See who qualified for Wyndham Championship in 8-for-2 playoff

Two wily veterans kept their FedExCup Playoffs hopes alive in dramatic fashion at the Wyndham Championship's Monday qualifier, while a Wisconsin native earned his first PGA TOUR start and Justin Thomas' high school teammate survived a second straight four-spot qualifier.

Wisconsin's George Kneiser and Kentucky's Cooper Musselman shared medalist honors at 6-under, with eight players tying for third at 5-under. That required an 8-for-2 playoff, contested in two foursomes, in which Martin Trainer and Henrik Norlander advanced with birdies on the first extra hole, the par-4 18th at Bermuda Run Country Club. Those to fall short in the playoff included reigning Masters and U.S. Open low amateur Neal Shipley, whose tee shot went out of bounds on the playoff hole, along with Spencer Cross, Kyle Cottam, Austin Duncan, George Duangmanee and Brandon Berry.

The Wyndham Championship is the final stop for the 2024 FedExCup Regular Season, with the top 70 on the FedExCup after this week's event at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, qualifying for the FedExCup Playoffs. Norlander enters the week at No. 128 on the FedExCup Playoffs and Eligibility Points List; Trainer begins at No. 140. Each will need to win the Wyndham to qualify for the Playoffs, but you can't win if you don't play.

Kneiser, who also survived last week's pre-qualifier to advance to Monday, will compete on the PGA TOUR for the first time. The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay alum is no stranger to TOUR-sanctioned competition, having played the 2022 and 2023 seasons on PGA TOUR Canada and the early portion of this season on PGA TOUR Americas, but he lost status after the Latin America Swing (making just two cuts in six starts) and has hit the qualifying circuit this summer across the PGA TOUR and Korn Ferry Tour.

Kneiser, 26, flew home to Wisconsin between the pre-qualifier and Monday qualifier to attend a friend's wedding. He was potentially overserved at the wedding, he admitted Monday, but refocused for the task at hand and delivered a seven-birdie, one-bogey effort at Bermuda Run to punch his ticket to Sedgefield.

Kneiser called his mom after the result was official, and she asked what was next. He didn't quite know, but that's OK. He knows he'll be playing on the PGA TOUR this week.

Click here for scores and tee times from the Wyndham Championship Monday qualifier.

Here's a capsule look at the four Monday qualifiers for the Wyndham Championship:

George Kneiser (6-under 65)

Age: 26
Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Alma mater: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
PGA TOUR starts: 0

Notes: Will make his PGA TOUR debut after advancing through a pre-qualifier last Tuesday and attending a college friend’s wedding over the weekend in Wisconsin … Has made 29 career PGA TOUR-sanctioned starts across the Korn Ferry Tour, PGA TOUR Canada and PGA TOUR Americas … Began the 2024 season on PGA TOUR Americas but lost status after the Latin America Swing and failed to advance through Q-School for the North America Swing; also Monday qualified for the Korn Ferry Tour’s Price Cutter Charity Championship presented by Dr Pepper earlier this summer … Didn’t take up golf until age 15, encouraged by a friend; was perturbed that his friend was more skilled and hence was motivated to improve … Made a hole-in-one in one of his earliest golf rounds, using a 3-wood from 157 yards.

Cooper Musselman (6-under 65)

Age: 29
Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Alma mater: University of Kentucky
PGA TOUR starts: 5
Cuts made: 2
Best PGA TOUR finish: T31, 2024 ISCO Championship

Notes: Closed with three consecutive birdies Monday, including a 30-footer on No. 16 and two from short range on Nos. 17 and 18, to earn his third TOUR start of the season. This marks his second straight successful Monday qualifier (3M Open), and he also finished T31 at his home-state ISCO on a sponsor exemption … Played two years of high school golf alongside Justin Thomas at St. Xavier High School in Louisville … Finished No. 119 on 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Points List to lose status, but he produced fireworks with a final-round 65 at the Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation, the Korn Ferry Tour Finals' second event, to finish T16 and advance to the Finals' third leg. He’s delivering some late-summer heroics once again.

Martin Trainer (5-under 66, advanced via playoff)

Age: 33
Hometown: San Francisco, California / Marseille, France
Alma mater: University of Southern California
PGA TOUR starts: 146
Cuts made: 40
Best PGA TOUR finish: Win, 2019 Puerto Rico Open

Notes: Made birdie on the first hole of an 8-for-2 playoff to qualify for the Wyndham and keep his FedExCup Playoffs hopes alive; he’ll need a win for a chance to move inside the top 70 … Finished runner-up at this year’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans alongside Chad Ramey, falling in a playoff to Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry … Planning a European vacation for the coming weeks, but now there’s a chance that vacation will be put on hold … Has missed seven straight cuts on TOUR but will look to channel Monday’s momentum into a big week in North Carolina.

Henrik Norlander (5-under 66, advanced via playoff)

Age: 37
Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden
Alma mater: Augusta University
PGA TOUR starts: 175
Cuts made: 101
Best PGA TOUR finish: Runner-up, three times

Notes: Made birdie on the first playoff hole Monday to secure a spot at the Wyndham and keep his FedExCup Playoffs hopes alive … Enters the week at No. 128 on the FedExCup Playoffs and Eligibility Points List; has made 10 cuts in 13 starts this season, with seven top-25 finishes … Finished No. 126 on last year’s FedExCup Fall standings to narrowly miss exempt status for 2024; entered the season on conditional status … Has made five prior appearances at the Wyndham, highlighted by a T16 in 2013.