We’re one week into the FedEx Cup Playoffs and 20 men have been eliminated as the 50 remaining players head to Baltimore’s Caves Valley Golf Club for the BMW Championship.
A total of 69 PGA Tour players teed it up in the opener last week in Memphis (the top 70 minus Rory McIlroy), where there were a number of big moves made up into the crucial top 50 as several stars dropped out to see their seasons end.
Players weren’t just competing to progress through to the BMW Championship, as the top 50 in the FedEx Cup standings lock up their spots into all of the $20m Signature Events next season.
The biggest move into the top 50 was made by Rickie Fowler, who jumped up from 64th to 48th courtesy of a T6 finish. It means that Fowler no longer has to rely on sponsor’s invites into the Signature Events next year, something he is thankful for.
“Well, being that I got a handful of spots this year, which I’m incredibly grateful for, unfortunately I really didn’t take advantage of many of those opportunities up until Jack’s event,” he said.
Fowler’s T6 finish in Memphis means he progressed to the BMW Championship and qualifies for every Signature Event in 2025
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“Didn’t play that well in any of them. Those elevated fields and maybe some more points, I didn’t really get them. But it was great to have a tee time in them this year, and didn’t really want to bank on that for next year.
“Yeah, nice to be in a position where we’ll be able to be back in those and not have to write notes and calls and ask for favors.”
Fowler was one of five men to move from outside of the top-50 to inside, with Kurt Kitayama, Bud Cauley, Jhonattan Vegas and JT Poston all climbing up.
On the other end of the spectrum, some big names went from inside the top 50 to outside, highlighted by Jordan Spieth.
Spieth misses the BMW Championship for the second consecutive year
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The three-time Major champion finished T38th at TPC Southwind, which wasn’t enough to secure a tee time at the BMW Championship for the second consecutive year.
It leaves him as a slight doubt for the US Ryder Cup side, as he will now require a wildcard pick from Keegan Bradley with no way to impress him over the next two weeks.
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