{"id":33838,"date":"2025-07-30T08:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T08:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/33838\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T08:03:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T08:03:10","slug":"the-big-names-in-danger-of-missing-the-pga-tours-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/33838\/","title":{"rendered":"The big names in danger of missing the PGA Tour’s playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The final PGA Tour<\/a> event of the regular season has arrived and it carries dramatic implications for a number of stars.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Only the top 70 in the FedEx Cup standings at the conclusion of the Wyndham Championship<\/a> in North Carolina advance to the postseason’s first playoff event in Memphis next week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As you would expect, the likes of Scottie Scheffler<\/a> and Rory McIlroy<\/a> are comfortably through but several notables will be sweating the bubble this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some will even need a win if they are to have any hope of teeing it up at the FedEx St. Jude Championship on 7 August.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Let’s take a look…<\/p>\n

Rickie Fowler<\/p>\n

Fan-favourite Rickie Fowler is currently inside the bubble but will need to make sure he doesn’t do anything silly this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Joel Dahmen<\/p>\n

The Netflix star recently split with his long-time caddie Geno Bonnalie to the surprise of many. “It was time,” Dahmen said after they parted ways amicably.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dahmen is currently 101st in the standings and will therefore need to contend at the Wyndham to book a tee time at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Max Homa<\/p>\n

A season to forget for the American, who was the standout performer for the US Ryder Cup team only two years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Homa has missed seven cuts all season and was only truly in contention once at the John Deere Classic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Will likely need a win this week to squeeze through.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gary Woodland<\/p>\n

Has been solid if not spectacular all season long, with only six missed cuts from 20 starts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At 75th in the standings, the former US Open champion and Ryder Cup vice captain needs a big week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Billy Horschel<\/p>\n

Horschel had surgery on his back in May and is hoping to get back in action later this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tom Kim<\/p>\n

Has been surprisingly off the boil this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rumoured to be joining LIV Golf later this year, the South Korean has shown no signs recently of turning around his form.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Adam Scott<\/p>\n

Way down the standings at 85th, the former Masters winner needs to challenge for his 15th PGA Tour title this week if he is to make it through.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Matt Wallace<\/p>\n

England’s Wallace desperately wants to qualify for the European Ryder Cup team.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At 92 in the standings, it seems almost impossible that Wallace will be able to book a tee time next week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One can dream, though…\u00a0<\/p>\n

FedEx Cup standings: The bubble<\/p>\n

Country<\/p>\n

Player<\/p>\n

Rank<\/p>\n

FedEx Points<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Rickie Fowler<\/p>\n

61<\/p>\n

656<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Davis Riley<\/p>\n

62<\/p>\n

652<\/p>\n

TPE<\/p>\n

Kevin Yu<\/p>\n

63<\/p>\n

645<\/p>\n

RSA<\/p>\n

Erik van Rooyen<\/p>\n

64<\/p>\n

634<\/p>\n

COL<\/p>\n

Nico Echavarria<\/p>\n

65<\/p>\n

628<\/p>\n

ARG<\/p>\n

Emiliano Grillo<\/p>\n

66<\/p>\n

628<\/p>\n

AUS<\/p>\n

Cam Davis<\/p>\n

67<\/p>\n

616<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Patrick Rodgers<\/p>\n

68<\/p>\n

616<\/p>\n

KOR<\/p>\n

Byeong Hun An<\/p>\n

69<\/p>\n

595<\/p>\n

GER<\/p>\n

Matti Schmid<\/p>\n

70<\/p>\n

595<\/p>\n

DEN<\/p>\n

Nicolai H\u00f8jgaard<\/p>\n

71<\/p>\n

590<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Keith Mitchell<\/p>\n

72<\/p>\n

589<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Chris Kirk<\/p>\n

73<\/p>\n

582<\/p>\n

RSA<\/p>\n

Christiaan Bezuidenhout<\/p>\n

74<\/p>\n

575<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Gary Woodland<\/p>\n

75<\/p>\n

562<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Kevin Roy<\/p>\n

76<\/p>\n

556<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Alex Smalley<\/p>\n

77<\/p>\n

554<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Davis Thompson<\/p>\n

78<\/p>\n

552<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Eric Cole<\/p>\n

79<\/p>\n

546<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

William Mouw<\/p>\n

80<\/p>\n

527<\/p>\n

JPN<\/p>\n

Ryo Hisatsune<\/p>\n

81<\/p>\n

504<\/p>\n

DEN<\/p>\n

Rasmus H\u00f8jgaard<\/p>\n

82<\/p>\n

480<\/p>\n

AUS<\/p>\n

Karl Vilips<\/p>\n

83<\/p>\n

471<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Matt McCarty<\/p>\n

84<\/p>\n

455<\/p>\n

AUS<\/p>\n

Adam Scott<\/p>\n

85<\/p>\n

446<\/p>\n

FIN<\/p>\n

Sami Valimaki<\/p>\n

86<\/p>\n

442<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Michael Thorbjornsen<\/p>\n

87<\/p>\n

438<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

David Lipsky<\/p>\n

88<\/p>\n

433<\/p>\n

KOR<\/p>\n

Tom Kim<\/p>\n

89<\/p>\n

426<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Andrew Putnam<\/p>\n

90<\/p>\n

423<\/p>\n

USA<\/p>\n

Danny Walker<\/p>\n

91<\/p>\n

411<\/p>\n

ENG<\/p>\n

Matt Wallace<\/p>\n

92<\/p>\n

409<\/p>\n

RSA<\/p>\n

Garrick Higgo<\/p>\n

93<\/p>\n

406<\/p>\n

How do the PGA Tour’s playoffs work?<\/p>\n

The top 70 players in the FedEx Cup points standings advance to the FedEx St. Jude Championship (August 7-10).\u00a0<\/p>\n

From there, only the top 50 in the standings at the conclusion of the FedEx St. Jude Championship make it through to the BMW Championship (August 14-17).\u00a0<\/p>\n

The top 30 players in the standings after the BMW Championship get a tee time for the Tour Championship at East Lake.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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