{"id":296784,"date":"2025-11-20T09:58:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T09:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/296784\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T09:58:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T09:58:17","slug":"the-big-names-at-risk-of-losing-their-pga-tour-cards-at-rsm-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/296784\/","title":{"rendered":"The big names at risk of losing their PGA Tour cards at RSM Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is plenty to play for at the 46th and final event of the PGA Tour&#8217;s 2025 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmagic.com\/tour\/pga-tour\/rsm-classic-prize-money\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"518c5122-8357-4d3f-abde-c25ab05b54dd\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"RSM Classic prize money 2025: How much they are playing for\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RSM Classic<\/a> is the North American circuit&#8217;s final salvo and will see several professional golfers fighting to keep hold of their jobs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For those further up the rankings, there are a limited number of spots up for grabs at the first two signature events of 2026 (AT&amp;T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Genesis Invitational).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There are also crucial world ranking points on offer for those in and around the top-50 who will surely be eyeing the year&#8217;s end deadline to earn a spot at next year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmagic.com\/tour\/us-masters\" data-entity-type=\"taxonomy_term\" data-entity-uuid=\"fd1c19ee-39b5-46a7-b7ea-1a016bac0b77\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"The Masters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Masters<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Only the top 100 players at the conclusion of the RSM Classic will be fully exempt on the PGA Tour in 2026, with those ranked 101-125 earning conditional status.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>GolfMagic has decided to take a look at the players in danger of losing their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.golfmagic.com\/tour\/pga-tour\" data-entity-type=\"taxonomy_term\" data-entity-uuid=\"0514d135-c0aa-4a5d-a5c8-f7197f44adc3\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"PGA Tour\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PGA Tour<\/a> this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s dive in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Thorbjorn Olesen &#8211; 96th<\/p>\n<p>The Dane, nicknamed Thunder Bear, made his way onto the PGA Tour last year via the DP World Tour&#8217;s 10 cards initiative.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His results have not been poor by any stretch of the imagination, with the golfer only missing six cuts from the 23 events he has entered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But he finds himself in a precarious position knowing that things can change very quickly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>Matt Wallace &#8211; 102nd<\/p>\n<p>The Englishman was once again left crestfallen after he came up agonisingly short of being selected to represent Europe in the Ryder Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wallace finished just outside the top-10 in the standings and then turned his attentions to the PGA Tour&#8217;s Fall season in a bid to keep his card.<\/p>\n<p>He chose to play in six of the seven events and, after missing the cut last week, now finds himself outside the top 100.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wallace needs one big push.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Matt Kuchar &#8211; 113th<\/p>\n<p>Matt Kuchar finished 109th in the FedEx Cup last year which was enough to keep hold of his playing privileges &#8211; but that won&#8217;t be enough this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>At 113th in the standings, the multiple PGA Tour winner has plenty to do.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His form has been poor, with Kuchar only finishing inside the top-10 once all season at the John Deere Classic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There are options for Kuchar to retain his card via the career money list or as a player who has made more than 300 career cuts, but he&#8217;ll be focussing on achieving it via the FedEx Cup standings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Joel Dahmen &#8211; 117th<\/p>\n<p>Joel Dahmen is no stranger to finding himself in this situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He came within a whisker of securing a two-year PGA Tour exemption in April when he nearly won the Corales Puntacana Championship for the second time in his career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>But he collapsed like a pack of cards, finishing with three consecutive bogeys.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He kept hold of his PGA Tour card last year at the RSM Classic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And now he will need to do the same again with another huge performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Harry Higgs -132nd<\/p>\n<p>Higgs, probably best known for whipping his shirt off and sending the crowd into a frenzy at the 2022 WM Phoenix Open, will probably share the same thoughts as Dahmen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He came close to securing his first PGA Tour title at the Myrtle Beach Classic but was defeated by New Zealand&#8217;s Ryan Fox in a play-off.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>Adam Hadwin &#8211; 138th<\/p>\n<p>Adam Hadwin has been a regular on the PGA Tour for more than a decade and is usually at the top of the leaderboards.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But it has been a dreadful year for the Canadian and he simply must finish no lower than second at the RSM Classic to force his way into the top 100.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brandt Snedeker &#8211; 126th<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 US Presidents Cup captain has been playing on the PGA Tour since 2007 and was even crowned the FedEx Cup champion in 2012.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now he faces a battle to keep his card.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The American has been dreadful in 2025, missing 12 cuts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>Seamus Power &#8211; 129th<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t too long ago that Ireland&#8217;s Seamus Power was being talked about as a possible candidate for the 2023 Ryder Cup team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But over the past couple of years has been struggling with persistent injuries to his hip and back.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Power has won twice on the PGA Tour so he certainly knows how to deliver when the pressure is on.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FedEx Cup standings<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Rank<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Player name<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Points<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">95<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Ryo Hisatsune<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">590<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">96<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Thorbj\u00f8rn Olesen<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">566<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">97<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Danny Walker<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">564<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">98<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Michael Brennan<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">551<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">99<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Takumi Kanaya<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">548<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">100<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Karl Vilips<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">541<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Top 100 keep PGA Tour cards<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">101<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Max Homa<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">531<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">102<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Matt Wallace<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">528<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">103<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Beau Hossler<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">528<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">104<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Isaiah Salinda<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">506<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">105<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">David Lipsky<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">500<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">106<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Tom Kim<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">499<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">107<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Adam Scott<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">480<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">108<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Victor Perez<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">479<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">109<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Patrick Fishburn<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">478<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">110<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Pierceson Coody<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">477<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">111<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Jesper Svensson<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">476<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">112<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Billy Horschel<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">468<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">113<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Matt Kuchar<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">460<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">114<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Justin Lower<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">453<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">115<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Taylor Moore<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">453<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">116<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Kris Ventura<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">453<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">117<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Joel Dahmen<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">449<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">118<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Austin Eckroat<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">449<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">119<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Andrew Putnam<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">444<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">120<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Sam Ryder<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">438<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pgatour.com\/fedexcup\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View full rankings<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Newsletter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There is plenty to play for at the 46th and final event of the PGA Tour&#8217;s 2025 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