The 70 PGA Tour players who got their 2026 cards, qualified for FedEx Cup playoffs
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The 70 PGA Tour players who got their 2026 cards, qualified for FedEx Cup playoffs

CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 18: Scottie Scheffler (USA) plays his tee shot at the 10th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club on May 18, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)


The 2025 PGA Tour regular season concluded on Sunday with the end of the Wyndham Championship, with 70 players both earning spots in the FedEx Cup playoffs and locked up their PGA Tour cards and status for the 2026 season, which begins in the new calendar year after the FedEx Cup champion is crowned at the Tour Championship.

Only players finishing in the top 70 in FedEx Cup points retain their cards by getting into the FedEx Cup playoffs. Ranking on the money list doesn't matter.

One player, Chris Kirk (73 to 61) gained entry to the playoffs through the Wyndham Championship.

The players who finish 71st and worse in the regular season standing are going to be able to earn their PGA Tour status for next season through the FedEx Cup Fall, which starts after the playoffs. The top 100 players in the standings at the end of the FedEx Cup Fall will retain their cards.

No longer will players ranked 126th through 200th be eligible for the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, which is now just for Korn Ferry Tour players to determine the 20 PGA Tour cards given to season-long points earners.

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All players who qualified for the playoffs are guaranteed access to every non-signature or non-designated event in 2026. Players who qualify for the BMW Championship earn entry into every signature or designated event next season.

Of course, players who have better status through wins in PGA Tour-sanctioned events retain that status.

Non-members who would have earned enough FedEx Cup points to qualify for the playoffs also earn membership for next season.

Players who are currently suspended by the PGA Tour have been removed from this list, per PGA Tour rules concerning eligibility.

70 PGA Tour players who kept cards, exempt status for 2025 season

RANKING PLAYER POINTS
1 Scottie Scheffler 4806
2 Rory McIlroy 3444
3 Sepp Straka 2595
4 Russell Henley 2391
5 Justin Thomas 2280
6 Ben Griffin 2212
7 Harris English 2232
8 J.J. Spaun 2144
9 Tommy Fleetwood 1783
10 Keegan Bradley 1749
11 Maverick McNealy 1672
12 Andrew Novak 1625
13 Corey Conners 1620
14 Ludvig Ã…berg 1559
15 Robert MacIntyre 1479
16 Cameron Young 964
17 Shane Lowry 1438
18 Nick Taylor 1438
19 Collin Morikawa 1427
20 Brian Harman 1413
21 Hideki Matsuyama 1265
22 Chris Gotterup 1306
23 Patrick Cantlay 1275
24 Sam Burns 1266
25 Justin Rose 1220
26 Viktor Hovland 1210
27 Lucas Glover 1191
28 Sam Stevens 1182
29 Sungjae Im 1142
30 Daniel Berger 1167
31 Ryan Gerard 1158
32 Ryan Fox 1126
33 Jacob Bridgeman 1095
34 Brian Campbell 1104
35 Thomas Detry 1080
36 Michael Kim 1075
37 Jason Day 1070
38 Taylor Pendrith 1035
39 Denny McCarthy 971
40 Tom Hoge 1026
41 Matt Fitzpatrick 937
42 Xander Schauffele 953
43 Aldrich Potgieter 941
44 Harry Hall 877
45 Akshay Bhatia 909
46 Si Woo Kim 882
47 Jake Knapp 871
48 Jordan Spieth 840
49 Wyndham Clark 853
50 Min Woo Lee 851
51 J.T. Poston 787
52 Kurt Kitayama 817
53 Bud Cauley 831
54 Joe Highsmith 828
55 Aaron Rai 711
56 Jhonattan Vegas 783
57 Max Greyserman 768
58 Stephan Jaeger 726
59 Mackenzie Hughes 704
60 Tony Finau 681
61 Chris Kirk 582
62 Nico Echavarria 628
63 Patrick Rodgers 616
64 Rickie Fowler 656
65 Davis Riley 652
66 Kevin Yu 645
67 Emiliano Grillo 628
68 Erik van Rooyen 634
69 Cam Davis 616
70 Matti Schmid 595

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