With the final regular-season event here, PGA Tour golfers have one last shot to qualify for the playoffs. Statements from pro golfers like Jackson Koivun and Keith Mitchell suggest one tiny mistake could end all hopes. Gary Woodland missed the cut by one spot last year. This week, dozens face the same cliff, shaping Adam Schriber’s view of the Wyndham Championship. 

The top-100 golf instructor branded the tournament “panic mode” for PGA Tour players, as per Golfweek. Players are flooding Schriber with last-minute swing requests—a sign of desperation. However, he turned them down, saying, “I don’t like to do Band-Aids.”

Wyndham is the final FedEx Cup regular-season event. The top 70 advance to the playoffs.

Reaching the top 70 keeps a player’s playoff hopes alive. Miss the top 70, and you drop to Fall events to retain 2027 status. Only time will tell who makes it to the season finale, but several names are currently fighting to move up in the rankings.

Denny McCarthy, ranked 84th, needs a fifth-place finish to climb into the top 70. Similarly, 13-time PGA Tour winner Aussie Jason Day, ranked 75th, needs a two-way tie for 12th at the very minimum. Don’t forget Keegan Bradley, ranked 72nd, needs a tie for 38th. 

For Day and Bradley, missing the cut would end long streaks of playoff appearances. Meanwhile, Brooks Koepka, ranked 86th, needs a fourth-place finish to qualify. But one strong finish can’t undo a weak season—consistency matters. 

Jordan Spieth, ranked 55th, has no top-10 finishes this season. A playoff berth would make him the first since Seamus Power (2024) to reach the postseason without one. Meanwhile, Stephan Jaeger, currently 77th, needs at least a tie for 11th at the Wyndham Championship to climb into the top 70.

The pressure is different for Jackson Koivun, who is making just his sixth PGA Tour start since turning professional. Sitting exactly 70th in the standings, the 21-year-old controls his own destiny.

“It’s definitely in the back of my mind,” Koivun said. “I still have a little bit of work to do. I like to tell myself that good golf takes care of everything. I always thought I had a shot at the playoffs and I could play good golf and give myself a chance.”

That being said, not everyone will get to play the FedEx Cup final this year. But the field is fighting hard to make the cut.