125 One-liners: A look at every FedExCup Playoffs participant

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125 One-liners: A look at every FedExCup Playoffs participant

Justin Rose's news conference after winning the FedExCup

The FedExCup Playoffs are upon us. To get you apprised on the 125 players who are competing for the FedExCup, here’s a quick one-liner on each postseason participant. The Playoffs get underway this week with THE NORTHERN TRUST at Liberty National. Players have just two weeks to jockey for one of the coveted 30 spots at East Lake, where the TOUR Championship will debut a new format to decide the FedExCup champion.

Here's a quick look at the men who will play for the ultimate prize.

1	Brooks Koepka	Looking to add the FedExCup to a three-win season that includes the PGA and a WGC.
2	Rory McIlroy	Shot a final-round 61 to win the RBC Canadian Open after winning THE PLAYERS.
3	Matt Kuchar	Two wins this season; finished a career-best second in the 2010 FedExCup.
4	Xander Schauffele	Back-to-back wins at WGC-HSBC and Sentry have him headed to East Lake again.
5	Gary Woodland	U.S. Open champ seeking his seventh East Lake appearance in the past nine years.
6	Patrick Cantlay	Shot a final-round 64 to earn his second TOUR title at the Memorial.
7	Dustin Johnson	Has finished in the FedExCup's top 30 for 10 consecutive seasons.
8	Paul Casey	Won a second straight Valspar as he seeks a fifth consecutive East Lake appearance.
9	Webb Simpson	Runner-up in three of his last five starts, including the WGC-FedEx and Wyndham.
10	Jon Rahm	Ten top-10s in 17 starts, including a Zurich win with Ryan Palmer.
11	Justin Rose	Won at Torrey Pines as he tries to become the first back-to-back FedExCup champ.
12	Marc Leishman	CIMB win was one of seven top-10s this season.
13	Rickie Fowler	Has made it to East Lake in four of the past five seasons; he finished 31st in the other.
14	Chez Reavie	Earned nearly half his points with a T3 at U.S. Open and Travelers win in consecutive weeks.
15	Charles Howell III	The Augusta native is seeking his first TOUR Championship bid since 2011.
16	Tony Finau	On the verge of a third consecutive TOUR Championship appearance without a win.
17	Justin Thomas	The 2017 FedExCup champ is trying to avoid his first winless season since 2015.
18	Bryson DeChambeau	Won the Shriners after claiming two Playoffs events last season.
19	Tommy Fleetwood	Enters the Playoffs after a runner-up at The Open and T4 at the WGC-FedEx.
20	Shane Lowry	Has three top-10s in his last four starts, including a T2 in Canada and The Open win.
21	Adam Scott	No wins, but two runners-up, as he seeks his first East Lake start since 2016.
22	Kevin Kisner	Won his first WGC at the Dell Technologies Match Play.
23	Sungjae Im	The 2018 Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year has seven top-10s this season.
24	Ryan Palmer	Teamed with Rahm to win the Zurich, his first win since 2010.
25	Francesco Molinari	Shot a final-round 64 to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
26	Scott Piercy	A career-high six top-10s this season, including a T2 at the AT&T Byron Nelson.
27	J.T. Poston	Jumped 56 spots after earning his maiden win at the Wyndham Championship.
28	Tiger Woods	Masters champ wants to get back to East Lake after last year's TOUR Championship win.
29	Sung Kang	Earned his first victory at the AT&T Byron Nelson.
30	Hideki Matsuyama	Has gone two-plus years without a win, but has five top-10s this season.
31	Corey Conners	Valero champ ranks in the top 20 of Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee and Approach-the-Green.
32	Lucas Glover	Finished 135th in last year's FedExCup; last played at East Lake in 2009.
33	Brandt Snedeker	The 2012 FedExCup champ ranks third in Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green.
34	Phil Mickelson	Has just one top-30 finish since winning the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February.
35	C.T. Pan	Earned his first PGA TOUR victory at the RBC Heritage.
36	Rory Sabbatini	Made his lone TOUR Championship in 2007, when he finished fourth in the FedExCup.
37	Keith Mitchell	Earned most of his points with Honda win and T6 at Bay Hill in back-to-back weeks.
38	Andrew Putnam	Ranks sixth in Strokes Gained: Putting and posted three top-4 finishes.
39	Jim Furyk	The 2010 FedExCup champ was runner-up at THE PLAYERS.
40	Jason Day	Has missed East Lake just once (2012) in the past nine seasons.
41	Kevin Tway	Led the FedExCup after winning the season-opening Safeway Open.
42	Jason Kokrak	Career-high five top-10s, including four in a five-event span in March and April.
43	Nate Lashley	Went wire-to-wire at the Rocket Mortgage after getting in as an alternate.
44	Billy Horschel	The 2014 FedExCup champ is seeking his seventh straight BMW start.
45	Si Woo Kim	Had five top-10s and ranks sixth in Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green.
46	Adam Hadwin	Five top-10s, including runner-up at the Desert Classic.
47	J.B. Holmes	No top-10s since winning the Genesis Open in February.
48	Kevin Na	The Charles Schwab Challenge gave him a second straight season with a win.
49	Collin Morikawa	Barracuda champ could set record for fewest starts needed to make East Lake.
50	Patrick Reed	His streak of five consecutive TOUR Championship starts is in danger.
51	Louis Oosthuizen	Valspar runner-up is one of four top-10s this season.
52	Max Homa	Won Wells Fargo two years after earning just $18,008 on the PGA TOUR.
53	Dylan Frittelli	Was 154th in the FedExCup until his victory at the John Deere Classic.
54	Graeme McDowell	Won Corales Puntacana to make first Playoffs appearance since 2016.
55	Adam Long	The 31-year-old rookie won the Desert Classic over Mickelson and Hadwin.
56	Joel Dahmen	Second consecutive season with a runner-up; this one came at Wells Fargo.
57	Byeong Hun An	Leads the TOUR in Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green; finished 3rd at Wyndham.
58	Keegan Bradley	Runner-up at Travelers in his native New England.
59	Rafa Cabrera Bello	Bouyed by third-place finishes at CJ CUP and Arnold Palmer Invitational.
60	Ian Poulter	Ryder Cup hero has never made it to the TOUR Championship.
61	Ryan Moore	His two top-10s are a playoff loss at Safeway and third at Valero.
62	Emiliano Grillo	CIMB runner-up ranks third in Strokes Gained: Approach-the-Green.
63	Vaughn Taylor	Four top-10s are his most since 2010; ranks seventh in Strokes Gained: Putting.
64	Cameron Champ	Won Sanderson Farms and ranked sixth in the FedExCup after the fall.
65	Sergio Garcia	Runner-up at Zurich was his best finish of the season.
66	Danny Lee	Runner-up in Mayakoba was one of three top-10s.
67	Abraham Ancer	Posted two top-10s in first three starts of the season, then won Australian Open.
68	Kevin Streelman	Illinois native is looking for first BMW start since 2016.
69	Jordan Spieth	Earned more than half his points with three straight top-10s in spring.
70	Matthew Wolff	Third player (Woods, Crenshaw) to win NCAA and PGA TOUR titles in same year.
71	Bubba Watson	Has made the Playoffs every year since 2007, missing the BMW just once (2017).
72	Troy Merritt	Four top-10s, including runner-up at Barracuda, are a career-high.
73	Charley Hoffman	Last year, he missed the BMW for the first time since the FedExCup started in 2007.
74	Joaquin Niemann	Was outside top 125 until back-to-back T5s (Travelers, Rocket Mortgage)
75	Matt Every	Making first Playoffs appearance since 2015. Runner-up at AT&T Byron Nelson.
76	Kiradech Aphibarnrat	Popular Thai player will make Playoffs debut after two top-5 finishes in WGCs.
77	Tyrrell Hatton	Sixth-place finish at The Open was his best of the year.
78	Brian Stuard	Two top-5s this season: T5 at Rocket Mortgage and T4 at Valero.
79	Cameron Smith	All three of his top-10s came before March 1, including T6 at WGC-Mexico.
80	Jhonattan Vegas	Finished third at THE PLAYERS; ranks seventh in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee.
81	Russell Henley	Was 165th in the FedExCup until a final-round 61 led to runner-up at the Deere.
82	Chesson Hadley	Two of his three top-10s came in the fall: T2 at CIMB and T7 at Shriners.
83	Michael Thompson	Making first Playoffs appearance since 2014, ending the longest drought on TOUR.
84	Adam Schenk	Purdue alum will make Playoffs debut after finishing 157th as a rookie in 2018.
85	Henrik Stenson	The 2013 FedExCup champ leads the TOUR in Strokes Gained: Approach.
86	Brian Harman	Was 130th in FedExCup until top-10s in three of his last six starts.
87	Luke List	Ranks 14th in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee; finished 6th at PGA Championship.
88	Branden Grace	Runner-up in Phoenix was his best finish on TOUR since winning RBC Heritage in 2016.
89	Sam Burns	Promising prospect is out for remainder of season with broken ankle.
90	Wyndham Clark	Ranks ninth in Strokes Gained: Putting; finished career-best T5 at 3M.
91	Roger Sloan	Finished 200th in FedExCup in only previous season, but was 2nd at Puerto Rico this year.
92	Bud Cauley	Ranks second in Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green.
93	J.J. Spaun	Was 16th in the FedExCup after the fall thanks to T3 at Mayakoba and T10 at CJ.
94	Chris Stroud	Runner-up in Puntacana was one of four top-10s, matching career-high.
95	Brice Garnett	Jumped 26 spots with T6 at Wyndham, his first top-10 since November.
96	Mackenzie Hughes	Finished 160th in 2018 FedExCup, but returning to Playoffs after finishing 2nd at Puntacana.
97	Talor Gooch	Started season with conditional status, but had consecutive top-5s in California.
98	Kyle Stanley	Advanced to past two TOUR Championships, but just one top-10 this year.
99	Nick Watney	All three of his top-10s came after April, including T6 at John Deere.
100	Patrick Rodgers	Shot 61-62 to finish second at RSM and set TOUR record for low score in final two rounds.
101	Cameron Tringale	Began June outside the top 125 but had four top-20s in his last six starts.
102	Harold Varner III	Making fourth straight Playoffs appearance after career-high eight top-25s.
103	Sam Ryder	Had top-4 finishes in two of his first three starts this season, including third at Shriners.
104	Kyoung-Hoon Lee	Teamed with Matt Every to finish T3 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
105	Scott Stallings	Third-place finish at AT&T Pebble was his best since 2017.
106	Russell Knox	Making sixth consecutive Playoffs appearance thanks to two top-10s.
107	Denny McCarthy	Leads the TOUR in Strokes Gained: Putting (+0.97).
108	Ryan Armour	The 43-year-old is making second Playoffs appearance after missing in first four seasons.
109	Scott Brown	Making his seventh consecutive Playoffs appearance, but has made BMW just once (2017).
110	Danny Willett	Will return to Playoffs for first time since 2016 after T8 in Canada and T6 at The Open.
111	Sepp Straka	Started rookie season with a 63 at Safeway; finished third at Barbasol to crack top 125.
112	Aaron Baddeley	Ranks in the top-10 in both Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green and Putting.
113	Carlos Ortiz	Fifth-place finish at Rocket Mortgage clinched his Playoffs spot. Also T3 at Sanderson.
114	Peter Malnati	Vastly-improved iron play has him returning to Playoffs for first time since 2016.
115	Matt Jones	Finished T4 at Barbasol and T5 at AT&T Byron Nelson, his first top-10s since 2015.
116	Brian Gay	Had two top-10s, including T3 with Sabbatini at Zurich Classic.
117	Nick Taylor	Lone top-10 was a T9 at Zurich with Martin Laird.
118	Patton Kizzire	Two-time winner in 2017-18 snuck into top 125 with T13 at Wyndham.
119	Martin Laird	Cracked top 125 with consecutive top-10s at Barbasol (T6) and Barracuda (T7).
120	Aaron Wise	Reigning Rookie of the Year had lone top-10 in second start of the season (T10, Mayakoba).
121	Kelly Kraft	Runner-up at Barbasol moved him from 154th to 112th in the FedExCup.
122	Jonas Blixt	Fifth-place finish at Charles Schwab was first top-10 in individual event since February 2016.
123	Andrew Landry	Was 171st in FedExCup until finishing 3rd at Deere and T19 at Wyndham.
124	Sebastián Muñoz	Birdie-eagle finish at Barracuda helped him make Playoffs debut.
125	Pat Perez	Missed the cut at Wyndham, but grabbed the final spot by 1.6 FedExCup points.

Sean Martin manages PGATOUR.COM’s staff of writers as the Lead, Editorial. He covered all levels of competitive golf at Golfweek Magazine for seven years, including tournaments on four continents, before coming to the PGA TOUR in 2013. Follow Sean Martin on Twitter.