Breaking :Survivor Denver: Who’s in, who’s out of FedEx Cup Playoffs with 18 holes to go in 2024 BMW Championship….full details below ⬇️⬇️

Breaking :Survivor Denver: Who’s in, who’s out of FedEx Cup Playoffs with 18 holes to go in 2024 BMW Championship….full details below ⬇️⬇️

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CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — It’s the tournament within the tournament at the BMW Championship: the quest to make the top 30 in the season-long FedEx Cup Standings and advance to the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. Besides the oodles of cash up for grabs next week, the top 30 qualify for three of the four majors (and likely the PGA Championship too) as well as exempt status through the 2026 season. So, there will be Sunday Drama besides who goes home with the two trophies given to the winner.

With 18 holes to go a lot likely will change to the standings but heading into the final round, there are four players projected to move in to the top 30 and thus four who will have their bubble burst. Here’s a closer look at who could be flying to Atlanta and who may be going home.

Keegan Bradley (No. 50 to No. 4)

 

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Keegan Bradley hits his tee shot on the second hole during the third round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Castle Pines Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

Bradley, 38, was the last man in the field but he’s played some stellar golf through three rounds. His third-round 2-under 70 at Castle Pines Golf Club lifted him to 12-under 204 and a one-stroke lead heading into the final round. Bradley, the 2018 BMW champion, is bidding for his seventh career Tour title. The winner gets 2,000 FedEx Cup points, which has him projected to leap from the last man into the 50-man field to No. 4.

Adam Scott (No. 41 to No. 9)

 

Adam Scott reacts after missing a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the third round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Castle Pines Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

Adam Scott needed 11 more strokes on Saturday than a day earlier but he’s still in the thick of the trophy hunt. He began the day with a three-stroke lead but it disappeared quickly, playing the first six holes in 4 over. He did manage to battle back to card a 2-over 74, which has him alone in second place and just one stroke back. He’s projected to climb from No. 41 to No. 9 and would be East Lake bound.

Alex Noren (No. 45 to No. 22)

 

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Alex Noren hits from the fairway on the second hole during the third round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Castle Pines Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

After a sluggish start on the front nine, Noren finished with a flurry of three straight birdies to shoot 2-under 70 and he’s T-3 heading into the final round. That has him projected to jump from No. 45 to No. 22. Noren said he’ll keep the same mindset for the final round. “As boring as it sounds, I just need to keep playing my game.”

Tommy Fleetwood (No. 31 to No. 29)

 

Tommy Fleetwood before his tee shot on the first hole during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Castle Pines Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

Fleetwood started the week as the last man out. He’ll enter the final round on the right side of the cut off but not by much — his cushion is just 17 points. Fleetwood shot 2-under 70 and sits T-9 heading into the final round. The Englishman is projected to bump up from No. 31 to No. 29.

Justin Thomas (No. 22 to No. 31)

 

Justin Thomas hits a chip shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Castle Pines Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

Thomas was grinding on the range with his dad searching for answers. He’s T-45, beating just two players in the field, and after a third-round 74, he’s 6-over and will need to shoot an under-par round and could use some help to get back to East Lake. He started the week at No. 22 and he’s projected to drop to No. 31. But he’s just four points out of 30th position.

Jason Day (No. 25 to No. 32)

 

Jason Day walks to his shot on the 17th hole during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Castle Pines Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

Day dug himself a big hole with a 78 in the opening round. He’s improved with rounds of 69-71 but sits T-37 and needs to make up at least 44 points to make the top 30.

Davis Thompson (No. 26 to No. 35)

 

Davis Thompson of the United States plays his shot from the fourth tee during the second round of the BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club on August 23, 2024 in Castle Rock, Colorado. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Thompson also started poorly on Thursday (76) and will need a low round on Sunday to have a chance. The 25-year-old from University of Georgia sits in T-41 after a 3-under 69, which included four birdies in his final five holes. He’s 75 points behind at No. 35.

Denny McCarthy (No. 30 to No. 37)

 

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Denny McCarthy of the United States hands his putter to his caddie on the third green during the second round of the BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club on August 23, 2024 in Castle Rock, Colorado. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

McCarthy was the Bubble Boy at the start of the week at No. 30. Two back-nine doubles on Friday were costly en route to a 74. He bounced back with a 69 on Saturday but he’s slipped to No. 37 and will need an incredibly-low round on Sunday to have a tee time at East Lake on Thursday.

 

 

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