Francesco Molinari, Zac Blair and Wesley Bryan have been among the many notables who missed out on ending within the necessary high 125 of the FedEx Cup Fall.
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Forty-eight tournaments throughout 47 weeks introduced the 2024 PGA Tour calendar to its official conclusion Sunday, the RSM Traditional because the last-ditch effort for execs to qualify for the highest 125 within the FedEx Cup Fall and retain full enjoying privileges on the Tour in 2025.
The sweat was on early within the week, with all however one participant within the 122 to 140 zone within the FedEx Cup standings competing on the RSM. A lot of hearts have been damaged proper across the cutline, and numerous others have been stored aflutter. Take Joel Dahmen, for instance, who obtained choked up after 36 holes realizing that he was midway to his purpose of qualifying for full standing subsequent 12 months.
These additional two rounds he earned himself Friday afternoon got here in useful as Dahmen shot an unbelievably clutch 64 Sunday to stamp his ticket to totally exempt standing subsequent 12 months. Different gamers weren’t as fortunate.
Beneath are six notables — together with a number of main winners — who missed out on cracking the highest 125 and regardless that they’ll nonetheless be capable of work their method into Tour occasions subsequent 12 months, it gained’t be almost as simple or easy, scheduling-wise. That comes at a time when scheduling is extra necessary than ever. The 2025 PGA Tour 12 months will provide solely 100 totally exempt spots for the 2026 season, limiting the entry by 20 %.
Francesco Molinari
The 2018 Open Champion has struggled in a significant method ever for the reason that remaining spherical of the 2019 Masters. He’s seemingly by no means been the identical since dropping a number of balls within the water hazards on the again 9 of Augusta Nationwide. Molinari performed 15 occasions however by no means registered a high 10 on the Tour, ending outdoors the highest 190.
Jimmy Walker
The 2017 PGA Champion hasn’t precisely been in sizzling pursuit of a PGA Tour card through the FedEx Cup Fall. He’s been spending extra time enjoying in Europe, competing within the Irish Open and Spanish Open, the place he completed within the high 15 each occasions. It’s attainable we may see him take that kind again to America subsequent 12 months, however he’ll should luck his method into some tournaments first.
Zac Blair
Blair’s entered the ultimate week ranked 123rd, realizing {that a} made reduce and a stable displaying ought to be sufficient to get him via to subsequent 12 months with full standing. He was grouped with fellow bubble boy Dahmen for the primary two rounds and completed one shot behind him. One major subject: Dahmen made the reduce on the quantity. Blair missed the reduce, one in need of the quantity. That made him strictly a leaderboard watcher the remainder of the weekend, the place sufficient gamers leap-frogged him.
Wesley Bryan
Like Blair, the PGA Tour’s main YouTuber entered the week squarely on the bubble. He was grouped with Dahmen, too, and equally missed the reduce one shot in need of the quantity. He took to Twitter afterward thanking his followers for the assist and encouragement.
Parker and Pierceson Coody
The Brothers Coody each loved their moments early of their concurrent rookie seasons, however each struggled to make sufficient cuts to essentially maintain steadily in FedEx Cup place. Parker notched a high 10 on the Corales Punta Cana occasion and Pierceson almost gained the ISCO Championship in Kentucky in July. Pierceson will keep conditional standing for subsequent season, and can earn his method into loads of Tour occasions. Parker, then again, must attempt to earn his method again via Q-Faculty or discover himself on the Korn Ferry Tour subsequent season.
