GREENSBORO (N.C.) – Ryan Moore did not arrive at the Wyndham Championship with the intention of making it into the FedExCup Playoffs. He was ranked No. He was ranked No.183 on the eligibility lists. Moore denied that he had done the math. Moore claims he was just trying to find a form this week. However, a second or better finish would get him into the all-exempt category 125 and into the Playoffs. Moore said, “I’m trying do everything I can this week.” Moore said, “I’m trying to gain some confidence going in to next season, to tell the truth.” Mission accomplished. At least for the first two rounds. Moore, Sungjae im and Tom Kim are tied for first place at Sedgefield Country club. His projected No. He is currently ranked No. 68 in FedExCup, and could be the third player to ride a Wyndham Championship victory into the top 125. When Davis Love III moved to No. He finished 186th to 76th, winning the tournament for the third consecutive year in 2015. Jim Herman won the tournament for the third time in 2015. He was 186 to 76th. 54. Moore also won the Sam Snead Cup in 2009, capturing the PGA TOUR Regular Season finale. This was his first win. Moore has been suffering from a chronically bad back for some time. This year, he missed nearly four months of competition due to it. Doctors finally found the cause of the problem. Moore suffers from chronic deterioration in the costovertebral joints that connect the spine and ribs. Moore will need to be treated for six to eight weeks. Although it won’t require surgery. He said that he just kept spraining the area over and over, which as you can see doesn’t feel great for twisting and swinging a club as hard as possible. Moore said that he will just finish the year and work through it, and then hopefully will have time to get it done. Moore missed the NCAA and U.S. cut this year. Moore is yet to finish in the top 10 for amateur champ. Moore’s best finish was a tie for 24th at John Deere Classic. This is a shotmaker course, like Sedgefield, where Moore tied for second last season. Moore’s 65- and 66-rounds were striking contrasts. On Thursday, he drove it well and hit three approach shots on the second nine. They were all within one foot of the hole. Friday was a bit more difficult, but he managed to save par and scramble well. He said, “A day like today could easily have been even or as; instead, I kept my momentum to finish at 4 under.” Moore, 39, has never been a great hitter and says that there are fewer courses on which he is able to be competitive. Moore has found a comfortable zone at Sedgefield with six top-10s and an average score of 68.25. Moore stated that this one is still a shotmaker’s course. He likes blind tee shots more and has shorter, harder angles. They’re difficult fairways to hit sometimes and not holes you can send down as far as possible every hole. So, that’s what I find helps me. It’s more of an open course, so you don’t need to hit it as far. Max McGreevy arrived in Greensboro after missing the cut in six out of seven of his previous starts. Sedgefield is where he found his comfort zone, having played in an AJGA tournament. He was 5 under after his second round Wyndham Championship round 67 McGreevy shot. He is also projected to be in the top 125 and has moved four places to No. 122. He said, “It’s a stressful week. But I know that my game’s been moving in the right direction for the past couple of weeks.” “… This week, my fiancee and me and our dog. It’s kind of relaxing in some sense, just getting outside, taking care business, and then going back and relaxing together.” McGreevy laughed that his future wife should have taken his phone from him the past few days. He said, “I’m very bad about checking a lot.” “I deleted the PGA TOUR app and Twitter this week. It’s something I will look at, but I cannot take care of everyone else’s game. “If I play as I did today, I know that I’ll be in great shape.” NOTES. Charlie Hoffman still has the streak of reaching the FedExCup Playoffs each year. However, he faces a difficult task. After matching rounds of 68, he is 4 under. However, he was projected at 146th so a fourth place finish would be a good goal to make it to the top 125. Adam Scott (tied at 2 under) and Matt Kuchar (51st, but not playing this week), are the other two players who have participated in the Playoffs each year since 2007. Scott entered the Wyndham Championship ranked number 1. 73. Rickie Fowler was even par and will not make the cut. He is exempt from the 2022-23 season but is at risk of missing the Playoffs the second year in a row. He was ranked No. He was projected at 127th and ranked No.123. Justin Lower shot 4 under in his second nine holes on Friday to keep his Playoff hopes alive. Lower, who was ranked No. 128 and projects at 131, shot 66, and was able to make the cut at 2 under. To play in Memphis next week, he will likely need to finish 37th. Webb Simpson, the Wyndham Champion winner in 2011, pulled out during the weather delay. Webb Simpson, the newly appointed Presidents Cup assistant captain who has never missed the Playoffs, entered the tournament ranked No. Projected No. 123. Martin Trainer moved up nine places to No. His second consecutive round of 67 helped him to 126. To keep his exemption status and qualify for the Playoffs, he will likely finish tied for 18th. PLAYOFFS BUBBLEWATCH These are the players projected to move into and out of the top 125 by the end of Thursday’s round at Sedgefield Country Club. PROJECTED IN Ryan Moore, No. PROJECTED IN Ryan Moore (No. Moore’s round of 66 was the most important move of the day. Max McGreevy (No. 126, Projected Number. 122): Max McGreevy (No. 122): The rookie birdied his 17th green to get inside the top 125. Brian Stuard (No. 137, Projected Number. 124): Brian Stuard (No. 124): Stuard now has consecutive rounds in the 60s, for the first-time since the Valspar Championship. PROJECTED OUT Rickie Fowler (No. Projected No.123 127): Fowler Bogeyed three of his four first holes, but played his 14th in 4 under to shoot a 69. He is still 2 over for this tournament and will likely miss the cut. Matt Wallace (No. Projected No.124 128): Wallace made four birdies, four pars, and four bogeys on his back nine. Austin Smotherman (No. 125, Projected Number. 129): He was 4 under on the day and 1 over through the 16 holes of the tournament when play was stopped due to darkness. Current projections include 65 players who are 2 under or better, and 88 players who are 1 under or higher. Smotherman, Bo Hoag (3-under through 16), Chris Gotterup (2-under through 17) or Joshua Creel (17 and older) can all affect Saturday’s cut.
By: Helen Ross
Title: FedExCup update: Moore fighting against the clock
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Published Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2022 16:00:00 -0400
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