PGA Tour: Justin Thomas lingering on the FedEx Cup Playoffs cut-line

With the PGA Tour’s John Deere Traditional now within the rearview mirror, the FedEx Cup Playoffs are only one month away.

Three tournaments comprise this yr’s playoffs, with the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis being the primary occasion. It can happen from Aug. 10 to Aug. 13.

Solely the highest 70 gamers within the FedEx Cup Standings will make it to Memphis.

Then, those that end inside the prime 50 will advance to the BMW Championship at Olympia Fields Nation Membership in Illinois.

Olympia Fields, positioned about 25 miles south of Chicago, has hosted two U.S. Opens and two PGA Championships, with the latest main being the 2003 U.S. Open gained by Jim Furyk.

From there, the highest 30 gamers will advance to Atlanta for the Tour Championship, as East Lake Golf Membership will once more decide the FedEx Cup Champion.

The Tour Championship is scheduled for Aug. 24 to Aug. 27.

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With these particulars in thoughts, allow us to now get to the FedEx Cup Playoff bubble:

Final 5 In: Gamers Ranked 66th to seventieth

66. Ok.H. Lee – South Korea (564 FedEx Cup Factors)

Ok.H. Lee has simply two profession PGA Tour victories, as he gained the AT&T Byron Nelson in 2021 and 2022.

He tied for fiftieth there this yr and has trended within the unsuitable course since.

Lee has missed 4 straight cuts, together with the U.S. Open, as he has carded only one sub-70 spherical for the reason that Charles Schwab Problem—his final made minimize—on the finish of Could.

The South Korean should get his sport again collectively down the stretch in July, or else his season will finish early.

67. Davis Thompson – United States (559)

The previous Georgia Bulldog has but to interrupt by way of on the PGA Tour however did end solo second at The American Specific in Southern California in January.

Thompson picked up 300 FedEx Cup factors at that lone occasion, accounting for over half of what he has earned all season.

He might want to make some cuts in July to make it to Memphis, one thing he has not accomplished persistently as of late. Courting again to the PGA Championship, Thompson has missed three cuts in six occasions, together with the U.S. Open and the Vacationers Championship.

68. Beau Hossler – United States (553)

Hossler, who performed collegiately on the College of Texas, lately tied for twenty sixth on the John Deere Traditional. Within the two weeks earlier than that, he missed the minimize in each Detroit and Connecticut.

Earlier than that, nonetheless, Hossler made eight straight cuts, which included a third-place end on the Zurich Traditional of New Orleans.

Gamers solely earn FedEx Cup factors when making cuts, so failing to make any weekend hinders playoff hopes. Hossler might want to persistently make cuts over the following few weeks.

69. Ben Griffin – United States (549)

The Chapel Hill, North Carolina native has only one top-ten end through the 2022-23 season, which got here on the Butterfield Bermuda Championship final October.

Since then, Griffin has simply three top-20 finishes, with the Arnold Palmer Invitational being the latest. He tied for 14th on the famed Bay Hill Membership & Lodge.

Courting again to the Zurich Traditional of New Orleans in late April, The 27-year-old has missed six of eight cuts and is trending in direction of lacking the playoffs altogether.

70. Justin Thomas – United States (541)

Justin Thomas has struggled all through 2023, as he has not gained a match since his triumph at Southern Hills for the 2022 PGA Championship.

The previous Alabama star has three top-tens for the reason that calendar flipped to 2023, together with a tie for ninth on the Vacationers Championship.

However previous to that, he missed the minimize on the Memorial and the U.S. Open, as Thomas shot an atrocious 81 on the Los Angeles Nation Membership to ship him residence early.

He felt like he discovered his sport in Connecticut the week after the U.S. Open, however that feeling shortly disappeared. He then missed the minimize on the Rocket Mortgage Traditional.

Meaning Thomas has missed three of his final 4 cuts. He might want to get his sport collectively, or else Thomas is likely to be the largest identify to overlook the Playoffs altogether.

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Wants Assist: Gamers Ranked 71st to seventy fifth

71. Cam Davis – Australia (535 FedEx Cup Factors)

Cam Davis has made the minimize in 11-of-21 occasions this season on the PGA Tour, along with his greatest end coming on the PGA Championship, the place he tied for fourth.

The Australian most lately completed in a tie for seventeenth on the Rocket Mortgage Traditional, which gave him a a lot wanted 48 FedEx Cup factors. That vaulted him into seventieth place within the standings for the primary time since October 2022, however since he skipped final week’s John Deere Traditional, he slid again to 71st.

72. Justin Suh – United States (525)

Justin Suh’s greatest stretch of golf passed off through the PGA Tour’s ‘Florida Swing,’ the place he tied for fifth on the Honda Traditional, completed twenty fourth on the Arnold Palmer Invitational, after which tied for sixth at The Gamers Championship.

His greatest end since then was a tie for sixteenth on the Charles Schwab Problem in late Could.

He has routinely made cuts all through 2023 however doesn’t contend in tournaments typically, therefore his present standing outdoors the highest 70.

For Suh to make the Playoffs, he should discover the consistency he had in Florida within the early Spring.

73. J.T. Poston – United States (519)

J.T. Poston gained the 2022 John Deere Traditional and performed nicely once more there this yr, tying for sixth.

He additionally completed in a tie for sixth at The American Specific in January after which tied for ninth on the Dell Applied sciences Match Play in March.

These are the one three cases by which Poston cracked the highest ten on the PGA Tour this season.

Earlier than the John Deere, Poston missed back-to-back cuts, so he might want to enhance his sport over the following few weeks to have a strong probability of taking part in in Memphis.

74. Matt Wallace – England (517)

The Englishman gained the Corales Puntacana Championship in March—the identical weekend the highest gamers on this planet squared off on the Dell Applied sciences Match Play in Austin.

Regardless of the dearth of top-tier expertise inside that area, Wallace arrived within the Dominican Republic in good type, having completed in a tie for seventh on the Valspar Championship the week earlier than.

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Since his victory within the Caribbean although, Wallace has struggled. He has missed six cuts.

Of the 4 tournaments that he made the weekend, Wallace’s greatest end was a tie for twenty eighth.

He must proper the ship shortly, or he, too, will miss the Playoffs.

75. S.H. Kim – South Korea (515)

S.H. Kim, simply 24 years previous, rounds out the Playoff Bubble for the week of Jul. 10.

His greatest end of the 2022-23 season got here in October when he tied for fourth on the Shriner’s Youngsters Open in Las Vegas.

The younger South Korean has proven flashes of brilliance since, tying for thirteenth on the Zurich Traditional of New Orleans and fifteenth on the Valero Texas Open.

However he has missed two of his final three cuts and is trending within the unsuitable course.

Maybe fatigue is sporting on him, as he has already performed 28 occasions on tour this season.

Jack Milko is a golf workers author for SB Nation’s Enjoying Via. You’ll be able to comply with him on Twitter and Instagram @jack_milko for extra golf protection. Make sure you take a look at @_PlayingThrough too.