The conclusion of the BMW Championship saw the number of players in contention for the FedEx Cup drop from 50 to just 30.
Among those who have reached the Tour Championship finale and the chance to claim a first prize of $25m are World No.1 Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, who won two of this year’s Majors, three-time winner Rory McIlroy and 2023 FedEx Cup winner Viktor Hovland.
However, for some high-profile players, their challenges ended at the Castle Pines Golf Club event.
Here are seven of the biggest names to miss out on the Tour Championship.
Brian Harman – 31
Brian Harman narrowly missed out on the Tour Championship
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Harman’s career highlight will remain his victory at the 2023 Open for the time being, after he had appeared in reasonable shape to make the field for the East Lake event, only to miss out by the narrowest of margins.
The American began the BMW Championship 29th in the FedEx Cup standings, but he could only finish 25th at the tournament, leaving him stranded in 31st, just 29 points beneath the man who claimed the final place in the Tour Championship, Justin Thomas.
Jason Day – 33
Jason Day’s T33 at the BMW Championship wasn’t enough
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Just two places beneath Harman in the FedEx Cup standings is former World No.1 Jason Day after he began the BMW Championship in 25th.
However, a disastrous opening round of 78 did little to help his cause, and despite a decent recovery with rounds of 69, 71 and 71, he could only manage T33, which wasn’t enough to book his place at East Lake.
Will Zalatoris – 38
Will Zalatoris did well to reach the BMW Championship after spending much of 2023 out following back surgery
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After spending much of 2023 recovering from back surgery, there’s a compelling argument that Zalatoris did well to make it as far as the second of the FedEx Cup Playoffs.
He knew he had work to do at the BMW Championship as he occupied 37th in the standings when the tournament began. However, despite a creditable T13, it took him down a place after it only earned him 205 FedEx Cup points when he needed at least 361.
A top-six finish would have been enough, but he fell just three shots short of that target.
Matt Fitzpatrick – 40
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