PGA Tour bubble update: Joel Dahmen on outside looking in thru 36 holes at RSM Classic
Countless PGA Tour pros have a lot on the line in the season finale, including Joel Dahmen, who has work to do to secure his card for 2025.
We are halfway through the RSM Classic, and Patrick Fishburn, the 127th-ranked player in the world who has never won on the PGA Tour, leads the way at 11-under in Sea Island, Georgia.
Maverick McNealy and Lee Hodges lurk one stroke behind while two budding young stars, Michael Thorbjornsen and Luke Clanton, the latter of whom has retained his amateur status, are at 9-under.
But the real drama sits farther down the leaderboard.
Joel Dahmen, currently 126th in the FedEx Cup Fall rankings, sunk a 6-footer for par on the 18th hole to make the cut on the number. He called that the ‘most stressful’ putt of his career as he now has a chance to improve his place on the leaderboard—and in the standings over the weekend. Remember, after this week, the top 125 finishers secure PGA Tour cards for the 2025 season—those who finish among the top 150 earn conditional status.
So, after 36 holes, here is an update on where things stand regarding the FedEx Cup Bubble:
T4. Michael Thorbjornsen: -9 — Projected Finish: 119 (Up from 138)
T17. Daniel Berger: -5 — Projected Finish: 120 (Up from 127)
CUT Alex Smalley: E — Projected Finish: 121 (Down from 119)
CUT David Skinns: +7 — Projected Finish: 122 (Down from 120)
Not in Field Sami Valimaki — Projected Finish: 123 (Down from 121)
CUT Sam Ryder: +6 — Projected Finish: 124 (Down from 122)
CUT Zac Blair: +1 — Projected Finish: 125 (Down from 123)
Top 125 earn PGA Tour cards for the 2025 season
T49. Joel Dahmen: -1 — Projected Finish: 126 (Down from 124)
CUT Wesley Bryan: +1 — Projected Finish: 127 (Down from 125)
T49. Henrik Norlander: -1 — Projected Finish: 128 (Down from 126)
T49. Hayden Springer: -1 — Projected Finish: 129 (Down from 128)
T6. Adrien Dumont de Chassart: -8 — Projected Finish: 130 (Up from 142)
CUT Pierceson Coody: +9 — Projected Finish: 131 (Down from 129)
T24. Matt Wallace: -4 — Projected Finish: 132 (Up from 133)
T49. S.H. Kim: -1 — Projected Finish: 133 (Down from 130)
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