FedExCup Top 125 Players Safe Before Top-100 Cutoff Change

PGA Tour pro Joel Dahmen just got a wake-up call about his future in professional golf.

"Do I get a year at 125, or do I go to 100 next year?" Dahmen asked reporters Sunday after barely hanging onto his Tour card, finishing 124th in the FedExCup standings.

The answer wasn’t what he wanted to hear.

Starting in 2025, the PGA Tour is cutting back on who gets to keep their full playing privileges. Instead of the top 125 players keeping their cards, only the top 100 will make the cut.

"It goes to 100 next year? Are we confirmed on that?" Dahmen asked, clearly caught off guard. "This board stuff; I thought I had another year of freedom."

He’s not alone in feeling the pressure. Some big names finished in that danger zone this year, including fan favorite Rickie Fowler at No. 101 and veteran Matt Kuchar at No. 109.

The good news for some players? Winners like Fowler don’t have to worry – they’re safe thanks to their tournament victories. But for guys like Dahmen? They’d be in real trouble if these new rules were already in place.

Sam Ryder has made living on the edge into an art form. He grabbed the very last spot this year at No. 125, and here’s something pretty wild: he’s now finished between 101-125 six different times in his career. That’s actually a FedExCup era record.

Ten of the players who squeaked by this year were newcomers to the Tour, coming up from either the DP World Tour or Korn Ferry Tour. Under next year’s tougher standards, only Chris Gotterup would’ve kept his card, thanks to winning a tournament.

For these pros, the message is clear: the PGA Tour is raising the bar, and staying on tour is about to get even tougher.