Big-name PGA Tour stars in danger of being shut out of £75million tournament

Several big-name PGA Tour stars are at risk of failing to make next month’s FedExCup Playoffs. The PGA Tour’s regular season concludes this week at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, with the Wyndham Championship.

The top 70-ranked players in the FedExCup regular season standings - contested between January and August this year - will make it to the FedExCup Playoffs, which get underway next week at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

The FedExCup Playoffs consist of three events, featuring a progressive cut with fields of 70 (FedEx St. Jude Championship), 50 (BMW Championship) and 30 (TOUR Championship).

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Points from the regular season carry over to the first two playoff events, while the latter is played as a 72-hole stroke-play event where all players start the tournament at even par.

Up for grabs is a share of the $100million (£75m) total bonus money. The best performer over the course of four rounds at the TOUR Championship wins the FedExCup and a whopping $10m (£7.5m) prize - claimed last year by Scottie Scheffler.

World No. 1 Scheffler banked a staggering $25m (£18.7m) last year, but the PGA have since revamped how the end-of-season prizes are distributed. The intention is to spread the rewards and make sure long-term efforts are recognised accordingly.

Many of the Tour’s biggest stars will therefore not play at the Wyndham Championship, instead taking the week off to relax and prepare for the FedExCup Playoffs. However, some well-known PGA Tour stars are still in need of a strong performance to make the cut.

Among those are Rickie Fowler and Tony Finau who, despite being on the right side of the ledger, are not secure just yet. Yet, there are those who are in an even more desperate situation.

Perhaps the biggest star on Tour that needs a huge performance is 2023 Ryder Cup Team USA member Max Homa. Homa has made just 11 of 19 cuts during the 2025 PGA Tour season, with only one top 10 finish across all of those coming at the John Deere Classic.

Homa is currently 106th in the FedExCup standings with 351 points, meaning only a win or a second-place finish would put him into the playoffs. Australian Adam Scottis in a similar position, sitting in 85th on 445 points.

Scott is tied for the most FedExCup Playoff appearances since it began in 2007 and has actually played well this season, though his failure to close out strong on Sundays means he doesn’t have a single top 10 on his resume.

Veteran golfer Gary Woodland is also hoping to make the PGA Tour's climax, having inspirationally returned to the field since getting a brain tumour removed in late 2023.

The 41-year-old has 13 made cuts in 19 tournaments this season, including six top 25s, though he is in 75th place and 32 points behind Matti Schmid, who currently occupies the final spot on 594 points.

The winner of next month’s TOUR Championship will be the player with the lowest stroke total over 72 holes, receiving a five-year PGA Tour exemption along with their prize money.