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USA Today
16 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Who's in, who has work to do to make the top 70 for 2025 FedEx Cup Playoffs?
The race is on to the 2025 FedEx Cup Playoffs. There are just four events left (two this week) over the next three weeks for players to stay or get inside the top 70. That's the new rule in 2025, only the top 70 players earn playoff spots. The three FedEx Cup Playoff events are the same: the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, the BMW Championship, played this year at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, and then the Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta, where a new format will be used this season. FedEx Cup stadings Nos. 1-5 Just a slight change at the top of the standings with Thomas and Henley flipping spots. FedEx Cup standings Nos. 26-30 Top 30 is actually the key place to be as only the top 30 advance to the Tour Championship. The last five in for the top 30 looks like this: FedEx Cup standings Nos. 46-50 To make the second leg of the playoffs at the BMW, golfers need to be inside the top 50. FedEx Cup standings Nos. 61-70 But you can't make East Lake or the BMW if you don't first make it to Memphis for the St. Jude. Here's the last five in for a top-70 spot: So that makes Smalley this week's bubble boy. He was No. 70 in the official rankings a week ago as well. FedEx Cup standings Nos. 71-75 And here's the first five out, with Rickie Fowler, playing in the Open Championship this week, the first one on the wrong side of the line. He was 68 a week ago. It's not an unfamiliar position for Fowler, who was hovering around the top 100 cutoff mark a year ago. He's 30 or so spots better this year but because of the reduction to 70, he's walking a fine line once again. Movers up and down in the latest FedEx Cup Playoffs standings Like Fowler, Chris Kirk has slid from inside the top 70 to out. Kirk was 69th a week ago and now he's 72nd. With someone sliding out, someone else slides in and that someone this week is Matt Fitzpatrick, who went from 73rd to 60th in the standings after a tie for fourth at the Genesis Scottish Open on Sunday.
USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 ISCO Championship prize money payouts for all the PGA Tour players in Louisville
The ISCO Championship was this week's opposite-field event on the PGA Tour schedule. Hurstbourne Country Club in Louisville was hosting for the first time after several years in Lexington. There was a $4 million purse at the event with $720,000 (and 300 FedEx Cup points) up for grabs for the winner. NBC lead analyst Kevin Kisner was in the field and not only did he make just his second cut of the year (in 14 outings) but he posted a T8 finish after scores of 66-69-71-70. Chan Kim, who opened with a 61 on Thursday finished T14. Willam Muow, who closed with a 61 on Sunday, took home the top prize. It's the first PGA Tour win for Muow and it came in his 20th start as pro. His career earnings coming in were $504,044 and he has now more than double that with this victory. He's the 10th first-time winner in 2025.
Powys County Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Powys County Times
Chris Gotterup holds off Rory McIlroy to win Scottish Open and claim Open spot
Chris Gotterup held off the challenge of Rory McIlroy to claim his maiden DP World Tour title at the Genesis Scottish Open and a ticket to next week's Open Championship. The 25-year-old American, who went into the final day as joint leader with the Northern Irishman on 11 under par, carded a 66 to finish on 15 under, two shots clear of the field at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick. McIlroy's hopes of heading for Royal Portrush with another title under his belt faded away as a round of 68 left him in a tie for second place with England's Marco Penge, who also shot 66, on 13 under. The moment that sealed it 👏 #GenesisScottishOpen #RolexSeries #FedExCup — Genesis Scottish Open (@ScottishOpen) July 13, 2025 Gotterup told Sky Sports: 'Amazing. It's all hitting me. It's just so cool. I played really well this week. I knew today was going to be tough and I hung in there like a champ and finished it off in style. 'I felt pretty good, shockingly, on the first tee today, I felt comfortable. I knew I was playing well this week and I felt like I was ready for the challenge. That's why I practise and that's why I play, to play against the best. 'It was a pleasure to be out there with [McIlroy] and obviously all the support that he gets is amazing, but it was nice to kind of ruin that a little bit.' McIlroy had set off in unpromising fashion, dropping a shot at the par-five third, but then registered back-to-back birdie threes on the next two holes to move to 12 under, and then needed a fine par putt to stay on that mark after finding the bunker on seven. Gotterup had a similarly up and down start, bogeying the opening hole before picking up birdies at the third and the seventh to keep pace with the Masters champion. Both men picked up further shots at the next hole and parred the ninth to go into the turn on 33 and still locked together. With England's Matt Fitzpatrick closing to within a shot of the leaders with an eagle three at the 10th, both men missed the fairway from the tee as they followed him, but after McIlroy's birdie putt had stayed up, Gotterup sank his to take the lead in his own right as Fitzpatrick went to 13 under, only to drop a shot at the 12th. McIlroy recovered from a wayward drive to make par at the 11th, where Gotterup also made a four after over-hitting his first putt, and it was he who took a significant step forward at the 12th with a birdie two to go two shots clear. The winning moment 📸 #GenesisScottishOpen #RolexSeries #FedExCup — Genesis Scottish Open (@ScottishOpen) July 13, 2025 The American pushed his tee shot at the next and ended up off the green with his second, but got up and down to save par and preserve his advantage, which remained intact as the players headed for the 15th. A dropped shot on 15 left him just one to the good with three to play, and although he pushed his tee shot into the rough at the par-five 16th, he emerged with a four to McIlroy's five to go back to 15 under, and with two putts to win on 18, he made no mistake.
Newsweek
2 days ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
Chris Gotterup Lets Tears Flow, Unable to React amid Scottish Open Win
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Chris Gotterup won the Scottish Open against all odds, considering he entered the final round tied for first with World No. 2 Rory McIlroy. Not to mention the odds before the tournament started, when virtually no one considered him a favorite. It's no wonder that a wave of emotions swept over him after his victory. That torrent began to surface when he was interviewed by CBS Sports reporter Amanda Balionis, seconds after dropping the final putt. "I'm not going to be able to keep it together," he told Balionis while visibly wiping tears from his eyes. An emotional Chris Gotterup is at a loss for words 🥹 — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 13, 2025 His victory at The Renaissance Club is not only his second in 62 PGA Tour starts, but it also paves the way for a significant milestone. Thanks to his Genesis Scottish Open title, Gotterup will be in the Open Championship field for the first time next week. "I was a one-time champion. Two-time champ sounds a lot better," he said. "I know what I'm capable of and I know when I feel the way I did today, I can beat the best. It's just awesome." Chris Gotterup of the United States smiles on the third hole on day four of the Genesis Scottish Open 2025 at The Renaissance Club on July 13, 2025 in North Berwick, Scotland. Chris Gotterup of the United States smiles on the third hole on day four of the Genesis Scottish Open 2025 at The Renaissance Club on July 13, 2025 in North Berwick, Gotterup: "I Hung in There Like a Champ" Gotterup won the Scottish Open with a score of 15-under, tying the Renaissance Club's course record (61, second round) in the process. The final round got off to a bad start for the 25-year-old, bogeying the first hole. However, he quickly recovered and carded five bogey-free birdies over the next 13 holes. His second bogey of the day came on the 15th hole, when his second shot sailed well over the green. However, Gotterup put it together again and responded with his sixth birdie of the round on the next hole. Finally, he parred the final two holes to seal the deal. "I played really well this week, and I knew today was going to be tough. I hung in there like a champ and finished it off in style," Gotterup said. Gotterup earns 500 FedEx Cup points in addition to the $1.575 million paycheck awarded to the Scottish Open winner. He is projected to advance significantly into the top 50 of the FedEx Cup rankings, as well as make a big jump in the world rankings (currently ranked 158th). More Golf: Travis Kelce strikes fan in the neck at American Century Championship
South Wales Guardian
2 days ago
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
Chris Gotterup holds off Rory McIlroy to win Scottish Open and claim Open spot
The 25-year-old American, who went into the final day as joint leader with the Northern Irishman on 11 under par, carded a 66 to finish on 15 under, two shots clear of the field at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick. McIlroy's hopes of heading for Royal Portrush with another title under his belt faded away as a round of 68 left him in a tie for second place with England's Marco Penge, who also shot 66, on 13 under. The moment that sealed it 👏#GenesisScottishOpen #RolexSeries #FedExCup — Genesis Scottish Open (@ScottishOpen) July 13, 2025 Gotterup told Sky Sports: 'Amazing. It's all hitting me. It's just so cool. I played really well this week. I knew today was going to be tough and I hung in there like a champ and finished it off in style. 'I felt pretty good, shockingly, on the first tee today, I felt comfortable. I knew I was playing well this week and I felt like I was ready for the challenge. That's why I practise and that's why I play, to play against the best. 'It was a pleasure to be out there with [McIlroy] and obviously all the support that he gets is amazing, but it was nice to kind of ruin that a little bit.' McIlroy had set off in unpromising fashion, dropping a shot at the par-five third, but then registered back-to-back birdie threes on the next two holes to move to 12 under, and then needed a fine par putt to stay on that mark after finding the bunker on seven. Gotterup had a similarly up and down start, bogeying the opening hole before picking up birdies at the third and the seventh to keep pace with the Masters champion. Both men picked up further shots at the next hole and parred the ninth to go into the turn on 33 and still locked together. With England's Matt Fitzpatrick closing to within a shot of the leaders with an eagle three at the 10th, both men missed the fairway from the tee as they followed him, but after McIlroy's birdie putt had stayed up, Gotterup sank his to take the lead in his own right as Fitzpatrick went to 13 under, only to drop a shot at the 12th. McIlroy recovered from a wayward drive to make par at the 11th, where Gotterup also made a four after over-hitting his first putt, and it was he who took a significant step forward at the 12th with a birdie two to go two shots clear. The winning moment 📸#GenesisScottishOpen #RolexSeries #FedExCup — Genesis Scottish Open (@ScottishOpen) July 13, 2025 The American pushed his tee shot at the next and ended up off the green with his second, but got up and down to save par and preserve his advantage, which remained intact as the players headed for the 15th. A dropped shot on 15 left him just one to the good with three to play, and although he pushed his tee shot into the rough at the par-five 16th, he emerged with a four to McIlroy's five to go back to 15 under, and with two putts to win on 18, he made no mistake. Nicolai Hojgaard, who tied with Fitzpatrick for fourth place, and Matti Schmid also claimed Open spots.
