have qualified for the Barclays at Westchester - the first of the four FedEx Cup Playoff Series events. Other than that, I'm not really sure what the rest of the following means:

Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, and Jim Furyk are assured of a Top 15 seeding entering the playoffs. - Does that mean anything beyond that, such as getting into the Deutsche Bank? How likely is it that they'll get knocked out?

Seven players - the above three plus Mickelson, Choi, CH3, and Zach Johnson - are assured of a Top 30 seed.

Author Steve Dennis goes on to say that being ranked above 70th on the list before the playoffs is key because, "while getting into the Top 70 is no guarantee of staying there, it would put a player in the position of being able to play in each of the first three Playoff events if he plays moderately well in the first two."

Moderately well? Make the cut? Top 50? Top 20? Top 10? I need to know what moderately well is.

Here's at least a hint, though. From the FedEx Cup fan guide, the points reset will basically bump up (yes, bump up) the points for all of the players in the Playoffs. #1 will have 100,000 points and #144 will have 84,700 - a difference of 15,300 points. Not sure how that's the number, but ok.

Each of the first three events in the Playoffs will have 50,000 points available to the field and will award points to the top 70 and ties. Yes, this means that EVERY player in the BMW Championship (formerly the Western Open) will get points. The winner receives 9,000 points. A 10th place finish nets 1,350 points.

To get into the Deutsche Bank, you have to be in the top 120. The difference in points between 120 and 144 is...1,800 points entering the playoffs. That means that, in order for #144 to get into the Deutsche Bank, he would have to do the points equivalent of a top seven finish and the #120 guy would have to miss the cut - in essence, beating the guy by AT LEAST 65 places. So, guys who walk in from #130-144, it's been good knowing you.

More to come, but at least this is a start.