There are simply 70 spots up for grabs on the 2023 FedExCup Playoffs, down from the normal 125 quantity.

That leaves fairly a number of notable names outside of the bubble, a few of them with respectable seasons however it takes greater than only a respectable season to crack the postseason this time round.

Some gamers will probably be combating for the playoffs this week on the Wyndham Championship, others combating for his or her taking part in standing, and a few simply making an attempt to pad their FedExCup totals in hopes of constructing a deep postseason run to East Lake.

The Course

Sedgefield Country Club returns to host one other version of the Wyndham.

This Donald Ross design co-hosted the inaugural 1938 version of the Greensboro Open and it’s at the moment set to host its sixteenth straight, since transferring from Forest Oaks Country Club forward of the 2008 Wyndham Championship.

Played as a par-70 structure, this course doesn’t defend itself with size. It stretches to simply 7,131 yards from the guidelines.

Instead, it’s tight fairways, doglegs, and undulating greens that make this course a troublesome check. Saying it’s robust is a relative time period as these professionals can nonetheless take it low right here and there aren’t a ton of massive numbers in play, both. The successful rating has fallen within the 20- to 22-under vary in six of the final seven years.

Off the tee, golfers have choices on what membership they hit. Big-hitting Keith Mitchell had this to say about his technique right here, “I’ve hit a lot of 2-irons off these tees to just try to get it in the fairway. The rough’s so gnarly out here that the fairway’s a priority.”

Short-knocking Ryan Moore enjoys the dearth of choices for bombers, “It’s a position golf course. It’s not one you can just send driver down there all day. So guys that maybe have a 30, 40 yard advantage, you know, on me off the tee, you don’t have that advantage around this golf course except around maybe a couple holes.”

The bermudagrass tough isn’t any joke, placing a precedence on discovering the golf green, as Mitchell referenced.

In typical Ross trend, lengthy is usually lifeless so protecting the ball under the opening is required. When you might be attacking from the tough, having potential flyers to take care of, that job turns into a bit harder.

There is water in play on six holes and the bermudagrass greens are prepped to run at 12.5 toes on the stimp, which is sort of speedy.

The total scoring surroundings is on the simple aspect of the spectrum. Despite it being a par-70 structure, the sector finds 0.5 eagles per 72 holes which places it simply outdoors of the highest 5 when it comes to eagle charges amongst common PGA Tour venues.

Golfers to Watch

Justin Thomas

There is loads on the road for a struggling Thomas. He added his title to the 3M Open discipline final week in hopes of choosing up some much-needed FedExCup Points. He didn’t add any factors to his season-long tally after lacking the lower at TPC Twin Cities. Thomas is simply 79th within the FedExCup race, needing to leap not less than 9 spots this week if he needs to make the playoffs. There can also be the Ryder Cup facet as the present state of his recreation doesn’t deserve a captain’s choose however a last-minute surge would definitely put him again on the radar. He’s performed 3 times at Sedgefield Country Club however not since 2016 (T-78, T-56, MC).

Alex Smalley

Hoping to observe within the footsteps of Carl Pettersson, this Sedgefield member has completed T-29 and T-13 in two tries at his residence course. The Duke product is forty seventh within the FedExCup race so there’s some further motivation to remain inside the highest 50, as effectively.

Webb Simpson

The Wake Forest product has a deep reference to this occasion. He and his spouse named their third little one Wyndham Rose, as a result of this occasion meant a lot to him. He’s completed seventh or higher in seven of his final 9 appearances right here. Not so quick, although. Simpson has simply two top-50 finishes in his final 20 begins. His recreation has fallen on exhausting instances but when there have been ever a venue to spark him again to life, this would definitely verify that field.

Billy Horschel

Speaking of slumps, Horschel snapped out of his with a T-13 end final week at TPC Twin Cities. At 113th within the FedExCup race it might be too little, too late, to make a playoff push. Horschel may very well be one to look at intently this week and into the autumn sequence as he’s been identified to get sizzling and keep sizzling at instances all through his profession.

Adam Scott

The Aussie has missed simply two cuts this season and he’s landed a trio of prime 10s. Yet, he finds himself on the skin trying in on the subject of the FedExCup Playoffs image. Scott is at the moment simply 81st within the season-long race however a repeat of his 2021 Wyndham Championship consequence (runner-up end) would definitely push him over the road.

Ranking the Field

1. Sungjae Im
2. Hideki Matsuyama
3. Russell Henley
4. Sam Burns
5. Denny Mccarthy
6. Adam Scott
7. Si Woo Kim
8. Shane Lowry
9. Justin Thomas
10. Keith Mitchell
11. Taylor Moore
12. Chris Kirk
13. Stephan Jaeger
14. Byeong Hun An
15. J.T. Poston
16. Andrew Putnam
17. Adam Hadwin
18. Brendon Todd
19. Eric Cole
20. Ludvig Aberg