With just four events left in the PGA Tour’s FedExCup fall, the race for the top 100 is intensifying. It’s a crucial cutoff that carries significant perks for the 2025 season.
Max Homa currently sits right on the bubble at No. 100, though he’s not sweating it thanks to his previous wins providing job security. The same goes for Adam Scott (No. 96) and Austin Eckroat (No. 102), neither of whom are teeing it up at this week’s Bank of Utah Championship.
But plenty of players without that safety net are fighting for their Tour futures. Here’s who’s really feeling the pressure around the top-100 bubble:
Players Inside Looking to Stay
Rico Hoey (91) has put together one of the strangest statistical seasons you’ll ever see. He’s second on Tour in strokes gained tee-to-green but dead last in putting. Somehow, he’s still managed top-10s at the Procore and Baycurrent to vault inside the safe zone.
Matt Wallace (93) needs this. His two-year exemption from winning the 2023 Corales Puntacana Championship expires after this season. His T-3 at the 3M Open moved him inside the top 100, and a T-10 in Japan has helped solidify his position.
Beau Hossler (95) is now 30 and looking for his fifth straight season finishing inside the top 100. He’s managed just one top-10 this year, though, making his position more precarious than usual.
Sami Valimaki (97) has been sliding down the standings after a hot spring that included a solo fourth in Houston. The big Finn hasn’t posted a top-30 finish in seven straight events. He’s in Utah this week, where his brother Juuso played last season for the NHL’s Utah Mammoth.
Patrick Fishburn (98) is making the most of his second season. The 33-year-old BYU product hasn’t missed a cut since June, and his T-8 at the Wyndham Championship pushed him inside the bubble.
David Lipsky (99) made an incredible climb last fall, starting at No. 165 before using three top-10s to reach No. 97. This fall has been different, though – he hasn’t finished better than T-48.
Players Outside Looking In
Isaiah Salinda (101) was as high as No. 48 after a third-place finish in Mexico back in February, but with just one top-10 since, he’s slipped outside the cutline. His driving is elite (13th in strokes gained off the tee), but his approach play and putting (both outside top 145) are holding him back.
Joel Dahmen (103) barely hung onto his card with a T-35 at last year’s RSM Classic. He’s in a similar position now after missing nine cuts in his last 14 starts since a T-2 in the Dominican Republic.
Max McGreevy (104) had to drop down to the Korn Ferry Tour last year before immediately regaining his PGA Tour card. The 30-year-old has a couple of T-4 finishes this season but no other top-10s.
Victor Perez (105) easily finished inside the top 100 last season after earning his card via the DP World Tour. This year has been tougher for the 33-year-old Frenchman, who hasn’t ranked better than No. 92 all season. His T-11 at the Sanderson Farms Championship moved him up five spots before he dropped one after missing out on the Japan field.
Sam Ryder (106) is in familiar territory. In six of his seven previous PGA Tour seasons, he’s finished between Nos. 101-125 in points. The difference now is that range no longer retains full status. Despite missing only one cut in his last six starts, he still hasn’t posted a top-10 all season.
Andrew Putnam (107) has dropped outside the top 100 this fall after missing cuts in Napa and Jackson before a T-65 in the 78-player Baycurrent. He’s held full status for eight straight seasons on Tour.
Lanto Griffin (108) medaled at Q-School’s final stage last December to keep his Tour card. After entering the fall ranked No. 142 in points, his solo third at the Procore has him knocking on the door of the top 100.
Lee Hodges (109) played in all the signature events last season before finishing No. 74 in points. He’s slumped recently, though three finishes of T-11 or better early in the season gave him a cushion that’s kept him in the conversation.
