PGA Tour Reveals Concerning News on Rickie Fowler Amid FedExCup Playoffs originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Rickie Fowler surged up the leaderboard at the St. Jude Championship but was in danger of the late push not being enough. Fowler was fighting to advance in the FedExCup Playoffs but needed an impressive showing on Sunday to secure a tee time at the BMW Championship.
Heading into the final round of the St. Jude Championship, the PGA Tour provided an updated look at the FedExCup Playoffs standings. The top 50 golfers in the playoffs standings advanced to the BMW Championship, and Fowler sat just above the cut line at No. 49 ahead of Sunday’s final round at the St. Jude Championship.
One more round to determine the top 50 🫧
The #FedExCup Playoffs are live now on ESPN+. pic.twitter.com/xICYE5FgI7
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 10, 2025
In other words, Fowler had little margin for error on Sunday. Fowler climbed the St. Jude leaderboard to T6 with a 9-under par score through the first three rounds.
The golfer proved the pressure did not impact his play as Fowler notched a 69 in the final round to finish T6 at the St. Jude Championship with a score of 10-under par. Fowler’s stellar play moved him up the FedExCup Playoffs standings to advance to the BMW Championship.
Rickie Fowler Is Looking to Advance in the Playoffs for a Chance to Earn $10 Million at the TOUR Championship
The playoffs started with 70 golfers at the St. Jude Championship before 50 advance to the BMW Championship. Finally, 30 golfers will advance following the BMW Championship to compete at East Lake in the TOUR Championship.
.@RickieFowler is projected 49th on the #FedExCup, with the top 50 after @FedExChamp advancing to @BMWChamps.
Sunday’s mission is clear ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/ND56DMU7d6
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 10, 2025
Fowler has about 10 million reasons to keep his foot on the gas. The winner of the TOUR Championship lands a $10 million check.
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This is in addition to the potential lucrative earnings at the BMW Championship with the winner expected to take home more than $3 million. There are also additional bonus opportunities throughout the postseason based on the playoff standings. Despite the pressure, Fowler remained optimistic that he could advance.
“We’re in the mix,” Fowler told reporters on Saturday. “We’ll kind of see where guys finish up. We’ll be within hopefully decent distance where go put together another solid front nine and see if we can get ourselves in the mix for the back nine and final few holes and give ourselves a chance.
“But it’s going to take a good round of golf. We’ll focus on trying to chase our way up the board. I need to play well tomorrow to get myself into next week. We’ll focus on one thing and just playing some good golf.”
Update: Rickie Fowler Officially Advanced in the FedExCup Playoffs to Compete in the BMW Championship
Fowler defied the odds to remain in the hunt amid the FedExCup Playoffs. The PGA Tour announced that Fowler officially punched his ticket to advance to the next event.
Fowler moved up from No. 64 to No. 48 in the FedExCup Playoffs standings following the St. Jude Championship. The star is among the top 50 golfers to advance to the BMW Championship.
Following the FedEx St. Jude Championship, five players moved inside the top 50 of the FedExCup standings and earned a start in next week’s BMW Championship:
Moved into top 50:
Kurt Kitayama (T9), 52nd → 37th
Bud Cauley (T14), 53rd → 46th
Rickie Fowler (T6), 64th → 48th…— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) August 10, 2025
This field narrows to the top 30 following the BMW Championship and heading into the grand finale at East Lake. Fowler will need another epic week of play to find himself headed to Atlanta, Ga., for the TOUR Championship.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Aug 10, 2025, where it first appeared.
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