2026 FedEx Cup standings: Who made top 50 entering BMW Championship?

Only the top 50 golfers in the FedEx Cup standings moved on to play in this week’s BMW Championship.

The field is now set and Scottie Scheffler will enter the second event of the 2026 FedEx Cup playoffs atop the standings after a dominating win in Memphis to start the PGA Tour’s postseason. The top 30 after the conclusion of the final round at Bellerive Country Club outside St. Louis on Sunday, Aug. 23, will advance to the 2026 Tour Championship in Atlanta.

Jordan Spieth, Max Homa, Keith Mitchell, Harris English, Shane Lowry, Corey Conners and Brian Harman were among the notable golfers not to move on after the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind. Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler lead the pack of golfers who will need to play well to keep their season alive, with Fowler currently occupying the No. 30 spot in the updated standings.

Here’s a complete look at the FedEx Cup top 50 standings heading into the 2026 BMW Championship:

Feb. 8: Chris Gotterup raises the trophy after winning the WM Phoenix Open golf tournament at TPC Scottsdale.

Feb. 8: Chris Gotterup raises the trophy after winning the WM Phoenix Open golf tournament at TPC Scottsdale.

Feb. 1: Justin Rose holds the trophy after winning the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course – South Course.

Jan. 25: Scottie Scheffler holds up the trophy after winning The American Express tournament at PGA West in La Quinta, California.

Jan. 18: Chris Gotterup holds the championship trophy after winning the Sony Open at the Waialae Country Club in Hawaii.

1. Scottie Scheffler

2. Matt Fitzpatrick

3. Cameron Young

4. Si Woo Kim

5. Wyndham Clark

6. Sam Burns

7. Chris Gotterup

8. Tommy Fleetwood

9. Collin Morikawa

10. Ludvig Åberg

11. Xander Schaufele

12. Jacob Bridgeman

13. Rory McIlroy

14. Russell Henley

15. Akshay Bhatia

16. Hideki Matsuyama

17. Ryan Gerard

18. Min Woo Lee

19. Kristoffer Reitan

20. Alex Fitzpatrick

21. J.J. Spaun

22. Viktor Hovland

23. Alex Smalley

24. Justin Rose

25. Ryan Fox

26. Tom Kim

27. Adam Scott

28. Kurt Kitayama

29. Bud Cauley

30. Rickie Fowler

31. Gary Woodland

32. J.T. Poston

33. Nicolai Højgaard

34. Alex Noren

35. Jake Knapp

36. Robert MacIntyre

37. Aaron Rai

38. Ben Griffin

39. Sepp Straka

40. Sungjae Im

41. Michael Thorbjornsen

42. Nico Echavarria

43. Patrick Cantlay

44. Justin Thomas

45. Ryo Hisatsune

46. Sahith Theegala

47. Michael Brennan

48. Eric Cole

49. Maverick McNealy

50. Matt McCarty

Despite finishing in 66th place at the FedEx St. Jude Championship to begin the 2026 FedEx Cup playoffs, Rory McIlroy has already secured a spot in the season-ending Tour Championship by virtue of his performance earlier this year. He currently sits at No. 13 in the FedEx Cup standings ahead of the BMW Championship.