Matt D'Amato turned The Open into the week that changed his season. He scored 223.7 there and reached 630.9 across the majors; 3rd place returned 249 points.
Spain accelerated the move. The champion supplied 78 to a 132-point World Cup pool, good for a tie for 17th. Those two summer cards arrived after NFL Survivor had tied for 238th. The CFP shared 212th, and the NBA had added 195th.
The summer leap measured 73 places. D'Amato finished 125th at 1268.5 points, the close replacing the version of the season the standings had been telling.