The Prime 70 within the FedEx Cup playoffs tackle TPC Southwind for the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
These guys desire a piece of that $20 million purse and the elevated FedEx Cup factors. Solely the Prime 50 will advance and head to Colorado for the BMW Championship.
Let’s have a look at the sphere this week and describe every man with one line.
One-liners for the Prime 70 in FedEx Cup Standings
70. Victor Perez
Victor Perez acquired an enormous confidence increase from the Olympics to get into the playoffs on the quantity, so will it comply with him to Memphis?
69. Emiliano Grillo
Grillo has been a quiet participant in 2024, together with his finest end (T7) in Hawaii for the Sony Open.
68. Jhonattan Vegas
Vegas acquired his first win in over six years on the 3M Open to shut out July.
67. Nick Dunlap
Nick Dunlap is a two-time PGA Tour winner who ought to be ranked larger within the standings after Dunlap made historical past in 2024; be careful for him in Memphis.
66. Seamus Energy
The Irishman’s finest end got here on the RBC Heritage with a T12, however has 5 whole Prime-25s on the season.
65. Brendon Todd
He’s one in all seven former Georgia Bulldogs within the playoffs and has two Prime 10 and 5 Prime 25s on the yr.
64. Mark Hubbard
Hubbard had a robust season, making 19 straight cuts; he additionally completed third on the Zurich Traditional however missed two cuts in his final three begins.
63. Jordan Spieth
One of the best ways to explain Jordan Spieth’s season is an up-and-down rollercoaster journey.
62. Min Woo Lee
Let him cook dinner; Min Woo Lee has two runner-up finishes this season and has performed strongly all year long.
61. Peter Malnati
Malnati gained the Valspar Championship earlier within the season however has missed three cuts in his final 4 begins.
60. Taylor Moore
He completed tied second on the Texas Youngsters’s Houston Open and has seven Prime 25s on the season.
59. Maverick McNealy
McNealy has 4 high 10s and 7 Prime 25s, together with a T3 on the 3M Open and T7 on the RBC Canadian Open.
58. Erik van Rooyen
Erik van Rooyen completed runner-up on the Cognizant Traditional and has 4 top-10s and eight Prime 25s on the seasons.
57. Viktor Hovland
Final yr’s FedEx Cup champ selected to tinker together with his swing and desires a robust end in Memphis to maintain his season alive.
56. Ben Griffin
Griffin has eight high 25s, and his finest end of the yr got here on the RBC Canadian Open with a solo second.
55. Justin Rose
Justin Rose nonetheless has loads of sport to provide, however solely 3 Prime 25s in 2024, together with a T2 on the Open; nevertheless, he missed 4 cuts in his final six begins.
54. Eric Cole
Final yr’s PGA Tour rookie of the yr however solely has three top-10s in 2024 and desires end to make it to Colorado.
53. Patrick Rodgers
His season highlights embody two T5 finishes on the RBC Heritage and Barracuda Championship.
52. Nick Taylor
Taylor gained the WM Phoenix Open in February however has solely completed contained in the Prime 10 as soon as since then on the Zurich Traditional of New Orleans.
51. Harris English
The previous Georgia Bulldog had two missed cuts on the season, but it surely has been an uneventful yr.
50. Jake Knapp
PGA Tour rookie who gained hits it a mile lengthy and already has a victory beneath his belt on the Mexico Open.
49. Will Zalatoris
It’s Will Zalatoris’ first season after his again harm, and it has been hit and miss all yr.
48. Mackenzie Hughes
Mackenzie Hughes has seven Prime 25s within the season, led by a T3 on the Valspar Championship.
47. Max Greyserman
Greyserman fell aside down the stretch on the Wyndham Championship; he appears to be like for revenge and to lastly recover from the hump.
46. Adam Scott
The Aussie veteran has eight Prime 25s in 16 begins this season; after he missed the playoffs in 2023, Scott did greater than sufficient to make it again into the fold.
45. Denny McCarthy
Denny McCarthy completed second on the Valero Texas Open and has been a monster together with his flat stick all yr.
44. Cam Davis
The Aussie has six Prime 25s and gained the Rocket Mortgage Traditional.
43. Tom Kim
Kim virtually beat Scottie Scheffler on the Vacationers Championship however nonetheless has seven Prime 25s.
42. Alex Noren
Alex Noren has made 15-of-18 cuts on the yr with 12 Prime 25 finishes.
41. Austin Eckroat
Eckroat gained the Cognizant Traditional in March and amassed six high 25s this yr.
40. Matt Fitzpatrick
The Englishman has eight Prime 25s and three Prime 10s this season, with solely 4 missed cuts in 19 begins.
39. Keegan Bradley
The six-time PGA Tour winner lately turned the 2025 Workforce USA Ryder Cup captain
38. Si Woo Kim
The Korean golfer has 10 Prime 25s in 2024, and his finest end got here on the Gamers with a T6.
37. Adam Hadwin
Hadwin didn’t get tackled in 2024, however he does have 5 Prime 10s.
36. J.T. Poston
The Postman has 4 Prime-10s and eight Prime-25s however missed the final three cuts.
35. Max Homa
Homa is one other widespread title that has been quiet in 2024, however will he get loud within the postseason?
34. Thomas Detry
The Belgium golfer has a runner-up end on the Houston Open and 7 Prime 25s.
33. Stephan Jaeger
Stephan Jaeger gained the Houston Open earlier this yr however missed the lower in three of his final 4 begins.
32. Tommy Fleetwood
With a silver medal on the Olympics, can Tommy Fleetwood keep scorching and at last get a win on United States soil?
31. Cameron Younger
Cameron Younger shaved his beard off and has not been the identical since; he had one runner-up end that he ought to have gained on the Valspar Championship.
30. Corey Conners
Conners has not missed a lower all yr and has 11 Prime 25s in 20 begins.
29. Sam Burns
The previous LSU Tiger has solely missed three cuts all yr with 9 Prime 25s, together with a T3 on the WM Phoenix Open and a T9 on the U.S. Open.
28. Chris Kirk
Kirk is the third Georgia Bulldog on this listing and gained The Sentry to begin the season, however he solely has 4 high 25s since then.
27. Taylor Pendrith
Pendrith is one other first-time winner in 2024 as he took dwelling the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
26. Jason Day
The resident PGA Tour fashionista has seven Prime 25s, together with a T4 on the Wells Fargo Championship and solely missed three cuts in 18 begins.
25. Aaron Rai
Rai lastly acquired over the hump and closed out the common season with a victory on the Wyndham Championship.
24. Davis Thompson
Davis Thompson turned a first-time winner on the John Deere Traditional and was runner-up twice on the Rocket Mortgage and Myrtle Seaside Traditional.
23. Billy Horschel
Billy Horschel started his ascend the FedEx Cup standings when he gained the Corales Puntacana Championship.
22. Christiaan Bezuidenhout
In 20 begins, Bezuidenhout has 11 Prime 25s and one runner-up end on the American Specific.
21. Tom Hoge
He has a T3, T72 and three missed cuts in his final 5 begins.
20. Brian Harman
Oh look, one other Georgia Bulldog; Harman completed runner-up at The Gamers Championship and has not missed a lower for the reason that Masters.
19. Justin Thomas
Thomas missed the playoffs final yr and nonetheless made the Ryder Cup crew; this season has been higher, with 5 Prime 10s and eight Prime 25s.
18. Sepp Straka
This former Georgia Bulldog has 10 Prime 25s this season, together with back-to-back T5s on the Charles Schwab Problem and The Memorial.
17. Robert MacIntyre
A two-time winner in 2024 on the RBC Canadian Open and the Genesis Scottish Open.
16. Matthieu Pavon
Pavon began the yr sturdy with a win on the Farmers Insurance coverage Open and a solo third on the shortened AT&T Pebble Seaside Professional-Am.
15. Akshay Bhatia
Bhatia gained the Valero Texas Open and completed runner-up on the Rocket Mortgage Traditional.
14. Tony Finau
His season highlights are a T6 at Farmers, a T2 on the Houston Open, and a T3 on the U.S. Open.
13. Russell Henley
Yet one more Georgia Bulldog who’s so near getting over the hump and profitable on the PGA Tour as he recorded six Prime 10s and 9 Prime 9s with only one missed lower in 16 begins.
12. Byeong Hun An
Byeong Hun An has 10 Prime 25s and 5 Prime 10s in 19 begins.
11. Patrick Cantlay
Cantlay’s season highlights embody 4 Prime 10s and 9 Prime 25s, and he solely missed one lower.
10. Shane Lowry
Lowry gained the Zurich Traditional with Rory McIlroy and completed sixth on the Open.
9. Sungjae Im
Sungjae Im has 11 Prime 25s in 2024 and is so near placing it collectively {that a} win should be in his close to future.
8. Hideki Matsuyama
2024 Olympic bronze medalist Hideki Matsuyama is with out his caddie and agent in Memphis as a consequence of a theft, however he did win the Genesis Invitational earlier within the season.
7. Sahith Theegala
Theegala’s highlights embody two runner-up finishes at The Sentry and RBC Heritage in 2024.
6. Ludvig Åberg
The Swedish phenom continues to impress however reveals there may be nonetheless a studying curve regardless of his runner-up end at The Masters.
5. Wyndham Clark
Wyndham Clark gained the Pebble Seaside Professional-Am and redeemed himself in Paris with back-to-back 65s to shut the event.
4. Collin Morikawa
Morikawa has an unimaginable 14 Prime 25 finishes in 18 begins however can not appear to place all of it collectively and win once more.
3. Rory McIlroy
McIlroy is one other two-time winner in 2024, profitable the Zurich Traditional with Lowry and his fourth profession Wells Fargo Championship; he additionally completed runner-up to Bryson DeChambeau at Pinehurst.
2. Xander Schauffele
Schauffele is the one participant to win two majors in 2024 as he lastly ended his main drought to win the PGA Championship and the Open.
1. Scottie Scheffler
A inexperienced jacket, gold medal, 14 Prime 10s and 6 PGA Tour victories in 2024 are why he’s seemingly the unofficial Participant of the Yr.
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