Of all the players who hovered on either side of the bubble in the battle to advance to the second stage of the FedEx Cup Playoffs, the most compelling story belonged to the man whose career has been on a bubble for seven years.
The PGA Tour’s regular season finale may not carry the same drama as in years past, as the reconfigured autumn schedule now serves as the true last-chance saloon for tour cards. But what’s at stake this week at the Wyndham Championship is arguably more important than ever.
With 144 holes of golf remaining before the playoffs commence, here’s a look at some key players and what these next two weeks – and beyond – could mean to their ambitions and playing status.
A dominant athlete content to avoid controversy or the spotlight might not fit the modern mould, but Scheffler’s win at Royal Portrush was riveting for its own reasons.
Spieth, who won The Open in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, will play in his 12th consecutive Open next week. He’s never missed the cut in his 11 prior appearances and also has a second, a T-8 and a T-9 to his name.
The Belgian authored a brilliant front-running tour de force, a second straight 65 that left the rest of the field in the dust, and, as he put it, a true “statement” victory.
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