ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – For somebody who mentioned he spent the ultimate week of the PGA Tour season about to “puke,” Joel Dahmen’s resilience was a testomony to the draconian risk-and-reward nature {of professional} golf.
Dahmen didn’t win the RSM Traditional — that honor went to Maverick McNealy, who claimed his first Tour title two days after making his 100th reduce. In truth, Dahmen was by no means significantly in rivalry, however his tie for 35th was sufficient to maintain him inside the highest 125 on the FedExCup factors listing and absolutely exempt for the 2025 season.
Dahmen made it look simple with a final-round 64 to cling to the 124th spot within the rankings, however there was nothing simple about his week or his last 18 holes. The 37-year-old wanted to transform a difficult 5-½ footer for par on the 36th gap Friday to simply make the reduce and when he started the ultimate spherical he was projected to fall outdoors the highest 125.
“Somber, say funeral impact perhaps,” he mentioned when requested what the temper was in his rental home Saturday night time following a third-round 70 that despatched him tumbling down the leaderboard.
He figured he wanted to shoot 6 underneath Sunday to have any likelihood of retaining his standing and, starting on the again 9, he acquired off to a fast begin with an eagle on the par-4 13th when he holed his method shot. He added birdies at Nos. 15, 16 and 17 to nudge his approach again inside the highest 125 projection. He was 6 underneath for the day at his last gap when he was confronted with the same putt to the one he wanted to make Friday, this time from 6 toes for par to maintain his card.
“Makes you respect issues somewhat extra when occasions are powerful,” he mentioned after changing the putt on the final to safe his full standing. “I assumed rather a lot about every part. It got here right down to the final putt this week. I hit 1000’s of golf pictures this 12 months, missed a whole lot of cuts, had a whole lot of alternatives to do every part, so I didn’t have to return to this. I used to be grateful for the chance as we speak, however I don’t need to undergo this ever once more.”
Daniel Berger, who missed a birdie putt from 21 toes on the final gap to tie McNealy for the lead, jumped from 127th on the factors listing to No. 100 along with his runner-up end on the finale, and Henrik Norlander additionally moved inside the highest 125 after beginning the week simply outdoors at No. 126.
“I completed 126 final 12 months; it’s been a special 12 months, for positive,” mentioned Norlander, who tied for 17th at Sea Island Resort. “I solely performed 20 occasions, however felt prefer it’s been a great factor for me. I’ve been somewhat bit extra prepared after I performed. I used to be in the identical boat final 12 months, final three occasions, simply inside 125, and I felt like I realized rather a lot final 12 months.”
Zac Blair and Wesley Bryan each dropped outdoors the highest 125, from 123rd and 125th, respectively, after lacking the reduce on the RSM Traditional.
Remaining 2025 FedExCup standings:
121. Alex Smalley
122. David Skinns
123. Sami Valimaki
124. Joel Dahmen
125. Sam Ryder
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126. Zac Blair
127. Hayden Springer
128. Wesley Bryan
129. Michael Thorbjornsen
130. S.H. Kim
Some signature-event begins have been additionally earned with the conclusion of the FedExCup Fall. Nos. 51-60 within the standings, as a part of the Aon Subsequent 10, claimed spots within the 2025 AT&T Pebble Seaside Professional-Am and the Genesis Invitational.
Aon Subsequent 10:
51. Maverick McNealy
52. Mackenzie Hughes
53. Patrick Rogers
54. Nico Echavarria
55. Harris English
56. Seamus Energy
57. Ben Griffin
58. Kevin Yu
59. Tom Kim
60. Nick Taylor
