Less than two weeks after Scottie Scheffler won the Tour Championship in Atlanta, the FedExCup fall tournament begins with this week's ProCure Championship at Silverado Resort in Napa, California.
A series of eight events FedExCup Fall There will also be plenty of opportunities for players who finish outside the top 50 in the 2024 FedEx Cup rankings. Players ranked 51st to 60th will be selected for the Aon Next 10, the opening tournament of 2025, and will qualify for the first two signature events of the season, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and the Genesis Invitational. Players who finish outside the top 50 will not have their points reset, giving players like Tom Kim, who narrowly missed out on a spot at the BMW Championship in Colorado, an advantage over many others. Kim enters this week ranked 51st in the field, nearly 700 points behind Canadian Mackenzie Hughes in 52nd place. That's why Kim has decided to skip this week's tournament in Napa and take some more time off before the Presidents Cup in Montreal two weeks from now.
But another factor in the decision is that no matter what happens, Kim will maintain her top spot after this week's tournament in Napa. The winner will earn 500 FedEx Cup points, which will have a major impact on a player's 2025 trajectory, but that still won't be enough to knock Kim down from 51st place.
The winner of each FedEx Cup Fall Tournament will receive 500 FedEx Cup points. The schedule for the eight tournaments is as follows:
The Black Desert Championship in Utah is a new addition to the schedule, while the Zozo Championship in Japan will feature 78 players on the last weekend in October. The other seven tournaments are open to all players, meaning all PGA Tour members can participate, including players who finished in the top 50 last season. Players who finish in the top 50 will also be eligible to participate and qualify for all eight signature events next season, but they will not earn FedEx Cup points for their performance.
PGA TOUR FedExCup Fall Schedule:
September 12-15: Procore Championship — Silverado Resort, Napa, California
September 26-29: Presidents Cup — Royal Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
October 3-6: Sanderson Farms Championship — Jackson Country Club, Jackson, Mississippi
October 10-13: Black Desert Championship — Black Desert Resort, Ivins, Utah
October 17-20: Shriners Children's Open — TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV
October 24-27: ZOZO Championship — Accordia Golf, Chiba
November 7-10: Worldwide Technology Championships — El Cardonal, Diamante, Mexico
November 14-17: Butterfield Bermuda Championship — Port Royal GC, SouthamptonBermuda
November 21-24: RSM Classic — Sea Island Golf Club, St. Simons Island, Georgia
How to watch the ProCure Championship (all times ET):
September 12th (Thursday): 6pm-9pm (Golf Channel)
Friday, September 13th: 6pm-9:30pm (Golf Channel)
Saturday, September 14th: 6pm-9:30pm (Golf Channel)
Sunday, September 15th: 6pm-9pm (Golf Channel)
Procure Championship Preview
Despite finishing third at the Tour Championship, California native Sahith Teegala returns to his home state looking to defend the title he won after his first PGA Tour victory a year ago. Teegala enters the tournament in good form and as the favorite to win, hoping to follow in Max Homa's footsteps and win the event back-to-back. Homa, who won the event in 2021 and 2022, will also be teeing up this week in hopes of getting back into the swing of things. Since missing the cut at the U.S. Open, Homa's results have been abysmal to say the least: T-61, T-70, T-43, 70, T-33.
Still, Presidents Cup captain Jim Furyk made the controversial decision to bring Homa along for the tour in Montreal two weeks later. This actually mirrors what Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson did a year ago. Johnson chose Justin Thomas, a master of the game and a go-to guy in the U.S. locker room, over Keegan Bradley, who had a strong summer. A year later, Furyk chose Homa over Thomas, who had significantly outperformed him recently. Still, Homa will likely try to use this week to boost his confidence before a big match against the Internationals in Canada. Thomas, meanwhile, sits out this week.
Another American who will play in both Napa and Montreal is Wyndham Clark. Clark comes into the Procure Championship after a strong season despite a lack of performance in majors. He has eight top 10s, including a historic win at Pebble Beach and two runner-up finishes at TPC Sawgrass and Bay Hill. Since the U.S. Open, he has performed well in tournaments outside of majors, with a best result of a tie for seventh at Memphis. Most recently, he finished alone in eighth place at East Lake. However, at the Olympics, Clark received heavy criticism after shooting a four-over 75 in the opening round. However, he silenced his critics by shooting 15-under over the final 54 holes, a result that was only matched by Scheffler, who won the gold medal. Many golf fans have criticized Clark's lack of performance in majors, and rightly so. Still, he still had a strong season, even though his only top 10 in a major in his career is a win at Los Angeles Country Club in 2023.
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Notable players on the field this week include Ming Woo Lee, Corey Connors and Hughes, who represent the Internationals. Captain Mike Weir is also playing this week at the invitation of his sponsors. International vice-captain Camilo Villegas, who won the FedExCup Fall Tournament in Bermuda last season, is also playing this week. Furyk's top two assistants, Stewart Cink and Kevin Kisner, are also playing this week.
Sponsor exceptions also include college stars Luke Clanton and Ben James. Despite still holding amateur status, Clanton is one of the favorites to win this week, and rightly so. The Florida State Seminole was runner-up at the John Deere Classic and tied for fifth in his most recent PGA Tour start at the Wyndham Championship. Of his six Tour starts this summer, he only missed the cut at the 3M Open in Minnesota. Neil Shipley, who finished last as an amateur at Augusta National and the U.S. Open before turning pro, also accepted the invitation.
Outside of the non-Presidents Cup competitors and sponsor-invited players, Joel Dahmen will be looking to put in a solid performance in Napa to help him advance to the 2025 season. Dahmen is currently 116th in the FedExCup Fall Rankings and is in danger of dropping out of the Top 125, a key indicator for PGA Tour pros over the next few months. Players in the Top 125 will receive full status for the 2025 season, while players ranked 126th to 150th in the final FedExCup Fall Rankings will receive conditional status. However, players with conditional status will be competing for a spot next year, a tough battle that no one, let alone Dahmen, wants to take on.
Wesley Bryan is also in the running, as are Eric Cole, Charlie Hoffman and Tom Hogue, one of the best ball-strikers on the PGA TOUR. Beau Hosler, Matt Kuchar, Keith Mitchell and PGA TOUR Policy Committee member Webb Simpson are also four familiar faces in the running this week. They all need a ton of FedExCup points to move up the standings. And then there's 2019 U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland, who overcame some major adversity this past year to get into the running.
Procure Championship Odds
Below are the latest odds on who will win the Procure Championship: FanDuel:
Sahith Teegala +1110
Wyndham Clark +1200
Corey Connors +1400
Luke Clanton +1600
Max Homa +2000
Min Woo Lee +2200
Maverick McNeely +2200
Keith Mitchell +3000
JJ Spahn +4000
Brendon Todd +4000
Eric Cole +4000
Harris English +4000
Tom Hogue +4000
Patrick Rodgers +4000
Bo Hosler +5000
Mackenzie Hughes +5500
Doug Ghim +5500
Jonathan Vegas +5500
Chan Kim +5500
Adam Svensson +5500
Mac Meissner +5500
Sam Stevens +5500
Matt Kuchar +6000
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