20 PGA Tour players to watch in the upcoming designated events
The PGA Tour recently announced that 2024 will see the introduction of a no-cut event, which means all the top players will be competing on all four days. However, the flip side of this change is that we will see a limited field of 70-80 players in these designated events.
This is why being inside the top 50 of the FedEx Standings has become more important than ever. Better FedEx Standing will not just mean a place in the BMW Championship but also a place in these events.
While it has not even been halfway through the 2023 season to think about the top 50, there have still been 20 events played so far in the 2022-23 season.
The standings from 40 to 60 are such that although they are in a safe zone at the moment, they are still not far from being left out. These players will be hoping to seal their place in the top 50 in the upcoming designated events.
Here's a look at the top 20 players who will be in focus for the upcoming designated events.
Name: FedEx Cup Standing
Xander Schauffele 40
Keith Mitchell 41
Denny McCarthy 42
Joel Dahmen 43
Patrick Rodgers 44
Matthew NeSmith 45
Nico Echavarria 46
Adam Hadwin 47
Robby Shelton 48
J.J. Spaun 49
Alex Smalley 50
Maverick McNealy 51
David Lingmerth 52
Wyndham Clark 53
K.H. Lee 54
Garrick Higgo 55
Tyson Alexander 56
Sam Ryder 57
Taylor Moore 58
S.H. Kim 59
Hideki Matsuyama 60
Major Players outside the top 50 of the FedEx Standings
There's not much difference between the golfers standing from 50 to 72 as they are separated by merely 100 points.
David Lingmerth recently jumped to No. 52 after his T-6 finish at the Players. Players like Maverick McNealy (51) and K.H. Lee (54) are out of the top 50.
Top names like Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth are Nos. 65 and 66, respectively. Here are the other notable names outside the top 50:
Name Current FedEx Cup standings
Sam Burns 68
Cameron Young 79
Will Zalatoris 85
Matt Fitzpatrick 92
Shane Lowry 96
Tommy Fleetwood 97
Billy Horschel 115
Major movers at the Fed Ex Standings this week
This season, Jon Rahm, Max Homa, and Players champion Scottie Scheffler occupy the top three spots in the standings, while Keegan Bradley and Seamus Power hold the fourth and fifth positions, respectively.
Taylor Montgomery, who is playing his first full-fledged season on the Tour, is at 17th at the moment with four top-10 finishes in 14 starts.
Robby Shelton finished 167th last year after failing to make the cut in 21 of 32 starts. He has made significant improvements this year as currently sits at No. 48.
Here's a look at the top 20 golfers in the FedEx Cup standings at the moment:
- Jon Rahm
- Max Homa
- Scottie Scheffler
- Keegan Bradley
- Seamus Power
- Kurt Kitayama
- Chris Kirk
- Tony Finau
- Tom Kim
- Rory McIlroy
- Adam Svensson
- Si Woo Kim
- Sahith Theegala
- Justin Rose
- Collin Morikawa
- Tom Hoge
- Taylor Montgomery
- Brian Harman
- Patrick Cantlay
- Jason Day