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Official PGA TOUR preview, standings, and playoff-scenarios pages checked Tuesday, August 11, 2026 show 69 players in Memphis, Daniel Berger out, Maverick McNealy hanging onto No. 50, and Jackson Koivun needing a huge week to keep his rookie year alive.
Official PGA TOUR FedExCup pages checked Tuesday, August 11, 2026 show the best drama in Memphis is not the broad playoff branding. It is the brutal top-50 line deciding who gets the BMW Championship and 2027 Signature access.
Official PGA TOUR and AP reporting checked Monday, August 10, 2026 shows Michael Brennan closing the Wyndham Championship with a 64 to win at 22 under, jump from No. 105 to No. 47 in the FedExCup, and become the only player to move into the playoffs.
Official PGA TOUR / AP coverage published Friday, August 7, 2026 and checked Saturday, August 8 shows Beau Hossler at 12-under and still needing a win, with Ben James and Jordan Smith one back and FedExCup cut drama all over Sedgefield.
Official PGA TOUR reporting published Friday, August 7, 2026 and checked Saturday, August 8 shows Jason Day's 18-year FedExCup Playoffs streak ended at No. 75 after a back-injury spiral. That matters, but it is not the same thing as being finished.
Official PGA TOUR coverage published late Thursday, August 6, and checked Friday, August 7, 2026 shows Beau Hossler leads the Wyndham Championship at 9-under after a 61, one shot ahead of Ben James and Sahith Theegala in the final regular-season pressure cooker.
PGA TOUR reporting published August 4, 2026 says U.S. captain Brandt Snedeker sees roughly 20 to 22 players in the Presidents Cup mix and has no interest in forcing a young player onto the roster just for optics. That is exactly the right approach.
Official PGA TOUR updates published August 3, 2026 make the Wyndham Championship the cleanest pressure point on the schedule: top 70 into the FedEx St. Jude, top 50 chasing Signature access, and a pile of veterans needing real finishes.
PGA TOUR's official First Look published July 27, 2026 says the Rocket Classic is the penultimate event of the regular season, arrives one week before the FedExCup Playoffs, and debuts Detroit Golf Club's $16 million renovation.
PGA TOUR coverage and AP reporting checked Monday, July 27, 2026 show Jackson Koivun winning the 3M Open in his third professional start. That makes the earlier hand-wringing about giving up The Open look even sillier.
PGA TOUR coverage and an AP report published Sunday, July 26, 2026 show Jackson Koivun winning the 3M Open at 25-under in only his third professional start, three ahead of Scottie Scheffler.
AP and PGA TOUR coverage published July 25, 2026 says Jackson Koivun shot a 10-under 61 to reach 20-under, tie the 54-hole 3M Open scoring record, and take a three-shot lead into Sunday over Emiliano Grillo and Ben Kohles.
AP's July 23, 2026 3M Open recap, as published by the PGA TOUR, says Jackson Koivun opened with a bogey-free 64 in just his 13th TOUR start and third as a pro. That is the kind of post-major storyline the TOUR should lean into, not apologize for.
Golf Monthly's June 27, 2026 field report says Jordan Spieth, Keegan Bradley, Ben Griffin, Max Homa, and Jackson Koivun will headline one of the strongest John Deere Classic fields in recent memory.
Golf Monthly's June 12, 2026 reporting says Jackson Koivun will give up his Open Championship exemption to turn pro after the U.S. Open. That sounds painful, but it is still the smarter career move.
Golf Monthly's June 12, 2026 reporting says Auburn star Jackson Koivun will turn professional after the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills and make his PGA Tour debut at the John Deere Classic in July.