ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – For somebody who stated 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 minimize. In truth, Dahmen was by no means critically in competition, however his tie for 35th was sufficient to maintain him inside the highest 125 on the FedExCup factors record 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 ultimate 18 holes. The 37-year-old wanted to transform a tough 5-½ footer for par on the 36th gap Friday to only make the minimize and when he started the ultimate spherical he was projected to fall exterior the highest 125.
“Somber, say funeral impact perhaps,” he stated when requested what the temper was in his rental home Saturday evening 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 conserving 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 strategy shot. He added birdies at Nos. 15, 16 and 17 to nudge his means again inside the highest 125 projection. He was 6 underneath for the day at his ultimate gap when he was confronted with an identical 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 robust,” he stated after changing the putt on the final to safe his full standing. “I assumed lots about all the pieces. It got here right down to the final putt this week. I hit hundreds of golf pictures this yr, missed a number of cuts, had a number of alternatives to do all the pieces, so I didn’t have to come back to this. I used to be grateful for the chance at present, 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 record 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 exterior at No. 126.
“I completed 126 final yr; it’s been a special yr, for certain,” stated Norlander, who tied for 17th at Sea Island Resort. “I solely performed 20 occasions, however felt prefer it’s been a superb factor for me. I’ve been somewhat bit extra prepared once I performed. I used to be in the identical boat final yr, final three occasions, simply inside 125, and I felt like I realized lots final yr.”
Zac Blair and Wesley Bryan each dropped exterior the highest 125, from 123rd and 125th, respectively, after lacking the minimize on the RSM Traditional.
Ultimate 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
