ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – For somebody who mentioned he spent the ultimate week of the PGA Tour season about to “puke,” Joel Dahmen’s resilience was a testomony to the draconian risk-and-reward nature {of professional} golf.
Dahmen didn’t win the RSM Basic — that honor went to Maverick McNealy, who claimed his first Tour title two days after making his 100th lower. In truth, Dahmen was by no means severely in rivalry, however his tie for 35th was sufficient to maintain him inside the highest 125 on the FedExCup factors listing and totally exempt for the 2025 season.
Dahmen made it look straightforward with a final-round 64 to cling to the 124th spot within the rankings, however there was nothing straightforward about his week or his last 18 holes. The 37-year-old wanted to transform a tough 5-½ footer for par on the 36th gap Friday to only make the lower and when he started the ultimate spherical he was projected to fall outdoors the highest 125.
“Somber, say funeral impact possibly,” he mentioned when requested what the temper was in his rental home Saturday evening following a third-round 70 that despatched him tumbling down the leaderboard.
He figured he wanted to shoot 6 below Sunday to have any likelihood of maintaining his standing and, starting on the again 9, he acquired off to a fast begin with an eagle on the par-4 13th when he holed his strategy shot. He added birdies at Nos. 15, 16 and 17 to nudge his approach again inside the highest 125 projection. He was 6 below for the day at his last gap when he was confronted with the same putt to the one he wanted to make Friday, this time from 6 toes for par to maintain his card.
“Makes you admire issues just a little extra when instances are robust,” he mentioned after changing the putt on the final to safe his full standing. “I believed quite a bit about the whole lot. It got here right down to the final putt this week. I hit 1000’s of golf pictures this 12 months, missed plenty of cuts, had plenty of alternatives to do the whole lot, so I didn’t have to return to this. I used to be grateful for the chance right this moment, however I don’t need to undergo this ever once more.”
Daniel Berger, who missed a birdie putt from 21 toes on the final gap to tie McNealy for the lead, jumped from 127th on the factors listing to No. 100 along with his runner-up end on the finale, and Henrik Norlander additionally moved inside the highest 125 after beginning the week simply outdoors at No. 126.
“I completed 126 final 12 months; it’s been a distinct 12 months, for positive,” mentioned Norlander, who tied for 17th at Sea Island Resort. “I solely performed 20 instances, however felt prefer it’s been a superb factor for me. I’ve been just a little bit extra prepared after I performed. I used to be in the identical boat final 12 months, final three occasions, simply inside 125, and I felt like I realized quite a bit final 12 months.”
Zac Blair and Wesley Bryan each dropped outdoors the highest 125, from 123rd and 125th, respectively, after lacking the lower on the RSM Basic.
Ultimate 2025 FedExCup standings:
121. Alex Smalley
122. David Skinns
123. Sami Valimaki
124. Joel Dahmen
125. Sam Ryder
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126. Zac Blair
127. Hayden Springer
128. Wesley Bryan
129. Michael Thorbjornsen
130. S.H. Kim
Some signature-event begins had been additionally earned with the conclusion of the FedExCup Fall. Nos. 51-60 within the standings, as a part of the Aon Subsequent 10, claimed spots within the 2025 AT&T Pebble Seaside Professional-Am and the Genesis Invitational.
Aon Subsequent 10:
51. Maverick McNealy
52. Mackenzie Hughes
53. Patrick Rogers
54. Nico Echavarria
55. Harris English
56. Seamus Energy
57. Ben Griffin
58. Kevin Yu
59. Tom Kim
60. Nick Taylor
