Who overachieved? Underachieved? Or just achieved?

	Davis Love failed to get into the winner's circle for the second straight season. Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images
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If you're into evaluating the performance of PGA Tour pros -- and who isn't this time of year? -- try putting them into one of three categories: the Achievers, the Underachievers and the Overachievers. 

For instance, Tiger Woods is an achiever. Coming off a one-win season in 2004, Tiger posted six victories  in 2005 -- the Masters and British Open, two World Golf Championships and two other Tour events. And to think, he did all that in just 20 starts while looking like he was still struggling with his swing.

Another achiever would be Justin Leonard, who after nearly a two-year drought won twice (Bob Hope, FedEx) in 24 appearances.

Leading the underachievers is Ernie Els, who posted a goose egg on the PGA Tour (although he did win three tournaments overseas) while failing to win a major for the third straight year. His season eventually was cut short when he suffered an injury while on a family vacation after the British Open.

Davis Love III also wears the underachiever label, as he was blanked in the win column for the second consecutive season and posted just two top-3 finishes in 24 starts. He just couldn't break through on Sunday to shoot a low-enough score to hoist a trophy.

Two players jump out at me in the overachieving category, which is for players who took us by surprise with their accomplishments (but not their ability).

The top name on this list is Sean O'Hair, who came out of Q-school to win the John Deere and place second at the Byron Nelson. His consistent scoring pushed him up the money list, as he finished 18th with close to $2.5 million while likely securing Rookie of the Year honors. 

The second biggest overachiever is Lucas Glover, another Q-school grad  who needed a birdie on the final hole of national qualifying on one of the most difficult holes for any pro, the 18th at PGA West. In retrospect, that was a $2 million putt, as Glover eventually won the Funai Classic and finished 30th on the money list.

The money list, incidentally, is not always a true reflection of who achieved, underachieved and overachieved. Winning is, and always should be, the benchmark of a player's season. Underachievers can still win lots of money; Love, for instance, was 13th on this year's list with $2.6 million.

I remember Briny Baird once said, "All that really matters to me is that I can support my family. Winning is not a priority". To that statement, I say hogwash. Maybe that's why Baird has never won on Tour and finished 126th on the money list this season.