In what amounted to one of the fewest points between Nos. 70 and 71st in FedEx Cup Playoffs history, Wyndham Clark survived and advanced the cut to the top 70 and next week’s BMW Championship.
Clark overcame a rocky finish, playing his final five holes at TPC Southwind in 4 over. He needed to get up and down for par at the last hole to edge Anirban Lahiri for the 70th and final spot into the field at Wilmington Country Club in Delaware, the second of three playoff events.
Clark, who entered the playoffs at No. 79 in the point standings and had jumped to No. 52 going into the final round, shot a final-round 2-over 72 and finished T-28. It was good enough to earn 118 points and finish with 645, three better than Lahiri.
Clark was one of four players who entered the week outside of the top 70 to move inside the top 70 and earn at least one more playoff start – and a chance to qualify for the FedEx Cup finale at the Tour Championship in East Lake.
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Lucas Glover, the big mover
Lucas Glover lines his shot at the 18th green during the third round of the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis. (Photo: Christine Tannous/The Commercial Appeal)
Lucas Glover made the biggest move this week, leaping from No. 121 (and only getting in thanks to LIV players being eliminated from the standings) at the beginning of the week to 34th. He made birdies at 16 and 17 to temporarily tie for the tournament lead, but a bogey at 18 meant he signed for 66 and dropped into an eventual tie for third with Brian Harman.
“It’s nice,” Glover said. “Kind of similar situation a couple years ago and had, you know, one and a half good weeks and ended up in Atlanta. That was kind of in the back of my head and thought, you know, just got to get to the next week and then everybody’s got a shot.”
Trey Mullinax, off the bubble and comfortably in the BMW
Trey Mullinax at the 18th hole during the final round of the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis. (Photo: Christine Tannous/The Commercial Appeal)
Trey Mullinax started the week on the bubble at No. 70, and battled for the tournament title all week until late on the back nine Sunday. He shot 11-under 269 for the tournament, including a four birdie, four bogey final-round 70 and to tie for fifth. In doing so, Mullinax climbed to No. 40 in the…
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