The PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs promise a thrilling conclusion to the 2022/23 season as the top 70 in the FedEx Cup standings compete in the opening FedEx St. Jude Championship before that number is whittled down to 50 for the BMW Championship, with just 30 battling it out for the trophy at East Lake Golf Club in the Tour Championship.
However, while household names including Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm are assured of their involvement, others find themselves on the cusp of missing out. Here are some of the biggest names currently beneath the cut off for the FedEx Cup Playoffs.
Justin Thomas
Justin Thomas may miss the Tour Championship for the first time in eight years
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The biggest name in danger of missing out on the FedEx St. Jude Championship is Justin Thomas. It’s still less than 15 months since the American won the PGA Championship for a second time, but he’s endured a slump in form at just the wrong time that sees him nine places beneath the cut off with just the Wyndham Championship to salvage his chances.
There have been some encouraging results for Thomas in 2023, including fourth in February’s WM Phoenix Open, a T10 at the Valspar Championship and a T9 most recently in June’s Travelers Championship. In truth, though, encouraging performances have been few and far between for a player who finished fourth in last year’s Tour Championship.
Missed cuts in three of his last four starts, including the penultimate tournament of the regular season, the 3M Open, leave him in real danger of failing to qualify after the previous seven years had seen him reach the Tour Championship. There’s more potential disappointment on the horizon, too, with a place in the Ryder Cup in the balance.
Shane Lowry
Shane Lowry‘s good performances in three Majors may not be enough for him to reach the FedEx Cup Playoffs
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Three places above Thomas in the standings in 76th is Shane Lowry. The 2019 Open champion failed to reach last year’s Tour Championship, but he played his part in the two FedEx Cup Playoff tournaments that preceded it, finishing T46 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship and T12…
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