MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE – AUGUST 16: Scottie Scheffler of the United States celebrates with the trophy after winning during the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship 2026 at TPC Southwind on August 16, 2026 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
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The PGA Tour season is down to the top 50 players as they head to the penultimate event in St. Louis, the BMW Championship. The remaining players will play the Bellerive Country Club, with a chance to play in the Tour Championship for the remaining top 30 players. As the PGA Tour whittled itself down to the top 50 players for the 2026 season, some notables missed the top 50.
Being in the top 50 is of utmost importance as those players now get into all the signature events on the PGA Tour for 2027, which have larger purses and more FedEx Cup points available. Below are a list of notable players who missed the top 50. Those players will now have the opportunity to play fall events. After those events, players who are ranked 51-60, will get into the first two signature events of the 2027 PGA Tour season.
Players To Miss The Top 50 In The FedEx Cup Rankings
FLOURTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA – MAY 09: Keith Mitchell hits a tee shot on the third hole during the second round of the Truist Championship 2025 at The Wissahickon at Philadelphia Cricket Club on May 09, 2025 in Flourtown, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Getty Images51. Keith Mitchell
As Sungjae Im put together a good FedEx St. Jude Championship to propel himself into the top 50, that meant someone had to fall out of the top 50. That man was Keith Mitchell. Mitchell finished T34, which included a wild 72nd hole, where he played barefoot, standing in the hazard and ended up making a bogey, which sealed his fate as the first man out of the top 50.
Mitchell was on the edge of the top 50 all season, afterward he discussed what it has been like, saying, “I mean, it’s tough because this year I was like one foot in, one foot out all year, in the majors, in the Signature Events. I didn’t have a schedule. Really didn’t have like, a life, off-weeks built in. Every week I was like, first alternate, or am I going to get in?”
TROON, SCOTLAND – JULY 19: Jordan Spieth of the United States reacts on the 18th green during day two of The 152nd Open championship at Royal Troon on July 19, 2024 in Troon, Scotland. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Getty Images52. Jordan Spieth
Jordan Spieth climbed a few spots in the rankings in which he started the week at No. 54. He climbed two spots after the FedEx St. Jude Championship, but came up short, ending the season ranked No. 52.
Spieth showed glimpses this season, but up and down play left him outside of the top 50. Spieth commented on it after the final round Sunday, saying, “It’s funny, I just feel like I’m kind of getting back to playing really good golf, like it’s close to kicking off, and I’m not going to play a tournament for a long time. I’m very, very confident in what’s coming. I just ran out of steam and maybe made a couple bad decisions over about a six-week stretch on what I was working on, and I just didn’t quite have enough time to make up for it.”
Spieth, one of the most popular players in the world, will undoubtedly get some sponsors exemptions next year that should help him in the 2027 FedEx Cup rankings.
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA – JULY 30: Max Homa of the United States plays his second shot on the 14th hole prior to the Wyndham Championship 2025 at Sedgefield Country Club on July 30, 2025 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Getty Images53. Max Homa
Max Homa played well during the FedEx St. Jude Championship. His Sunday 68 propelled him to a T24 finish, but he would have needed to shoot two shots better to have climbed into the top 50.
Homa played better in 2026 than the prior year, making the cut in 15 of his 20 starts. Included in his season was a second place finish, and two other top 10 finishes. He will look to build on this during the fall season.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA – MARCH 16: Harris English putts on the 17th green during the third round of THE PLAYERS Championship at Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 16, 2024 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Logan Bowles/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)
PGA TOUR54. Harris English
2026 was a tough season for Harris English. Last year’s Farmers Insurance Open champion and Ryder Cup team member, English struggled in 2026 with only one top 10 finish. English, usually a reliable ball-striker, struggled this year in approach play ranking No. 138 on the PGA Tour in strokes gained approach, an area he will have to shore up going into the fall season and 2027 on the PGA Tour.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA – MARCH 01: Shane Lowry of Ireland reacts on the 18th green during the final round of the Cognizant Classic 2026 at PGA National Resort And Spa on March 01, 2026 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Raj Mehta/Getty Images)
Getty Images62. Shane Lowry
Shane Lowry finished T52nd at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, which was not enough to propel him into the top 50 and onto the BMW Championship in St. Louis. The irishman discussed his disappointing season afterward, pointing to a pair of collapses to start his season and how that affected him.
“End of a disappointing PGA Tour season. In truth, not winning early in the season hurt and lingered for several months afterwards,” Lowry said. “I’m happy where my game is now and have an exciting part of my season ahead. “A few weeks off now to prep for a run of DP World Tour events and the start of my Ryder Cup qualification campaign.”
Mike is a founding member of Break80 Golf and a contributing golf and sports writer for Forbes with PGA Tour and LIV Golf media credentials. He can be reached at break80podcast@gmail.com for inquiries and story leads.