9 Big Names To Miss Out On The FedEx Cup Playoffs

Some big names have missed out on the FedEx Cup Playoffs

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last updated 3 August 2025

The Wyndham Championship was a make-or-break tournament for the chances of some big names to reach the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

That’s because it was the last regular PGA Tour event before the opening event of the Playoffs, the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

Before the tournament, the likes of Adam Scott, Gary Woodland, Nicolai Hojgaard and Joel Dahmen all had work to do to book their spots at TPC Southwind.

Here are some of the most biggest names to miss out.

Max Homa

The American has had a largely miserable 2025, with even a couple of changes of caddie, from Joe Greiner to Bill Harke and now Lance Bennett, doing little to change his fortunes.

There was a glimmer of hope that he could be putting his woes behind him with a T5 at the John Deere Classic, but that still left him with a mountain to climb to reach the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

He was still in with a chance heading into the Wyndham Championship, albeit needing to finish no worse than a two-way tie for second.

However, he got nowhere near it despite a promising first round of 66. Unfortunately for Homa, he followed that up with the five over 75 to miss the cut by four.

Adam Scott

Adam Scott will miss the first FedEx Cup Playoffs since they began in 2007 following his T55 at the Wyndham Championship.

Unfortunately for the former World No.1, who headed to the tournament 85th in the standings, he finished 12 shots adrift of what he needed, where only a two-way T3 or better would have been enough.

Tom Kim

Three-time PGA Tour winner Kim has had a year almost as frustrating as Homa's, and his placing of 89^th in the standings before the tournament left him needing solo third or better to take his spot in next week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship.

One positive leading up to the tournament for the South Korean was his 2022 Wyndham Championship victory, but there was no repeat this year.

After a three-over 73 in the first round, he only lasted 13 holes of the second round before withdrawing.

Sahith Theegala

Theegala needed no less than a win to make the Playoffs during a difficult season.

He hasn’t been helped this season by a neck injury that affected a sizeable chunk of the year, while missed cuts at the Memorial Tournament, The Open and the 3M Open following his return made his task even tougher.

That slump continued at Sedgefield Country Club, where rounds of 72 and 74 saw him miss the cut by nine.

Nicolai Hojgaard

Like Scott, the Dane made it safely through to the second half of the Wyndham Championship after making the cut, but he finished in an identical position to the Australian, T55.

On another week, that might have been enough, as he needed solo 63rd at a minimum to stand a chance.

In the end, he finished just outside the PlayOff places, in 73rd.

Rasmus Hojgaard

Nicolai wasn't the only Hojgaard to miss out. Twin brother Rasmus also failed to achieve the necessary to make the Playoffs after his T34 at the Wyndham Championship.

That wasn't enough as he went into the tournament needing fourth at worst, meaning there won't be a run in the FedEx Cup Playoffs to cap his rookie PGA Tour season.

Gary Woodland

The 2019 US Open champion performed well at the Wyndham Championship, placing 23rd on nine under for the tournament, but unfortunately, it wasn't quite enough.

Ahead of the event, he needed to finish no worse than 25th to stand a chance, but despite meeting that requirement, he missed out on the top 70 of the FedEx Cup standings by just two places.

Joel Dahmen

The popular PGA Tour pro had been in contention to win the Wyndham Championship before a three-over 73 in the third round derailed his chances.

He still placed T15, but beginning the event 101st in the standings, he needed a two-way T2nd or better to give himself a chance.

Nick Dunlap

After making life on the PGA Tour look easy with his 2024 win at The American Express while still an amateur, reality has bitten for star.

While he has since claimed his first PGA Tour title as a pro, the 2024 Barracuda Championship, this year has been a different story.

Dunlap has just one top 10 to his name, at the Sony Open in Hawaii, meaning he needed a win this week to keep his FedEx Cup Playoff dream alive.

In the end, rounds of 73 and 69 condemned him to his 11^th missed cut of the season.

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