It’s crunch time for many PGA Tour players with the final tournament of the regular season, the Wyndham Championship. After that, the qualifiers for the first FedEx Cup Playoff event, the FedEx St. Jude Championship will be set.
For some who finish beneath 70th in the standings, retaining full PGA Tour playing privileges could even be an issue. With so much to be decided over the coming days, here are some of the big names facing a pivotal week.
Kurt Kitayama – 74
Kurt Kitayama can still reach the FedEx Cup Playoffs
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Kitayama made headlines in 2023 when he won one of the biggest events on the PGA Tour calendar, the Arnold Palmer Invitational. That helped see him safely into the Playoffs, but there’s been no repeat of it this year and he’s currently 74th in the standings.
Still, all is not lost, and a repeat of his T6 at his most recent outing, the 3M Open, should be enough.
Lucas Glover – 76
Lucas Glover will hope to recreate his 2023 Wyndham Championship win
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Glover came good at just the right time last season, with his fifth PGA Tour win at the Wyndham Championship before following that up with victory in the first Playoff event, the FedEx St. Jude Championship. He’s been solid enough this time round too, and currently sits just six places beneath the cut-off and 72 points adrift.
A top-five finish would likely be enough at the Wyndham Championship, and he may even get away with finishing a few places lower. Can he recreate his form of last year?
Keith Mitchell – 79
Keith Mitchell had a strong start to the season
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The season began brightly for Keith Mitchell with two top-10 finishes in his first seven starts and only one missed cut, but it’s been more of a battle since, despite another top-10 at the RBC Canadian Open.
The 2019 Honda Classic champion is still within reach of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, just nine places adrift of the cut-off, and he’ll be confident that, if he can rediscover his form of earlier in the season, he could claim his place this week.
Nicolai Hojgaard – 80
Nicolai Hojgaard will hope to take a strong Olympics performance into the Wyndham Championship
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The Dane is no stranger to success, having won three times on the DP World Tour and played a…
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