The PGA Tour is arguably as strong and competitive as it has ever been, with 13 first-time winners this season alone highlighting the depth of talent and reminding fans that is not just Scottie Scheffler who holds the trophy every Sunday.
Nearly all of those champions, and many more beside, remain in the hunt for the FedEx Cup Playoffs with one week to go - although, only the top-70 will qualify for the FedEx St Jude Championship with a view of making it to East Lake for the Tour Championship.
Several players such as Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and a number of their likely Ryder Cup teammates in September have already booked their spot in not only the first round but also likely the final 30 later in August.
However, there are more than a few star names who have suffered frustrating and disappointing seasons, with campaigns hanging in the balance over the coming days.
Below, we've listed just a handful of the big names who are in danger of completely missing out on the lucrative FedEx Cup Playoffs with just the Wyndham Championship remaining to change their fate. And - thanks to PGA Tour staff writer, Paul Hodowanic - we now know exactly what they need to do in order to make it happen.
Nicolai Hojgaard (71st)
Nicolai Hojgaard helped Team Europe win the Ryder Cup in 2023, but his 2025 season leading into the upcoming clash has not gone the way the Dane would have hoped with a real mixed bag of results.
He and twin brother, Rasmus finished runner-up at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans while also bagging two more top-10s, but there have been five missed cuts from 11 starts otherwise.
In 69th before the 3M Open, he dropped two spots as a result of not teeing it up in Minnesota and must at least make the cut at the Wyndham Championship to give himself a chance of qualifying for the Playoffs.
NEEDS: Solo 63rd or better.
Gary Woodland (75th)
#FedExCup No. 75 @GaryWoodland is fighting to make the Playoffs for the first time since undergoing brain surgery in fall 2023, needing a top-25 at minimum @WyndhamChamp for a chance to move inside the top 70.One curveball ... he had an uncertain Wednesday as pro-am alternate. pic.twitter.com/u7BE4RtwFQJuly 30, 2025
Gary Woodland has been through plenty over the past several years, and it is fantastic to see him happy and healthy once more. But the Kansas-born pro needs a decent result at the Wyndham Championship if he is to make the FedEx Cup top-70 this term.
Through 18 starts, the 2019 US Open champion had only managed a runner-up (Texas Children's Houston Open) and four further top-25s alongside six missed cuts. However, a T20th at the 3M Open gave him a fighting chance heading into the Wyndham Championship.
NEEDS: Solo 25th or better.
ADAM SCOTT (85th)
Adam Scott is a 14-time PGA Tour winner and the 2013 Masters champion. Yet, his 2025 campaign has not gone to plan at all with no top-10s from 16 appearances and just five top-25s.
Scott's ability to play the weekend has kept him in the hunt for a Playoff spot, missing only three to date, but the 45-year-old requires a maiden top-10 if he is to steal in at the 11th hour.
NEEDS: Two-way T3rd or better.
TOM KIM (89th)
Tom Kim is in the awkward position of knowing he not only needs to do well to increase his chances of making the Playoffs, but also to ensure he adds insurance to his PGA Tour playing rights via a top-100 position, first and foremost.
The Korean sits in 89th spot with one event left to play in the regular season as a result of just one top-10 and one further top-25 so far this term. Helpfully for Kim, he managed a T17th at the Genesis Scottish Open to remind himself that there is more than a glimmer of hope there.
But the eight missed cuts from 21 starts in 2025 has not helped his cause, so Kim has to make waves at the Wyndham Championship to snatch a FedEx Cup Playoffs spot.
NEEDS: Solo third or better.
JOEL DAHMEN (101st)
In classic Dahmen style, 2025 has been a rollercoaster in relation to his form. From 21 starts, the Full Swing star has missed 12 cuts but also finished in the top-10 twice. In addition, he also lost out out on the Corales Puntacana Championship title via a late collapse.
Dahmen's precarious position in the standings requires the University of Washington alumnus to produce one of his best results this term - a display which would also do him a lot of favors in terms of sticking around at the top level next year.
NEEDS: Two-way T2nd or better.
MAX HOMA (106th)
2025 has not been Max Homa's year in the slightest. The 34-year-old has missed seven cuts from 18 starts and only featured inside the top-10 once. His T5th arrived at the John Deere Classic recently, not long after he announced he had left social media platform X, calling it "an awful, awful place."
Exempt through 2028 on the PGA Tour, Homa knows he will be around for a while still, but he'll be determined to play some better golf in both the short and long-term with a baby on the way and a desire to spend more time at home.
NEEDS: Two-way T2nd or win.
Nick Dunlap (133rd)
The most recent amateur to win on the PGA Tour, Dunlap has hardly been close to repeating that feat in 2025 with just a solo top-10 all year at the Sony Open in Hawaii and 10 missed cuts from 21 appearances.
His game isn't in that bad of a place, but his glaring issue is clear - the driver is just not playing ball. Another miracle week for Dunlap is the only way he shocks his season back to life, and a 7,131-yard layout where driver might not be necessary as often as usual is not the worst place to try.
NEEDS: Win.
Sahith Theegala (144th)
Sahith Theegala is another fan favorite to have endured a pretty miserable campaign, with a neck injury derailing much of his progress through Major season. The American had only missed one cut before withdrawing from the Truist Championship in May, in what was his 14th start of the year already at that time.
Theegala has returned a couple of times since but missed the cut at the Memorial Tournament, The Open and the 3M Open - suggesting his fate lies outside of the Playoffs. However, there is one route in should he be able to summon up a bit of magic...
NEEDS: Win.
