There are only two regular-season events left in the 2024 PGA Tour season, meaning the FedEx Cup Playoffs are right around the corner.
That means the race for the playoffs is on, as players jockey for spots in the top 70 in the FedEx Cup standings to secure a spot in the FedEx St. Jude Championship next month in Memphis. This is the second year only 70 players reach the first playoff event, unlike previous years when 125 made the playoffs.
The top 50 players after the FedEx St. Jude Championship on August 15-18 will qualify for the BMW Championship at Castle Pines on August 22-25 in Colorado, then the top 30 will head to Atlanta and East Lake for the Tour Championship on August 29-Sept. 1.
While players like Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele are locks to make the Tour Championship, other golfers have work to do to make it into the playoffs and secure signature event starts, status and more for 2025 and beyond. That starts this week in Minnesota at the 2024 3M Open.
Here’s a closer look at some interesting names in the FedEx Cup points standings, including some who have work to do to stay in the top 70 and others who need to make a push to reach Memphis.
Luke List putts on the 11th green during the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge. (Raymond Carlin III/USA TODAY Sports)
List is the ultimate bubble man, sitting at No. 70 with two events left. He won the Sanderson Farms in the fall and finished T-2 at the Genesis Invitational, but he has missed six of his last seven cuts. He can’t afford to do that the next two weeks to make the playoffs. List is in the field for the this week’s 3M Open.
Lucas Glover gets ready before teeing off on the 18th hole during the second round of the John Deere Classic. (Joseph Cress/USA TODAY Sports)
Glover, who last year won the Wyndham Championship and then the FedEx St. Jude Championship the next week, would be the first man out at No. 71 if the playoffs were to begin today. He missed both cuts in Scotland and has missed the weekend in four of his past six starts. Glover has withdrawn from the 2024 3M Open.
Lee Hodges celebrates the win after the final round of the 3M Open. (Matt Krohn/USA TODAY Sports)
The 3M Open defending champion is No. 72 in the standings with two events left. He’ll need another strong week at TPC Twin Cities to earn a berth in the playoffs.
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