StrokerAce Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Golf can be brutal; most surprising in the list is Fleetwood. Damn. Maybe he should get a haircut? 5 players who lost their PGA Tour cards on Sunday Patrick Rodgers (128th) — Rodgers was exempt through this season but dropped from 123rd entering this week to 128th. He was just one of three players who started the week in but dropped out, joined by Bo Hoag and Ryan Armour. Roger Sloan, Scott Piercy and Hadley were the three to jump into the top 125. Tommy Fleetwood (137th) — Europe’s Ryder Cup star and the 38th-ranked player in the world missed only four of 18 cuts on the PGA Tour this season, but he had just four top 25s. He still has yet to win on the PGA Tour in 88 starts. Ryan Moore (144th) — From 2006 to 2019 Moore pocketed at least a million a year in earnings, but he’s had three top 10s in 32 starts over the past two years and was 144th in the final standings. Moore, however, can always use his career money exemption if he needs it. The PGA Tour allows players to use one-time exemptions for the next season if they are in the top 25 and also the top 50 in career earnings (Hunter Mahan and Jim Furyk were among the players who used this last season). At $32,222,361 in total earnings, 35th all time, Moore has that option. Jason Dufner (154th) — Jason Dufner closed with a 63 on Sunday and tied for 24th at the Wyndham, but it was only his 15th made cut in 29 starts this season and just his second top-25 finish. Dufner won the Memorial in 2017, but that exemption only ran through this season. As for the one-time career earnings exemption Moore could use, Dufner is currently just outside that option. With $27,664,059 in career earnings, he ranks 52nd, and just $313,336 behind the No. 50 spot. Byeong Hun An (164th) — A fixture on Tour the last five years — with at least 22 starts in all of those seasons — An struggled in 2021. He missed 20 total cuts from 2017 to 2020 but missed 15 this season alone. GolfSpy_SHARK 1 Quote Driver- Cobra Aerojet LS Woods- Cobra LTD 3w 15*, 5W 19*, F9 24* Irons- XXIO X (6-A) Wedges- Callaway Jaws Raw (54/58) Putter- Bettinardi BB56 Ball- Maxfli Tour X Buggy- Motocaddy M7 GPS Remote Electric Caddy Bag- Motocaddy Dry-Series Proudly testing for 2024: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandyland Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Personally, good riddance to some of these guys. The number of exemptions and different ways guys can stay on tour for YEARS without performing well is ridiculous. Especially with this super season and there are just a ton of KFT guys that I would much rather see get a shot. Unfortunately, a lot of these guys (most notably Patrick Rodgers) will still get in 15-17 Tour Events next season...they just won't have much choice in which ones they get into. The 125 thing is a little overblown. Patrick Rodgers won't play even once on KFT next year because of conditional status. The medical exemptions are a joke and they are abused to no end. Golf is an entertainment product and I want to see the best players and they should have to prove that every year or get off the tour. Quote STZ 230 9.5* PinHawk SLF 16* STZ 230 Hybrid 21.25* MALTBY TS1-IM 5-GW Equalizer II 54* Glide 4.0 (S) 58* L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 Maxfli Tour X Official Review -- https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/63068-testers-announced-maxfli-tour-x-golf-balls-with-max-align-technology/?do=findComment&comment=1021832 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrokerAce Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, vandyland said: Personally, good riddance to some of these guys. The number of exemptions and different ways guys can stay on tour for YEARS without performing well is ridiculous. Especially with this super season and there are just a ton of KFT guys that I would much rather see get a shot. Unfortunately, a lot of these guys (most notably Patrick Rodgers) will still get in 15-17 Tour Events next season...they just won't have much choice in which ones they get into. The 125 thing is a little overblown. Patrick Rodgers won't play even once on KFT next year because of conditional status. The medical exemptions are a joke and they are abused to no end. Golf is an entertainment product and I want to see the best players and they should have to prove that every year or get off the tour. Yeah - Moore and Dufner seem to be mailing it in and not really playing with much inspiration; will be happy to see some fresh faces jump in. Quote Driver- Cobra Aerojet LS Woods- Cobra LTD 3w 15*, 5W 19*, F9 24* Irons- XXIO X (6-A) Wedges- Callaway Jaws Raw (54/58) Putter- Bettinardi BB56 Ball- Maxfli Tour X Buggy- Motocaddy M7 GPS Remote Electric Caddy Bag- Motocaddy Dry-Series Proudly testing for 2024: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Fleetwood is inside the top 50 he’s going to be able to play a lot of events regardless Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shapotomous Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Wow...Hunter Mahan was that high up in career earnings? I would have never picked his name for that list. Quote Modern Bag: G410 LST 10.5*, Hzrdus Smoke RDX 6.5 Flex; 915F 3w, Diamana S+ 70 S flex; Snake Eyes 18* 2h, 23* 4h & 27* 5h; JPX 900 Forged 6 - PW, PX LZ 6.0; Edison 2.0 49*, 53*, 57* KBS Tour 120 S; Heppler Fetch; Ball - MTB-X; Bag - Jones MyGolfSpy Edition! Shot Scope H4, MG600 Rangefinder Classic Bag: Driver - Persimmon; 3w - Speed Slot; 5w - Tour Block; 3 - pw - Dynapower; sw - Ram Tom Watson; putter - bullseye standard or flange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Tommy Fleetwood? That’s the only one that surprises me. You hardly hear anything about those other guys unfortunately. RollingGreens and silver & black 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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