PGA Tour only takes top 100 starting in 2026. Who would have missed out had that rule started for 2025?
At the conclusion of the 2024 season, the top 125 in the FedEx Cup points clinched status on the PGA Tour in 2025.
Sam Ryder nabbed the 125th and final spot, as he maintains his Tour card for next year.
Changes are a comin', however, and starting with the 2026 season, that 125 number shrinks to the top 100.
As we play a little thought experiment here, and pretend the top 100 rule was in place for next year, Daniel Berger would be the 100th and final guy to keep his Tour card.
Just missing out? That would be the popular Rickie Fowler.
Here is the list of golfers who finished in Nos. 101 to 125 after the 2024 season:
Name | Rank |
|---|---|
Rickie Fowler | 101 |
C.T. Pan | 102 |
Vince Whaley | 103 |
Michael Kim | 104 |
K.H. Lee | 105 |
Mac Meissner | 106 |
Greyson Sigg | 107 |
Nicolai Hojgaard | 108 |
Matt Kuchar | 109 |
Joe Highsmith | 110 |
Brice Garnett | 111 |
Chan Kim | 112 |
Jacob Bridgeman | 113 |
Matt McCarty | 114 |
Ben Silverman | 115 |
Chad Ramey | 116 |
Nate Lashley | 117 |
Ryan Fox | 118 |
Chris Gotterup | 119 |
Henrik Norlander | 120 |
Alex Smalley | 121 |
David Skinns | 122 |
Sami Valimaki | 123 |
Joel Dahmen | 124 |
Sam Ryder | 125 |
Clearly, keeping a Tour card will become more challenging next season, especially for those who don't win an event, earning the coveted two-year exemption.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: PGA Tour only takes top 100 starting in 2026. Who would have missed out had that rule started for 2025?
