| Player |
Comment |
| 1. Dustin Johnson |
Has the most wins (5, tied with Rory), top-5s (11) and top-10s (19) in Playoffs history. |
| 2. Justin Thomas |
Defending BMW champ is looking to regain his top spot in the standings. |
| 3. Webb Simpson |
Enters BMW after a T3 at Wyndham and T6 at THE NORTHERN TRUST. |
| 4. Daniel Berger |
Third-place finish in Boston was his 6th top-5 in his past 8 starts. |
| 5. Collin Morikawa |
MC at NORTHERN TRUST was just the second of his pro career. |
| 6. Harris English |
Was 149th in 2019 FedExCup, but headed to East Lake after runner-up in Boston. |
| 7. Bryson DeChambeau |
Was absolutely dominant in 2015 U.S. Amateur victory at Olympia Fields. |
| 8. Sungjae Im |
MC at NORTHERN TRUST but only fell three spots in the standings. |
| 9. Jon Rahm |
Finished T6 at TPC Boston, his best finish since Memorial win. |
| 10. Patrick Reed |
Winner of WGC-Mexico is seeking 7th straight TOUR Championship berth. |
| 11. Xander Schauffele |
Won the TOUR Championship in 2017 and was runner-up last year. |
| 12. Rory McIlroy |
Worse than 30th in 6 of 7 starts since the season restarted, including 0 top-10s. |
| 13. Brendon Todd |
Won twice this season after 4 straight seasons outside the top 180 in the FedExCup. |
| 14. Scottie Scheffler |
T4s at PGA and NORTHERN TRUST, including a 59, may have locked up Rookie of the Year. |
| 15. Lanto Griffin |
Breakout season included a win at Houston Open and 11 other top-25s. |
| 16. Sebastián Muñoz |
Sanderson Farms champ finished 117th and 153rd in previous 2 FedExCup seasons. |
| 17. Tyrrell Hatton |
Arnold Palmer Invitational champ ranks 4th in SG: Approach-the-Green. |
| 18. Hideki Matsuyama |
In 3-year winless drought, but has qualified for East Lake every year since 2014. |
| 19. Abraham Ancer |
Rapid progression in 1st 3 FedExCup seasons, from 190th to 60th to 21st. |
| 20. Marc Leishman |
2017 BMW champ hasn’t finished better than T40 since the restart. |
| 21. Kevin Na |
Seventh straight BMW start; has made East Lake in 4 of past 6 seasons. |
| 22. Ryan Palmer |
Jumped 7 spots after T8 in Boston; seeking first start at East Lake since 2014. |
| 23. Kevin Kisner |
Coming off consecutive top-5s at Wyndham (T3) and NORTHERN TRUST (T4). |
| 24. Viktor Hovland |
Puerto Rico Open champ jumped 4 spots with his T18 at TPC Boston. |
| 25. Cameron Champ |
Won at Olympia Fields in college and teamed with Scheffler in 2012 Jr. Ryder Cup there. |
| 26. Cameron Smith |
He was +4 after 1st 2 holes of this year’s Sony Open but still went on to win. |
| 27. Adam Long |
Two runners-up this season were proof of increased consistency. |
| 28. Kevin Streelman |
Two 2nds have him in position for first East Lake start since 2013. |
| 29. Tony Finau |
Seeking 4th straight start at East Lake, but on the bubble after MC in Boston. |
| 30. Billy Horschel |
Former FedExCup champ (and 2014 BMW champ) is the bubble boy for East Lake. |
| 31. Joaquin Niemann |
Season’s 1st FedExCup leader after Greenbrier win, but on outside looking in for East Lake. |
| 32. Tyler Duncan |
Beat Webb in a playoff at this season’s RSM Classic. |
| 33. Matthew Wolff |
Big hitter has been contending more, including T4 at PGA and 2nd at Rocket Mortgage. |
| 34. Mark Hubbard |
Moved up 8 spots thanks to his T29 at THE NORTHERN TRUST. |
| 35. Byeong Hun An |
MC by 11 at TPC Boston to drop 4 spots in FedExCup. |
| 36. Mackenzie Hughes |
Finished T13 at Boston to put first TOUR Championship start within reach. |
| 37. Patrick Cantlay |
Fourth straight East Lake start is in jeopardy after MC. |
| 38. Adam Scott |
Got his long-awaited Genesis win in February, but has played just 4 times since. |
| 39. Gary Woodland |
Has made it to TOUR Championship in 7 of past 9 seasons. |
| 40. Nick Taylor |
AT&T Pebble Beach winner missed the cut by 2 at TPC Boston. |
| 41. Joel Dahmen |
Bogeys on 2 of final 4 holes led to a MC by 1 at THE NORTHERN TRUST. |
| 42. Danny Lee |
Shot 73 on Sunday, but still finished T18 and moved up 11 spots. |
| 43. Tom Hoge |
Having career year after missing Playoffs in 4 of his previous 5 seasons. |
| 44. Richy Werenski |
Missed last year’s Playoffs by 2 points but rebounded to get his 1st win at Barracuda. |
| 45. Brendan Steele |
Qualified for BMW from 2015-18 before dropping to 171st in FedExCup last year. |
| 46. Brian Harman |
Entered Playoffs at 69th but clinched BMW spot with 64 on Sunday. |
| 47. Alex Noren |
Jumped 31 spots with T8 in Boston, his 3rd top-10 in his past 4 starts. |
| 48. Harry Higgs |
Jumped from 72nd to 48th in standings after T11 at TPC Boston. |
| 49. Adam Hadwin |
Started season with runner-up at Safeway and T4 at Shriners. |
| 50. Jason Day |
Won 2015 BMW to ascend to World No. 1, but coming off MC in Boston. |
| 51. Michael Thompson |
Victory at 3M Open was his 2nd on TOUR and first since 2013. |
| 52. Talor Gooch |
Gooch, 28, is making BMW debut in 3rd PGA TOUR season. |
| 53. Andrew Landry |
Won this year’s American Express but has MC in more than half his starts. |
| 54. Corey Conners |
In top 25 of both Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee and Approach, but struggles with short game. |
| 55. Matt Kuchar |
Has advanced to East Lake in 9 of last 10 seasons but has work to do to get back. |
| 56. Carlos Ortiz |
All 3 top-10s came in the fall: T2 at Mayakoba and two T4s. |
| 57. Tiger Woods |
Sunday 66 was promising but finished T58 in Boston. |
| 58. Bubba Watson |
Had a chance to make big jump but Sunday 72 in Boston led to T18. |
| 59. Dylan Frittelli |
Started season with T6 at Sanderson Farms and T7 at Safeway Open. |
| 60. Matthew Fitzpatrick |
Shot 77-66 to MC in Boston while playing with Tiger. |
| 61. Russell Henley |
Birdied 4 of final 7 holes at TPC Boston to finish T8 and jump 40 spots in standings. |
| 62. Robby Shelton |
Played last 6 in -6 to shoot Sunday 63 and earn BMW berth. |
| 63. Jim Herman |
MC at TPC Boston after surprising win at Wyndham Championship. |
| 64. Paul Casey |
Streak of 5 straight East Lake appearances will come to an end without big BMW finish. |
| 65. J.T. Poston |
Both of this season’s top-10s were in the first 2 events of the Return to Golf. |
| 66. Jason Kokrak |
Eagled 72nd hole at TPC Boston to get in BMW Championship. |
| 67. Maverick McNealy |
Won Olympia Fields Intercollegiate in both 2014 and 2015. |
| 68. Max Homa |
Bogeyed 36th hole in Boston to MC by 1 but still slipped into BMW. |
| 69. Charles Howell III |
Like Kokrak, eagled 72nd hole at NORTHERN TRUST to get into BMW. |
| 70. Louis Oosthuizen |
Nabbed the final BMW berth with birdie at final hole in Boston. |
