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2021-22 PGA TOUR full-membership fantasy rankings: 201-234
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NOTES: Age of Sept. 10, 2021 | An asterisk beside a salary indicates a bargain.
| Rank | Player | Age | 2020-21 earnings | Status | Comment |
| 201 | Brian Gay | 49 | 916K | Top 125 | It’s incredible that he’s gone T3-Win at the Bermuda Championship, but the latter was his only top 30 in a full-field event in 27 starts last season. Other than a spot start on the island, abstain from the soon-to-be senior. |
| 202 | Bo Van Pelt | 46 | 752K | Conditional | The former fantasy goldmine made it interesting as he exhausted a career earnings exemption (extended surgeries on his bicep and left shoulder). Even totaled an in-his-prime-like 28 starts and went 3-for-3 in the KFT Finals. |
| 203 | Zac Blair | 31 | 8K* | Major Medical | Underwent surgery for two tears in the labrum of his right shoulder last November and has rested since. Could return as soon as this fall, but let him fall to you. Has 24 starts to collect 437.455 FedExCup points. |
| 204 | Jonas Blixt | 37 | 64K* | Major Medical (carryover) | Returned in earnest earlier this year after an injured back kept him out all of 2019-20. Holding 15 starts to earn 252.777 FedExCup points. Positioned as a potential midseason pickup, so monitor closely. |
| 205 | Seung-Yul Noh | 30 | 17K* | Major Medical (carryover) | Still has 16 starts remaining to earn 291.565 FedExCup on the extension granted after fulfilling his military conscription in South Korea. Failed to regain reliable form and recently rested a sore rib. |
| 206 | William McGirt | 42 | 44K | Major Medical (carryover) | Returned to semi-regular play to no success, cashing just thrice in 11 PGA TOUR starts. Still has 17 starts to bank 361.557 FedExCup points, however. Not a bargain despite the price tag. |
| 207 | Scott Gutschewski | 44 | -- | KFT Finals | Returns after a 10-year(!) hiatus. Never threatened the top 125 in earnings or the FedExCup, so while the veteran of 228 KFT starts is an outstanding story of perseverance and possibility, let him navigate 2021-22 alone. |
| 208 | Justin Lower | 32 | -- | KFT Finals (Rookie) | He’s the fella with a chip and a chair as the last man to snag his card. Give the veteran of 117 KFT starts (without a victory) and just four PGA TOUR starts (none since 2017) time to get himself situated. |
| 209 | David Skinns | 39 | -- | KFT (Rookie) | The Englishman prevailed at the regular-season finale to punch his first ticket. He comps to Scott Harrington, who was a TOUR rookie at the same age in 2019-20, but unlike the ball-striker, Skinns is a small-ball artist. |
| 210 | Bo Hoag | 33 | 916K | Conditional | After finishing 125th in the FedExCup as a rookie in 2019-20, he landed at 129th as a sophomore. He could present some pop in weekly formats, but it’d be impressive if he qualifies for the Playoffs after the demotion. |
| 211 | Luke Donald | 43 | 333K | Career earnings exemption (top 50) | Finished 191st and 184rd in the FedExCup in the last two seasons during which he burned his top-25 career earnings exemption. Now 25th all-time. One top 10 in last four seasons combined. |
| 212 | Danny Lee | 31 | 347K | Minor Medical | Missed time due to a fractured rib that he thought was an injured back, so he has four starts to earn 288.207 FedExCup points and a promotion. Gave it a go in the KFT Finals but gotta wait until he’s healthy. |
| 213 | Jim Knous | 31 | -- | Medical (reshuffle carryover) | Went 0-for-4 but played considerably on the KFT. Has two starts remaining to find 152.463 FedExCup points for the promotion. Just 64.916 points from conditional, so he’ll be intriguing if he gets it. |
| 214 | David Hearn | 42 | 406K | Minor Medical | Had an undisclosed medical procedure after the 3M Open, so he has three starts to collect 213.051 FedExCup points for a promotion. Needs only 59.833 points for conditional, so he’s a flier in deep formats. |
| 215 | Vaughn Taylor | 45 | 648K | Conditional | Finishing 2020-21 with an injured rib was cruel timing, but his last, count ‘em, six seasons have been a bonus. At his age and once healthy, it wouldn’t be surprising if he seriously curtails his schedule and eschews the KFT. |
| 216 | Satoshi Kodaira | 31 | 671K | Conditional | Finished well for 150th in the FedExCup, and then just missed in the KFT Finals. It’d make sense if the seven-time JGTO winner returns to play regularly in Japan à la Hiroshi Iwata in 2017. When in doubt, pass. |
| 217 | D.J. Trahan | 40 | 255K | Minor Medical | The two-time TOUR winner with over $11M in earnings has failed to click during an extended return over three seasons. Gets two starts to collect 318.084 FedExCup points but he’s not a recommended investment. |
| 218 | J.B. Holmes | 39 | 136K* | Multi-year | This depends entirely on his health. He’s been limited to 27 starts in the last two seasons combined due to shoulder and back injuries. Opens as consideration for deeper drop-add leagues, but barely even at that. |
| 219 | Vince Covello | 38 | -- | Medical (reshuffle) | Opted to delay his medical until this season, so he’s had more than a year to rest his back from live action. Armed with a full slate of 17 starts to earn 440.355 FedExCup points, but leave him alone. |
| 220 | Chase Seiffert | 30 | 824K | Conditional | Limps into his third season with a demotion after failing to find a top 25 in his last 14 starts, and then went 1-for-3 in the KFT Finals with a T45. Easy call to let him go it alone unless he turns into Seamus Power in 2022. |
| 221 | Martin Trainer | 30 | 60K | Multi-year | He’s just 13-for-74 as a TOUR member and his win in Puerto Rico in 2019 remains his only top 25. It’s also why he’s fully exempt once more this season. Currently 1,201st in the OWGR. |
| 222 | Tim Wilkinson | 43 | 157K | Medical (reshuffle) | Had surgery on a foot in July, so he has seven starts to earn 355.666 FedExCup points and a promotion in status. The Kiwi has qualified for the Playoffs just once in nine tries (2014). |
| 223 | Graham DeLaet | 39 | -- | Major Medical (carryover) | Failed to cash in five starts and then had a radiofrequency ablation in February. Remains as hopeful as ever and still has 19 starts to earn 266.483 FedExCup points and retain status. |
| 224 | Vijay Singh | 58 | -- | Career earnings exemption (top 25) | After eight seasons as a Life Member, he failed to meet the minimum in the scoring component to extend it. Now he’s burning his first career earnings exemption ranked fifth all-time. |
| 225 | Chad Collins | 42 | -- | Medical (reshuffle carryover) | Hasn’t pegged it on TOUR since 2019, so he still has four starts to find 363.497 FedExCup points for a promotion or 252.175 points for conditional status. |
| 226 | Grayson Murray | 27 | 255K | Medical (reshuffle) | Sat out the last month of the season to receive treatment for alcohol abuse. Granted two starts to earn 318.126 FedExCup points and a promotion. |
| 227 | Kevin Stadler | 41 | 32K | Major Medical (carryover) | Went just 2-for-21 and whittled down to one start remaining but was granted another due to COVID-19. So, he has two starts to earn 438.570 FedExCup points or $685,699 and retain status. |
| 228 | Ryan Brehm | 35 | 238K | Minor Medical | One of the longest hitters on TOUR has one start to earn 298.984 FedExCup points and a promotion. It’d require a solo second to fulfill and he’s yet to record a top 10 in 66 career TOUR starts as a professional. |
| 229 | Sebastian Cappelen | 31 | 179K | Minor Medical | Withdrew early from Bermuda, Sony and Barbasol, but no news surfaced to explain those decisions or why he was extended the medical granting one start to earn 342.315 FedExCup points and a promotion. |
| 230 | Ryan Blaum | 37 | 22K | Non-exempt Medical | He failed to fulfil the terms of a Non-exempt Medical in 2020-21, but he also missed time, so he has a new medical with two starts to earn 429.760 FedExCup points and a promotion. Pass. |
| 231 | Morgan Hoffmann | 32 | -- | Major Medical (carryover) | Three starts to earn 238.420 FedExCup points but he’s seriously cut back on his regimen due to muscular dystrophy. Hasn’t cashed in a TOUR event in two years. |
| 232 | Tim Clark | 45 | -- | Career earnings exemption (top 50) | Same message from 2019: “His medical extension has expired, but because it applied when he was inside the top 50 in all-time earnings, he retains status until he returns and uses it. Zero value, however.” |
| 233 | Tiger Woods | 45 | 64K | Multi-year | Fantasy analysis isn’t necessary. Everything inside the ropes is on hold until he proclaims that a return to competition is possible, much less imminent. |
| 234 | Briny Baird | 49 | -- | Major Medical (carryover) | Going on eight seasons since his last start on TOUR. Whether he ever can play again is questionable, but he has nine starts remaining on the medical. He’ll turn 50 on May 11, 2022. |