There are high stakes at this week’s Wyndham event, specifically for those players trying to finish inside the top 70 of the FedEx Cup standings, which last year became the new cut-off point to qualify for the playoffs.
Adam Scott’s remarkable run of appearances in the PGA Tour’s season-ending playoffs has come to an end but two Australians – Cam Davis and Jason Day – are into the big-money tournaments beginning this week in Memphis.
After a week of frantic movement as players ricocheted up and down the projected rankings, Glover didn’t just win; he was the only player who started the week outside the FedEx Cup Playoffs cutline who managed to change his fortunes.
In what was the definition of a ball-striking clinic, Glover ranked first in driving accuracy, strokes gained/approach and strokes gained/tee-to-green.
If the Wyndham Championship winds up being Justin Thomas’ final tournament of the 2022-2023 PGA Tour season, the man quite literally went down swinging.
Not that they don’t take the rules seriously all of the time, but this wasn’t just any old ruling for Adam Scott and Justin Thomas on Friday in the Wyndham Championship.
Adam Scott will need a hot result at this week’s regular season-ending Wyndham Championship in North Carolina if he wants to keep a 17-year FedEx Cup playoffs streak alive.
Australia’s Ian Baker-Finch already had a reputation for being one of the world’s nicest people, but his farewell message to retiring CBS analyst Nick Faldo took his ‘Mr Nice Guy’ persona to a whole new level.
Australian Golf Digest
