Mitchell, Spieth Eliminated from FedEx Cup Playoffs
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- Keith Mitchell finished 51st in FedEx Cup points — just 7.819 points short of the top-50 cutoff — after his approach shot from the bank left of the 18th fairway tumbled into the water, leading to a closing bogey at TPC Southwind.
- Mitchell removed his shoes and socks and stood in the water to play his shot, but said his 3-wood off the 18th tee caught a gust and came up short, and he made 5 after deciding not to lay up.
- Jordan Spieth was 2-under at the turn and had climbed as high as No. 45 in points, but bogeys at Nos. 11 and 12 pushed him out of the top 50; a birdie at No. 13 briefly revived him before a water-logged drive at No. 15 led to another bogey.
- Spieth finished at No. 52 with a final-round 70, missing the BMW Championship for the first time since 2023, and acknowledged he needed a top-10 finish to advance.
- Brian Harman also fell short, undone by a final-round 75 that left him 65th in the standings.
- The top 50 in points after Sunday's FedEx St. Jude Championship advance to next week's BMW Championship — the second of three FedEx Cup playoff events — and are guaranteed entry into all $20 million signature events next year.
Why it matters: Mitchell and Spieth both missed the top-50 cutoff by margins small enough (single-digit points, one or two holes) to make late bogeys the decisive factor, meaning they lose both a shot at the $20 million signature-event purses next season and a week of playoff play that carries significant FedEx Cup points toward the season finale.
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