The St. Jude Championship was the last chance for PGA Tour pros to make it into the FedExCup Standings’ Top 50. This would have allowed the fifty best players to tee up at Castle Pines Golf Club for the BMW Championship and get one step closer to the season-ending event, the TOUR Championship.

The field was indeed tough, as even World No. 3 Rory McIlroy finished T68 among all 70 players, while Max Homa was dead last. Despite this, both made it to the BMW Championship, courtesy of their previous performances. However, the five stars listed below couldn’t secure a spot for next week’s playoff stop.

5. Peter Malnati

The 2024 season was the luckiest year for Peter Malnati. After nine long and arduous years, the 37-year-old won for the second time at the Valspar Championship and let out a sigh of relief. However, his momentum quickly faded as Malnati consistently finished outside the top 50 and missed seven cuts.

He was ranked 62nd until last week and needed to push for a top-10 finish to make it into the top 50. But a T59 finish at TPC Southwind did the opposite, and his FedExCup Standings rank dropped to 65th, making Malnati ineligible for the BMW Championship.

4. Min Woo Lee

It was the Aussie pro’s debut season on the PGA Tour, and he was expected to excel. However, he did quite the opposite. Although Min Woo Lee missed only three cuts from the 17 events he played, he lacked top finishes. He managed only two top-10 finishes, both runner-up spots, once at the Cognizant Classic and again at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

At other times, he usually finished outside the top 25. As a result, he was ranked 60th in the FedExCup Standings after the St. Jude Championship. Unlike Nick Dunlap, who made it to the next event in his debut season, Lee could not.

3. Justin Rose

Just two weeks ago, Justin Rose was on the verge of winning the first major of his career. However, he finished T2 at the 152nd Open Championship, proving his veteran status. But he then missed the cut at the Wyndham Championship before teeing up at TPC Southwind. At the St. Jude Championship, Rose played well, but his T22 finish wasn’t enough to catapult him into the BMW Championship.

The 44-year-old needed only a five-spot jump to get inside the top 50, but his 55th rank in the FedExCup Standings remained unchanged, and he will be missed at Castle Pines GC next week.

2. Tom Kim

At the Travelers Championship, Tom Kim played exceptional golf, going neck and neck with Scheffler. In the end, the 22-year-old settled for a solo second finish. Even at the Olympics, Kim was one of the top contenders to win a medal, but he finished 8th on the leaderboard. Except for these two performances, the Korean prodigy’s season has been ordinary.

He was inside the top 50 until last week, sitting at 43rd. However, after the St. Jude Championship, the standings changed. Kim finished T50 and was pushed to 51st. There is only a 17-point difference between him and 50th-ranked Keegan Bradley. A top performance at TPC Southwind would have secured his spot in the BMW Championship, but Kim, unfortunately, couldn’t achieve that.

1. Jordan Spieth

The 13-time PGA Tour winner was tied with Rory McIlroy at T68 and had one of the worst scores of the St. Jude Championship, finishing 9-over. The reason for his poor performance could be his wrist injury, for which Jordan Speith wants immediate surgery. This injury likely contributed to his seven missed cuts and overall miserable season.

His performance at TPC Southwind did not help Spieth much either, as his rank dropped to 67th from 64th a week earlier. He will miss the BMW Championship for the first time since 2021 and will likely return in the FedExCup Fall.

These five won’t be the only players missing from the BMW Championship field; PGA Tour rookie Jake Knapp, 3-time PGA Tour winner Mackenzie Hughes, and former St. Jude winner Harris English are also among those who won’t be competing. Out of all the players, who will you miss the most at the BMW Championship next week? Tell us in the comments.