The pressure has been turned up a notch for this year’s FedExCup Fall.
For the first time, only the top 100 players in FedExCup points following the RSM Classic in November will retain fully exempt status on the PGA Tour for next season, down from 125 in previous seasons. While unpopular with some players, the change is part of the Tour’s push toward a more cutthroat model.
The seven-event fall slate, down from eight last year following the removal of the Shriners Open in Las Vegas, begins with this week’s Procore Championship in Napa. There are two weeks off after that, the latter for the Ryder Cup, before things resume with the Sanderson Farms Championship on Oct. 2. The fall concludes on Nov. 23 with the final round of the RSM.
Here is a look at the full fall schedule:
- Sept. 11-14: Procore Championship, Napa, California
- Oct. 2-5: Sanderson Farms Championship, Jackson, Mississippi
- Oct. 9-12: Baycurrent Classic, Yokohama, Japan
- Oct. 23-26: Bank of Utah Championship, Ivins, Utah
- Nov. 6-9: Worldwide Technology Championship, Los Cabos, Mexico
- Nov. 13-16: Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Southampton, Bermuda
- Nov. 23-26: The RSM Classic, St. Simons Island, Georgia
While the top 50 is already solidified for next year’s signature-event exemptions, Nos. 51-60 in points after RSM will be eligible to play the first two signature events in 2026, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and Genesis Invitational, following The Sentry, which winners of the fall will qualify for. No longer, however, do fall winners earn spots in the Masters.
Nos. 101-125 in points after the fall will receive conditional status for 2026, with both 101-110 and 111-125 categories being prioritized lower next season, below graduates and career-money exemptions.
The 144-player field for the Procore runs the gamut. There are 12 players who made the 30-man Tour Championship this year entered, most of those for Ryder Cup preparation, while Brandon Wu, at No. 231 in points, just made it in as an alternate. Any top-50 players from the regular season can play in fall events, but they don’t earn official FedExCup points as they cannot improve their status.
Looking at the FedExCup standings, Taylor Moore will tee it up in Napa at No. 100 on the dot, and unlike Garrick Higgo just ahead of him, Moore does not have full status already guaranteed for 2026. Neither do most of the guys just outside the top 100, including notables such as Vince Whaley (101), Lee Hodges (103), Isaiah Salinda (104), Victor Perez (109), Harry Higgs (112) and Alejandro Tosti (114). Sam Ryder, at No. 108, has finished among Nos. 101-125 in points in six of his seven PGA Tour seasons to date.
Projected Eligibility for 2026 PGA Tour Full Exempt Status and First Signature Events Entry.
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There are, of course, a handful of players at No. 71 or worse who aren’t concerned with their FedExCup Fall finish as they’re already fully exempt through at least next season, most by virtue of winning. Those players are:
- 71. Davis Thompson
- 74. Ben An
- 76. Christiaan Bezuidenhout
- 81. William Mouw
- 82. Matt McCarty
- 83. Karl Vilips
- 90. Adam Scott
- 94. Tom Kim
- 99. Garrick Higgo
- 102. Billy Horschel
- 107. Austin Eckroat
- 111. Max Homa
- 135. Nick Dunlap
- 147. Sahith Theegala
- 151. Brice Garnett
- 166. Matthieu Pavon
- 169. Webb Simpson
- 179. Peter Malnati
- 180. Patton Kizzire
- 188. Rafa Campos
- 199. Luke Clanton
- 205. Gordon Sargent
- 233. David Ford
- NR. Tiger Woods
Alex Noren (105) and Will Zalatoris (138) will also have major medical extensions afforded to them should they require them next season.
Everybody else, it’s game on this fall.
