Golf's most underwhelming players of 2026: Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka among seven who did not meet expectations — SkimNews
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- Jordan Spieth failed to register a single top-10 finish for the first time in his career, finishing No. 52 in the FedEx Cup standings and missing his third straight U.S. team appearance at age 33.
- Brooks Koepka competed in just 16 tournaments in his first season back on the PGA Tour, missed the FedEx Cup Playoffs, finished inside the top 10 just once, and remained outside the top 100 in the Official World Golf Rankings.
- Jon Rahm recorded two wins and a third straight LIV Golf season-long crown but posted his worst true strokes-gained season since 2018, leaving him four years removed from his last major championship.
- Bryson DeChambeau saw his iron play return to its best form since 2021 but missed the first three cuts of the major season before a T14 finish at The Open that was overshadowed by a rules infraction.
- Keegan Bradley openly cited a Ryder Cup hangover affecting him mentally throughout the season and missed the FedEx Cup postseason entirely after reaching the Tour Championship in 2025.
- Tony Finau posted his worst approach season since 2016 and the worst driving campaign of his career, missing the postseason for the first time with just one top-five finish across his last 43 starts.
- Ben Griffin followed a three-win 2025 with seven top-20 finishes in 25 starts but failed to make the Tour Championship and dropped from No. 5 to outside the top-six Presidents Cup cutoff with four rounds remaining.
Why it matters: Seven major-pedigree players — including four major champions — missed the FedEx Cup postseason or fell outside the world top 100 in 2026. LIV's Rahm has now gone four straight seasons without a major despite three consecutive season-long crowns, showing how the circuit's biggest star has not produced a defining majors moment since moving circuits.
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