FedEx Cup standings: 20 at-risk golfers at FedEx St.Jude Championship and their projected finishes to advance to the BMW Championship

The FedEx Cup Playoff is set to kick off with the FedEx St. Jude Championship. The first of the three events will take place from Thursday, August 15, to Sunday, August 18, at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.

The top 70 players in the standings will compete in Memphis to get inside the top 50. For the uninitiated, only the top 50 players will move on to Castle Pines Golf Club in Denver, Colorado, for the BMW Championship.

Since only the top 50 players will qualify for the second event of the FedEx Cup Playoff, several players will need a strong finish at the FedEx St. Jude Championship to get inside the safe zone.

Among the players at risk of exiting early is the defending FedEx Cup champion Viktor Hovland. Surprisingly, he has had an underwhelming season, with his third-place finish at the PGA Championship being his only top-ten result this season.

With ten missed cuts in thirteen appearances this season, Hovland is sitting at 57th in the season standings. He will need at least a 27th-place finish to qualify for the BMW Championship, where he is the reigning champion.

Nick Taylor won the WM Phoenix Open earlier this year but still ended up outside the top 50 in the standings. He made just two other top-ten finishes this season and missed seven cuts in 21 appearances. He is currently sitting in 52nd place, and a 69th-place finish at the FedEx St. Jude Championship will be enough to qualify for the season's penultimate event.

The other notable names include former FedEx Cup winners like Justin Rose and Jordan Spieth.

20 at-risk golfers at the FedEx Cup who need good results at FedEx St. Jude Championship

Jordan Spieth is 63rd in the FedEx Cup Standings (Image Source: Imagn)

Here's a look at the names that are at risk in Memphis and the required projected finish at this week's event:

51. Harris English: 69th
52. Nick Taylor: 69th
53. Patrick Rodgers: 52nd
54. Eric Cole: 50th
55. Justin Rose: 31st
56. Ben Griffin: 29th
57. Viktor Hovland: 27th
58. Erik van Rooyen: 21st
59. Maverick McNealy: 20th
60. Taylor Moore: 20th
61. Peter Malnati: 19th
62. Min Woo Lee: 17th
63. Jordan Spieth: 17th
64. Mark Hubbard: 12th
65. Brendon Todd: 11th
66. Seamus Power: 11th
67. Nick Dunlap: 10th
68. Jonathan Vegas: 10th
69. Emiliano Grillo: 10th
70. Victor Perez: 8th

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