PGA Tour: Jordan Spieth among popular players to MC at Wyndham Championship


The Wyndham Championship has been a wild weekend — a marathon to finish the regular season of the PGA Tour. Play started Friday, and the cut was not made until Sunday morning.

This week was make-or-break for many of the golfers in the field, as plenty were trying to get inside that final 70 for the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Many guys were also looking to improve their standings to prolong their season as long as possible.

It is a tight race at the top of the leaderboard. Matt Kuchar came into the third round with a one-shot lead as he looks to extend his playoff run. He has never missed a FedEx Cup playoff in his career.

Cameron Young, Aaron Rai, Chad Ramey, Max Greyserman and Billy Horschel are all in the mix.

Through the first two rounds of play, 1,154 birdies and 49 eagles were made, and the first two days saw 51 scores of 66 or lower.

The cut line in Greensboro, NC, at Sedgeville Country Club was 4-under.

Let us look at the different players who missed the cut.

Most popular names missed the cut and will not play for FedEx Cup points

(The Number listed is their FedEx Cup standing)

— Justin Rose: 3-under (70-67); No. 54
— Robert MacIntyre: 2-under (68-70); No. 18
— Nick Dunlap: 2-under (70-68); No. 66
— Jordan Spieth: 2-under (67-71); No. 64
— Shane Lowry: 2-under (70-68); No. 10
— Akshay Bhatia: 2-under (69-69); No. 15
— J.T. Poston: 2-under (69-69); No. 36
— Kevin Kisner: 2-under (68-70); No. 196
— Web Simpson: 2-under (68-70); No. 150
— Min Woo Lee: E (69-71); No. 63
— Peter Malnati: E (68-72); No. 62
— Will Zalatoris: E (68-72); No. 46
— Lucas Glover: 1-over (70-71); No. 76
— Si Woo Kim: 2-over (71-71); No. 37
— Stephan Jaeger: 2-over (72-70); No. 33
— Erik van Rooyen: 2-over (71-71); No. 60

Most of these guys could be safe in the FedEx Cup rankings, but Lucas Glover and Webb Simpson are out. It will all depend on how it finishes up in North Carolina.

Jordan Speith is teetering very closely to the Top-70 line. However, it seems he will still get to play in Memphis.

Which player on this list shocks you the most to see them miss the cut?

Savannah Leigh Richardson is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. For more golf coverage, follow us @_PlayingThrough on all major social platforms. You can also follow her on Twitter @SportsGirlSL and Instagram @golf_girl_sl.





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