RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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See the full story · 1 sourcesWith 33 tournaments in the books, the PGA Tour has arrived in Greensboro, North Carolina, for its regular-season finale, the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club.
This event serves as the last chance for players to qualify for the 70-man FedExCup Playoffs, which begin next week in Memphis.
Most of the current top 70 have already locked up their playoff positions, which explains why just three players in the top 20 – Cameron Young, Ryan Gerard and Alex Fitzpatrick – are competing in the Wyndham.
No. 113 Keita Nakajima is the only player ranked Nos. 61-125 not in this week’s 147-player field.
Each of the top 59 players in points have mathematically locked up their spots in the playoff opener, while No. 60 Shane Lowry, who isn’t playing Wyndham, is virtually certain to remain inside the top 70.
Jackson Koivun, who turned pro early last month after an 11-win career at Auburn and won the 3M Open two weeks ago, sits right on the bubble, at No. 70, less than 12 points ahead of No. 71 Mac Meissner.
No. 69 Steven Fisk has a bigger cushion of approximately 27 points while No. 65 Aldrich Potgieter is nearly 45 points ahead of Meissner and is unlikely to fall out. Basically, everyone from Ricky Castillo and lower still have some work to do.
As for everyone outside the top 70, here is a look at the minimum finishes required at Wyndham to have a chance at qualifying for the playoffs. Keep in mind that it will likely require more than these minimum finishes.
RANK PLAYER POINTS PTS FROM 70TH MIN FINISH
71
Mac Meissner
546.12
11.509
Solo 44th
72
Keegan Bradley
540.15
17.479
Two-way 38th
73
Andrew Putnam
532.5
25.129
Two-way 31st
74
Johnny Keefer
503.53
54.099
Solo 15th
75
Jason Day
495.58
62.049
Two-way 12th
76
Austin Smotherman
494.71
62.919
Solo 12th
77
Stephan Jaeger
493.58
64.049
Solo 12th
78
David Lipsky
487.02
70.609
Two-way 10th
79
Tom Hoge
472.82
84.809
Solo 8th
80
Matt Wallace
470.21
87.419
Two-way 7th
81
Davis Thompson
463.04
94.589
Two-way 6th
82
Jackson Suber
461.25
96.379
Solo 6th
83
Brandt Snedeker
458.03
99.599
Solo 6th
84
Denny McCarthy
449.4
108.229
Solo 5th
85
Taylor Pendrith
444.88
112.749
Three-way 4th
86
Brooks Koepka
434.97
122.659
Solo 4th
87
John Parry
421.58
136.049
Three-way 3rd
88
Kevin Roy
412
145.629
Two-way 3rd
89
Tony Finau
411.9
145.729
Two-way 3rd
90
Chandler Phillips
409.6
148.029
Two-way 3rd
91
Andrew Novak
408.81
148.819
Two-way 3rd
92
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
408.7
148.929
Two-way 3rd
93
Zach Bauchou
405.79
151.839
Two-way 3rd
94
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
403.91
153.719
Two-way 3rd
95
Ben Kohles
402.63
154.999
Two-way 3rd
96
Lucas Glover
398.45
159.179
Two-way 3rd
97
Doug Ghim
393.76
163.869
Solo 3rd
98
Taylor Moore
379.44
178.189
Solo 3rd
99
Max Greyserman
376.35
181.279
Solo 3rd
100
A.J. Ewart
373.02
184.609
Solo 3rd
101
Lee Hodges
368.41
189.219
Solo 3rd
102
Kris Ventura
367.8
189.829
Solo 3rd
103
Rasmus Hojgaard
361.7
195.929
Three-way 2nd
104
Emiliano Grillo
361.39
196.239
Three-way 2nd
105
Michael Brennan
356.67
200.959
Three-way 2nd
106
Chandler Blanchet
346.93
210.699
Two-way 2nd
107
Billy Horschel
340.62
217.009
Two-way 2nd
108
Davis Riley
329.25
228.379
Two-way 2nd
109
Marco Penge
315.25
242.379
Two-way 2nd
110
Seamus Power
310.18
247.449
Solo 2nd
111
Kevin Yu
305.68
251.949
Solo 2nd
112
Rico Hoey
292.57
265.059
Solo 2nd
114
William Mouw
286.55
271.079
Solo 2nd
115
Marty Dou
283.66
273.969
Solo 2nd
116
Mark Hubbard
281.76
275.869
Solo 2nd
117
Zac Blair
265.49
292.139
Solo 2nd
118
Austin Eckroat
262.71
294.919
Solo 2nd
119
Joel Dahmen
260.61
297.019
Solo 2nd
120
Mac Hughes
259.28
298.349
Solo 2nd
Everyone in the field from No. 121 Max McGreevy to No. 181 Webb Simpson need a win to qualify for the playoffs. That group includes Gordon Sargent, Ben James, Matt Kuchar, Luke Clanton, Aaron Wise, Brian Campbell, Garrick Higgo and Nick Dunlap.
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