as an example consider this scenario:

 starting with th current reset point and these finishes.  i will label the 4 tourneys #1..#4

#1: tiger 5th(2000), VJ 1st(9000), furyk 6th(1800), Mklsn 3rd(3400),   choi 71st(0)
#2:        5th(2000)       8th(1550)          3rd(3400)            1st(9000)          70th(100)
#3:        2nd(5400)      9th(1450)          3rd(3400)            10th(1350)         2nd(5400)
#4:        3rd(3900)       5th(2300)          2nd(6200)            10th(1550)        1st(10300)

 all 5 end up with 113,300 fedex points.....who wins...is there a playoff?