Planet Golf — 05 August 2019 by GW staff and news services
Here’s a quick look at the men who will play for the ultimate prize.
| 1 | Brooks Koepka | Looking to add the FedExCup to a three-win season that includes the PGA and a WGC. |
| 2 | Rory McIlroy | Shot a final-round 61 to win the RBC Canadian Open after winning THE PLAYERS. |
| 3 | Matt Kuchar | Two wins this season; finished a career-best second in the 2010 FedExCup. |
| 4 | Xander Schauffele | Back-to-back wins at WGC-HSBC and Sentry have him headed to East Lake again. |
| 5 | Gary Woodland | U.S. Open champ seeking his seventh East Lake appearance in the past nine years. |
| 6 | Patrick Cantlay | Shot a final-round 64 to earn his second TOUR title at the Memorial. |
| 7 | Dustin Johnson | Has finished in the FedExCup’s top 30 for 10 consecutive seasons. |
| 8 | Paul Casey | Won a second straight Valspar as he seeks a fifth consecutive East Lake appearance. |
| 9 | Webb Simpson | Runner-up in three of his last five starts, including the WGC-FedEx and Wyndham. |
| 10 | Jon Rahm | Ten top-10s in 17 starts, including a Zurich win with Ryan Palmer. |
| 11 | Justin Rose | Won at Torrey Pines as he tries to become the first back-to-back FedExCup champ. |
| 12 | Marc Leishman | CIMB win was one of seven top-10s this season. |
| 13 | Rickie Fowler | Has made it to East Lake in four of the past five seasons; he finished 31st in the other. |
| 14 | Chez Reavie | Earned nearly half his points with a T3 at U.S. Open and Travelers win in consecutive weeks. |
| 15 | Charles Howell III | The Augusta native is seeking his first TOUR Championship bid since 2011. |
| 16 | Tony Finau | On the verge of a third consecutive TOUR Championship appearance without a win. |
| 17 | Justin Thomas | The 2017 FedExCup champ is trying to avoid his first winless season since 2015. |
| 18 | Bryson DeChambeau | Won the Shriners after claiming two Playoffs events last season. |
| 19 | Tommy Fleetwood | Enters the Playoffs after a runner-up at The Open and T4 at the WGC-FedEx. |
| 20 | Shane Lowry | Has three top-10s in his last four starts, including a T2 in Canada and The Open win. |
| 21 | Adam Scott | No wins, but two runners-up, as he seeks his first East Lake start since 2016. |
| 22 | Kevin Kisner | Won his first WGC at the Dell Technologies Match Play. |
| 23 | Sungjae Im | The 2018 Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year has seven top-10s this season. |
| 24 | Ryan Palmer | Teamed with Rahm to win the Zurich, his first win since 2010. |
| 25 | Francesco Molinari | Shot a final-round 64 to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational. |
| 26 | Scott Piercy | A career-high six top-10s this season, including a T2 at the AT&T Byron Nelson. |
| 27 | J.T. Poston | Jumped 56 spots after earning his maiden win at the Wyndham Championship. |
| 28 | Tiger Woods | Masters champ wants to get back to East Lake after last year’s TOUR Championship win. |
| 29 | Sung Kang | Earned his first victory at the AT&T Byron Nelson. |
| 30 | Hideki Matsuyama | Has gone two-plus years without a win, but has five top-10s this season. |
| 31 | Corey Conners | Valero champ ranks in the top 20 of Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee and Approach-the-Green. |
| 32 | Lucas Glover | Finished 135th in last year’s FedExCup; last played at East Lake in 2009. |
| 33 | Brandt Snedeker | The 2012 FedExCup champ ranks third in Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green. |
| 34 | Phil Mickelson | Has just one top-30 finish since winning the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February. |
| 35 | C.T. Pan | Earned his first PGA TOUR victory at the RBC Heritage. |
| 36 | Rory Sabbatini | Made his lone TOUR Championship in 2007, when he finished fourth in the FedExCup. |
| 37 | Keith Mitchell | Earned most of his points with Honda win and T6 at Bay Hill in back-to-back weeks. |
| 38 | Andrew Putnam | Ranks sixth in Strokes Gained: Putting and posted three top-4 finishes. |
| 39 | Jim Furyk | The 2010 FedExCup champ was runner-up at THE PLAYERS. |
| 40 | Jason Day | Has missed East Lake just once (2012) in the past nine seasons. |
| 41 | Kevin Tway | Led the FedExCup after winning the season-opening Safeway Open. |
| 42 | Jason Kokrak | Career-high five top-10s, including four in a five-event span in March and April. |
| 43 | Nate Lashley | Went wire-to-wire at the Rocket Mortgage after getting in as an alternate. |
| 44 | Billy Horschel | The 2014 FedExCup champ is seeking his seventh straight BMW start. |
| 45 | Si Woo Kim | Had five top-10s and ranks sixth in Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green. |
| 46 | Adam Hadwin | Five top-10s, including runner-up at the Desert Classic. |
| 47 | J.B. Holmes | No top-10s since winning the Genesis Open in February. |
| 48 | Kevin Na | The Charles Schwab Challenge gave him a second straight season with a win. |
| 49 | Collin Morikawa | Barracuda champ could set record for fewest starts needed to make East Lake. |
| 50 | Patrick Reed | His streak of five consecutive TOUR Championship starts is in danger. |
| 51 | Louis Oosthuizen | Valspar runner-up is one of four top-10s this season. |
| 52 | Max Homa | Won Wells Fargo two years after earning just $18,008 on the PGA TOUR. |
| 53 | Dylan Frittelli | Was 154th in the FedExCup until his victory at the John Deere Classic. |
| 54 | Graeme McDowell | Won Corales Puntacana to make first Playoffs appearance since 2016. |
| 55 | Adam Long | The 31-year-old rookie won the Desert Classic over Mickelson and Hadwin. |
| 56 | Joel Dahmen | Second consecutive season with a runner-up; this one came at Wells Fargo. |
| 57 | Byeong Hun An | Leads the TOUR in Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green; finished 3rd at Wyndham. |
| 58 | Keegan Bradley | Runner-up at Travelers in his native New England. |
| 59 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | Bouyed by third-place finishes at CJ CUP and Arnold Palmer Invitational. |
| 60 | Ian Poulter | Ryder Cup hero has never made it to the TOUR Championship. |
| 61 | Ryan Moore | His two top-10s are a playoff loss at Safeway and third at Valero. |
| 62 | Emiliano Grillo | CIMB runner-up ranks third in Strokes Gained: Approach-the-Green. |
| 63 | Vaughn Taylor | Four top-10s are his most since 2010; ranks seventh in Strokes Gained: Putting. |
| 64 | Cameron Champ | Won Sanderson Farms and ranked sixth in the FedExCup after the fall. |
| 65 | Sergio Garcia | Runner-up at Zurich was his best finish of the season. |
| 66 | Danny Lee | Runner-up in Mayakoba was one of three top-10s. |
| 67 | Abraham Ancer | Posted two top-10s in first three starts of the season, then won Australian Open. |
| 68 | Kevin Streelman | Illinois native is looking for first BMW start since 2016. |
| 69 | Jordan Spieth | Earned more than half his points with three straight top-10s in spring. |
| 70 | Matthew Wolff | Third player (Woods, Crenshaw) to win NCAA and PGA TOUR titles in same year. |
| 71 | Bubba Watson | Has made the Playoffs every year since 2007, missing the BMW just once (2017). |
| 72 | Troy Merritt | Four top-10s, including runner-up at Barracuda, are a career-high. |
| 73 | Charley Hoffman | Last year, he missed the BMW for the first time since the FedExCup started in 2007. |
| 74 | Joaquin Niemann | Was outside top 125 until back-to-back T5s (Travelers, Rocket Mortgage) |
| 75 | Matt Every | Making first Playoffs appearance since 2015. Runner-up at AT&T Byron Nelson. |
| 76 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | Popular Thai player will make Playoffs debut after two top-5 finishes in WGCs. |
| 77 | Tyrrell Hatton | Sixth-place finish at The Open was his best of the year. |
| 78 | Brian Stuard | Two top-5s this season: T5 at Rocket Mortgage and T4 at Valero. |
| 79 | Cameron Smith | All three of his top-10s came before March 1, including T6 at WGC-Mexico. |
| 80 | Jhonattan Vegas | Finished third at THE PLAYERS; ranks seventh in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee. |
| 81 | Russell Henley | Was 165th in the FedExCup until a final-round 61 led to runner-up at the Deere. |
| 82 | Chesson Hadley | Two of his three top-10s came in the fall: T2 at CIMB and T7 at Shriners. |
| 83 | Michael Thompson | Making first Playoffs appearance since 2014, ending the longest drought on TOUR. |
| 84 | Adam Schenk | Purdue alum will make Playoffs debut after finishing 157th as a rookie in 2018. |
| 85 | Henrik Stenson | The 2013 FedExCup champ leads the TOUR in Strokes Gained: Approach. |
| 86 | Brian Harman | Was 130th in FedExCup until top-10s in three of his last six starts. |
| 87 | Luke List | Ranks 14th in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee; finished 6th at PGA Championship. |
| 88 | Branden Grace | Runner-up in Phoenix was his best finish on TOUR since winning RBC Heritage in 2016. |
| 89 | Sam Burns | Promising prospect is out for remainder of season with broken ankle. |
| 90 | Wyndham Clark | Ranks ninth in Strokes Gained: Putting; finished career-best T5 at 3M. |
| 91 | Roger Sloan | Finished 200th in FedExCup in only previous season, but was 2nd at Puerto Rico this year. |
| 92 | Bud Cauley | Ranks second in Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green. |
| 93 | J.J. Spaun | Was 16th in the FedExCup after the fall thanks to T3 at Mayakoba and T10 at CJ. |
| 94 | Chris Stroud | Runner-up in Puntacana was one of four top-10s, matching career-high. |
| 95 | Brice Garnett | Jumped 26 spots with T6 at Wyndham, his first top-10 since November. |
| 96 | Mackenzie Hughes | Finished 160th in 2018 FedExCup, but returning to Playoffs after finishing 2nd at Puntacana. |
| 97 | Talor Gooch | Started season with conditional status, but had consecutive top-5s in California. |
| 98 | Kyle Stanley | Advanced to past two TOUR Championships, but just one top-10 this year. |
| 99 | Nick Watney | All three of his top-10s came after April, including T6 at John Deere. |
| 100 | Patrick Rodgers | Shot 61-62 to finish second at RSM and set TOUR record for low score in final two rounds. |
| 101 | Cameron Tringale | Began June outside the top 125 but had four top-20s in his last six starts. |
| 102 | Harold Varner III | Making fourth straight Playoffs appearance after career-high eight top-25s. |
| 103 | Sam Ryder | Had top-4 finishes in two of his first three starts this season, including third at Shriners. |
| 104 | Kyoung-Hoon Lee | Teamed with Matt Every to finish T3 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. |
| 105 | Scott Stallings | Third-place finish at AT&T Pebble was his best since 2017. |
| 106 | Russell Knox | Making sixth consecutive Playoffs appearance thanks to two top-10s. |
| 107 | Denny McCarthy | Leads the TOUR in Strokes Gained: Putting (+0.97). |
| 108 | Ryan Armour | The 43-year-old is making second Playoffs appearance after missing in first four seasons. |
| 109 | Scott Brown | Making his seventh consecutive Playoffs appearance, but has made BMW just once (2017). |
| 110 | Danny Willett | Will return to Playoffs for first time since 2016 after T8 in Canada and T6 at The Open. |
| 111 | Sepp Straka | Started rookie season with a 63 at Safeway; finished third at Barbasol to crack top 125. |
| 112 | Aaron Baddeley | Ranks in the top-10 in both Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green and Putting. |
| 113 | Carlos Ortiz | Fifth-place finish at Rocket Mortgage clinched his Playoffs spot. Also T3 at Sanderson. |
| 114 | Peter Malnati | Vastly-improved iron play has him returning to Playoffs for first time since 2016. |
| 115 | Matt Jones | Finished T4 at Barbasol and T5 at AT&T Byron Nelson, his first top-10s since 2015. |
| 116 | Brian Gay | Had two top-10s, including T3 with Sabbatini at Zurich Classic. |
| 117 | Nick Taylor | Lone top-10 was a T9 at Zurich with Martin Laird. |
| 118 | Patton Kizzire | Two-time winner in 2017-18 snuck into top 125 with T13 at Wyndham. |
| 119 | Martin Laird | Cracked top 125 with consecutive top-10s at Barbasol (T6) and Barracuda (T7). |
| 120 | Aaron Wise | Reigning Rookie of the Year had lone top-10 in second start of the season (T10, Mayakoba). |
| 121 | Kelly Kraft | Runner-up at Barbasol moved him from 154th to 112th in the FedExCup. |
| 122 | Jonas Blixt | Fifth-place finish at Charles Schwab was first top-10 in individual event since February 2016. |
| 123 | Andrew Landry | Was 171st in FedExCup until finishing 3rd at Deere and T19 at Wyndham. |
| 124 | Sebastián Muñoz | Birdie-eagle finish at Barracuda helped him make Playoffs debut. |
| 125 | Pat Perez | Missed the cut at Wyndham, but grabbed the final spot by 1.6 FedExCup points. |
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