With the brand new guidelines that lower the entry record for the next season coming into impact, the conclusion of the FedEX Fall Sequence rankings has seen some harsh verdicts.
The RSM Basic, gained by Sami Valimaki, outlined the rankings that assure the highest 100 gamers a full entry into the 2026 PGA Tour season, slicing a full twenty-five entries from the earlier 12 months.
Effectively, the axe that fell by making a fair narrower choice has claimed some notable victims, who’ve thus misplaced their entry record after years.
It ought to be famous that a few of them will stay on the PGA Tour full-time because of one of many varied exemptions accessible.
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That is the case for Max Homa (one hundred and fifth) and Billy Horschel (116th), who will profit from exemptions tied to their earlier Tour victories.
Will Zalatoris (153rd) may even have the ability to play all occasions in 2026 because of a medical exemption granted to him following a number of again surgical procedures over the previous two seasons.
For different gamers, lots of them prime senators on the PGA, the trail will probably be extra difficult, as they enter what is named conditional standing: basically, they’ll enter tournaments, however haven’t any assure of rejoining the sector (until they’ll profit from a sponsor's exemption, ed.).
We start the record with Matt Wallace (103rd), who used up his two-year exemption for his victory at Corales Puntacana: the most certainly situation is that the 35-year-old will return full-time to the DP World Tour.
In 118th place, we discover a large identify: Matt Kuchar.
After greater than twenty years of holding onto his card, he will probably be compelled to make use of his career-money exemptions to achieve 2028 and transfer onto the Champions.
Brandt Snedeker (126th), having misplaced his card, will have the ability to focus 100% on his position as Captain of Workforce USA Presidents Cup.
The Captain of Workforce USA Rome additionally didn't have an incredible season.
Zach Johnson completed 141st and, like Kuchar, must use his career-money exemption subsequent 12 months whereas ready to show 50 and be part of the Senior.
The most important shock amongst these not certified for subsequent season is 163rd.
Thriston Lawrence arrived on the PGA Tour after a superb 2024 season on the DP World Tour (a solitary fourth-place end on the Open Championship), however was unable to carry out at his highest stage.
He'll return to the DP World alongside Wallace, with whom he performed a improbable match (and gained) at this 12 months's Omega European Masters.
Francesco Molinari (185th place), having exhausted the exemptions tied to his victories on the American Tour, will return to the European stage.
